Leslie Hand Email & Phone Number

Melville, Ny, Us

Melville, Ny, Us

San Jose, California, Us

After almost seven years in a Corporate role, I decided to use my strong FP&A and Accounting background to expand my career at a geographic level. I joined the North America FP&A team and was responsible for budgeting and forecasting ~65%, or $2.5B, of the Company’s product revenue, including committed revenue and revenue related to renewals, new business and capacity. I performed detailed analyses on various revenue segments and provided explanations for major drivers of year-over-year variances and variances to plan.As part of the revenue process, one of my main responsibilities was managing the North America Renewals Forecast which is ~2.0B annually. I verified the accuracy of the renewal data in Salesforce and worked with Sales and Operations on necessary system updates. In addition, I created several variance analytics at the lowest contract level and provided Sales and Corporate FP&A with weekly/monthly summaries on renewal performance.I was the global project lead for a new Key Performance Indicator (KPI) the Company began to manage and report on, Annualized Recurring Revenue (ARR). I developed a validation process that was implemented worldwide and validated ~2.1B of the total opening balance.I was one of the project managers that helped develop the budgeting/forecasting process to support the Company’s adoption of ASC 606 Revenue Recognition. I reviewed the underlying contract detail of existing and new deals and evaluated the impact on point-in-time versus over-time revenue. In addition, I created several trend analyses to assist in both short-term and long-term planning. I also assisted in the design and testing of system requirements and enhancements within Hyperion and Salesforce.

San Jose, California, Us

Because I was a strong performer in Corporate FP&A, some of my responsibilities followed me onto my next role within Corporate Accounting such as reviewing earnings documents for completeness and accuracy including Forms 8-K/ 10-Q/10-K, CEO/CFO transcripts, Audit Committee materials and KPI Summaries. Instead of being a reviewer of the Press Release Tables and Supplemental Package, I became the preparer of these documents and automated them in Workiva (f/k/a WebFilings) which is the system the Company uses for their filings.I managed the GAAP and non-GAAP EPS calculation and footnote disclosure, as well as the calculation of annual EPS guidance. While in this role, I created an Excel template that significantly reduced the amount of time required to complete the calculation.I was given the opportunity to be one of two lead project managers involved in the restatement of the Company’s financial statements resulting from two divested business units. I helped ensure the project was completed within the outlined time frame, key financial metrics and finance systems were restated accurately, and verified footnote disclosures, Press Release Tables and Supplemental Package accurately reflected the divestiture.In addition to my every day responsibilities, I performed internal Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) reviews over Revenue and Sales Accounting areas in order to help with the Company's initiative to reduce external consulting costs.

San Jose, California, Us

I assisted in the preparation of key quarterly earnings materials including the CFO’s Q&A document that prepared her for the earnings call, Earnings Book used by executive management to prepare for the earnings call, Corporate KPI Summaries, Finance section of Audit Committee Presentation, annual guidance calculation, GAAP and non-GAAP Earnings Per Share (EPS) calculation. In addition, I played a key role in reviewing earnings documents for completeness and accuracy including Forms 8-K/10-Q/10-K, Supplemental Package, CEO/CFO transcript, Audit Committee and Board of Directors deliverables. My other responsibilities included maintaining the worldwide annual expense budget/forecast for Finance, modelling and analyzing the expense portion of the Company’s 3-year Strategic Plan, assisting in the design of the Executive Bonus and Employee Success Plan, peer analyses, headcount and P&L trend analytics, BU P&Ls.I created a hierarchy in Hyperion Planning that allowed the Company to analyze revenue and expenses from an external standpoint in addition to an internal standpoint. On a quarterly basis, I worked with my colleagues across the Finance organization in order to maintain the completeness and accuracy of this structure.

Melville, Ny, Us

I joined the Accounting team where my primary responsibilities involved the month-end close process including journal entry submissions, Balance Sheet and P&L reconciliations and account reviews, and billing reviews. In addition, I conducted a physical inventory observation at the Company's distribution center.

Toronto, On, Ca

I started my career with the Firm in their Advisory group where I assisted in the preparation of two business plans for a major metropolitan healthcare system in New York State focusing on revenue, demand, financial statements, and performed a series of sensitivity analyses. In addition, I performed benchmarking and strategic pricing analyses for several hospital facilities.I next joined the Audit team where I prepared and completed financial statement audits and interim reviews for the following audit areas: revenue, accounts receivables, financial reporting, as well as evaluated internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Sarbanes Oxley 404 for the following audit areas: revenue, accounts receivable, financial reporting, commissions, payroll, human resources. I supervised an audit team, and reviewed staff workpapers for completeness and accuracy and ensured they were in accordance with the Firm’s documentation standards.