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California, United States

San Francisco, California, US

San Fransisco, CA, US

Led all aspects of monthly close and actively managed weekly cash; reduced close from 23 to 9 days with a team of 5 staff.Developed SOX compliant controls and procedures for IPO readiness and to scale Finance Operations for rapid growth. Key relationship manager with external auditors and tax preparers. Reported to CFO.Primary ERP (Netsuite) implementation.

Palo Alto, CA, US

Honing my craft as a Finance Leader in scaling up Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Flight Operations, Customer Development and Engineering. Growing the Business Operations function within an organization that is maturing from R&D rapid prototyping to launching an ambitious product in opportune markets.Manage the Accounting function by overseeing full cycle.

Palo Alto, CA, US

Provide hands-on coordination of day-to-day accounting operations, FP&A, and interact with various Business Units to manage working capital, ensure proper accounting treatment and execution of accounting functions, and report monthly financial results. Play a key leadership role in the Finance organization around change management, process improvement.

New York, NY, US

Responsible for all aspects of accounting, budgeting, reporting, and payroll for the management company of this specialty food & agriculture private equity firm with $2.2B AUM. Reported to CFO and managed 2 staff accountants.Reduced A/R collections from 90 days to 45 days, which increased working capital efficiency and increased cash distributions to.

Austin, Texas, US

Led a team of 6 accountants for 23 deferred tax equity partnerships, with $1.6B in leased solar AUM with 49K customers. Worked directly with major bank investors on managing securitized financial leases. Reported to CAO.Reduced close days 17% saving hundreds of manual input hours since implementation. Analyze and report variance to forecast on key.

Responsible for general accounting operations, including expense reimbursement, bank reconciliations, and preparation of financial reports for tax filings and valuation due diligence of this $2M venture funded biotechnology start-up. Reported to CEO.

Palo Alto, California, US

Led all aspects of accounting, budgeting, and reporting for this global venture capital firm with $600M AUM including internal budget variance analysis, vendor payments, international consolidation of 4 foreign subsidiaries, global payroll and benefits administration, employee travel policy, expense report review, and 1099 reporting within.

Palo Alto, CA, US

Managed financial reporting for Venrock’s $2.5B AUM venture capital funds including fund accounting for purchases, follow-ons, sales, loan conversions, warrants exercises; and capital calls and distributions. Reported to Venrock’s CFO.Created data analytics model on fund IRRs to help venture partners develop sector investment strategies (energy, IT, and.

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, KY

Directed monthly financial reporting for 8 global hedge funds and FoF ranging from $700M to $1.2B in AUM. Managed 5 fund accountants and drove monthly NAV accounting process including GAAP research and mark-to-market reconciliations to accurately record assets, liabilities, and subscription / redemption transactions.Relationship manager and problem-solver.

London, GB

Streamlined existing business operations by consolidating system processes that saved 60 hours per month, allowing HSBC to take on 4 new funds with $150M AUM and no additional headcount.Implemented new international trading system and improved communication with custodians to increase international trading business from 10% to 50% and $1M of additional.

Zurich, CH

Provided trade support and transaction verification for 50 client accounts. Managed cash investments for 5 separated managed accounts. Reconciled trades between portfolio management system and custodian transcripts on a daily basis to ensure accuracy.

Mba, Investment Management, Alternative Asset Management (Private Equity)

Agile Mba

Mba, Corporate Finance, Private Equity

Cpa

Bba, Accounting And Finance