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Kennebunk, Maine

Greater Boston Area

Greater Boston Area

Allston, MA

• Managed annual audit by a Big 4 firm including the documentation and resolution of technical accounting issues (software revenue recognition, stock compensation, goodwill and intangible impairment) and preparation of.
• Coordinated preparation of Federal and State Tax Returns and approved for filing.
• Led annual financial planning process, established monthly forecast and implemented Adaptive Planning Suite.
• Developed financial model and partnered with CEO on $28mm raise of Series D round of financing.
• Worked with independent valuation firm on 409a Valuations.
• Supported due diligence on behalf of financings as well as M&A opportunities.

Boston, MA

• Results oriented professional with over 25 years of progressive and diversified experience in manufacturing, distribution, professional services, financial services, and software development. Skills include:
• Financial reporting & analysis
• Business process improvement
• Technical accounting
• Systems implementations
• Planning & forecasting

Boston, MA

• For a global software company:
• Managed corporate accounting/finance reporting and analysis group.
• Reviewed subsidiary financial statement submissions and consolidated with parent entity.
• Reviewed and approved all staff journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Reviewed analysis to ensure proper revenue recognition.
• Prepared and issued internal management reporting package.

Boston, MA

Help clients solve problems by providing experienced, project based professionals to carry out initiatives or augment staff when existing resources are insufficent to get the job done.

Boston, MA

• For publicly held Fortune 500 clients:
• Developed tax attribute schedules involving over 300 entities and reconciled subsidiary NOLs to group filings.
• Prepared annual budget and monthly forecast. Performed financial analysis in support of accounting close and other activities.
• Reconciled intercompany balances involving over 100 entities. Validated translation of foreign currency statements in accordance with FAS 52. Tested and implemented JD Edwards foreign currency translation module..

Los Angeles, CA

• Maintained financial model and prepared $4B annual budget, periodic forecasts and reported to parent company on Budget versus Actual variances.
• Provided financial analysis and data to all departments in support of leasing activities.
• Managed closing process of subsidiaries of this SEC Reporting commercial aircraft leasing subsidiary of AIG.
• Automated revenue recognition process for over 700 leases in accordance with GAAP.
• Directly supervised Finance staff on general accounting matters and indirectly supervised Contract Administrators on lease rate calculations and revenue recognition issues.
• Prepared corporate tax package requiring foreign/domestic split, collected tax information from foreign subs and reported to AIG tax department.

Los Angeles, CA

Santa Monica, CA

• Established internal controls, systems and financial reporting for this Software Developer.
• Created monthly budgets and reported variances to CEO and Board of Directors.

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles, CA

• Responsibilities included monthly financial reporting, board presentations, forecasting and maintaining internal controls.
• Created consolidated financial projection model for multiple operations.

San Francisco, CA & Boston, MA