- Oversee the growth and development of the finance and accounting functions and manage the build out of a well-oiled accounting team that can scale with the organization.- Oversee the implementation and usage of Netsuite and other key accounting and finance systems.- Provide strategic insight into our platform’s plan to help improve financial tracking, budgeting, and controls to support the company’s continued growth.- Manage the accuracy and productivity of the day-to-day for accounts payable, cash disbursements, invoicing/billing, customer credits and collections, and other inhouse and third-party accounting resource activities.- Manage commercial banking relationships to facilitate an appropriate credit resource under highly competitive terms.- Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions.- Ensure timely payment of payables and completion of monthly bank reconciliations. - Provide financial analyses and ad-hoc reports as needed.- Assist in development, improvement and delivery of timely monthly financial records for management level reporting.- Manage and support tax return preparation with external accountants.- Maintain capitalization tables and profit interest grants and statements.- Collaborate with GMs and Operational leadership to support the business and manage stakeholder relationships.- Carry out M&A due diligence and post-acquisition activities to include integration of people, processes, and technology

- Built team, structure and processes from ground up to keep up with the company which had grown ten times over last two years.- Ensured financial close happened in less than 8 working days on a consistent basis.- Negotiated 8x working capital line to better leverage asset base and increase liquidity.- Built cash burn and cash flow forecast to ensure timely fundraising efforts.- Drove cross functional effort to ensure annual operating plans are being met and tweaking model as necessary monthly after meeting with sales and operations team.- Built financial dashboards in Excel to drive better visibility of company performance.- Assisted in development of a comprehensive trade and worked with agencies to track and file disputes with wholesalers and customers including UNFI, KeHE, Target and Walmart.- Worked towards completing implementation of DEAR ERP system that had been in works for the previous 10 months.- Identified accounting process and data gaps; built roadmap to improve GL detail for increased financial viability, scalability in KPI tracking and enablement of insight driven decision-making.

- Built structure of finance and accounting operations for scaling PE backed startup- Navigated COVID19 pandemic to increase cash runway securing PPP, EIDL and investor financing to bridge during eventual exit- Oversaw corporate accounting department and identified opportunities for process improvement and implemented changes to increase efficiency, streamline workflow and create effective controls- Implemented and owned cross functional forecast, annual operating plan and long-term strategy process- Prepared reports which summarize business activity and financial position in areas of income and expenses based on past, present, and expected operations by tracking each KPI established- Monitored cost of production closely ensuring labor and raw material costs are within the established range- Managed monthly, quarterly and annual financial close. Performed variance analysis against prior period and budget for senior leadership- Provided management team with insightful decision support and prepared reporting templates- Worked with senior leadership for business review of strategic plans, new products and capital projects. Monitored capital expenditures throughout the year to ensure adherence to budget and evaluated changes in need throughout the year- Partnered closely with various department heads including Sales, Marketing and Logistics to prepare budgets and understand strategic alignment opportunities, evaluate marketing and trade spends, and balance challenging trade-offs between short/long term goals- Ensured operational performance by managing cash flows effectively during tough liquidity periods - Worked on tax optimization strategy for the fast-growing company- Maintained communication with key outside stakeholders including banks, auditors, lawyers and certification agencies

- Served as primary point of contact, internally and externally, for the project financial, administrative, operational, and logistical functions for the non profit.- Responsible for the development and monitoring of financial management systems; and identifying and resolving of financial impediments to the timely and successful implementation of projects.- Performed budget maintenance, analysis and projections for internal and external reporting. - Designed and implemented an efficient budget and financial reporting template that saved over three months in the annual budget preparation time.- Ensured program performance results are met and effectively communicating to stakeholders.- Review deliverables and products to ensure quality and timely submission.Providing direction, training, and guidance to Assistant Program Managers, accounting and development staff.- Managed 4 years of clean audits and reduced costs by 15% by finding cost savings.

- Oversaw the start of operations of the company and helped develop long-term strategy. - Established Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)- Developed accounting policies and procedures and associated internal controls for all entities.- Performed analysis including those related to accounts payable and receivables, cost reduction, credit policies, process improvement etc.- Effectively engaged both internal and external stakeholder. - Prepared financial and management reports and conducted forecasts which were reported to the Board.

- Developed, oversaw and managed expansion and growth of the company. - Reviewed and developed strategic alternatives and exit opportunities of companies including due diligence, investigation of merits and risks, financial model and others.- For 6 months, was responsible for day-to-day affairs of selected units. - Evaluated effectiveness of in-house accounting system and led the implementation of SAP BusinessOne ERP system.

- Analyzed investment opportunities, performed due diligence and monitored the investment using company record, public sources and periodic financial and operating results. - Built financial model and reviewed sensitivity analysis. Proposed cost reduction methods in existing units.- Recognized as a “Quick learner with ability to reason logically and intelligently” and “Most talented trainee hired in the last 5 years.”