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Pleasanton, California, Us

• Team Leadership and Development: Lead and develop a revenue accounting team of 8+ high-performing individuals, decreasing close timeline from 10 to 5 days, building efficient processes and systems within Quote to Cash, and developing and automating reports.• Process Improvement: Implement various system improvements and build strong cross-functional relationships to streamline order management, billings and collections, and revenue accounting processes.• ASC-606 Revenue Guidance: Provide ASC-606 revenue guidance to upper management, sales teams, deal desk, order management and GTM to ensure contracts and new business models are in compliance with US GAAP.• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with GTM, Sales, IT, Deal Desk, Order Management, and other key stakeholders to perform system configurations, integrations, and migrations to automate and systematize revenue generating offerings.• Reporting and Analysis: Develop monthly reporting packages for executive management and the board, encompassing KPIs across all lines of revenue.• Audit Leadership: Lead external audits from a revenue perspective to ensure compliance with US GAAP.

• Leadership in Revenue: Led the RevOps and Technical Revenue team, ensuring contracts were negotiated in compliance with ASC 606, the QTC process was completed accurately and timely, including timely invoicing, month-end procedures, and reconciliations.• Financial Reporting and Analysis: Compiled reporting data on bookings, billings, backlog, deferred revenue, ARR, etc.• ASC 606 Implementation and Revenue Operations: Direct the implementation of ASC 606 from a revenue operations standpoint, emphasizing the automation of Standalone Selling Price, contract modifications, and accurate backlog reporting.• Ensure Compliance with Revenue Recognition Standards: Supported various Lines of Business (LOBs) and regions in ensuring that non-standard deals adhered to IFRS 15/ASC 606 guidelines.• Corporate Financial Reporting (CFR) Cloud Expertise: Key member of the CFR Cloud CoE, where we analyzed IFRS 15/ASC 606 implications for existing cloud models, new go-to-market cloud strategies, and led SAP's transition from OP to cloud

Oakland, Ca, Us

Month End close processes including reconciliation of A/R and deferred revenue balances, revenue accruals, recognition of revenue based on percentage of completion, revenue analytical procedures, consolidation and other miscellaneous journal entriesDaily business processes including analysis of contracts and their impact on SaaS revenue recognition in accordance with GAAP, communication with sales team and professional services team, creating billing and revenue recognition schedules based on subscription contractual agreements, billing and invoicing in accordance with professional service contractual agreements, preparation of credit memos, maintenance of A/R agings and collections, and application of cash receipts.Coordination of ad hoc projects such as the implementation of sales tax, system integration of various spreadsheets, implementation and enforcement of revenue recognition policies in accordance with ASC 605

Worldwide, Oo

Primarily focused in the Technology and Telecommunications industries. Knowledgeable with SEC filings, public accounting standards, and internal controls. Experienced with significant risk areas such as Revenue, Equity, and Management's Estimates.

Honolulu, Hawaii, Us

Touched a broad spectrum of industries, such as not-for-profit, governmental, captive insurance, construction, employee benefit plans, and healthcare. Worked on substantially all large accounts on the balance sheet and income statement.

Masters In Accounting, Accounting

Bachelor Of Arts, Biology