Nicholas Giordano Email & Phone Number

Culver City, California, Us

(Ticker: CLB.AX) Publicly held B2B Wholesale, E-Commerce and B2C Subscription confectionery company bringing thoughtfully curated selections of delectable candies.

Los Angeles, California, Us

EMPOWERING YOUTH TO BUILD EMPATHY & CREATIVELY SOLVE PROBLEMS FROM A PERSONAL TO A GLOBAL LEVEL.

- Financial Reporting & Analysis- Budgeting & Forecasting- Accounting & Monthly Close- Acquisition- Cash Management- Cost Accounting & Inventory Efficiency Specialist- Industries: CPG, Technology, Retail, ECommerce, Direct Selling

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Joany makes buying and using health insurance simpler and more transparent for consumers by making personalized tools that help people get the most out of their health care.

• E-Commerce, Acquisition & Direct Selling Industry – Beauty• Responsible for all areas of Finance including, but not limited to: Annual Planning and Budgeting; Monthly and Quarterly Financial close and reporting to Board; Sales Planning; Bi-Monthly Payroll; revenue recognition; and creation and implementation of all Policies and Procedures for the Company.• Compensation Plan – responsible for the payment of over 10,000 independent consultants’ commissions. Evolved plan increasing contribution margin by over 2% while making the plan more attractive to drive sales.• Cost Accounting - Found savings of 4% on COGS through elimination of promotions and vendor efficiencies.• Implementation of new ERP system (SAP) and build out and maintenance of Business Intelligence platform.• Roll out of new HR Platform and Payroll Processing system, running open enrollment and annual reviews.

Los Angeles, California, Us

• Managed all areas of accounting, financial reporting and cost accounting.• Helped reduce monthly close and reporting from an average of 20 days to 8 days.• Managed the integration of the re engineering of the SAP accounting system.• Prepare and present monthly sales and cost analysis reporting to executives. • Helped reduce COGS by 15% through deep analysis of costing structure.• Track and analyze online web sales for monthly COGS analysis, identifying risks and opportunities.

Culver City, Ca, Us

Sony Home Pictures Entertainment - Domestic• Managed a team responsible for the accounting and tracking of all domestic home entertainment sales (over $1B in assets), whereas it relates to A/R, Inventory, and deferred revenue on the GL.• Maintained third-party relationships, tracking and implementation of all sublicensing marketing agreements.• Performed monthly detailed variance analysis of over 5,000 catalog reserve titles.• Managed the testing and implementation of the scanned-based trading rack accounting system. Liaison with IT department.

Artists & Idols – Partnered with CEO of City Map Media to form this art publishing and licensing business.• Secured worldwide licensing deal with the Frank Sinatra Estate and Tony Curtis.• Created marketing strategy and developed products based on client needs.• Assisted in initial funding of $250,000 - created monthly plan vs. actual reports and analysis.• Established relationships and national distribution deals with Z Gallerie and Sharper Image, leading to securing talent to head up the national Art Expo in Las Vegas.

City Map Media – Premier map publishing business throughout California and Washington (.5 million circulation per city)• Managed all aspects of bookkeeping, creating a more efficient monthly close along with the preparation of a monthly financial package for CEO.• Produced weekly sales reports and variance analysis and assisted with the creation of the annual tax package.• Implemented new accounting system creating a new chart of accounts.• Managed designers and sales force in all aspects of production and delivery on all annual editions of the map.

San Francisco, California, Us

• Managed nearly $1 billion of the personal assets and liabilities of William R. Hambrecht, founder of Hambrecht & Quist and WR Hambrecht + Co.• Responsible for all aspects of monthly financial reporting analysis, including plan vs. actual variance analysis, modification of projections, and recommendations based on current trend. Monthly presentation of this detailed financial package with multiple lenders as well as the preparation of year-end tax packages. • Executed refinancing of $10mm of real estate.• Liaison for multiple board seats, reporting to Hambrecht on current financial conditions.• Assisted with the operation of Hambrecht Vineyards & Winery; reviewed potential venture capital investments.• CFO and active board member of the Sarah & William Hambrecht Foundation ($20mm). Duties included finding appropriate charitable candidates to donate to as well as growing the foundation.

• Worked in conjunction with Hambrecht Trust to govern this publicly traded shell company.• Responsible for regulatory reporting including 10-Q and 10-K. Prepared financial statements and supporting schedules, board reports, cash flow projections and bank reconciliation reports.• Maintained corporate relationships with board members and shareholders including quarterly updates and reports to senior management and shareholders.

• Established and maintained GAAP compliant accounting procedures leading a seven-person accounting team for this internet-based retail company.• Assisted the CFO with the company’s long-term and short-term funding opportunities, helping negotiate financing arrangements and due diligence procedures for M&A discussions.• Coordinated internal audit and was liaison for external audit.

Planned and supervised audit engagements to be presented to Andersen partners.Managed and responsible for all interns and project staff auditors.Performed audits on public and private entertainment and bio-pharmaceutical clients.Established and maintained strong client relationships.