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Seattle, WA

• Establish technical accounting and reporting policies, processes, and teams at growth stage companies;
• prepare SEC filings, including XBRL;
• help take companies public or private or execute transactions, including SPAC transactions, through technical accounting and financial reporting assistance and project management; and
• contribute my financial and other skills to other projects that are interesting to me.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Provided senior leadership to a four-person finance integration team while working in Europe
• Ensured appropriate controls and accounting for billions of dollars of cash movements made by a 3rd party
• Partnered with worldwide team to integrate the treasury function of Microsoft’s largest business acquisition

Greater Seattle Area

• Managed the preparation and review of the company's SEC filings, including XBRL
• Shortened Microsoft’s quarterly SEC filing timelines by 5 days, breaking SEC filing timing records
• Managed the quarterly publishing of financial results on the investor relations website
• Advocated for public companies and investors on the FASB’s XBRL Taxonomy Working Group
• One of 10 out of 97 high-performing finance directors chosen for the CAO’s Finance Leadership Challenge
• Spoke on XBRL and other financial reporting processes worldwide at conferences and on webcasts

Greater Seattle Area

See director role above

Greater Seattle Area

• Accounted for the acquisition of the company by a private equity firm and related transactions and coordinated the related audit
• Managed the company's selection and change of audit firms

Greater Seattle Area

• Led, and helped develop the strategy of, the finance team as a member of the CFO’s staff
• Kept the Audit Committee up-to-date on key accounting and financial reporting topics
• Managed the company's SEC filings, including process setup and Disclosure Practices Committee formation
• Led the successful response to an informal SEC inquiry, including sworn testimony before the SEC
• Was the company’s technical accounting expert, providing guidance for over 50 business combinations and joint ventures, multiple debt financings, the issuance of stock options and RSUs, and new revenue sources
• Led key projects, including implementation of equity software

Greater Seattle Area

• Project managed the company’s largest successful private placement financing
• Developed accounting policies and provided accounting expertise on business combinations
• Gracefully navigated a fast-paced environment with little structure and employees with strong personalities

Portland, Oregon Area

• Managed the preparation and review of the company’s SEC filings
• Established and communicated accounting policies, including foreign currency hedge accounting
• Synchronized worldwide intercompany accounting and repatriated cash following a sale
• Performed due diligence for a strategic foreign acquisition, including US GAAP translation
• Recruited a star employee from public accounting and mentored her through her transition to industry

Portland, Oregon Area

• Scheduled and staffed audits and led auditors in the field while fostering client relationships
• Reviewed clients’ application of US GAAP, providing expertise on foreign currency and derivatives
• Drafted, reviewed, and edited financial statements and footnotes
• Passed the CPA exam while excelling in a full-time public accounting role that required long work hours

Ba, Accounting, Japanese

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