Executive with global responsibility of the finance function including forecasting, management reporting and regulatory compliance for this Software as a Service (‘SaaS’) company with presence in US and France offering interactive virtual agent solutions to Global 2000 clients. Hired as Corporate Controller and later promoted to the newly created Vice President position in less than a year. Noted accomplishments include: • Overhauled key financial processes including month close and foreign subsidiary consolidation. Provided accurate and timely consolidated financial statements within 2 months of starting new position. Shrunk the month end close process from 15 days to 2 days. • Developed holistic reporting packages analyzing financial and operational information to provide key insights on performance. Developed and report on key business measures and SaaS metrics. Created and maintained the company’s financial model to guide strategic and operational decision making. • Main liaison to a Big 4 audit firm conducting the company’s first ever financial audit. Key person in preparing financial statements. Principal source of technical accounting expertise in structuring company policies and procedures allowing optimization of SaaS revenue recognition; capitalization of software development, customer acquisition and fulfillment costs. • Co-ordinated tax related work with an outside tax services firm, including sales and use tax, nexus issues, state and federal income tax, VAT, property tax, 1099’s, Section 382 NOL’s, management fee allocation and transfer pricing. Deployed appropriate resources to stay in compliance with all tax rules and filings globally. • Key member of the executive team charged to consummate acquisition by Nuance Communications. Successfully integrated finance operations into Nuance within three months following the acquisition before exiting the company to pursue similar role in another start up company.

Led the accounting function at subsidiaries (business units) of SVB Financial Group including valuations service provider - SVB Analytics, corporate equity management company - eProsper, and global operations - SVB Financial Group UK Ltd and SVB Israel Advisors. Member of the Controllers group responsible for overseeing all accounting processes including month end processes and consolidation with parent company. Key responsibilities included reviewing reporting packages, portions of SEC filings and regulatory filings; ensuring accounting records comply with US GAAP and applicable country specific accounting standards; partnering with business unit management team on special projects and to monitor financial performance, cash flows; co-ordinating standalone regulatory and statutory audits; reviewing assigned accounting policies and making updates on an annual basis; monitoring compliance with applicable regulations including Regulation W, Sarbanes Oxley and implementing necessary changes to establish an effective internal control environment; contributing to special accounting and finance related projects as assigned. Served as an adjunct finance team lead on UK banking services project – a major strategic initiative to establish banking services in UK. Led finance in due diligence and acquisition integration activities at SVB Analytics. Key contributor in design and rollout of systems including multicurrency general ledger environment, UBS – a new global banking services platform, and certification system.

Corporate Controller with enterprise-level responsibility for financial management, accounting, technology, human resources and legal functions. Served on the Executive Management Committee and as Secretary to the Board. Implemented key financial initiatives that facilitated improved investor relations; timely closure of all capital funding rounds; reduced audit cycle times; superior financial reporting & analysis; timely month & quarter end close process; value-based pricing of consulting engagements; and enhanced internal controls. Leveraged low cost resources in India & Philippines to delegate various bookkeeping and repetitive analytical tasks. Envisioned, developed and implemented an integrated planning process to achieve organizational alignment across geographies and drive financial performance. Consulted with Fortune 2000 clients on globalization engagements. Developed complex financial models showing the impact of offshoring of key business functions on clients’ bottomline.

Freelance Business Development Executive consulting with US companies interested in entering African markets. Gained priceless experience advising a technology company through the decision-making process and the ongoing deployment of launching their mobile payment system in Botswana.

Key account manager generating multi-million dollar sales with key accounts including the Government of Botswana, public sector companies, and large private companies. Participated in government-led committees responsible for designing a country-wide integrated telecommunications network and education content distribution. Carried the highest sales quota in the company and grew annual revenue by more than 50%.Key client wins include large infrastructure projects such as Botswana’s internet backbone, education-content distribution using satellite network, and campus-area gigabit networks.

Executed a diverse range of responsibilities according to a family-owned company’s vision of strategic growth and profitability. Responsibilities included corporate financial management, project finance, acquisition integration, management of key accounts, banking relationship, and supplier management. Scaled up the human and technology resources as the group expanded its operations. Led key initiatives to strengthen group’s year on year financial performance through acquisitions & merging businesses into group’s core offerings, working capital management and structuring long term debt and equity financing.

Audit & tax associate working with various audit and tax managers on attestation & tax engagements including public sector companies.