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Portland, Or, Us

Hillsboro, Or, Us

New role responsible for financial functions of the company including planning and modeling, revenue analysis, preparation of company budgets / forecasts, and consolidated financial statement construction / analysis. Key contributor to financial strategic and infrastructure development including creation of new Live Action film entity. Prepared and reviewed film P&L’s, capital, film development, and overhead budgets across all functional areas. Accountable for managing long-range planning and development programs to ensure best use of company resources in accordance with objectives for growth and profitability.■ Finance / Accounting lead in implementation of the company's first CPM system (Solver) to streamline and standardize budget / reporting processes which reduced forecasting cycle timeline by half, enabling visibility of financial performance for Sr. MGMT■ Developed / modeled company’s first long-range (7 year) dynamic financial plan encompassing all facets of business including but not limited to future film financial projections, capital requirements, overhead, CAPEX, and film development expenses

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, De

Reported directly to Finance Director – Brick & Mortar and worked closely with VP – Retail and VP – Store Ops, responsible for developing full store level P&L simulations (Revenue / OPEX / Gross and Net Profit) and analyses for all retail door actions and / or investments, including all new doors, closures, remodels, expansions, etc. for the entire retail fleet (~175 doors). Finance liaison for all relevant business partners (Sr. MGMT, Ops, Construction, Merch, Marketing, IT, Real Estate) as well as Global Real Estate and Finance teams in order to ensure that the retail real estate plans were financially sound and that CAPEX spends were within budget / forecast, assured alignment with overarching global strategy.■ Led 2021 strategic business plan for DTC finance which included building full P&L simulation of entire retail fleet at both consolidated and door level over next 5 years ■ Recipient of adidas DTC “3 C’s” award for Collaboration in Q4 2020

Brentwood, Tennessee, Us

Sole Financial Analyst in company of ~100 employees requiring in-depth knowledge of all department functions / processes and ability to wear many hats with minimal oversight. Built entire OPEX / Cost of Services forecasting process from ground up and currently working directly with all department heads (CFO, CRO, Lead Counsel, all VP’s) to develop / reforecast annual budgets. Assisted in creating first comprehensive, dynamic financial model and built first bottoms-up revenue forecast model at customer level with SVP Finance & Accounting and CFO. Developed first detailed analytics, metrics, and KPI reporting as well as all tracking processes to assess performance as compared to plan. Provided support during tumultuous, accelerated separation from failing parent company which occurred within 4 months of start date; overcame steep learning curve in developing full understanding of business model, top-down direction, and overall company objectives.

San Francisco, California, Us

Sr. Financial Analyst for $4.4B international apparel company at Shared Services Center located in Eugene, OR (~300 employees)■ Worked closely and effectively with all levels of Sr. Management, including 50+ Directors, Sr. Finance Managers, and IT Project Managers to develop annual forecast budgets as well as various inter-year forecasts, nationally (San Francisco, Miami, Dallas) and internationally (Brussels, Hong Kong, and Singapore). ■ Developed total FY14 forecasts of $150M ($75M each for IT and GSC business functions) consisting of ~40 cost centers; forecasts were within 1.2% of actuals for FY14■ Created bandwidth of ½ FTE within team in FY14 by lobbying for and implementing budget methodology changes, macro builds to reduce manual process steps, creating automated Essbase load templates, etc.■ Reduced GSC variance reporting analysis by approximately 1 day/mo. by building macro to automatically update ~15 separate reports into 1 streamlined process

San Francisco, California, Us

Sole Sr. Financial Analyst on team of 7, responsible for deriving appropriate sales dilution support for margin, transition, and sales adjustment assistance allocated to customers (e.g. Macy's, JC Penny) ■ Selected to lead quarterly revenue recognition meetings with 20+ regional Sales Directors as well as Sr. Finance Managers and Controllers for all 3 brands (Levi's, Dockers, and Signature) ■ Identified opportunity for Returns Accrual methodology change which saved LSCO ~$500K/yr. of excess annual accruals while also reducing process time by 4 hours during Qtr. End close■ Took control of and standardized Levi Spain/Portugal recurring monthly journal entries and account reconciliations, reducing turnaround while also aligning process with rest of Europe

San Francisco, California, Us

Calculated third-party licensee revenue recognition for ~75 customers which typically exceeded $80M annually using demonstrated knowledge of LSCO Global Finance Policy as well as GAAP Standards. Prepared, reviewed, and posted all AR related journal entries and reconciliations for North America and Europe reporting platforms including Bad Debt and Pending Claims.■ Took part in Levi Pangaea project which migrated individual legacy systems across Europe onto one common reporting platform (SAP) by creating standardized Bad Debt Reserve journal entry and reconciliation process ■ Main contact for external auditors in areas of Licensing Revenue Recognition, Bad Debt, and A/R with no audit findings reported during tenure ■ Worked closely with Tax and Legal Departments in determining best approach to Withholding Tax policy for INTL licensees

Costa Mesa, Ca, Us

Financial Analyst III for $200M consumer finance web site that connects prospective mortgage borrowers to lenders.■ During tenure, LowerMyBills was the largest advertiser on the internet. Monthly Marketing expense forecasts routinely exceeded $9M/mo. and variance as compared to actuals never exceeded 3%■ Created an auditable Marketing expense forecast, tracking, and accrual process ensuring proper accruals were booked■ Approved all Marketing expenses for payment and coordinated payment schedules with Shared Service Center in Chile■ Liaison between Finance and Marketing departments.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Business Analyst for company which provides publishing and marketing communication services for various organizations in the form of healthcare kits, sales kits, catalogs, direct mail and campaign management, and personalized marketing collateral.Supplied cost analysis to prospective clients in order to determine the total incurred expense of producing a particular deliverable. Created various pricing matrices which ultimately provided the appropriate mark-up and profit margin for a specific job. Developed and maintained Access database that consisted of approximately 250 clients.

New York, Ny, Us

Tax Professional at one of the largest professional services companies in the world and one of the Big Four. Responsible for preparing United States Federal and State tax returns for foreign nationals and expatriates, specifically employees of Seimens AG and Degussa AG on long-term assignment in the US. Assisted clients in deriving long-term tax savings for themselves and their companies.