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SVP of Finance (2018 – Present) | VP of Finance (2016 – 2018) | Director of Finance (2015 – 2016)Investopedia, an IAC company, is the world’s largest financial and investing education platform with $35M in revenue, serving over 30 million unique visitors monthly. Company is in aggressive growth mode and has a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment that is constantly evolving. Progressively promoted into an executive leadership role overseeing Finance, Accounting, M&A, Office/Facilities, and Real Estate. A key objective is to promote Investopedia’s value to parent company IAC to continue gaining financial support.✔Secured $20M in funding from IAC by presenting strong business case to continue their investment.✔Helped grow revenue 250%, from $10M to $35M, and from 30 to 150 employees in 3.5 years.✔Built and continue to lead the FP&A function, including a team of 3. Also manage HR/Legal and an Office Manager.✔Developed 3- and 5-year long-range forecasts, including models for diversification into e-commerce. ✔Helped successfully launch the e-commerce business by designing and building the entire financial structure.✔Vetted 5-6 acquisition targets and completed smooth acquisition of a $2M internet company by leading due diligence. ✔Planned and executed a full design & build of a new office, securing a 17,000-sq.-ft. facility in a desirable NYC location with modernized technology and better accessibility, resulting in improved employee attraction and retention.✔Created all finance-related processes including for month-end close. Developed monthly reforecasting process. ✔Consistently achieved or exceeded revenue and EBITDA goals every quarter for 3+ years.

-Interim Director of business development and operations for financial news start-up

New York, Us

Private equity-owned leading B2B provider of specialized business news and information for the legal industry.Progressively promoted into a Director-level role with full P&L responsibility for 2 autonomous product divisions—ALM Experts and Verdict Search—with a combined revenue of $20M. Member of senior leadership team driving corporate initiatives to develop new revenue streams. Reported to Group VP.✔Achieved 20%-30% increase in sales by reviving and expanding existing product lines and launching new products. ►Established lucrative licensing deals with LexisNexis and Westlaw to license out ALM’s database.►Led initiative to upgrade online search capabilities; built a product team and oversaw high-profile product launch. ►Digitized and converted print products to state-of-the-art digital online products. ✔Secured 10% annual revenue and profit growth for a major division despite publishing industry’s diminishing returns.✔Gained 20% improvement in productivity by changing editorial measurement of productivity to individual editor-based.✔Generated $1M in new advertising revenue by spearheading cross-organizational collaboration among business groups.✔Ensured revenue growth by restructuring Sales and Advertising, shifting the mindset from product-based sales to selling ALM as the largest legal publishing company in the U.S., and focusing on cross-selling/linking to other publications.✔Drove M&A initiatives, including conducting target company identification; suitability assessments; due diligence; completing the acquisition and executing full integration; and forecasting performance. ✔Managed and motivated a team of 6 managers with oversight of 50 employees in Editorial, Customer Service, Administrative, and Database Administration. Hands-on leadership-by-example approach resulted in a significant increase in retention, including 3 top sales reps who generated over 60% of all sales.

New York, Us

Business oversight of 4 product divisions: Law Journal Press (publishing), ALM Experts (online classified directory), Verdict Search (research tool), and Smart Litigator (research product similar to LexisNexis), with a combined revenue of $25M. ✔Consistently achieved or exceeded revenue and EBITDA goals every quarter for 3 years for each of the 4 businesses.✔Proactively built relationships with business leaders to improve product knowledge and become a business partner.✔Developed sales commission plans, product pricing, and functioned as the executive lead of the group.✔Evaluated the performance of all product lines and made recommendations.✔Collaborated with the group VP to evaluate staff performance.

New York, Us

Senior Financial Analyst (2005 – 2007) | Financial Analyst (2004 – 2005)Financial analysis for 5 divisions including Central IT and 4 product divisions: Law Journal Press (publishing), ALM Experts (online classified directory), Verdict Search (research tool), and Smart Litigator (research product similar to LexisNexis). Created budgets, forecasts, and financial models to evaluate future opportunities.✔Developed a process for submitting CAPEX requests, which was mandated and rolled out across the organization. Met with each business owner of 25 product lines throughout company to ensure cooperation and collaboratively created an ROI model on the benefits of each proposed expenditure for review and approval by the executive leadership team.

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One of the 10 largest law firms in the world. The New York office is headquarters for the Americas Region, providing M&A, arbitration, and finance advisory services to clients in the U.S. and across Latin America. ✔Responsible for all financial analysis, budgets, forecasts, and performance targets for 3 major divisions.✔Supported divisional management with financial advice to help them meet their objectives.✔Special assignments to set up the financial structure for new acquisitions.

VC-funded digital media startup providing database solutions for decision support, data warehousing, and reporting systems.✔Established and implemented a 3-year multi-location departmental budget from initial buildup.✔Developed pricing models for products and services new to the industry. ✔Managed monthly cash flow and projections. Prepared financial statements.

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PwC is the 2nd-largest professional services firm in the world and one of the Big Four auditors.Associate – Transaction Services (M&A group) (1997 – 2000) | Audit Intern (Summer 1996)Secured a highly competitive audit internship, then offered a full-time position within the M&A group upon graduation. Performed operational and financial due diligence to identify risks and opportunities for financial and strategic buyers.✔Earned recognition for exceptional performance while conducting due diligence for an internal acquisition for PwC.✔Identified pre-acquisition negotiation strategies, purchase price adjustments, and deal synergies. ✔Evaluated financial and business information including market segment and competitor trends; historic performance and financial forecasts; customer contracts; joint venture arrangements; and restructuring initiatives.