Ryan Gerard Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, US

San Francisco, CA, US

- Reported into the Sr. Director of Engineering FP&A and managed a finance analyst to own end-to-end FP&A support for a $200M+ budget for IT, Information Security (CISO), and Privacy Engineering- Automated and standardized Twitter Engineering executive reporting and expense tracking resulting in greater engagement and budget accountability with Engineering.

San Francisco, CA, US

- Reported into Sr. Manager of G&A FP&A owning a $150M+ Opex and $70M+ Capex budget for Real Estate & Workplace, Legal, Public Policy, and Trust & Safety teams- Trained three managed service resources in India to own PO approvals, accruals, and monthly close deliverables resulting in 20% time savings in monthly FP&A processes- Implemented a SaaS renewals.

San Francisco, CA, US

- Reported into Manger of G&A FP&A owning FP&A support for Real Estate & Counsel- Implemented position tracking to for 800+ FTEs that was used as a single source of truth between HR, Recruiting, Finance, and business partners and resulted in faster hiring time and greater forecast accuracy in compensation and fringe- Managed KPIs for Twitter Real Estate &.

- Owned budgeting, forecasting, reporting and expense tracking for Autodesk’s $170M+ IT business unit including SaaS licenses, contractors, mobile, and laptop budgets

London, GB

• Prepared budget to actual spend analyses for real estate and technology clients
• Forecasted future cash flow and taxable income for real estate funds holding 13 properties and joint ventures
• Prepared Federal, State, and Foreign tax returns for IPO clients in the technology sector and Real Estate clients
• Reviewed tax provisions and perform REIT compliance testing for technology and real estate clients

London, GB

• Assisted a multi-billion dollar government agency in reconciling 117 appropriations for FY16 year-end close
• Automated excel workbooks to reconcile revenues and expenditures at the agency on modified accrual basis to the books at the State Controller’s Office on cash basis
• Developed training manuals to teach the client’s accounting department how to prepare monthly reconciliations
• Managed project delivery by timely reviewing, tracking, and reporting progress to the client

London, GB

Santa Barbara, CA, US

-Worked with professors to organize lesson plans and review sessions for UCSB's Principles of Accounting and Managerial Accounting courses-Facilitated weekly sections of 60 students to teach concepts and review problems from the professor's lecture-Mentored undergraduate students in accounting coursework and career objectives during weekly office hours

Santa Barbara, California, US

-Processed and settled cash receipt entries for daily sales revenues of approximately $1,500 from Amazon, telephone, and web orders- Provided knowledgeable and professional customer service pertaining to customer complaints, product inquiries, and general advice about living a healthy lifestyle- Assisted Bragg marketing promotions as a representative at.

Indianapolis, IN, US

-Awarded PAC 12 All-Academic First-Team (March 2013) for maintaining a 3.5 cumulative grade point average and being a significant contributor-Practiced up to 25 hours per week wile maintaining a full course-load and a competitive GPA-Contributed points to UCSB's 6th place finish at the PAC 12 Division 1 Swimming and Diving Championships