Hr / Accounting / Business Operations Manager, North America
London, England, Gb
HR: • Managed all aspects of pre/post-acquisition consolidation of 3 US entities, including payroll systems and all other employee benefits/programs.• Developed and implemented new US employee handbook and new employee vacation policy. • Solely responsible for semi-monthly payroll in US/Canada, worker’s comp. state reporting, H1B, TN and F1 Visa administration. • Managed all aspects of US recruitment, employee on-boarding, disputes and terminations.• Working knowledge of federal/state/local employment law and multiple HRIS/HRMS platforms.• Worked closely with Chief HR Officer and worldwide HR team to develop standardized on-boarding/termination process, and improve employee relations/communication worldwide.Accounting/Operations: • Managed all aspects of pre/post-acquisition consolidation with parent, including all information gathering, pay-outs, and office shut downs.• Managed US team in all aspects of US A/R, including monthly revenue reconciliation to GAAP standards, all customer invoicing, revenue recognition and collections. Develop new sales contracts and manage existing contracts with sales team, including pricing changes, billing metric tracking and monthly reconciliation.• Managed team in all US A/P including contract management, quarterly/annual tax preparation, cash flow prediction and ad-hoc financial reports to parent. Prepare month-end and annual closes, consistent with annual external audits and UK headquarters.• Successfully managed sales tax consolidation of all US entities, including integration of Avalara into NetSuite, start-to-finish management of an external sales tax audit, internally auditing sales tax nexus, and managing registration/voluntary disclosure in multiple new states as needed. • Managed 4 US offices and US office managers, including lease compliance, supply forecasting, contract management and events.• Proficient in NetSuite, Avalara sales tax integration, QuickBooks, Salesforce and Excel.
