• Prepare and manage $1.3 billion annual sales budget for over 400 stores and two e-commerce platforms• Prepare annual financial statement budgets, including SG&A, balance sheet, cash flow and $50+ million capital expenditure plans• Manage ongoing financial projection and Earnings Per Share forecast, which serves as basis for quarterly earnings guidance • Provide ongoing analysis of business trends to aid in executive decision making and support enterprise growth

• Provided leadership and oversight to all operational accounting functions, including General Accounting, Accounts Payable, Sales Audit, Inventory Control, Tax and Treasury• Prepared earnings releases, earnings speeches and external reports receiving less than ten comments via Comment Letters from the SEC since 2005• Assessed and adopted technical accounting standards

• Managed the company’s SOX 404 framework with dotted line reporting to the Audit Committee • Provided strategic direction, leadership and daily management of Sales Audit and Inventory Control departments, reducing staffing by 5 Full Time Equivalents through process improvements

• Managed a department of ten employees, which included: 1) leadership and coaching; 2) counseling; 3) performance reviews.• Managed the daily operation of the Disneyland Resort revenue functions: 1) timely and accurate recognition of revenues; 2) timely and accurate reporting of cash variances (over/shorts); 3) ensured proper recording of related liabilities, including taxes; 4) ensured timely processing of sales and occupancy tax check requests. • Assisted in the development and implementation of new business initiatives and Resort projects; such as: 1) new merchandise point-of-sale project (MATRA); 2) automated cash receipts project (Bulls Eye); 3) user acceptance and regression testing related to SAP.

• Diverse client base, including The Pebble Beach Company, Health Care Property Investors, Sares-Regis Group, Tone Yee Investments & Developments, Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Institutional Housing Partner’s and Rancho Santa Margarita Water District.• Provided continual supervision to audit teams; served as a positive mentor for four counselees.• Demonstrated strong technical accounting skills and knowledge of audit and accounting standards.• Served as lead campus recruiter for Cal State Fullerton; this entailed coordinating and managing recruiting events, acting as on-campus speaker, pre-selecting, interviewing and selecting candidates for internship and full-time positions.