Taylor Brown, Cpa Email & Phone Number

United States

London, Gb

Finance Strategy TransformationFinance Transformation for Global Construction Services Company• Developed detailed project plan for client’s finance transformation including Microsoft D365 ERP implementation system integration, and finance process improvement• Designed standardized & improved finance, project accounting, & budgeting processes across five business units to streamline workflows, reduce reporting errors, and enhance operational efficiency• Collaborated closely with stakeholders from finance, IT, & other business functions to gather 365+ requirements for end-to-end ERP solution and system integration and perform fit-gap analysis• Performed comprehensive analysis of client’s legacy charts of accounts to create a new harmonized chart of account that reduces data redundancies across all business units• Developed new legal entity structure & financial dimension hierarchy structure that provides more granular reporting capabilities • Documented current & future state process landscape & conducted change impact analysis• Utilized expertise in finance & accounting to oversee end-to-end PowerBI development for six new management reports including Trial Balance, P&L & Balance Sheet, Fixed Asset Rollforward, Fixed Asset Depreciation Analysis, Customer Analytics Report, & Financial Statement Analysis report• Conducted training sessions & workshops for finance teams to ensure proper adoption of standardized processes & new systems, promoting a culture of continuous improvement• Performed PMO duties for ERP Implementation and PowerBI development including maintaining the RAID log, Defect logs during user testing, and project plansCommunity Enablement and Engagement• Coordinate volunteer initiatives for 1000+ Bay Area Professionals across 3 offices • Coordinate monthly panels with Industry Professionals in the Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment, and Technology sector to teach colleagues about upcoming trends and insights in the industry

London, Gb

Finance TransformationRequirements Gathering for Fortune 100 Multinational Media and Entertainment Company• Conducted 25+ workshops to document and prioritize 400+ global financial process business requirements for subscription streaming services with stakeholders across functional areas including: Controllership, Finance, Product, and Fraud PreventionTechnology TransformationCurrent State Assessment for Fortune 500 Global Investment Bank• Documented and reviewed 20 + controls and 150+ daily health checks related to voice recording across Americas, APAC, and EMEA regions and 10 different voice channels to provide assessment on quality of control framework• Conducted 30+ workshops with client stakeholders to assess quality of voice recording frameworkDesigned Operational Framework to enhance current voice recording controls to better comply with global regulations and effectively mitigate risks by evaluating current state findings and applying industry standards and best practicesTransaction Accounting and ReportingSPAC Transaction• Designed excel models for Earnings Per Share, Statement of Cash Flows, and Equity Statements for use in SEC filings related to Rocket Launch Company’s successful SPAC IPO valued at $2B Analyzed $100+ M of expenses to perform quarterly/annual operating expense allocations for financial statements• Performed benchmark analysis on SPAC financial statements, Management’s Discussion and Analysis, and disclosuresCommunity Enablement and Engagement• Coordinate volunteer initiatives for 1000+ Bay Area Professionals across 3 offices • Coordinate monthly panels with Industry Professionals in the Telecommunications, Media & Entertainment, and Technology sector to teach colleagues about upcoming trends and insights in the industry• Lead national consulting new hire program to create networking and welcome events for over 1800 new hires across 25 offices/cities

Berkeley, California, Us

Selected to the Spring 2022 cohort for an 8-week program focused on understanding the innovation economy and disrupting the network based hiring practices of Silicon Valley via personalized introductions to hiring managers

Selected to participate in a 17 week part-time data science fellowship (2% acceptance rate) teaching data skills such as Python, Machine Learning, and SQL through real world business cases culminating with a group project and presentation

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Created twice a week out-of-class interactive Intermediate Accounting study sessions for 43 students to reinforce course concepts, prepare for exams, and learn effective study skills

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Welcomed and introduced 2000+ first-year, transfer, and international students and their families to LMU and helped transition students into the Lion Community for fall and spring semesters•Addressed 200+ LMU students, faculty, and family members at Spring New Student Convocation as Student Speaker

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Facilitated 10 hour-long workshops across five weeks that provided introduction to university life through interactive workshops

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Carry out administrative tasks for GCM team, including scheduling and data entry• Help facilitate career management events for MBA students including resume workshops, employee roundtables, and on-campus interviews

London, Gb

• Reconciled 100+ FEMA volunteers’ timesheets to recorded hours to detect fraud or lack of compliance in relation to cleanup of FEMA-designated Wildfire disaster• Assisted with fraud investigation for media and entertainment company by analyzing 200+ Journal Entries in the AP General Ledger for discrepancies in recording transactions using excel methods

London, Gb

• Documented access controls and prepare related process flowchart for two major technology companies• Researched guidance on Uncertain Tax Positions for Consumer Packaged Goods company’s audit • Analyzed lawyer letters for liabilities that need to be disclosed for pharmaceutical company’s 10-Q filing• Prepared internal memo on early adoption of ASC 842 Lease Accounting for audit of pharmaceutical company• Participated in tasks to support client engagement teams, including documentation, flowchart creation, and constructing presentation materials. - Learned about EY's culture and opportunities through networking with professionals.

Santa Monica, Ca, Us

• Provided academic assistance and study skills to Santa Monica College students.• Subjects included Introduction to Financial and Managerial Accounting, Introduction to Business, and Business Law.

Santa Monica, Ca, Us

• Created out-of-class interactive study sessions for Accounting 1 class to help students learn course concepts, prepare for exams, and learn effective study skills

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accounting

Deferred Mba Offer (Early Admit)

Data Science

Associate Of Science - As, Business Administration And Management, General

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