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

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Performed benchmark analysis on SPAC financial statements, Management’s Discussion and Analysis, and disclosuresCommunity Enablement and Engagement

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.

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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