Thomas Krum Email & Phone Number

Finance and accounting professional specializing in controllership, financial reporting and SEC filings.

Sunnyvale, California

Responsibilities• Manage a team of 20+ employees, ensuring that controllership performance meet or exceed best-in-class standards • Oversee all SEC reporting, revenue recognition, worldwide consolidations, corporate accounting and shared accounting services including general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets and payroll • Preparation and review of all SEC filings, including quarterly Form 10-Qs and annual Form 10-Ks including preparation of comment letter responses for SEC reviews• Managed successful systems implementations including the design, implementation and maintenance of Palm’s SAP general ledger and consolidations systems• Presentation of financial reporting updates to senior management & Audit Committee • Management of Palm’s external audits• Process improvement projects, such as accounting close process & royalty reporting Key Accomplishments• Managed the finance separation of Palm, Inc. during spin-off from 3Com • Provided technical support for Palm’s financial statement carve-out audit and Palm’s Form S-1 for its IPO • Established Palm’s corporate accounting and financial reporting departments including hiring, training, development of close processes and external financial reporting process• Successfully managed all financial elements of M&A activity • Led the preparation and financial filings with the SEC for Palm’s 2008 recapitalization, three secondary equity offerings in 2009 and the acquisition of Palm by Hewlett Packard in 2010• Implemented and maintained financial provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, including the successful implementation of section 404 internal controls reporting and certification procedures for sections 302 and 906, and achieved annual reductions in SOX 404 program costs while reporting no control weaknesses• Successful implementation of new revenue recognition guidance for multi-element arrangements (EITF 08-1)

Santa Clara, California

Responsibilities• Directly responsible for revenue accounting, worldwide consolidations, US financial operations, distribution cost accounting & worldwide intercompany processes • Managed a team of 20+ employees • Supervised the preparation of new and revised financial policies and procedures • Performed technical accounting research for senior management • Process Owner and Super User for the financial applications of the SAP system • Performed and managed financial analyses of senior executive and corporate finance functions • Managed preparation of monthly balance sheet analyses for management reporting Key Accomplishments• Led efforts to implement new worldwide intercompany processes which significantly improved the timeliness and accuracy of financial reporting and accounting operations• Successfully managed the integration of seven acquired companies into 3Com’s accounting systems • Led a cross-functional team to shorten 3Com’s worldwide close schedule from 8 days to 5 days

Foster City, California

• Directed accounting operations, lease administration, risk management and general accounting • Managed a team of seven employees

Oakland, California

• Directed general accounting, mortgage and consumer loan receivables, payroll, fixed assets, data control, purchasing and accounts payable• Managed a staff of approximately 30 employees• Developed business requirements and oversaw the conversion of critical accounting systems for national mortgage origination operations and accounting systems • Led the integration of California general accounting operations into a national accounting headquarters • Implemented cost control and purchasing management programs to reduce operating expenses.

Santa Clara, California

• Projects consultant in Corporate Analysis & Reporting, including accounting and reporting research, developing and implementing changes in accounting procedures and updating financial polices.

San Jose, California

• Designated as a high technology specialist with responsibility for up to 14 audit engagements annually • Oversaw financial audits/analyses including SEC registration statements for public offerings and M&A • Directed staff training for San Jose office and served as an instructor for national training program

Ba, Mathematics

magna cum laude

Mba, Accounting Emphasis

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