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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Hampton, New Hampshire, United States

Concord, Massachusetts, United States

· Managed FP&A and accounting operations for a venture capital backed 30-person operation designing and selling groundbreaking products for the Additive Manufacturing industry and pioneering cutting edge full-color 3D printers.· Right-hand person to the company CFO responsible for a variety of accounting / finance duties including the month-end close, revenue / deferred revenue reporting, revenue recognition, COGS / inventory, expense accruals / reconciliation, budgeting, forecasting, internal / external financial reporting, board meeting preparation, and timely / accurate transactional work.· Designed insightful sales pipeline reports, extracting data fields from Sharpspring CMR software into Excel format, enabling efficient sales pipeline review meetings and bookings / revenue forecasting.· Assisted the CFO in building a 5-year forecast with a complete set of forward-looking financials helping set company direction and supporting the fundraising process.· Created financial slides in Powerpoint used for executive meetings and for external reporting to investors.· Executed a robust cash collection initiative, improving company DSO and extending financial runway for the company.• Reviewed and corrected product standard costs, ensuring accurate COGS / inventory reporting / valuation and more accurate forecasting.• Demonstrated team player attitude, willing to be flexible and support a wide-range of duties across the company.• Supervised work of junior-level finance person and spearheaded initiatives to facilitate culture and camaraderie within the company.

Cambridge, Ma

· Launched an e-commerce running apparel brand and website, RunPurdon.com.· Designed athletics clothing and worked with foreign and domestic suppliers to manufacture and import customized apparel.· Built e-commerce website from scratch using Shopify.· Created marketing strategy that implemented social media, SEO, affiliate marketing, and paid advertising (Google Ads, Facebook, and Reddit).· Monitored performance analytics based on click-through-rate, cost-per-click, and conversion rate using Google Analytics.

Waltham, Ma

· Conducted financial and data analysis as a member of the controlling organization for the North American arm of Amadeus IT Group, one of the largest technology companies in Europe and the global leader in air travel ticketing.· Responsible for reporting on the region’s distribution business, which produces over 90 million air bookings per year, as well as hotel, car, and cruise bookings. Produced detailed reports on bookings, revenue, and variable costs.· Supported management in the annual budgeting process, including year-end forecasting and long-term planning. Responsible for booking and revenue projections.· Oversaw the region’s sales incentive program, which is used to measure the profitability of over 3,000 customers and 60 sales managers. Improved automation and accuracy, saving the company from overpayments.· Consulted with sales managers to improve customer performance and profitability.

Cambridge, Ma

· Oversaw the accounting functions for LanguageInternational.com, a global language travel agency with over 15,000 customers and 1,500 suppliers worldwide.· Contributed towards the improvement of cash flow by actively monitoring outstanding credit and reducing transaction fees.· Renegotiated payment terms with dozens of suppliers to enable the consolidation of payments.· Helped train and coach two new staff in the accounting procedures of the company.· Assisted in the management of accounts payable by accurately processing over 1,000 invoices in multiple currencies amounting to over $1.5 million of payables.· Assisted in the management of accounts receivable by tracking over 150 incoming customer payments per month and by collecting credit notes from suppliers.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Finance

Participated in the investing club and played on the ultimate frisbee team. Awarded the Chancellor's Medal for Distinguished Academic.

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Took workshops at General Assembly in Boston to improve my skills in Excel and learn more about digital marketing.

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