• Acted as company’s lead finance and accounting employee with responsibilities for company’s online and retail financial forecast, month end close, tax filings, and all financial reporting to P&G leadership.• Identified historical invoicing errors to company’s largest customer (Target), that led to reduction of outstanding AR and collection of over $3 million of cash previously not collected.• Led implementation of NetSuite to modernize accounting control processes.• Implemented internal controls for AR, AP and inventory to correct financial statements and report GAAP financials.

Profit Prophet, LLC provides finance and accounting services to companies that do not yet have a full-time solution. Profit Prophet, LLC offers a variety of support from day to day bookkeeping through CFO level strategic planning. Clients included Stitch Fix, Cuyana, and Cora in addition to several smaller startup companies.

• Act as company’s only full-time finance and accounting employee with responsibilities for company’s online and retail financial forecast, month end close, tax filings, and all financial reporting to Board and investors.• Led financial due diligence process for latest round of financing in late 2018, including preparation of all financial and HR related materials as well as responding to related investor requests. • Responsible for forecasting ROI of new retail store builds, including assessment of rent, labor and appropriate capex budget to deliver solid financial return while expanding the company’s retail presence.• Partner with CEO to negotiate contracts, including ERP system, insurance and office lease to support expansion. • Facilitate many HR functions as the company has no in-house HR, including onboarding/offboarding employees, payroll management, merit increase design, benefit enhancement surveying, manage broker relationship.

• Lead annual plan and quarterly forecast of Balance Sheet & P&L, including all communication with leadership team and assistance with preparation of materials for quarterly meetings with the Board of Directors.• Create and maintain complex financial models and ensure they are reflective of current business understanding, corporate structure and overall strategy.• Manage daily activities of FP&A Manager.

• Tracked budget and cash flow of $30M spend for company's first manufacturing facility which opened December 2014.• Work with cross-functional teams, including Accounting, Sales, Operations, Brand Marketing, and Product General Managers to provide financial leadership on new product launches, customer sales, promotional spend, cost savings initiatives, SG&A spending, and ad hoc requests as needed.• Prepare 5-year P&L, ROI and IRR analysis for all new product development projects.• Created company’s first product level P&L calculating contribution margin on +200 products.

• Responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting for $5 Billion domestic operations of the world’s largest distributor of McDonald’s products.• Discuss weekly and monthly operational results of 16 domestic facilities with local distribution center accounting, warehouse, and transportation teams, as well as provide executive summary to management.• Coordinate development of annual business plans, $12 Million capital spending plan and quarterly forecasts.• Lead US corporate monthly close and support external audit process.

• Responsible for reporting and accounting of financial performance for the Hyatt domestic and international owned hotel portfolio, including completion of monthly journal entries as well as reconciliation of accounts to ensure accuracy of financials presented to management.• Compiled monthly analytic review package for management, including performance analytics on all P&L and B/S accounts for owned hotels along with explanation for significant account variances.• Managed the construction in progress account, including monthly renovation spend analysis, reconcile cash spent to approved project costs, as well as track project completion status to transfer costs to fixed assets.• Interacted and presented regularly to management team regarding the financial impact of renovation budget and timing changes.• Prepared quarterly fixed asset purchases and cash flow footnote disclosures for 10-K and 10-Q.• Managed daily schedule of two staff accountants.

• Voluntarily left KPMG to fulfill a lifelong dream of traveling around Asia, Australia and New Zealand. • Visited 9 countries over one year, including a 3 month volunteer program in Nepal working in an orphanage and assisting with sustainable farming.

• Provided financial due diligence assistance on merger & acquisition (M&A) projects to both private equity and strategic buyer clients, including: Charles Schwab, Google, Macrovision, Oak Hill Capital, Summit Partners, TA Associates, and Yahoo. • Developed complex financial models and analysis, including projections, budget variance analysis, working capital trends, top customer and supplier analysis, and quality of earnings valuation.• Interacted with senior client executives and private equity investors to complete procedures, provide clear recommendations and next steps, as well as to strengthen relationships with clients.• Prepared detailed written reports highlighting key findings and identifying key business trends.• Assisted buyers in due diligence for a variety of industries, including manufacturing, consumer products, financial services, software, and technology. • Led a segment of a financial restatement project for a $1 billion public manufacturing company, which included research and interpretation of SAB 101 – Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements, as well as direct oversight of a team of 20 across projects in North America and Asia.• Performed lender due diligence for banking clients seeking to lend financing against collateral assets.

• Performed year round assurance and advisory services to public and private clients, including, Federal Signal, Hewitt Associates, William Blair Mutual Funds, The Chicago Bears, and United Stationers.• Researched technical accounting issues, including FAS 5 - Accounting for Contingencies and FAS 123r - Accounting for Stock Based Compensation.• Actively participated in campus recruiting as well as staff development and mentoring.

• Assisted in planning and interim audits for financial service and health care clients.• Learned advanced skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.