Umeet Chopra Email & Phone Number

Santa Clara, California, US

• Responsible for global Accounting operations including revenue recognition, quarter-end close, GL consolidation and SEC reporting.
• Lead the efforts for establishing company policy position on ASC 606 and concurrently managed the implementation project to operationalize the new revenue recognition standard.
• Worked collaboratively with the functional teams representing Revenue, Sales Ops, Pricing, Order Management and Legal in developing, strengthening and automating ‘quote to cash’ business processes for accurate and.
• Rebuilt and strengthened the Accounting team to keep pace with rapid growth and increased complexity driven by ASC 606.
• Responsible for establishing and monitoring of company’s internal control environment to ensure integrity of all accounting systems and processes and preparedness for SOX 404b (auditor attestation of internal controls).
• Lead the SEC reporting and technical accounting function, including review of filings of forms 10-K, 10-Q, and quarterly earnings release. Administer disclosure committee meetings to collaborate with Legal, IR, FP&A.

Palo Alto, California, US

• Responsible for day to day accounting operations, reporting and compliance
• Contract review, Billing oversight and Revenue recognition for Cloud/SaaS based service offerings
• Responsible for procurement, logistics and accounting for leased equipment at data centers
• Oversee tax and insurance related matters as well as commercial banking relationships
• Participated in diligence efforts for debt and equity based funding opportunities to infuse additional capital into the company

San Francisco, California, US

• Responsible for the Accounting function including month-end close, world-wide consolidation and financial reporting
• Preparation of S-1 registration statement including review of internal controls and quarterly historical financials for compliance with GAAP
• Successfully guided the Accounting team in completion of 2012 - 2014 financial audits
• Performed deal and contract reviews for revenue recognition under ASC 605, SAB Topic 13 and other related accounting pronouncements including ASU 2009-13 and ASU 2009-14
• Support Operations team on various contract manufacturing, supply chain initiatives and with inventory management
• Managed NetSuite implementation project and related enhancements for timely go-live

Milpitas, California, US

• Active member of Corporate Disclosure Committee whose main charter was to coordinate the preparation of and provide oversight of the accuracy and timeliness of the company’s 10K, 10Q, earning guidance, press releases.
• Finance Head for M&A and responsible for target valuation analysis, due diligence, purchase price accounting and business integration.
• Responsible for defining the Finance outsourcing vision and scope. Actively managed the Global Finance Shared Service Center in India.
• Also, responsible for Corporate functions like Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Payroll and Travel.

Milpitas, California, US

• Managed the Centralized Operations Accounting group, providing FP&A support to the Chief Manufacturing Officer (CMO) and his world-wide manufacturing organization.
• Defined and established numerous manufacturing related processes pertaining to cost reduction, resource planning, inventory forecasting and management.
• Partnered with Division Controllers to provide in-depth analysis and forecasts to help drive margin improvement initiatives. Developed, measured and reported on key operational metrics.
• Participated actively in global SAP (R3) implementation. Managed various aspects of project from defining scope to redesigning business processes, user acceptance testing & post go-live support.
• Core team member for the initial design & execution of Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance program. Developed narratives, flow charts, risk matrices & identified key controls for risk mitigation

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Bs, Business

Mba, Operations Finance