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Mountain View, California, Us

Mountain View, California, Us

Mountain View, California, Us

• Project managed 59 financial controls with 20+ process owners (documentation, testing, deficiency identification and remediation) under weekly deadlines in order to maintain compliance with SOX 404 and 302 standards. • Partnered closely with the following groups to achieve an improved process/controls that enhanced financial statement accuracy/completeness: - Consumer Tax Group and Accounting Principles group - Identified and documented key internal processes and controls (manual and systemic) to ensure completeness and accuracy of revenue recognition in accordance with SOP 97-2 and SAB 104. - Retail Finance and Corporate Accounting groups - Designed and implemented a robust accrual process and controls to ensure completeness and accuracy of advertising reserves in accordance with EITF 01-09. - Corporate FP&A group - Identified and documented processes, key internal and entity level controls related to annual budget/quarterly forecast versus actual analysis and reporting packages which are reported to executive management and the Audit Committee. • Areas of management responsibility included the following: - Entity-level controls - Journal entry review; PO service accruals; Account reconciliations; Budget/Forecast v. Actual; Equity and Compensation Accounting; Accounting for capitalized assets including labor (SOP 98-1). • Developed “Weekly Status” deck to track compliance status using automated tools to consolidate and present metrics. This deck was presented to executive management as well as the external auditors.

San Francisco, California, Us

• Maintained and delivered comprehensive Quarterly budgets and Annual Plan.• Partnered with department heads in the development of over 25 individual department budgets and guided them in meeting crucial budget deadlines. • Reviewed and delivered budget v. actual results on monthly financial statements to executive management (CEO, CFO, VP Controller). • Delivered a comprehensive daily sales forecast variance analysis to all levels of management to assist in a real-time management of sales levels.• Performed ad hoc and routine monthly financial analysis for CEO, CFO, and senior management.• Prepared monthly and quarterly sales, payroll, and gross margin forecast and provided recommendations to CFO. • Worked closely with Operations executives to monitor and evaluate accuracy of sales and comparative store sales assumptions.• Calculated monthly and quarterly bank covenant compliance ratios.

San Francisco, California, Us

• Managed all aspects of fixed asset accounting and close process for 360 stores nationwide, including Puerto Rico.• Ensured depreciation expense methods and calculations were in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.• Developed fixed asset procurement, transfer and disposal policies and procedures.• Headed the implementation and comprehensive testing of Lawson 8.0 fixed asset system upgrade and its impact on financial statements.

• Assisted with preparation, review, and finalization of annual budgets with a $50 million revenue base for 96 profit and cost centers in the United States and Canada. • Prepared and analyzed monthly gross margin, net margin, and profit and loss trend reports for CEO, CFO, and Controller.• Prepared ad hoc financial analysis reports, budget/forecast to actual fluctuation analysis and the quarterly financial package for Board, CEO, CFO, Controller, and department heads.• Oversaw all aspects of asset management and equipment leasing - saved the Company in excess of $100k annually through the successful return/buyout of leased equipment.

• Managed all aspects of fixed asset accounting, including asset valuation, asset entry, asset tracking, depreciation expense analysis, and the preparation of year-end audit schedules.• Responsible for the accounting of all leased assets, including the review of payment history, analysis of early buyout decision, funding for additional equipment and the preparation of year-end audit schedules.• Developed and maintained vendor database for all leased assets.• Prepared, reviewed, and filed annual property tax returns for 40 profit and cost centers.

• Supervised three accounts payable staff, reviewed bi-monthly check runs, completed month end close of A/P to the general ledger, ensured the accuracy of vendor payments.• Prepared ad hoc expense reports for controller.• Prepared, reviewed, and filed monthly sales tax returns for 10 profit and cost centers.