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Dublin, Ca, Us

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Built up and led eight-person team in all aspects of finance strategy, internal/external reporting, investor reporting, corporate planning, G&A expense management, compensation and benefits, and process development/improvements. Unified team under common vision aligned with corporate goals to support the start-up’s growth. – Achieved financial goals by overseeing 2022 budget process as FP&A lead and designing new end-to-end process that integrated into annual planning.– Scaled FP&A team to eight members to effectively support long-range planning, reporting, and modeling and advised Founding team on key strategies for investor relations and fundraising.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Directed five-person team in conducting all company-wide compensation and benefits forecasting, equity budget management, process improvement and transformation strategies, and workforce planning while aligning groups around strategy, goals, and expectations. – Delivered initial 2020 Compensation & Benefits budget model within first month of hire for presentation to Founders, which provided critical insights for workforce planning and management. – Led 2021 Budget Planning process, introducing an integrated process for annual planning and budgeting with robust strategic guidance, timelines, communication, and executive engagement. – Advised Chief People Officer, Vice Presidents, and G&A executives as a thought leader, driving operational efficiencies and initiatives that enabled company to tightly control headcount while scaling and sustaining growth.– Enabled successful Oracle implementation, training, and on-schedule launch as FP&A lead. – Accelerated offshoring of month-end accruals and reporting, which drove time savings and increased accuracy. – Optimized cross-functional processes and policies in collaboration with Accounting leaders, resulting in close calendar with key milestones that bolstered financial process accuracy and collaboration.– Steered organizational direction and double-digit increase in key people metrics as member of Location Committee Governance Body and FP&A lead for Finance and FP&A Engagement Committees. – Connected with industry leaders across 25 organizations at Finance Women in Tech events.

San Francisco, California, Us

Strategized FP&A activities, leading all planning and forecasting activities, building annual budget from ground up, and providing analytical support for business decisions and acquisition. Created monthly management reporting packages for senior management and Board. – Developed budgets from ground up and implemented advanced tools, processes, and reports that raised efficiency and accuracy of month-end close, planning, and forecasting activities.

Headed transformation by directing three-person team in preparing all forecasts for annual budget, long-term strategic plan, and multibillion-dollar retail business. Bolstered financial performance by providing analytical support and strategic recommendations for senior and executive leaders. Developed reporting packages. Orchestrated month-end processes and reporting. – Built U.S. Retail Team as a Brand of Excellence within six months by connecting with store leaders to correct financial errors, position Finance as a strategic business partner, and maximize operational agility.– Instituted first robust planning and reporting systems by restructuring processes, developing SOPs, building analytics, and coaching teams to ensure financial performance with minimal risk.– Controlled cost sharing by assembling cross-functional team to analyze employee benefits at store and corporate levels and develop benefits forecast model.

Consulted with business leaders across departments to provide critical support for financial processes and forecasts, enabling attainment of KPIs. Headed special projects and conducted ad hoc analyses to deliver strategic business insights. Prepared reporting packages and collaborated on monthly closing processes. Cross-functionally coordinated internal/external presentations.

Orchestrated month-end close and reporting process for sister company, Kendo. Coached six-person team with Directors to Accountants in executing financial operations while implementing process improvements and ensuring compliance. – Established new processes, tools, and reporting functions during comprehensive transition to ensure proper ownership of all corporate financials.

Oversaw two staff for finance strategy and operations, corporate consolidations, analytics, and management and performance reporting for business units within Sephora Global and LVMH. Liaised with Sephora Global leaders and Business Planning & Analysis team on 10 official forecasts spanning all business channels; C&R lead for Sephora Americas. – Co-led Workplace Strategy Project by designing multi-year strategic and financial plan that optimized physical workplace while accounting for growth and promoting cross-departmental synergies. – Created multi-year dynamic financial/headcount model that accurately depicted workplace costs and potential impacts. – Migrated to current Business Objects Platform by co-directing initiative to develop training, execute system testing, and transition over 400 documents for 20+ finance staff. – Streamlined reporting data process for greater efficiency, replacing manual data entry tactics requiring 10 staff.

Owned all financial forecasts for Sephora.com and Beauty Insider Loyalty Program and full income statement for Sephora.com. Controlled annual operating budget and capital budget for IT organization. – Enabled market share growth by developing financial models and evaluating business impacts of strategic initiatives.– Generated over $30M in cost savings in one year in partnership with IT team and co-led end-to-end system migration. – Implemented improvements in invoice processing system and reporting that drove efficiencies and enhanced capabilities, dramatically reducing monthly accruals and required manpower. – Redesigned budget and financial forecasting tool that streamlined Excel system from 73 workbooks to eight.– Honored with Silver Flame Award, one of four annual corporate awards.

Oakland, California, Us

Oakland, California, Us

Bs, Biological Chemistry

Mpia, International Management