PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Newark, CA

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Provide financial and accounting consulting services to various size clients. Provided CFO function to clients with no administrative resources and researched IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) for internal and external purposes.
• Managed and prepared month and year - end close processes, including budgeting and forecasting, and prepared and presented high level reporting to the CEO.
• Researched and prepared IFRS internal training materials and external training presentation under IFRS.

Confidential

SEC Reporting and Compliance Manager

Responsibilities:

• Prepared several years of audited financial statements and comprehensive footnotes in non-public company format, along with preparing all supporting documentation.
• Prepared the required financial sections of a Form S-1 in two attempted IPO filings.
• Researched technical accounting issues and prepared complete work papers and support for audit purposes.
• Responsible for contract review and summary from a financial perspective which ensured proper revenue recognition and accounting treatments under SAB 104 and EITF 00-21 .
• Responsible for the monthly preparation and reconciliation of the company’s equity structure to the general ledger in accordance with FAS 123R, FAS 150-5, EITF 96-18 and EITF 00-19 .
• Responsible for complex accounting projects which required the preparation of detailed analysis, general ledger research and journal entry preparation.

Confidential, Newark, CA

Director/Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Managed and prepared month and year-end close processes, including budgeting and forecasting, and prepared and presented high level reporting to Senior Management.
• Managed day-to-day accounting operations and personnel, including cash management for small clients.
• Planned and coordinated domestic and international audits.
• Planned, prepared documentation and coordinated due diligence for entity valuations.
• Prepared Form 10K, 10Q, S-1 and Proxy Statements for public companies and prepared financial statements and comprehensive footnotes for nonpublic companies.
• Researched complex accounting issues and prepared complete work papers and support for audit purposes. These issues included, but were not limited to, revenue recognition, stock based compensation, restructurings, warrants, purchase price allocations and consolidation.

Confidential, Redwood City, CA

Senior Director/Divisional Controller

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing all Financial Operations, Revenue Forecasting, Expense Budgeting, Cash Forecasting, Deal Structure Process and Management Reporting of Internet portal Confidential .
• Managed staff of 12 in performing Divisional financial planning and analysis, including but not limited to, budgeting, forecasting and monthly/quarterly reporting. Presented results to Corporate CFO and Senior Management team.
• Monitored budget compliance for Five Business Units. Interacted with all levels of management to facilitate appropriate financial decision-making.
• Managed a comprehensive Revenue Forecasting Process of all Media Sales Channels.
• Created, implemented and managed the Media Deal Structure Process for the Business Unit Sales Channels, which includes Business Development, Sales and DataBase Marketing.

Confidential, Redwood City, CA

Assistant Controller

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing the external reporting process, consolidations (domestic and international), tax and M&A accounting for the Company’s global operations.
• Managed the reporting process of the Company’s Form 10-K and 10Qs and coordinated with external legal counsel to prepare the Company’s Form S-8, S-3, S-4s and Proxy Statements.
• Managed the relationship with the independent auditors in connection with quarterly reviews, year-end audits and special projects.
• Managed the consolidated accounting process for both domestic and international, including accounting for joint ventures.
• Prepared all M&A accounting for the pooling restatements of Netbot and Classfieds2000, and all of the purchase accounting for the Excite@Home merger.
• Performed various research projects to ensure and maintain compliance with general accepted accounting principles and SEC regulations.
• Responsible for researching complex accounting issues and maintaining accounting treatments for critical partnership arrangements (AOL, Intuit, Netscape, etc.).
• Coordinated the preparation of the Company’s 1998 and 1999 Federal and State Tax Returns.
• Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills to facilitate interaction with the legal department, finance staff and senior management throughout the Company.

Confidential, Santa Clara, CA

Senior Financial Auditor

Responsibilities:

• Managed timely and accurate external reporting of the Company’s worldwide operations.
• Prepared quarterly and year-end financial statements, footnote disclosures and MD&A for the Company’s Annual Report, Form 10K and 10Qs.
• Coordinated and supervised the Company’s consolidated year-end audit and statutory audits for its North America, South America and Asia-Pacific subsidiaries.
• Researched and implemented new accounting standards while working with various organizations within the Company to determine how the new standards will affect the Company’s reporting requirements.
• Provided consulting to identify accounting issues and process improvement opportunities and formulated solid recommendations while working on individual and team-orientated projects.
• Assisted in the preparation of M&A purchase accounting.
• Coordinated and assisted in the accounting for hedge and stock based compensation.

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Senior Financial Auditor

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all phases of financial statement audits including planning, supervising and coordinating audit engagements for both public and private entities.
• Prepared financial statements and footnote disclosures in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Performed audit procedures specific for SEC companies including quarterly reviews and an initial public offering.
• Proposed recommendations related to quality of client internal controls and efficiency of business processes.
• Oversaw and performed consolidation efforts of domestic and international companies ranging from eight to seventeen subsidiaries.
• Supervised and evaluated professional staff.
• Designed budget and time management strategies.