Financial management leader with a work history of consistently exceeding performance objectives.

  Outstanding listening, verbal communication and interpersonal skills, gaining the trust, confidence and respect of key stakeholders, including senior leadership.

  Proactively identified problems in real time and implemented favorable solutions.

  Solid analytical, time management, attention to detail and organizational skills, including prioritizing tasks.

  Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Excel (VLOOKUP and pivot tables), as well as Microsoft Access; SAP; Hyperion; Oracle; Changepoint; and JD Edwards.

  Experience maintaining compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB); and the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act 404.

Accounts Payable/Receivable Revenue Recognition/Reporting Technical Accounting

Budget Management Expense Recognition Revenue Operations Accounting

Tax Preparation General Ledger SOX Testing/Implementation

Bankruptcy Litigation Support Business Analysis Reporting  Governmental Auditing

Contract Review/Approval Risk Consulting   Staff Management/Training

Bank/Cash Reconciliations Financial Statements   Policies and Procedures

Finance Manager, Weber Shandwick Seattle, WA Apr. 2013-Present

  Lead a team of billing and administrative staff while also working closely with senior management.

  Analyze profit and loss variances and discuss with the Regional Chief Financial Officer.

  Submit journal entries to the Corporate Services Group in an accurate, timely and efficient manner.

  Partner with senior lead personnel to establish new financial models such as statement of work pricing and utilization tracking, among others.

  Help prepare budgets and any necessary revisions using Hyperion software.

  Achieve budget goals by monitoring expenditures; analyzing variances; and initiate any corrective actions.

  Protect assets by establishing, monitoring and enforcing internal controls.

  Partner with personnel in the Corporate Legal Department on master service agreements.

  Review, prepare and provide guidance for all revenue recognition documents.

Senior Revenue Accountant, Razorfish Seattle, WA                                                                   2007-2013

  Worked closely with a variety of finance operations managers and project managers, and on occasion, with vice presidents, including training colleagues on best practices.

  Acted as Supervisor in the department manager s absence, leading five regional revenue staff members. 

  Coordinated testing of internal controls for internal and external audits, and prepared audit schedules and performed analysis for quarterly reviews and annual audits by the external accounting firm.

  Prepared more than $40 million in monthly journal entries and account reconciliations, including researching and correcting any discrepancies between projects and General Ledger.

  Led clean up and reconciliation of a more than $10 million variance with deferred revenue and unbilled receivable accounts.

  Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual reconciliations and reporting of deferred, unbilled accounts.

  Analyzed and approved contracts for multiple business units to ensure that revenue was recognized.

  Led group discussions involving revenue recognition guidance, including SOP 81-1, SAB-104, SOP 97-2.

  Generating monthly revenue reports and ad hoc reporting requests.

  Developed policies and procedures that streamlined operations and accounting processes.

  Oversaw technical revenue recognition guidance for the Domestic Revenue Team.

Senior Accountant, Multiple Clients (Hired via Robert Half International) Seattle, WA                  2001-2007

  Performed public and private, project-based accounting services at five different organizations.

  Increased processing efficiency by more than 50% after designing financial reports for Solutions IQ. 

  Improved reporting tools and provided key financial analysis support for Solutions IQ.

  Achieved cost savings for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy estate case on behalf of client, Protiviti, by favorably resolving claims, including forecasting and reporting to Creditor Committee.

  Prepared reporting of sales results from 45 store locations for client, Briazz.

  Prepared and executed audits, including systems testing and analysis, for client, State of Washington.

  Prepared audits either in a lead capacity or as part of a team for the City of Bellevue, City of Kent, Bryn Mawr Lakeridge Water and Sewer District, the King County Law Library and the Seattle School District.

  Generated monthly billings for Fortune 50 clients on behalf of client, Razorfish, and designed and maintained reporting tools to track budgets against revenues for client, Solutions IQ.

  Created a new tool to track wholesale accounts and improved upon existing spreadsheets for Briazz.

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Accounting and Business Administration, University of Washington