Experience

ARKO Corp. (NASDAQ: ARKO)

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President - Financial Reporting

  • Nov 2015 - Present

  Richmond, Virginia Area • Prepare and coordinate all SEC filings, including quarterly reports, Annual Report, proxy and 8-K filings; includes drafting financial statements, footnotes, MD&A and all other sections in compliance with regulatory requirements and ensuring SOX compliance • Assist in preparation, and manage distribution of, information to executive team, Board of Directors, Board committees and credit partners • Worked with key business leaders to prepare the SEC filings for ARKO’s initial public… Show more • Prepare and coordinate all SEC filings, including quarterly reports, Annual Report, proxy and 8-K filings; includes drafting financial statements, footnotes, MD&A and all other sections in compliance with regulatory requirements and ensuring SOX compliance • Assist in preparation, and manage distribution of, information to executive team, Board of Directors, Board committees and credit partners • Worked with key business leaders to prepare the SEC filings for ARKO’s initial public offering • Participate on M&A team to review potential acquisitions and coordinate compilation of historical and pro-forma financial statements and purchase accounting upon acquisition • Managed annual budgeting process, including Hyperion Planning administration and set-up and coordination with all departments • Document accounting conclusions for technical issues utilizing a strong working knowledge of GAAP, FASB pronouncements, securities laws and various other accounting literature Show less



LL Flooring

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice President - Investor Relations & Financial Reporting

  • Apr 2009 - Nov 2015

  Toano, Virginia • Prepared and coordinated all SEC filings, including quarterly reports, Annual Report, proxy and 8-K filings; includes drafting of financial statements, footnotes, MD&A and all other sections in compliance with regulatory requirements • Prepared quarterly earnings releases and management scripts for Wall Street conference calls, as well as ad-hoc press releases and presentations • Lead company’s investor relations activities, including communicating directly with current and prospect… Show more • Prepared and coordinated all SEC filings, including quarterly reports, Annual Report, proxy and 8-K filings; includes drafting of financial statements, footnotes, MD&A and all other sections in compliance with regulatory requirements • Prepared quarterly earnings releases and management scripts for Wall Street conference calls, as well as ad-hoc press releases and presentations • Lead company’s investor relations activities, including communicating directly with current and prospect analysts and investors, attending investor relations marketing activities and preparing road-show presentations, working directly with the CEO and CFO • Increased sell-side coverage from seven analysts in 2009 to 19 in 2015 • Reviewed monthly internal financial statements and accompanying summary of financial results and executive dashboard reporting for reporting to management, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors • Lead the annual budget process including developing planning templates and timelines, and combining information for all departments into a Company-wide annual budget for presentation to the Board of Directors • Supervised staff and assist in preparing various financial analyses for all aspects of the business, including sales, store operations, real estate, capital expenditures and expense management Show less



EY

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Audit Senior Manager

  • Oct 1998 - Apr 2009

  Richmond, Virginia Area • Supervised the day-to-day activities of various assurance services including integrated and financial statement audits and quarterly reviews, managing teams of three to eight members • Reviewed and created client correspondence, internal memoranda and other working papers that document the engagement procedures performed, the findings and the results of those procedures • Significant experience with SEC rules and regulations, periodic filings, registration statements and comfort… Show more • Supervised the day-to-day activities of various assurance services including integrated and financial statement audits and quarterly reviews, managing teams of three to eight members • Reviewed and created client correspondence, internal memoranda and other working papers that document the engagement procedures performed, the findings and the results of those procedures • Significant experience with SEC rules and regulations, periodic filings, registration statements and comfort letters, including assisting in multiple spin-offs and IPOs • Experience with both publicly traded clients and non-public clients; industry focus centered on consumer products, manufacturing and energy & mining • Significant experience with Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404 compliance • Assisted clients in dealing with highly complex transactions such as acquisitions, divestitures, pensions and postretirement benefits, derivatives, revenue recognition and stock compensation • Assisted in new business development, including identifying prospects, meetings with potential clients, drafting proposals and participating in management and Audit Committee presentations Show less