Experience

Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  Honolulu, Hawaii, United States



Goodsill

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Finance

  • Mar 2022 - Sep 2023

  Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Report to 5 member Executive Committee. Restructured accounting dept. and hired new staff to take A/P, general accounting and management accounting in-house from outside consulting firm, with 5 direct reports. Installed and customized new budget software and managed budgeting process and reported on variance analysis throughout the year. Led project to correct accounting software issues and reporting malfunctions related to mapping of financial statements. Restructured Chart of Accounts.… Show more Report to 5 member Executive Committee. Restructured accounting dept. and hired new staff to take A/P, general accounting and management accounting in-house from outside consulting firm, with 5 direct reports. Installed and customized new budget software and managed budgeting process and reported on variance analysis throughout the year. Led project to correct accounting software issues and reporting malfunctions related to mapping of financial statements. Restructured Chart of Accounts. Supervised annual audit of retirement fund contributions. Reported on insurance policies. Full cash management. Show less



State of Hawaii

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Budget Analyst

  • Sep 2021 - Mar 2022

  Honolulu, Hawaii, United States



STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ADULT MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Budget Analyst

  • Sep 2021 - Sep 2021

  Honolulu, Hawaii, United States



Financial Management

• Senior Financial Manager

  • Apr 2017 - Sep 2021



SPBD Microfinance Network

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CFO

  • Jun 2014 - Apr 2017

  Greater New York City Area Responsible for all financial transactions, financial documentation, reporting and analysis for this microfinance company who provides small loans to entrepreneurial women starting their own small businesses in the South Pacific. I provide financial management, treasury, financial statement and cash flow analysis for the parent companies and microfinance institutions who have disbursed over $50M in loans since inception. Provide guidance to regional microfinance institutions in the network to… Show more Responsible for all financial transactions, financial documentation, reporting and analysis for this microfinance company who provides small loans to entrepreneurial women starting their own small businesses in the South Pacific. I provide financial management, treasury, financial statement and cash flow analysis for the parent companies and microfinance institutions who have disbursed over $50M in loans since inception. Provide guidance to regional microfinance institutions in the network to standardize financial reporting provided to external lenders. Responsible for intercompany loan documentation between the parent and microfinance subsidiaries. Work with auditors on complex debt and equity transactions and annual tax audits. Show less



White & Case LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• International Financial Projects Manager

  • Mar 2008 - Jan 2014

  New York City In March 2008, I transferred from my position as CFO of the Moscow office to the NY office. As International Financial Projects Manager, I * Developed an automated Partner Compensation system, including calculation, payment processing and reporting * Participated in the analysis, selection, and set-up of a new global integrated ERP for all 40 offices in 25 countries, including all foreign languages, currencies and local statutory requirements * Worked with outside… Show more In March 2008, I transferred from my position as CFO of the Moscow office to the NY office. As International Financial Projects Manager, I * Developed an automated Partner Compensation system, including calculation, payment processing and reporting * Participated in the analysis, selection, and set-up of a new global integrated ERP for all 40 offices in 25 countries, including all foreign languages, currencies and local statutory requirements * Worked with outside consultants and the internal IT team on a collections database and data warehouse for more effective financial reporting, and with an outside vendor on a new employee expense reimbursement system * Acted as liaison between the IT and Accounting/Finance teams on all international financial system-related projects including the internal audits of several international offices * Assisted the Moscow and other international offices with ongoing statutory issues, traveling to Prague and Warsaw to provide guidance to the Regional CEE offices with financial analysis and budgeting * Assisted CFO with strategic planning/expansion and provided financial management of the shared service center in the Phillippines. Traveled to Manila to hire and train new finance personnel

• Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer

  • Aug 1999 - Mar 2008

  Moscow, Russian Federation As CFO in Moscow, I * Took a start-up office of 40 employees and $4 million in revenue with net operating losses, to an independent office with $45M revenue, 240 legal and supoort staff producing a net operating profit * Built the acccounting, finance and billing departments from scratch. Managed 120 non-legal staff and directly supervised the accounting/finance, billing, administration and IT department personnel * Responsible for all daily accounting, finance, and tax… Show more As CFO in Moscow, I * Took a start-up office of 40 employees and $4 million in revenue with net operating losses, to an independent office with $45M revenue, 240 legal and supoort staff producing a net operating profit * Built the acccounting, finance and billing departments from scratch. Managed 120 non-legal staff and directly supervised the accounting/finance, billing, administration and IT department personnel * Responsible for all daily accounting, finance, and tax transactions and operations * Prepared finanacial analysis and developed reports reflecting profitability, productivity and aged inventory * Produced annual and project budgets and came in on, or exceeded, budgeted profitability every year * Worked directly with the Executive Partner to develop strategic and business planning, as well as office policies and procedures. Documented all accounting, finance, and tax policies and procedures * Worked daily with banks, Russian and US tax authorities, local and regional vendors, outside consultants, NY head office, foreign financial professionals, and partners from other non-US offices on audits, contracts, various projects and other unique issues relating to running a foreign office for a global law firm



Bank of America

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • 1997 - 1999

  Moscow, Russian Federation Managed all financial operations, concentrating on the start-up of the new Moscow subsidiary, including: * Legal - Worked closely with attorneys and the Russian Central Bank to prepare the required documents for the General License application. Negotiated sublease agreement and other contracts. Resolved various customs and tax issues * Compliance/Control/Audit - Insure strict compliance with the changing and contradictory finance and tax regulations. Prepared annual tax… Show more Managed all financial operations, concentrating on the start-up of the new Moscow subsidiary, including: * Legal - Worked closely with attorneys and the Russian Central Bank to prepare the required documents for the General License application. Negotiated sublease agreement and other contracts. Resolved various customs and tax issues * Compliance/Control/Audit - Insure strict compliance with the changing and contradictory finance and tax regulations. Prepared annual tax declaration. Coordinated with outside auditors for the periodic audits of the Russian authorities. - Accounting/Reporting/Systems - Managed the project to develop software to link the Bank's global system with the local Russian system and produce reports required by both the Russian and US Banking, Securities and Tax authorities. Customized management reports for consolidation with EMEA. Budget - Prepared and controlled a $14 million budget for the start-up. Developed customized budget software program to track expenses by Revenue/Cost Centers and compare budget to actual. Crisis Management/Wrap-up - Managed the process of downsizing the newly formed subsidiary back to a skeleton representative office, including all personnel, legal, regulatory, administrative and financial issues associated with closing the bank. Show less



Raiffeisen Bank Russia

• Russian Federation
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Finance

  • 1996 - 1997

  Moscow, Russian Federation As Director of Finance, I was responsible for all financial operations including: Legal - Assisted attorneys to register the Bank with the Russian tax authorities, pension and other social funds, pay in the Statutory Capital, resolve customs issues, purchase a building, sublease office space, and negotiate contracts for goods and services Compliance/Control - Developed and implemented initial financial controls and policies and procedures for accounting, finance, and currency… Show more As Director of Finance, I was responsible for all financial operations including: Legal - Assisted attorneys to register the Bank with the Russian tax authorities, pension and other social funds, pay in the Statutory Capital, resolve customs issues, purchase a building, sublease office space, and negotiate contracts for goods and services Compliance/Control - Developed and implemented initial financial controls and policies and procedures for accounting, finance, and currency control departments to insure compliance with local, international and head office requirements Staffing/Organization - Developed job descriptions and departmental functionalities, recruited and directly supervised the accounting and financial cotnrol departments Systems - Converted from manual Russian accounting to a highly sophisticated multi-currency banking system. Developed an interface wihich mapped Russian acounting to IAS/US GAAP and to Austrian head office accounting standards Budgeting/Reporting - Prepared all budgets and made bi-annual presentation to Shareholders in Vienna. Prepared monthly consolidateon report to head office with analysis, ratio analysis and comparison of budget to actual. Responsible for timely and accurate statutory reporting to Central Bank and Tax Inspection Audit - Coordinated and participated extensively in the annual (and impromptu) audits of the Russian tax authorities, outside auditors, internal auditors and head office compliance. Consistently achieved 100% compliance. Show less



Deloitte

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • 1996 - 1996

  Moscow, Russian Federation As Senior Consultant, I * Analyzed and converted accounting data from manual Russian accounting to a computerized accounting system for a gold-mining joint venture in Magadan, Russia (far East Siberia) * Traveled to Magadan to design the combined chart of accounts to accommodate both Russian and US GAAP regulations, as well as to faciltate job costing and profitability by JV partner - Produced financial statements in multi-language and multi-currency - Assisted… Show more As Senior Consultant, I * Analyzed and converted accounting data from manual Russian accounting to a computerized accounting system for a gold-mining joint venture in Magadan, Russia (far East Siberia) * Traveled to Magadan to design the combined chart of accounts to accommodate both Russian and US GAAP regulations, as well as to faciltate job costing and profitability by JV partner - Produced financial statements in multi-language and multi-currency - Assisted with year end closing Show less



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • 1995 - 1995

  Moscow, Russian Federation As Senior Consultant on a short-term USAID project, I * Provided restructuring and management consulting to 2 newly privatized firms, involving intensive analysis of cash operations, investments securities, and capital usage - Developed a new set of mangement information reports and reporting procedures - Trained Russian staff in cash mangement techniques, cash flow analyss, IAS acccounting, financial management, accounting software and internal controls