Experience

Palantir Technologies

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior International Accounting Analyst

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  International Accounting team x 5Ownership of the accounting, financial compliance and reporting process for a number international entities based in APAC & EMEA (6 x APAC, 5 x EMEA)• Responsible for ensuring the preparation and review of financial statements, coordination of tax compliance and audit filings• Supporting the global month end close by reviewing and maintaining the general ledgers, accounting, and providing specific reconciliations • Being solely responsible for the local financial audits and maintaining compliance with external and internal audit requirements.• Ensuring proper and timely recording and reconciliation of inter-company transactions.• Providing support for US GAAP consolidated reporting and reconciliation to local GAAP.• Managing and coordinating with internal and local external bookkeepers, auditors, tax, and legal teams to ensure compliance with all reporting requirements.• Helping to coordinate the implementation and compliance for new entities and ensuring the financials is compliant with local & US GAAP• Supporting any changes in the business environment, accounting and/or local regulations on policies and procedures while ensuring the current policies are consistent with the company policy• Helping to identify opportunities for improvement and engage with team members to implement enhancements in the international process to increase efficiency and effectiveness at scale.• Maintaining a high level of confidentiality and integrity of financial data.• Assisting on projects and ad-hoc assignments as needed, including providing assistance on guidance on local accounting issues and data analysis to support decisions.Achievements- Supporting the Finance function while company went through an IPO (Initial Public Offering)- Helping to identify opportunities for improvement and engage with team members to implement enhancements in the international process to increase efficiency and effectiveness at scale Show less

• International Accounting Analyst

  • Jan 2020 - Dec 2020



Shutterstock

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Manager

  • Mar 2019 - Jan 2020

  Finance team x 7 - 4 direct reports Responsible for the accounting, compliance and reporting for UK acquired company (Rex Features Ltd). • Prepare and manage workflow for month, quarterly and year end close reporting including maintaining the general ledger and ensuring the smooth running of day to day finance function • Maintenance, periodic testing and reporting of financial controls as described under SOX 404 documentation • Identify and explain accounting issues with relevant accounting guidance to the management team • Coordinate with external provider on Statutory Reporting requirements • Supervising and supporting Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable teams (team of 4) • Support business development with financial analysis. • Work collaboratively with all functions (Sales, Tech, Product, Content, Legal, Tax & Finance) • Implement, update, maintain and support all necessary business policies, internal controls and accounting practices • Ad hoc and special projects Achievements - Exposure to Deferred revenue and Revenue Recognition - Enhanced internal administrative procedures (moving from paper to online) Show less



Travelling

• Travel Arrangements
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Travelling

  • Oct 2018 - Dec 2018



Salesforce

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interim Senior Manager, International Accounting - M&A (Contract)

  • Aug 2017 - Sep 2018

  Finance team x 8 – 2 indirect reports Responsible for supporting the accounting, compliance and reporting for international entities acquired to dissolution within the International Controllership M&A Group. • Preparing and maintaining accurate management accounts for acquired international entities (20+) • Solely responsible for ensuring the preparation and review of statutory accounts, tax and any compliance filings are completed accurately and on schedule • Partnering with various functions across organization to ensure management accounting, financial reporting and compliance objectives are achieved • Production of internal Memo’s outlining the steps required for liquidations of international entities • Preparing dissolution balance sheets and working with liquidators/third parties on closure of entities • Working with numerous international external providers on the compliance filings and dissolutions. • Support M&A integration activities for acquired international entities from acquisition to dissolution • Producing reconciliations for reporting between different accounting systems • Supporting ad-hoc projects Achievements - gaining an in-depth knowledge on the process of dissolution of entities - to designed, establish and implementation a playbook on the procedures and internal controls needed to ensure the correct accounting treatment can be applied to future acquisitions/dissolutions Show less



Houzz

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• International Finance Manager

  • Apr 2017 - Jul 2017

  Finance team x 5 – 1 indirect report Working with the Finance Director on streamlining the international finance department • Contributing to the development of the finance team's functional processes and internal controls • Helping to design end to end processes to improve the overall efficiency • Assisting in the management of the Accounts Payable and Receivable teams Finance team x 5 – 1 indirect report Working with the Finance Director on streamlining the international finance department • Contributing to the development of the finance team's functional processes and internal controls • Helping to design end to end processes to improve the overall efficiency • Assisting in the management of the Accounts Payable and Receivable teams



Salesforce Commerce Cloud

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Manager, International Finance

  • Aug 2012 - Mar 2017

  Finance team x 10 – 4 direct reports, 2 remote direct reports, 2 indirect reports Helping to manage the Finance function for 15 International subsidiaries (9 Europe and 6 Asia Pacific entities) • Supervising and supporting International Accounting, Accounts Payable and Payroll teams. • Overseeing and ensuring the smooth running of day to day global finance functions • Producing, reviewing and approved monthly reporting to be local and US GAAP compliant • Management of cash flow and forecasting • Business partnering, working closely with FP&A on analyzing results and forecasting. • Ensuring the integrity of existing controls and improved accounting procedures to align with SOX compliance • Working with third parties on international payrolls and reporting • Reconciling and approving the local statutory and fiscal reports (IFRS/local GAAP) • Managing the audits for the international entities, working with external accountants & auditors • Reviewing and re-engineer of internal controls (under SOX). • Global Systems implementation – Aqilla (Accounting software), Coupa (spend management software), Concur Travel and Expense, Corporate Credit Cards, • Supporting new entity set up in international locations • Line manager including regular reviews, performance assessment, team building and career development • Provided information on acquisitions and their integration • Worked on mergers and liquidations of acquired entities from Jan 2017 Achievements - streamlining the month-end closing processes from six to two days within fifteen countries - building up and supervising an international finance team from three to ten and supervised remote workers - project led of implementation of software in EMEA and APAC Show less



Knowledge to Action

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Management Accountant

  • Nov 2010 - Jul 2012

  Finance team x 4 – 1 remote direct reports 2 indirect reports Responsible for a variety of financial and management reporting and ad hoc analysis for 5 entities in UK, Australia and South Africa • Preparing weekly and monthly management accounts and expenditure reports • Review of Trial Balance and production of Balance Sheet for all units • Reviewing and posting intercompany journals • Day-to-day control of general ledgers and bank reconciliations • Producing monthly payroll reports, liaising with outsourced payroll companies and posting journals • Management of staff loans, company credit cards and petty cash for all units • Production and submission of UK and International VAT Returns, liaising with international accountants regarding international tax queries • Enhancing internal administrative procedures & ensuring compliance with standards • Producing audit packs and liaising with auditors • Management of team members in UK & Australia Achievements - management of payroll & dealing with HR queries with third party providers in international locations - upgrade and roll-out of financial software from Sage 50 to Sage 200. Show less



Rhinegold Publishing Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Management Accountant

  • Oct 2008 - Nov 2010

  Finance team x 4 – 1 indirect report Producing monthly management accounts and all relevant reporting, providing support to Financial Controller, overseeing accounts department and ad-hoc reporting • Providing timely and accurate reporting of monthly management accounts and comments • Detailed review of Trial Balance and production of Balance Sheet • Responsible for the consolidated reporting pack sent to senior management • Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts to relevant reports • Project manager for Budget and Reforecast • Managing all general ledger activities and any finance queries • Responsible for inputting and reconciling 2 bank accounts • Assisting and analysing of costings and cost centre reports • Main contact for 2 outsourcing companies and reconciling reports • Supervising Accounts Payable and Credit Control staff • Assisting in the Year End accounts • Processing payments, refunds, credit notes and invoicing Achievements - produced full management pack, with a consolidated account and all related sub-accounts - dealing with budget and reforecasts - developing skills in staff management Show less



Dulabh & Co Financial Accountants

• Assistant Accountant

  • May 2007 - Sep 2008

  Book-keeping and preparation of Financial Accounts - • Preparing Financial Accounts for Sole Traders, Partnerships and Limited Companies • Auditing of solicitor accounts and dealing with all compliance works • Preparing Management Accounts for small Limited Companies • Dealing with monthly and weekly payroll and filing P35 Returns online • Assisting with preparation of VAT Returns • Book-keeping and general administration. Achievement – preparing Financial Accounts from raw data and gaining an in-depth knowledge of book-keeping skills Show less



Dwell UK

• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Assistant

  • Jan 2007 - Apr 2007

  Provided accounts and administrative support to Finance Director • Responsible for processing and matching of invoices, • Allocating cheques and BACS payments to supplier accounts and sending remittances • Dealing with all invoice queries • Maintaining sales ledger and account reconciliation’s • Reviewing and processing with staff expenses • Responsible for authorizing petty cash expenses and keeping detailed records Achievement – learning a new in-house accounting software Show less



Peacock Blue Ltd

• Accounts Assistant

  • Apr 2005 - Dec 2006

  Provided a full service of accounts role including Accounts Payable and Receivable • Production of the Management Accounts and related reporting • Managing general ledger activities, reconciliation of accounts • Maintaining and assisting with cash flow forecasting, • Controlling accruals/ prepayments and fixed assets schedules • Resolving queries (internal and external), • Dealing with ad-hoc areas and general administration. Achievement – producing monthly management accounts and gaining an detailed understanding of the accounts department Show less