Experience

Affirmed Networks

• United States
• Wireless Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

  • Dec 2016 - Present



SeaChange International

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Director Financial Planning & Analysis

  • Oct 2012 - Sep 2016

  Worked directly with the CFO in preparing business presentations for the Board of Directors, management team and other external stakeholders and responsible for reviewing and interpreting relevant financial, performance and comparative data. • Drove the Company’s annual budget, quarterly forecasting and three-year business plan. • Lead the development of financial modeling, financial analysis and valuation support for acquisitions, client profitability, new product development, long-term contracts and other ad-hoc financial projects. • Consolidated the worldwide operating results and provided comprehensive analysis of results compared to plan, prior periods and forecasts. • Analyzed trends and business operating performance; make recommendations to management to solve unfavorable trends and close gaps to targets. • Managed the worldwide sales revenue forecasting, planning and budgets across all geographical regions and provided quarterly analytics to senior management. • Identified the corporate financial KPI’s and provided analysis and trends reporting to help drive decision-making throughout all functional departments. • Established the overall system architecture and managed the implementation of the Adaptive Planning Financial Reporting Application in conjunction with the corporate implementation of NetSuite. • Managed a team of finance professionals and responsible for driving personnel development of the team and ensured that the team built strong partnerships with key internal customers Show less



RSA Security

• United States
• Computer and Network Security
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Finance Manager

  • Feb 2008 - Sep 2012

  • Business lead for the implementation of new commission system (Varicent), responsible for identifying business requirements, architecture of system, negotiation of contracts, development of system requirements, design, build and UAT testing for the system. • Defined quarterly worldwide financial reporting package that included key performance indicators and metrics used by Senior Management for making strategic business decisions. • Developed territory management guidelines to facilitate all parts of the sales planning process and developed quotas for the worldwide sales team. • Produced monthly business performance package for senior management and identified performance trends to compliment product, business and strategic initiatives. • Managed team of five global professionals responsible for the monthly preparation and payment of 500+ commission payments. • Partnered with the FP&A team and various departments in the company to drive the yearly planning process and model. Show less



Nuance Communications

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Financial Analyst

  • Feb 2007 - 2008

  • Coordinated and managed the WW Sales and Marketing budgets, internal management reports and execution of a $850M+ revenue and $200M+ expense plan. • Developed, aggregated, and reported key performance indicators and balanced scorecard results to the executive management team. • Lead the implementation of process improvements for the monthly reporting and expense forecasting process throughout the FP&A Group. • Coordinated and managed the WW Sales and Marketing budgets, internal management reports and execution of a $850M+ revenue and $200M+ expense plan. • Developed, aggregated, and reported key performance indicators and balanced scorecard results to the executive management team. • Lead the implementation of process improvements for the monthly reporting and expense forecasting process throughout the FP&A Group.



Progress

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Financial Analyst

  • 1997 - 2007

  Progress Software is a $300M International Public Company (PRGS) - helps companies enable the development, management and deployment of business applications on premises and cloud based that is used on any platform and on any mobile device. As a Senior Financial Analyst my responsibilities included• Key member of senior management team responsible for corporate strategic planning, budgeting and overall financial reporting. • Responsible for the development of all facets of financial activities including the formation of a business plan, strategic planning, worldwide budgeting, financial reporting, analysis and forecasting. • Worked collaboratively with business partners to analyze business opportunities, developed functional plans and established key business drivers and performance measures. • Coordinated the weekly, monthly and quarterly revenue forecast and reviews, presented results and outlook to Senior Management, ensured the integrity of all metrics and used the information for business decisions and planning. • Produced rolling three year business plan that was used as the catalyst for driving the Sonic Software to profitability. • Responsible for defining quotas and commission plan structures to ensure sales compensation plans were in line with broader business objectives and strategies. Show less