Experience

Scilex Holding Company

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Finance

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Palo Alto, California, United States - Lead corporate FP&A function - Corporate long-range plans and cash projections for investors and debtors - Monthly financial packages for the executive team - SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) - Clinical trial contract negotiation / progress monitoring / cost control - Workday Adaptive implementation



SEMI

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Regional Controller / Senior Accounting Manager

  • Jan 2016 - Jun 2022

  Milpitas, California, United States - Regional Controller for 7 foreign subsidiaries and Senior Accounting Manager at the headquarter - Supervised global closing and consolidation process - Led annual group audit with clean audit opinion every year - Led government fund accounting and single audit - Led tax returns for the US parent company and US subsidiary - Finance advocate to bridge FP&A with financial accounting - Implemented new accounting standards including ASU 2016-14 (functional expense allocation)… Show more - Regional Controller for 7 foreign subsidiaries and Senior Accounting Manager at the headquarter - Supervised global closing and consolidation process - Led annual group audit with clean audit opinion every year - Led government fund accounting and single audit - Led tax returns for the US parent company and US subsidiary - Finance advocate to bridge FP&A with financial accounting - Implemented new accounting standards including ASU 2016-14 (functional expense allocation), ASC 606 (revenues from contracts), ASC 958 (contributions), and ASU 2016-02 (lease accounting) - Implemented NetSuite ERP system and develop financial reports for all regions Show less



Teekay

• Canada
• Maritime Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Accountant

  • Jan 2009 - Sep 2013

  Vancouver, BC - Financial reporting & analysis: financial consolidation for vessel BU and their parent companies; working papers for SEC forms 20-F and 6-K; monthly trading reports to assess chartering deal profitability - Month-end & quarter-end procedures: accrual review and variance analysis; profit sharing accounting - Financial system implementation: data conversion from JDE to Dynamic AX; testing of GL and Intercompany modules of the Dynamic AX system; GL, intercompany and budget tie-out between… Show more - Financial reporting & analysis: financial consolidation for vessel BU and their parent companies; working papers for SEC forms 20-F and 6-K; monthly trading reports to assess chartering deal profitability - Month-end & quarter-end procedures: accrual review and variance analysis; profit sharing accounting - Financial system implementation: data conversion from JDE to Dynamic AX; testing of GL and Intercompany modules of the Dynamic AX system; GL, intercompany and budget tie-out between old and new systems Show less



EQO Communications

• Canada
• Wireless Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accountant

  • Jul 2007 - Sep 2010

  Richmond, BC - Annual financial reports in accordance with the US GAAP - Full-cycle multi-currency accounting - Payroll for 45 employees - Corporate tax filing - Departmental accounting and actuals to budgets analysis - Cash flow projections



Sage Accpac Inc.

• Business Analyst

  • May 2006 - Dec 2006

  Richmond, BC - Designed and prepared two years of accounting transactions for a sample construction supplies company; transaction data were included in the Simply Accounting 2007 installation package to demonstrate existing and new features of the software - Researched and evaluated accounting information systems from the business process perspective, and reported to management the strengths and weaknesses of each system - Helped define business requirements for small and micro businesses, and… Show more - Designed and prepared two years of accounting transactions for a sample construction supplies company; transaction data were included in the Simply Accounting 2007 installation package to demonstrate existing and new features of the software - Researched and evaluated accounting information systems from the business process perspective, and reported to management the strengths and weaknesses of each system - Helped define business requirements for small and micro businesses, and translated requirements into detailed functional design specifications for product enhancements - Formulated business process specifications for the Serialized Inventory module for Simply Accounting 2008 Show less