TJ Talaro, CPA
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Angela Lee
TJ is the consummate Accounting leader - a master at his trade and a business partner across the organization. TJ essentially onboarded himself during the middle of a critical first year audit, of which he took full ownership of and completed on schedule and with an unqualified audit opinion. From there on he led and completed the build out of our internal financial reporting system, which required substantial planning and cross functional project management and has allowed us to scale without engaging external systems/software or adding additional headcount. As a manager and a leader, TJ leads by example, and earns trust and respect by establishing genuine relationships, maintaining a solution-oriented mindset, and managing expectations exceptionally well.
Eric Purwaka
I worked with TJ very closely in the 2 years he was at Favor and he is easily one of the best colleagues that I have ever worked with. He is a hard working leader who is very passionate about what he does and about the company. His ability to see the big picture, understanding and solving problems, and communicate clearly made it very easy and fun for our cross-functional teams (Engineering and Accounting) to work together on multiple different projects. Any company would be very lucky to have him in the team and I have no doubt that he would be an invaluable member of the company like he was at Favor.
Angela Lee
TJ is the consummate Accounting leader - a master at his trade and a business partner across the organization. TJ essentially onboarded himself during the middle of a critical first year audit, of which he took full ownership of and completed on schedule and with an unqualified audit opinion. From there on he led and completed the build out of our internal financial reporting system, which required substantial planning and cross functional project management and has allowed us to scale without engaging external systems/software or adding additional headcount. As a manager and a leader, TJ leads by example, and earns trust and respect by establishing genuine relationships, maintaining a solution-oriented mindset, and managing expectations exceptionally well.
Eric Purwaka
I worked with TJ very closely in the 2 years he was at Favor and he is easily one of the best colleagues that I have ever worked with. He is a hard working leader who is very passionate about what he does and about the company. His ability to see the big picture, understanding and solving problems, and communicate clearly made it very easy and fun for our cross-functional teams (Engineering and Accounting) to work together on multiple different projects. Any company would be very lucky to have him in the team and I have no doubt that he would be an invaluable member of the company like he was at Favor.
Angela Lee
TJ is the consummate Accounting leader - a master at his trade and a business partner across the organization. TJ essentially onboarded himself during the middle of a critical first year audit, of which he took full ownership of and completed on schedule and with an unqualified audit opinion. From there on he led and completed the build out of our internal financial reporting system, which required substantial planning and cross functional project management and has allowed us to scale without engaging external systems/software or adding additional headcount. As a manager and a leader, TJ leads by example, and earns trust and respect by establishing genuine relationships, maintaining a solution-oriented mindset, and managing expectations exceptionally well.
Eric Purwaka
I worked with TJ very closely in the 2 years he was at Favor and he is easily one of the best colleagues that I have ever worked with. He is a hard working leader who is very passionate about what he does and about the company. His ability to see the big picture, understanding and solving problems, and communicate clearly made it very easy and fun for our cross-functional teams (Engineering and Accounting) to work together on multiple different projects. Any company would be very lucky to have him in the team and I have no doubt that he would be an invaluable member of the company like he was at Favor.
Angela Lee
TJ is the consummate Accounting leader - a master at his trade and a business partner across the organization. TJ essentially onboarded himself during the middle of a critical first year audit, of which he took full ownership of and completed on schedule and with an unqualified audit opinion. From there on he led and completed the build out of our internal financial reporting system, which required substantial planning and cross functional project management and has allowed us to scale without engaging external systems/software or adding additional headcount. As a manager and a leader, TJ leads by example, and earns trust and respect by establishing genuine relationships, maintaining a solution-oriented mindset, and managing expectations exceptionally well.
Eric Purwaka
I worked with TJ very closely in the 2 years he was at Favor and he is easily one of the best colleagues that I have ever worked with. He is a hard working leader who is very passionate about what he does and about the company. His ability to see the big picture, understanding and solving problems, and communicate clearly made it very easy and fun for our cross-functional teams (Engineering and Accounting) to work together on multiple different projects. Any company would be very lucky to have him in the team and I have no doubt that he would be an invaluable member of the company like he was at Favor.
Credentials
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Certified Public Accountant, Hawaii
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)Jan, 2009- Nov, 2024
Experience
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H4
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Finance
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Jul 2019 - Present
H4 is a digital platform for the creation and analysis of documents. Our technology is transforming how documents are created, data is captured and content is understood. Our focus is on capital markets documentation and financial contracts, where our clients and shareholders include many of the leading global banks and law firms. H4 was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in London. H4 is a digital platform for the creation and analysis of documents. Our technology is transforming how documents are created, data is captured and content is understood. Our focus is on capital markets documentation and financial contracts, where our clients and shareholders include many of the leading global banks and law firms. H4 was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in London.
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Scaleable Solutions Ltd
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United Kingdom
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Accounting
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Growth Consultant
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Jul 2019 - Present
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Favor Delivery
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United States
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Consumer Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Corporate Controller
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Apr 2017 - Mar 2019
•Successfully led first year financial audit (PwC).•Successfully led pre-merger financial due diligence, serving as the primary liaison between both executive teams as well as M&A Consulting (E&Y) and Tax (KPMG) teams.•Established post acquisition foundational processes enabling seamless integration with parent financial reporting team.•Successfully project managed a cross-functional team in scoping, developing and implementing an internal database to capture and report transactional financial data. The result automated core business back-end processes, significantly reducing monthly processing time (~50%) while increasing integrity of the resulting financial data, allowing the team to shift efforts to value added analysis.•Developed team members autonomously, instilling discipline and structure reinforced through guidance and support.
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TaskUs
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United States
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Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Financial Controller - Interim
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Jan 2016 - Mar 2016
•Successfully led accounting system migration and implementation, including historical financial data (QB to Oracle).•Re-structured accounting and finance functions, establishing reporting hierarchies, deliverables, timelines and specific job descriptions to enable teams to more effectively operate. •Successfully led accounting system migration and implementation, including historical financial data (QB to Oracle).•Re-structured accounting and finance functions, establishing reporting hierarchies, deliverables, timelines and specific job descriptions to enable teams to more effectively operate.
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Endemol Shine Group
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Netherlands
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Media Production
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700 & Above Employee
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Financial Controller
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Oct 2010 - Sep 2015
•Hired London team and effectively transitioned all responsibilities from Los Angeles team.•Successfully led first year financial audit (E&Y).•Successfully led pre-merger financial due diligence, serving as the primary liaison between both executive teams as well as M&A Consulting (PwC).•Led post acquisition BS split, royalty reporting and data/process integration.•Led accounting system migration and implementation, including historical financial data (Sage to Navision).•Led the scoping, developing and implementing of bespoke accounting automated interfaces.•Oversaw all regulatory reporting - US/UK/Singapore tax, US/UK/Singapore financial audit, UK statutory reporting
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Endemol Shine North America
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United States
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Accountant
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Aug 2010 - Oct 2010
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Universal Music Group
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United States
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Musicians
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700 & Above Employee
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Accountant
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Apr 2009 - Aug 2010
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Deloitte
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Audit and Enterprise Risk Service Consultant
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Jan 2007 - Apr 2009
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Education
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2001 - 2006
University of Hawaii at Manoa
BA, Accounting & Finance
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