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This role required both a leader and a team player to perform, supervise, and review accounting close process, including issuance of financial statements and reporting package as well as completion of all balance sheet reconciliations. Abt Electronics is a privately held retailer of consumer electronics and appliances.

This position’s basic function was to support the Accounting Manager and Controller with general ledger management, account reconciliations, journal entry postings, account analyses, and special projects. Wickes Furniture was a privately-held retailer of home furnishings with over 40 locations and revenues of $400M. Wickes declared bankruptcy in early 2008, and eventually went into liquidation.

This role required execution of audits of a wide variety of clients, including assessing risk, designing nature and extent of testing, and documenting assurance files in compliance with US GAAP and rules of professional conduct. McGladrey is a leading national CPA firm with a focus on middle-market clients.

Capital Accounting Senior Manager - New Business Models Accounting lead for new financing offers and complex deal structures. Responsible for technical accounting research and interpretation, operational playbooks, and implementation oversight. Capital Accounting Senior Manager - Americas Theater Lead Led a team of country controllers and staff accountants who managed the US GAAP month-end close, reporting and reconciliations for captive financing entities in the US, Canada and Mexico, as well as the related statutory accounting and tax filings. Treasury Accounting Manager - Investments & Stock Comp Performed first-level reviews for all investment-related journals, reconciliations, disclosures, and schedules. Responsible for Cisco’s stock-related accounting and reporting, including global IFRS stock-based compensation expense and disclosures for 30+ global entities.

Valedictorian, Summa Cum Laude