SVP Finance & Accounting/CFO

Erica Hansen

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Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 adeap4@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Finance and accounting executive with 23+ years of experience in analysis and reporting for multiple business units and multiple business entities. Expertise lies in day to day accounting operations of closes, financial statement preparation, budgets and cost accounting. Successful financial leadership demonstrated in companies ranging from established Fortune 50 market leaders to small, growth-oriented enterprises. Specializing in accounting transformation and reorganization of accounting departments and systems and support in high growth environments. Experienced in numerous different industries which translates to agility in situational problem solving.

KEY STRENGTHS

Accounting & Organizational Transformation Month-End / Year-End Close Cost Accounting Financial Analysis & Reporting Metrics Reporting General Ledger Reconciliations Accounts Payable Account Receivable Cash Flow Management Internal Controls / Audits Fixed Assets Labor Accounting Variance Analysis Inventory Control & Costing Government Contract Accounting DCAA & DCMA Audits Risk Reporting & Management System Administration ERP System Implementations & Conversions Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) SOX Compliance Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) M&A and Funding Diligence Support

CAREER EXPERIENCE

INFRASCALE – El Segundo, CA 2017 to 2020 (SaaS Disaster Recovery Technology-Rapid Growth-VC Backed)

Senior Vice President - Accounting & Finance

Provide leadership and direct all accounting functions for a growing SaaS entity. Responsible for recording, analysis, and reporting with emphasis on day-to-day and strategic accounting initiatives, controls, policies, and systems. Responsible for driving accounting transformation in a high growth environment.

Primary day-to-day responsibility for planning, implementing, managing, and controlling all accounting related activities for the company.

Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities.

Monitor financial performance by measuring and analyzing results, initiating corrective actions, minimizing the impact of variances and analysis of KPIs.

Establish, communicate, maintain and ensure adherence to accounting policies, standards and internal controls. Spearhead training of internal customers on process controls. Drive process improvements within the accounting organization and across functions.

Enhance and implement financial and accounting systems, processes, tools and control systems.

Ensure timely and accurate reporting of financials; provide critical business intelligence to other executive management and contribute to long term strategic planning and growth.

Support of funding initiatives and merger/acquisition diligence.

OPTIMAL BLUE – Plano, TX 2014 to 2017 (SaaS Financial Technology-Rapid Growth-Private Equity)

Controller

Provide leadership and direct all accounting functions for a growing SaaS entity. Responsible for recording, analysis, and reporting with emphasis on day-to-day accounting, controls, policies, and systems. Responsible for driving accounting transformation in a high growth environment.

Direct all accounting processing, analysis, and reporting for multiple business entities while supervising and training a team of 6 members. As a strategic business partner, provide financial leadership and advisory services designed to enable the business to achieve its goals.

Supervise accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, payroll, cost accounting, and monthly financial analysis and reporting.

Establish, communicate, maintain and ensure adherence to accounting policies, standards and internal controls. Spearhead training of internal customers on process controls. Drive process improvements within the accounting organization.

Lead and direct annual audits.

NetSuite implementation project manager and system administrator.

Ensure timely and accurate reporting of financials; provide critical business intelligence to executive management and contribute to long term strategic planning and growth.

Instrumental in private equity transaction, preparation and due diligence thru transaction recording to the financials.

BOEING – DEFENSE & GOVERNMENT SERVICES Richardson, TX 2009 to 2013 (Government Contractor)

Accounting Manager (Division Controller)

Provide leadership and direction to a 15-member accounting department for three accounting business units with a revenue responsibility of $450M and an internal customer base of 3,600 people.

Designed and delivered labor charging training to 1,100+ employees to improve business integrity and quality. Through awareness and training, was able to decrease failure rates of internal labor audits from 10% to 4% year over year.

Take charge of accounts receivable, accounts payable, fixed assets, labor and costing accounting for government contracts, and monthly financial analysis and reporting.

Perform monthly metrics tracking, analysis and reporting of financial status, risk issues and operating information to executive team and operational managers.

Establish, communicate, maintain and ensure adherence to accounting policies, standards and internal controls. Spearhead training of internal customers on process controls. Drive process improvements within the accounting organization.

Liaise with government auditors as well as internal/external audit groups in the preparation for audits.

SAGUARO RANCH DEVELOPMENT CORP Marana, AZ 2006 – 2009 (Land Development/Construction & Restaurant)

Controller

Directed all accounting functions for construction and restaurant entities with revenue responsibility of $20M, took charge of recording, analysis and reporting with emphasis on day-to-day accounting, controls, policies and systems. Provided internal financial reports, operating information and analysis to executives and management.

Implemented ACCPAC accounting system with a customized chart of accounts needed to increase accounting flexibility to track financial reporting. Better visibility for cost analysis, more robust reporting capabilities and greater control of costs and profits allowing a small company to gain agility in accounting and reporting on a daily basis.

Performed hands-on reconciliation of bank accounts / general ledger; managed accounts receivable, accounts payable and fixed assets.

Supervised accounting personnel.

Instituted inventory control and costing procedures, led control system implementation and reconciliation.

As system administer for ACCPAC accounting system, led system maintenance, conversion and upgrades, created system processes documentation, and project-managed initial system implementation.

DESERT SUN PUBLISHING COMPANY (Gannett Company) Palm Springs, CA 2002 – 2005 (Newspaper & Publishing)

Assistant Controller

Coordinated the effort of an accounting staff of 18 tasked with AP, AR, collection, fixed assets and payroll functions; reconciled bank accounts, general ledger accounts and intercompany accounts. Developed and managed semi-annual financial budgets.

Established inventory control and costing procedures; conducted monthly/quarterly cycle counts. Generated daily, weekly, and monthly internal financial reports designed to support strategic planning.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES (*Administrator)

EAS/Oracle *ACCPAC *Great Plains Dynamics *Concur Travel & Expense Salesforce *Zuora *NetSuite *Intacct *QuickBooks

EDUCATION AND CLEARANCES

BS – Accounting – Southeastern Louisiana University – Hammond, LA

Top Secret Clearance – Currently Inactive

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