ROBERT C. GARDNER

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PRIVATE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Consultant/Contractor – Denver, CO and San Jose, CA August 2015 to present

-ASC 606 implementation for e-commerce firm – February 2020 through June 2020. Supervised 15 months of revenue reconciliations for 38 e-commerce entities, and created ASC 606 compliant adjusting journal entries for ASC 606 conversion.

-ASC 606 implementations for e-commerce, cloud computing, and pharmaceutical firms.

-Served as interim Director of Financial Reporting for SEC traded national advertising entitiy. Managed preparation & submission of multiple WDesk XBRL 10-Q filings – May 2019 through August 2019

-Served as interim Corporate Controller for PE phramaceutical firm in the IPO stage – March 2019 through August 2020..

-Sox Testing performed for multiple REIT’s – October 2019 through December 2019. Performed interim SOX testing using Workiva WDesk SOX module. Tested 24 internal controls for 3 REIT entities.

-Multiple ASC 842 lease implementation contracts from 2016 through 2019

-Advanced level user - Excel, Power Point, WDesk, and IBM Cognos analytics

-Microsoft Dynamics 365, Acumatica, and Oracle JD Edwards ERP software, Workiva WDesk.

Industry experience includes: SEC traded firms, e-commerce, pharmaceutical, high tech manufacturing, retail, and advertising.

Corporate Controller, Digital First Media Inc. – San Jose, CA May 2008 to July 2015

Corporate Controller for California division of Digital First Media, a mid-cap entity in the digital and print advertising business. Managed 62 finance staff responsible for the entity’s consolidated financial reporting, internal control/audit functional, tax compliance, and FP&A functions. Maintained internal controls in accordance with SOX 404 and COSO. Supervised “sales & use” tax and property tax filings and audits. Prepared annual financial report packages for BOD in compliance with GAAP and SEC guidelines. Presented quarterly variance analysis results to company CFO, Vice President, and President. Provided operational data for corporate management teams using Cognos analytics.

Promoted twice in seven years during a period when the firm downsized its overall finance and administrative staff.

Project Manager for restructuring of California Shared Services Center functions.

Restructuring saved the firm approximately $1.7 million in redundant annual operating expenses.

Researched CA Sales & Use tax transportation exclusion credits, and negotiated favorable tax settlement with the California BOE for unclaimed tax credits. This saved the company $1.5 million in tax expense for the 2008 – 2010 tax years.

Drafted and implemented new company-wide Credit & Collection ICFR procedures per COSO framework in 2015.

Corporate Controller and acting CFO, Oak Mitsui Inc. – Hoosick Falls, NY December 2003 to April 2006

Corporate Controller and CFO for multinational manufacturer of electroplated copper foil products with $135 million in annual sales. Managed the firm’s financial reporting, tax compliance, internal audit, and FP&A functions. Consolidated operating results of three copper foil manufacturing plants and one R&D business unit. Technical accounting included: deferred tax provision, hedging activity, and foreign currency translation reporting, etc... Supervised preparation of all PBC (prepared by client) documents as evidentiary support for external audits and corporate tax return filings. Established copper hedging activities tracking per FAS 133. Prepared quarterly financial reports per GAAP and SEC requirements. Presented operational results to the CEO and VP of U.S. operations.

Implemented new inventory tracking I/C procedures, which reduced copper material shrinkage by $300k/yr. in 2005.

Negotiated audit and tax services contracts with Deloitte, and annual insurance contracts with Liberty Mutual.

Implemented “Power for Jobs” (ReCharge NY) employment contract with NYPA, which reduced electric costs by $500k/yr.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING EXPERIENCE

Audit Supervisor, KPMG LLP – Los Angeles, CA November 1988 to January 1991

Supervised audit staff on multiple SEC engagements in the real estate and manufacturing industries. Major clients included: Lowe Enterprises Inc, Investment Development & Management Inc., and Southwest Water Company among others.

Audit Senior, Deloitte Touche LLP – New York, NY September 1986 to November 1988

EDUCATION and SKILLS

Pennsylvania State University Advanced skills include: GAAP and SEC reporting. Microsoft - BS Degree – Major, Accounting, 3.70 G.P.A. MSFT Excel, Business Intelligence, and Power Point Passed Uniform CPA Exam utilities.MSFT Dynamics 365 and WDesk software.

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