VALERIE JOHNSON
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Accomplished financial management and accounting professional with 10+ years of demonstrated positive impact company growth. Proven skill in employing accounting and financial management best practices and team leadership. Committed to introducing changes to achieve continuous improvement and successfully influencing processes driving operational excellence. Expertise in financial statement preparation and analysis, operational management, forecasting and cost control.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accounting Manager
Forum Brands
11.2022 - Current
- Manage and lead senior accountant, AP/AR analyst
- Oversee and manage revenue recognition across multiple brands and payment platforms
- Manage annual audit and relationships with external auditors
- Record acquisitions, including review of PPA's, FMV, and GAAP compliant entries
- Created and manage month-end reporting packages, G&A review, and variance analysis across 50+ PnL's
- Responsible for overseeing all treasury relationships and activities
- Oversee AR, AP, payroll, and GL
- Responsible for publishing month-end close results (reconciliation across all financial statements)
- Drive cross-functional relationships and leverage automation by implementing system integration
- Prepare annual budget and prepare forecasting
- Developed and maintained internal controls
Accounting Manager
Rag & Bone
07.2020 - 11.2022
- Lead accounting on all North American GL accounting
- Manage corporate OPEX and perform flux analysis on MoM variances, reported within monthly financial package
- Manage, setup and establish best accounting practices on new international entities in UK, Europe & Japan
- Responsible for all travel expense workflow and payments thru Concur
- Reconcile weekly PO's and managed the matching to invoices for accounts payable
- Performed the monthly consolidation between the North American and international entities (UK, Europe, Japan)
- Oversee fixed assets and contribute to international audits
- Responsible for preparing and delivering monthly financial statements to senior management
- Manage and drive month end close process, collaborating with business partners to determine prepaid/accrual/and amortize corporate expenditure, prepare the consolidated reporting package and perform variance analysis by business day 12 monthly
Senior Accountant
Stance, Inc.
01.2020 - 05.2020
- Lead accounting on all North American retail and departmental channels
- Managed corporate OPEX and review with business partners for accuracy, reported within monthly financial package
- Supervised a direct report staff accountant
- Responsible for corporate accounts payable, cash forecast of OPEX and CIP spend, and management of all retail leases, fixed asset subledger
- Performed the monthly consolidation between the North American and United Kingdom entities
- Oversaw 2019 audit and created schedules, documentation, and selections for auditors (BDO)
- Responsible for preparing and delivering monthly financial statements to senior management
- Drive month end close process, collaborating with business partners to determine prepaid/accrual/and amortize corporate expenditure
Senior Accountant
Acne Studios AB
05.2019 - 01.2020
- Lead the accounting on all North American retail, e-commerce, and wholesale revenue channels
- Responsible for preparing and delivering monthly financial statements to senior management
- Drive month end close process, collaborating with business partners to ensure accuracy and timeliness
- Manage new retail store openings (lease administration, POS system implementation, business license, & sales tax registration)
- Support leadership team on special projects such as intellectual property valuation, analyzing royalties and evaluating new retail opportunities
Senior Accountant
The Bluestone Group
05.2016 - 05.2019
- Manage the full-cycle accounting of North American retail/ e-commerce/ wholesale channels
- Streamline the month end close & accounts payable process (Medius Flow)
- Reconcile all financial statement ledger accounts
- Created financial reports within ERP (Microsoft Dynamics (AX)) and expense report systems (Concur)
- Responsible for sales tax, annual tax, commercial rent tax, business license filings & servicing/ renewal of retail leases
- Manage/improve budget and forecast efficiency with more detailed accounting practices
- Performed transfer pricing on a quarterly basis
Accountant/ Associate Property Management
RSP Companies
04.2015 - 05.2016
- Full cycle accounting for 25+ separate company files including property, retail, and all new acquisitions, totaling ~100M+ in assets
- Manage investor distributions and assisted in implementing salesforce database
- Responsible for managing and implementing new financial reporting procedures, quarterly financial reviews, and budgets
- Responsible for monthly financial reporting on all properties, hard money loans, and various investment companies
- Manage and service hard money loans, including payoff letters, per diem interest, and client relations
- Oversaw/ managed yearly audits, including consumer goods company with ~2M in revenues
Finance Administrator
Harkess- Ord, LLC
04.2013 - 12.2014
- Created the accounting system for the equity and property operations of over 18 companies, totaling 70+ NYC buildings
- Implement and manage ERP system, Yardi, for all the property accounting/ management
- Assisted in creating property and renovation budgets by forecasting expense, revenue, and estimating potential future revenue
- Lead project management with construction companies and outside vendors for unit renovations
- Increased revenues by closely monitoring charge backs to tenants and implementing a collection process
- Manage investor distributions and database
- Responsible for all residential property management
- Successfully closed sale of approx 50M worth properties within first year and increased firm revenue by bringing on private clients
Financial Analyst
G&H International Services, Inc.
01.2011 - 02.2013
- Responsible for full cycle accounting (A/R, A/P, account reconciliation, payroll, expenses, etc.)
- Assisted in contract negotiation and oversaw client retention by managing client invoicing, project management, and updating work in progress status reports
- Responsible for all benefits administration including yearly review of employee vacation, employee benefits, and reviews
Financial Assistant
IFG Network, LLC
07.2010 - 12.2010
- Responsible for all A/R, A/P, and bank reconciliation
- Assisted in full cycle accounting
- Maintained Salesforce contract database and performed monthly invoicing based on pro-forma budget
Financial Assistant
06.2009 - 06.2010
- Responsible for monthly P&L consolidation for North American and Canadian accounts
- Maintained and advised in all credit underwriting and credit reports analysis
- Analyzed prospective client company financials (Balance sheet, P&L, & Accounts Receivable) for invoice discounting
Education
Agricultural & Natural Resources Economics -
University of Maryland
05.2009
Skills
- Financial Reporting
- Month-End Close
- Project Management
- Intercompany Transactions
- GAAP Knowledge
- Consolidation Accounting
- Inventory Management
- ERP: NetSuite (Implementation), Microsoft Dynamics (D365/AX), QuickBooks
- Transfer Pricing
- M&A Accounting
- Audit support
- Team supervision
- Financial statement preparation
Timeline
Senior Accounting Manager
Forum Brands
11.2022 - Current
Accounting Manager
Rag & Bone
07.2020 - 11.2022
Senior Accountant
Stance, Inc.
01.2020 - 05.2020
Senior Accountant
Acne Studios AB
05.2019 - 01.2020
Senior Accountant
The Bluestone Group
05.2016 - 05.2019
Accountant/ Associate Property Management
RSP Companies
04.2015 - 05.2016
Finance Administrator
Harkess- Ord, LLC
04.2013 - 12.2014
Financial Analyst
G&H International Services, Inc.
01.2011 - 02.2013
Financial Assistant
IFG Network, LLC
07.2010 - 12.2010
Financial Assistant
06.2009 - 06.2010
Agricultural & Natural Resources Economics -
University of Maryland
Similar Profiles
NICOLE PACE, PHRNICOLE PACE, PHR
People Operations Manager at Forum BrandsPeople Operations Manager at Forum Brands
Michael KeelingMichael Keeling
Amazon Strategist at Forum BrandsAmazon Strategist at Forum Brands
JOJO PAULJOJO PAUL
Repair & Field Service Coordinator at Forum Middle East Limited FET (Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.)Repair & Field Service Coordinator at Forum Middle East Limited FET (Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.)
Anthonio CompasAnthonio Compas
Sales Associate at Rite AidSales Associate at Rite Aid
Kimberly T. HuttonKimberly T. Hutton
Sr. Manager, D2C Merchandising Lead - LUXE Division at L'OréalSr. Manager, D2C Merchandising Lead - LUXE Division at L'Oréal