Brinda Calori

• Worked with internal teams and budget owners to manage the accounting for Marketing expenses (~$25M a month)
• Prepared month-end and quarter-end accruals and reconciliations, along with heavy flux analysis
• Key contributor and lead external audits which included preparation of quarter-end and year-end flux file, providing, delegating and follow up on audit selections.
• Drove process transformation and efficiencies within close
• Continued efforts in improving effectiveness within internal team
• Systems used: NetSuite, FloQast, Tipalti

Interim Senior Accounting Manager, Rho

• Ownership of the general ledger, various business cycles, and executing monthly close and review
• Interfaced with various leadership team members and supported operational initiatives
• Directed, coordinated, and reviewed deliverables of remote support staff focused on AP, treasury management, expense coding, and journal entries for daily and close activities
• Drove process transformation and efficiencies within close, reporting, and day-to-day transactions, working closely with the Controller and CFO to scale the company
• Assisted with customer contract reviews (approvals in NS). Ensured accounting/revenue treatment were applied based on ASC 606 based on services.
• Owned external audit process, including preparation of deliverables, as well as communicating and confidently addressing any questions from external auditors
• Prepared and analyzed financial reports and results
• Fully implemented and set up all prepaid amortization schedules in NetSuite for all prepaid terms
• Systems used: NetSuite, NetSuite ARM module

Interim Accounting Manager, Impossible Foods

• Oversaw and reviewed the work of one Senior Accountant
• Reviewed and approved 16 R&D cost center accruals and reclasses in SAP
• Reviewed and approved reconciliations in BlackLine and Temp Labor accruals
• Responsible for booking 17 G&A cost center accruals and reclasses
• Responsible month and quarter-end GL close activity
• Responsible for fixed assets additions, depreciation, and AUC clearing
• Assisted with OPEX flux for CAO close deck using Workiva
• Systems used: SAP, Blackline

Interim Sr. Accounting Manager, Replay

• Planned, organized, and managed all activities of the general accounting function to ensure accurate and timely recording and reporting of all financial results for the organization per US GAAP
• Lead all accounting functions including cash, AP, AR, payroll, GL, balance sheet, cash management and forecasting, monthly and yearly close, fixed asset management, and financial reporting (internal and external)
• Provided monthly reporting packages, including the preparation of balance sheet, and income and cash flow statements
• Systems used: NetSuite

Revenue Manager, Box, Inc. (BOX)

• Calculated professional services utilization and created and analyzed clawback calculations
• Managed subtenant AR and implemented process improvements when possible
• Created revenue flux for CFO review and financial slide deck (included top 5K and 3K customer calculations based on adjusted day)
• Prepare journal entries related to revenue (includes 606 delta) and deferred revenue
• Systems used: NetSuite, Zuora, Salesforce, Blackline

Senior Revenue Manager Consultant, Avalara (AVLR)

• Lead deferred revenue project related to acquired companies and managed unbilled revenue accruals
• Provided quarter-end audit support (Deloitte)
• Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closes, including detail fluxing for income statement and balance sheet accounts
• Systems used: NetSuite, Zuora

Accounting Manager Consultant, GRAIL

• Provided year-end and quarter-end audit support
• Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closes, including detail fluxing for income statement and balance sheet accounts
• Managed AP team of three - GL invoice application, met month-end close deadlines, trained to help the team to obtain cross functional experience in GL operations
• Implemented process improvements
• Systems used: NetSuite, Concur, and Coupa

Interim International Accounting Manager Consultant, Exabeam

• Managed third party outsourced accountants end-to-end and responsible for compliance, accurate accounting, payroll, equity, AP, and related projects for 8+ entities
• Point person between outsourced and US team
• Partnered with HR, legal, and other stakeholders to execute on opening international subsidiaries
• Managed third party outsourced corporate tax and compliance team end-to-end who prepared most of the tax accounting, reporting, and compliance
• Reviewed monthly reporting packages and reconciliations prepared by third party outsourced accountants
• Prepared and reviewed journals and reconciliations for the parent’s intercompany entries, consolidations, and foreign currency accounting
• Implemented international-related initiatives addressed process improvement or changing policies
• Developed finance approval process for various business activities abroad
• Negotiated reduction of fees to the third party outsourced accountants by 22%
• Responsible for upward communication of key issues and financial impact
• Project management related to international matters
• Year-end change project; analysis, adjusting entries, flux analysis
• Responsible for month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities; reconciliation and cash flux analysis
• Assisted with FYE financial statement reporting package for audit
• Systems used: NetSuite, Egress, Bill.com and Coupa

Interim AR/Accounting Manager, Meltwater

• Oversaw accounts receivable, cash applications for 5 entities
• Responsible for Month/Quarter-end close activities; Executive summary reporting (MoM, QoQ, YoY), Income statement revenue by business line, and top 20 customers
• Process improvement efforts to drive efficiency and effectiveness over AR activities
• International and intercompany accounting (EMEA & APAC)
• Systems used: NetSuite, Blackline

Accounting Manager, Stem, Inc.

• Planned, organized, and managed all activities of the general accounting function to ensure accurate and timely recording and reporting of all financial results for the organization per US GAAP
• Lead all accounting functions including cash, AP, AR, payroll, GL, BS, cash management and forecasting, monthly and yearly close, fixed asset management, and financial reporting (internal and external)
• · Provided mentoring and development to the team fostering an environment of growth
• · Provided monthly reporting packages, including the preparation of balance sheet, and income and cash flow statements
• Coordinated the quarterly and annual audits, including preparation of the financial statements and support schedules
• Built an effective, deeply motivated, and collaborative accounting team, focusing on the development and personal growth of team members
• Acted as the catalyst for process improvements in the finance and accounting processes
• Managed two FY Audits; built FS and bridge templates in excel, including building data rooms for PBC deliverables