Zeba Wahid
Hayward,USA
Summary
CPA-certified financial professional with 10+ years of experience contributing to monthly close process, annual budgeting, long-term planning, and monthly forecasting for both established and startup businesses. Proactive and innovative in achieving positive results.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Accounting Manager
Instacart
San Francisco, CA
11.2022 - Current
- Managed the oversight of multiple operational aspects including fixed assets, leases, internally developed software, benefits, pre-paid assets, legal obligations and stock-based compensation.
- Managed the accounting close schedule to ensure regular and on-time financial reporting
- Spearheaded the implementation of enhanced inventory accounting protocols for the rollout of Company’s innovative Smart AI carts
- Worked alongside actuaries to assess and log complex judgmental reserves associated with health, auto, and worker’s comp IBNR.
- Played a key role in driving the company's financial and operational initiatives, enabling its successful transition into a publicly traded entity during the Pre-IPO phase
- Led the efforts to meet regulatory standards for IPO readiness through effective financial statement preparation, compliance, and reporting
- Aligned business, processes, and systems with Pre-IPO objectives by collaborating with cross-functional teams
- Verified the completeness, accuracy, and appropriateness of month-end account reconciliations in different GL areas.
- Spearheaded remediation efforts to strengthen internal controls across all GL functions
- Led and directed a group of six employees.
External Reporting Manager
Logitech Inc
Newark, CA
05.2020 - 11.2022
- Contributed to the coordination and preparation of external reporting documents.
- Managed stock-based compensation plan while reviewing EPS and ESPP calculations
- Streamlined XBRL tagging and reviewing procedures
- Drafted and reviewed financial statements, footnotes, MD&A and GAAP checklist with precision.
- Contributed to the preparation of technically sound memos through extensive research on accounting issues and emerging accounting standards.
- Oversaw the proper management of ASC 842 resulting in precisely reported leases each quarter.
Accounting Manager
Box Inc
Redwood City, CA
05.2018 - 05.2020
- Selected as part of 2-person team to enhance manual processes involved in managing general ledger functions during company's rapid revenue growth
- Successfully cut down the month-end closing timeline by over half, from 36 hours to only 12
- Implemented improvements to the financial lease approval process, leading to decreased closing delays
- Built strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
- Established fixed assets acquisition and developed software policies in collaboration with internal business partners.
- Established effective partnerships with vendors and consultants to address tax and leasing concerns, resulting in decreased account discrepancies.
- Oversaw the successful adoption of ASC 842 throughout the company, reducing contracting costs by $70K.
- Assisted in creating a quarterly procedure to classify projects into capitalization or expense category based on ASC 350 standards.
- Successfully supervised and developed a team of three professionals while also overseeing hiring processes and strategic planning.
Senior SEC Analyst
Core-Mark International
South San Francisco, CA
01.2015 - 05.2018
- Offered hands-on and leadership support towards SAP conversion project
- Developed a streamlined process for preparing financial statements, schedules, and reports for SEC filings including 10-Q and 10-K.
- Ensured integrity of data by validating expenses generated from Schwab
- Played a key role in establishing an efficient XBRL review process by taking part in the tagging preparation and review activities.
- Collaborated with audit teams to meet compliance requirements for all qualified requests
- Worked closely with 3rd party specialists to assist with Mergers & Acquisitions, reviewing valuation reports.
- Headed key company-wide projects such as developing and executing new ASC 606 GAAP revenue directives
- Implemented new SAP processes within the department, facilitating accurate data transfer by mapping account information.
- Collaborated with department heads to provide training on new system, leading to significant cost savings.
Benefits Accountant
Core-Mark International
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Validated high dollar reserves by analyzing various types of reserves using third-party actuarial analyses
- Booked high-cost claims and analyzed trends to calculate medical IBNR and carryover claims for the account
Fixed Assets Accountant
Core-Mark International
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Provided Capex forecasts, including depreciation and software amortization expenses, to assist in annual planning process for Company.
- Managed tracking of project costs, compiling them into fixed asset accounts, and closing out completed projects' accounts
- Assisted in gathering lease data for ASC 842 compliance
Education
Bachelor of Science (BS) - Business Administration, Concentration in Finance
Notre Dame De La Namur University
Bachelor of Science (BS) - Computer Science and Information Systems
University of the South Pacific
Skills
- Advanced Excel Skills
- Experienced with Microsoft Office Applications
- Cognos Data Analysis
- SAP Proficiency
- Structured Query Language Expertise
- HFM Smart Views Expertise
- Onestream Reporting
- Experienced with Workiva Solutions
- Anaplan Proficiency
- NetSuite Expertise
- Experienced in Coupa
- Schwab Equity Analysis
- Visual Lease Management
- FloQast Proficiency
- Oracle Database Management
- Financial statement preparation
- Audit Support
- Account Reconciliation
- Staff Training and Development
- Forecasting
Notables
- Box Inc, Employee of the Quarter for September 2018: for globalizing fixed assets change saving company thousands of dollars.
- Core-Mark, Won Employee of the Quarter in 2013 and 2016: Voted by peers for excellent team-work and collaboration shown for various projects.
- Core-Mark, Won Annual Award for Excellence in Driving Change: nominated by upper management for driving SAP implementation changes for company wide.
Knownfor
- Identifying Key Business Drivers and Key Performance Indicators
- Solid foundation in accounting best practices enabling understanding of complex financial data
- Continuous process improvement and automation; streamlining and automating daily and month-end closing functions
- Informative, understandable training and executive-level presentations
- Inspiriting action and delivering results through effective cross-functional team leadership and building internal and external rapport
- Clear communications conveying complex data and operational concepts to diverse audiences.
- Decisive project leadership, identifying and advancing initiatives toward company goals.
- Levelheaded in deadline driven environments
Certification
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)| State of California
Accomplishments
- Employee of the Quarter for 2 years for being a team player and stepping in to train other members of the team
- Leadership award granted for driving change within the organization for helping users adapt to the new SAP ERP system
- Rockstar award granted for helping operationalize a key accounting function for international teams
Timeline
Senior Accounting Manager
Instacart
11.2022 - Current
External Reporting Manager
Logitech Inc
05.2020 - 11.2022
Accounting Manager
Box Inc
05.2018 - 05.2020
Senior SEC Analyst
Core-Mark International
01.2015 - 05.2018
Benefits Accountant
Core-Mark International
01.2014 - 01.2015
Fixed Assets Accountant
Core-Mark International
01.2012 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Science (BS) - Business Administration, Concentration in Finance
Notre Dame De La Namur University
Bachelor of Science (BS) - Computer Science and Information Systems
University of the South Pacific
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