Finance Consultant – Accounting & Close Operations at Cannabliss Dispensary (2019-07 – 2026-01)
Owned full month-end close cycle for 4 legal entities within QuickBooks Online, managing journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and close checklists
- Owned full month-end close cycle for 4 legal entities within QuickBooks Online, managing journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and close checklists — reducing close time from 12 days to 5 through standardized procedures and clean documentation practices
- Prepared and reviewed reconciliation packages monthly, matching bank deposits, POS transactions, and AP/AR records against source invoices and general ledger balances to identify and resolve discrepancies before close
- Executed end-to-end AP/AR workflows including invoice processing (~350/month), cash application, payment tracking, and AR follow-up — improving AR days by 18% (42 to 34 days) through accurate account mapping and proactive discrepancy identification
- Prepared consolidated US financial statements and monthly management reports with variance explanations, translating trial balance movements and account activity into clear, evidence-based narratives for ownership review
- Administered payroll accounting and tax deposit reconciliations for ~60 employees, ensuring journal entry accuracy and timely financial reporting with 100% on-time delivery
- Maintained organized, audit-ready workpapers and accounting documentation across all entities, supporting a structured and traceable close process each period
Senior Finance Program Manager III at Amazon.com (2021-07 – 2025-10)
Developed and implemented automation projects to optimize financial statement processes
- Developed and implemented automation projects to optimize financial statement processes, improving journal entry accuracy and reducing manual reconciliation errors across multiple concurrent financial workstreams
- Partnered with cross-functional finance and accounting stakeholders to review financial data, evaluate documentation requirements, and ensure structured, evidence-based outputs aligned with organizational standards
- Applied professional accounting judgment across $50M+ revenue initiatives, maintaining accuracy and consistency in financial documentation and variance analysis across multi-entity, complex accounting environments
Advisory Senior Consultant at Deloitte & Touche LLP (2019-08 – 2021-07)
Developed OPEX and COGS reclassification processes, validated working capital adjustments, and led payroll accounting workshops
- Developed an OPEX and COGS reclassification process to consolidate financial statements across 32 entities post-merger, including journal entry mapping, account reclassification logic, and reconciliation of intercompany eliminations
- Assessed and validated 20 working capital adjustments in support of a disputed $57M purchase price, conducting detailed reconciliation walkthroughs with local accounting teams and reperforming account-level reconciliations to verify balances against source documentation
- Led ~60 country-level workshops to establish end-to-end payroll accounting processes for a $7B transaction, including monthly working capital funding entries, payroll journal entries, and financial reporting impacts across 30+ countries
- Built a Zero-Based Budget for a newly formed Medicare organization, preparing structured workpapers and cost allocation documentation that identified operational cost reductions ahead of the 2021 CMS Bid Proposal
Advisory Consultant at Deloitte & Touche LLP (2017-01 – 2019-08)
Remediated Real Property reporting processes and authored White Papers on revenue recognition
- Remediated deficiencies in client Real Property reporting processes, developing SOPs for revised close and reconciliation workflows and implementing technical solutions to improve asset accounting accuracy and GAAP compliance
- Authored White Papers detailing SFFAS 50 revenue recognition implementation, preparing structured written documentation of accounting logic and compliance requirements under FASAB guidance
Assurance Staff at Ernst & Young (2015-09 – 2017-01)
Assisted in audits and developed expertise in evidence-based accounting review
- Assisted in the audit of the Schedule of Budgetary Resources for the United States Air Force and a full-scope integrated audit of an Intelligence Agency, reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting workpapers against source documentation and federal accounting standards
- Developed foundational expertise in evidence-based accounting review, structured documentation assessment, and professional judgment in high-stakes, detail-intensive environments
