Austin Rood

About Austin Rood

A Certified Public Accountant with 20+ years of experience in a variety of industries, and a consistent record of excellence in financial management of small to mid-size companies.• Accounts Payable• Accounts Receivable• General Ledger• Financial Statement Preparation • Financial Analysis• Forecasting• Budget Creation/Administration• Cash Management • Financial Systems Design• Financial Systems Implementation• Advanced MS Office Skills• GAAP/IFRS

Experience

1. Director of Finance

   Seed Ip Law Group

   Apr 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Senior accounting professional to a premier boutique Intellectual Property (IP) law firm with 60+ yearsin business. Oversees the financial operations for the firm, ensuring compliance, and supporting growthobjectives through sound fiscal management-Supervisor and mentor to a team of 8 accountants covering all aspects of finance: A/P, A/R,Payroll, Client Billing, and Trust Management. Drives all periodic closing activities to providetimely reporting to executive management, and shareholder partners-Leads the yearly budgetary process and develops and executes comprehensive financialprocesses, including pricing strategies, shareholder presentations/communication, and financialanalysis/profitability modeling-Main point of contact for all outside banking and vendor relationships, outside CPA tax/auditpreparers, and monitors regulation and compliance with federal and state tax obligations-Collaborates regularly with the firm’s staff Directors and Supervisors to ensure the activities ofeach department are coordinated. Designs and implements new procedures to streamlineoperations across departments.

Education

• University of Washington

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics

  1996 — 2002

• University of Washington

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

  1996 — 2002

• North Seattle College

  Accounting

  2011 — 2014