Constance Finch

About Constance Finch

I\'m an experienced controller - treasurer - accounting & finance Director with extensive experience in all aspects of business and financial management in firms from start-ups to Fortune 100 and in geographies from Silicon Valley to Singapore. With an MBA in IT and a BS in Accounting, I bring a unique combination of skills and experience to improve the bottom line and provide actionable information to business owners and stakeholders. Expertise: Treasury, Digital tax, FP & A, MIS systems selection and implementation; designing/developing/producing reports & reporting packages, creating budgets, targets and forecasts from business plan through quarterly estimates, creating and revising processes & procedures, SOX compliance, audit engagement management, international consolidations; mergers/acquisitions/divestitures.Additionally, I\'m a diplomatic yet results-oriented communicator, able to work with all levels in the organization from CEO to junior clerk, getting diverse cross-functional teams on track. Inspiring and motivating others towards common goals comes naturally to me. For instance, I was able to build and manage a grassroots charity operating in 4 countries, entirely with volunteers & funded solely by donations. I\'m innovative, resourceful, dedicated and have a very strong work ethic. I get things done on time and on budget. For example, while at Vibrynt (a medical device start up), we faced our 1st audit, yet had no system whatsoever for accurately reporting obligations under FAS123R. In less than 21 days, I researched, selected and implemented Option Ease, satisfying all the 123R requirements. Result: We passed the audit with zero audit comments. Also, I was able to produce all equity related reports within minutes instead of hours. Lastly the system I selected and implemented was well within the budget guidelines.My passion is creating order from chaos!You are welcome to contact me at c••••••••@gmail.comSpecialties: Financial Management; Budgeting & forecasting, FP & A, Cash management, MIS/accounting/financial/equity system selection and implementation, all financial statement creation, financial analysis including variance and trend analysis (MOM, YOY, YTD)

Experience

1. Director of Accounting & Treasury

   Rakuten Viki

   Apr 2022 — Present · SG

   Maintain and improve Viki’s financial standing by guiding financial policies, assessing risks, determining funding opportunities, and advising on investment opportunities including content acquisitions. • Manage the receipt, banking, and best utilization of Viki’s funds; Anticipate funding/borrowing needs• Prepare financial statements, including cash flow statements• Plan, budget for and authorize expenditures• Plan, organize and coordinate monthly, quarterly and year-end close processes • Ensure that the organization has the financial systems, policies, procedures, internal controls, segregation of duties and security access in place to safeguard assets and data; to prevent or detect fraud and conflicts of interest• Manage internal (Japanese SOX) and external audits; identifying/implementing best practices and overall risk mitigation evaluating the effectiveness of internal controls; Assist in the execution of various internal control, compliance and audit activities. • Ensure successful completion of the company’s tax filings, including digital tax• Source, hire, train, develop, motivate and retain outstanding accounting team.

Education

• Notre Dame de Namur University

  MBA, Information Technology

  2001

• Notre Dame de Namur University

  BS, Accounting

  1993

Skills

• Financial Modeling
• Financial Planning
• Business Process
• Erp
• Financial Analysis
• Business Process Improvement
• Process Improvement
• Leadership
• Essbase
• Multi-State Sales Tax
• Gaap
• Management
• Sap
• Internal Audit
• Tax
• General Ledger
• Financial Management
• Financial Reporting
• Budgeting
• Internal Controls
• Software Documentation
• Accounts Payable
• Financial Forecasting
• Multi-State Payroll
• Auditing
• Account Reconciliation
• Start-Ups
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Fixed Assets
• Us Gaap
• Budgets
• Finance
• Accounting
• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance
• Financial Systems
• Revenue Recognition
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Consolidation
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership