Merrill Spicker
VP of Finance, Corporate Controller @AIDS Healthcare Foundation
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WORK HISTORY
VP of Finance, Corporate Controller @AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Collaboratively lead the finance operations of Accounting, Accounts Payable and Payroll Departments, managing 3 Directors and 20 staff for global organization with over $2B in revenue. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Drive monthly and annual accounting, reporting and analysis for 9 vertically integrated business segments, strengthening controls, improving analysis and streamlining the annual financial audit. Prepare 990 tax filings. Foster proactive Payroll Department leadership, ensuring accurate payroll processing for over 2,800 employees and implementing payroll system enhancements, including migration to paperless timecards and on-line timecard approval. Managed Accounts Payable system upgrade and process improvements to realize efficiencies and controls for processing over invoices monthly to vendors and deliver 20% in time savings. Initiated project to reduce over claims checks monthly and realize cost savings exceeding $350K annually. Implemented foreign currency solution to reduce more than $500K in annual exchange costs, partnering with IT and internal business teams. Initiated \'Learn & Share\' program to provide cross-functional training and development for 80 Finance staff.
EDUCATION
NYU Stern School of Business
Master of Science (MS), Accounting
Brandeis University
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics, Legal Studies minor
SKILLS
ABOUT MERRILL SPICKER
I take a collaborative approach to achieve financial goals and business…
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