Assistant Controller

Assistant Controller — TrueNorth Asset Management

New York, NY | January 2023 – Present

• Directed month-end and year-end closing processes for 14 active funds with $450M in assets under management (AUM), achieving a 100% compliance rate with SEC regulations.
• Automated the consolidation of multi-entity ledgers by integrating Sage Intacct with BlackLine, reducing monthly close cycles by 4 days and eliminating 35 hours of manual entry per entity.
• Identified and corrected legacy transfer pricing discrepancies across 5 international subsidiaries, recovering $185,000 in overpaid taxes and interest.
• Supervised a team of 4 senior accountants and facilitated annual audit engagements with external auditors, resolving all PBC requests to secure clean audit opinions.

Accounting Manager — Clearwater Wealth Group

Boston, MA | June 2020 – December 2022

• Reconciled 60+ complex balance sheet accounts monthly with transactional volume exceeding $12M, reducing unresolved variance items by 82% and accelerating reconciliation speed by 25%.
• Implemented a new automated accounts payable verification system, accelerating invoice processing by 30% and capturing $45,000 in early-payment discounts.
• Prepared monthly financial packages and variance analyses for senior management, identifying cost-saving opportunities that reduced department expenditures by 12%.
• Redesigned internal control frameworks for corporate cash disbursements to align with SOX compliance standards, successfully eliminating 8 audit exposure points.

Sage Intacct, NetSuite ERP, BlackLine, US GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), Ledger consolidation, Month-end close, SEC reporting, Regulatory compliance, Corporate tax filings, General ledger management, Microsoft Excel (VBA/macros), Financial statements, Audit prep

Multi-Entity Integration

Role: Implementation Lead

Tools: Sage Intacct, BlackLine, MS Excel

Led the integration of Sage Intacct with BlackLine for multi-entity ledger consolidation, reducing the monthly close process by 4 days and eliminating 35 hours of manual entries per entity.

SOX Compliance Modernization

Role: Control Redesign Lead

Tools: MS Flow, Confluence, NetSuite ERP

Re-engineered cash disbursement workflow and internal controls to align with SOX guidelines, successfully removing 8 critical audit exposure areas and standardizing review procedures.

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) (2022)
• Certified Management Accountant (CMA) (2021)

• Languages: English (Native), French (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Pro-bono tax preparation for regional low-income families (2021-present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice