LAUREN KUCINSKAS
Boston
Summary
Highly motivated financial leader offering an array of skills in finance and business operations, program management, process improvement, system implementations, stakeholder engagement and team management. Track record of managing competing priorities and delivering on deadlines in high-pressure environments. Thoughtful people manager that possesses excellent problem solving, analytical, and interpersonal communication skills.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Controller
Engagesmart, Inc.
02.2021 - 12.2024
- Led business re-organization efforts by implementing new accounting systems for NetSuite, Zip, FloQast, and Concur, as well as established a new general ledger team over an 8 month period
- Facilitated post acquisition accounting for predecessor and successor financials
- Established Company's procurement processes with cross functional stakeholders, and implemented Zip to support Procurement and Accounts Payable operations
- Oversaw month-end close processes and ensured integrity and accuracy of general ledger accounts through regular reconciliations, flux analysis, and internal controls
- Collaborated with external auditors to ensure compliance and successful completion of audits
- Streamlined month-end closing procedures with new systems and process improvements, reducing close to 7 business days
- Oversaw a team of 8 employees, and mentored members in accounting best practices and professional development opportunities
Senior Manager, Accounting Operations
Alert Logic, Inc.
09.2020 - 01.2021
- Identified and documented business requirements for quote to cash system implementation
- Redesigned manual billing process to record and issue 1.4K of monthly customer invoices
- Assisted in customer invoicing reconciliation to correct for manual billing processes; identified over $600K of incorrect billings
- Prepared sales and use tax analysis for 9 months of unremitted taxes caused by manual billing processes
Senior Program Manager
OpenText (Acquired Carbonite, Inc.)
11.2019 - 06.2020
- Part of the lead integration team post-acquisition
- Met with project stakeholders on a regular basis to asses integration progress, dependencies, and risk areas
- Facilitated business process reviews, gap analyses, and data migration efforts for ERP migration to SAP
- Assisted with UAT testing and data migration reconciliation for implementation of RevPro as revenue recognition system for consumer and small business product lines
Senior Manager, International Finance
Carbonite, Inc.
03.2016 - 11.2019
- Relocated to Switzerland to establish a centralized back-office function to support international growth initiatives
- Led geographically distributed international finance team while consolidating key finance systems and processes
- Oversaw month-end and quarter-end close processes for the Company's international subsidiaries
- Reviewed monthly journal entries, account reconciliations, and flux analyses for 8 subsidiaries
- Managed international payroll processes, year-end reconciliations and local reporting requirements
- Prepared the Company's quarterly transfer pricing calculations and reviewed open intercompany balances to coordinate payments or net settlements
- Responsible for the preparation of the annual statutory accounts and VAT returns for foreign entities
Accounting Manager
Carbonite, Inc.
03.2014 - 03.2016
- Oversaw month-end and quarter-end close processes for the Company's domestic entities
- Led a team of 6 employees with responsibility for General Ledger and Accounts Payable
- Reviewed monthly journal entries, account reconciliations, and flux analyses
- Ensured internal controls were operating effectively and in compliance in order to minimize financial statement errors and
prevent fraudulent activity - Managed requests from external auditors for quarterly reviews, Sarbanes-Oxley procedures, and annual audit
- Completed monthly internal use software analysis (ASC 350-40) and worked with cross functional teams to evaluate appropriate development costs
- Assisted in completing inventory audit for fixed assets and identified $2.8M of assets that needed to be disposed of
- Updated capitalization policy and asset tagging process to more appropriately track future assets
- Received Company's quarterly Jedi Master Award for contributions in improving the sales order process
Senior Accountant
Carbonite, Inc.
03.2013 - 03.2014
- Managed the revenue cycle by overseeing contract negotiations, calculating revenue for non-ecommerce transactions, and examining actual versus forecasted results
- Reconciled monthly bookings to payment processors and completed monthly deferred revenue reconciliation
- Developed automated excel workbooks to validate system generated revenue entries and to calculate non-ecommerce sales
for $120M of annual revenue transactions - Assisted in reviewing the quarterly and annual SEC filings, earnings press release, and Board of Directors presentations
- Trained staff on the accounts payable and fixed asset processes and reviewed accrual reconciliations
Staff Accountant
Carbonite, Inc.
04.2011 - 03.2013
- Assisted with S-1 preparation by verifying accuracy of financials and creating supporting schedules for the initial public offering
- Prepared journal entries and reconciliations for month end close accruals and allocations
- Responsible for accounts payable process including, invoice and expense report entry, and managing the weekly payment run
- Performed monthly departmental spend analysis to budgeted expenses and completed flux analysis
Accountant
Longfellow Investment Management Co.
07.2009 - 04.2011
- Performed accounts receivable quarterly invoicing and collection, and accounts payable processing using QuickBooks
- Prepared annual budget and cash flow statement
- Assisted with monthly cash reconciliations, client and consultant data requests, and trade entry for 100 portfolios
- Established dynamic excel workbooks to calculate total assets under management and quarterly turnover data
Financial Management Program Internship
General Electric Company
07.2007 - 07.2008
- Completed sales compensation analysis to revise 2008 sales targets as well as estimated annual bonus costs
- Performed annual audit on tax payments for global mobile employees stationed in China
- Received GE Capital 2008 Impact Award for internship performance and business contributions
Education
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Bentley University
Waltham, MA05.2009
Skills
- Program management & process improvement
- Effective leader
- Accounting operations
- Strong communication and people skills
- US GAAP & financial reporting
- Revenue operations
- Mergers, acquisitions & integration
- Transfer Pricing
- Internal controls
- International payroll administration
- Advanced knowledge of NetSuite, Great Plains, Zip, FloQast, Concur, Tableau, IBM Cognos
- Advanced in Microsoft Excel
Timeline
Assistant Controller
Engagesmart, Inc.
02.2021 - 12.2024
Senior Manager, Accounting Operations
Alert Logic, Inc.
09.2020 - 01.2021
Senior Program Manager
OpenText (Acquired Carbonite, Inc.)
11.2019 - 06.2020
Senior Manager, International Finance
Carbonite, Inc.
03.2016 - 11.2019
Accounting Manager
Carbonite, Inc.
03.2014 - 03.2016
Senior Accountant
Carbonite, Inc.
03.2013 - 03.2014
Staff Accountant
Carbonite, Inc.
04.2011 - 03.2013
Accountant
Longfellow Investment Management Co.
07.2009 - 04.2011
Financial Management Program Internship
General Electric Company
07.2007 - 07.2008
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Bentley University
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