Eric Sanders, CPA

Experience

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  Ernst & Young

  Jul 1996 - Sept 1998

  Senior Accountant

  I worked in the San Diego (real estate tax compliance) and San Francisco (audit) offices. Planned and executed GAAP financial statement audits for organizations of widely varying sizes. Prepared partnership and corporate tax returns for real estate clients. Developed and implemented an electronic tax compliance work paper template for San Diego real estate tax practice.

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  Chiron Corporation

  Sept 1998 - May 1999

  Financial Analyst

  Lead financial analyst for the large, corporate-wide human resources and payroll accounting function for the international pharmaceutical company. Prepared quarterly forecasts and annual budgets, as well as detailed monthly variance analyses for corporate cost centers.

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  Resources Connection

  Aug 1999 - Mar 2000

  Associate/Consultant

  Provided project based professional accounting and finance services. Clients and projects included Carclub.com (managed the pre-IPO audits of the financial statements) and Cost Plus World Market (designed and rebuilt the corporate five year financial plan and model).

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  KPMG

  May 2000 - Oct 2000

  Senior Accountant

  I was based in KPMG's Berlin, Germany office for a short contract performing German GAAP (HGB) to U.S. GAAP financial statement conversions for eastern German companies seeking to be listed on Germany's Neuer Markt, a former part of Frankfurt's Deutsche Borse.

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  Linguarama

  Nov 2000 - Jan 2002

  Business English Teacher

  Linguarama Spracheninstitut is an international multi-language teaching institution based in the United Kingdom. I was based in their Berlin, Germany office. Taught business English as a foreign language to German professionals at all fluency levels in class sizes ranging from one to twelve students. Developed comprehensive course plans and end-of-course skills and progress tests culminating in individual written evaluations.

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  Humanities Washington

  Jun 2006 - now

  My responsibilities centered on cultivating a culture of accountability and transparency by measuring and communicating the mission impact, programmatic value, and financial performance of Humanities Washington. I captured key performance data and processes in order to demonstrate the relationship between our strategic plan and organizational impact. In addition, I was responsible for internal day-to-day operations of Humanities Washington and was involved in a range of ad hoc projects.Acting Executive Director during summer 2014 while Executive Director was on sabbatical. Show less

  • Chief Financial Officer

    Jan 2019 - now

  • Associate Director

    Jan 2012 - Dec 2018

  • Finance and Administrative Director

    Dec 2006 - Dec 2011

  • Fiscal Officer

    Jun 2006 - Nov 2006