Joe Dawkins

Experience

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  ESPN

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

  Operations Intern
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  PFPC

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2003

  Staff Accountant
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  Wilmington Blue Rocks

  Apr 2003 - Sept 2003

  Finance Assistant
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  New Era Tickets

  Sept 2003 - Feb 2016

  Director of Finance

  Oversaw team of six finance / accounting professionals in administration and implementation of financial management procedures. Mentored and motivated colleagues in best practices, monitoring all work and conducting quality control to ensure company policies and procedures were effectively followed. Liaised with C-Level executives and other corporate management professionals to monitor financial health of company. Conducted monthly forecasting, developed quarterly budgets, analyzed cash flows and assumed responsibility for cash management. Highlights: Started as Staff Accountant and was progressively promoted to Director of Finance.Served as part of Mergers & Acquisitions team during company restructuring, including acquisition of Paciolan and consolidation with Comcast. Assisted in growing company to +30MM in annual revenue with approximately $500MM in annual transactions. Proved instrumental in developing business operations at Singapore Sports Hub, conducting ROI analysis, preparing budgets. forecasting cashflow, negotiating with vendors and integrating financial systems. Show less

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  SeatGeek Enterprise

  Feb 2016 - Jan 2017

  Director of Finance and Administration

  Led development and implementation of all accounting and financial procedures for start-up organization. Collaborated with operations team to develop strategic growth plans in target markets. Provided hands-on management to team of employees responsible for executing operations and growing market share. Administered all financial bookkeeping duties, including general ledger, account reconciliation, financial statement preparations, budgeting, cash management, P&L analysis payroll and internal / external reporting. Prepared standardized financial reporting processes according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principals (GAAP). Onboarded new employees and provided training and coaching in best practices. Identified inefficiencies in financial reporting and implemented streamlined procedures to improve timeliness of reports and accuracy in data. Managed acquisition of capital assets and oversaw all necessary reporting and documentation. Liaised with attorneys and other third-parties to assist in maintaining regulatory compliance. Highlights: Assisted in developing TopTix USA from ground up and served as member of Mergers & Acquisitions team during sale of TopTix USA to SeatGeek in 2017 for $56MM.Grew start-up organization to ~$4MM in annual revenue.Supported sales and product implementation teams in securing major accounts nationwide. Show less

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  Cato

  Dec 2017 - now

  Chief Financial Officer