Zachary Singerman, CPA, CGMA, CFE

Experience

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  PricewaterhouseCoopers

  Sept 2007 - Jun 2010

  Assurance

  • Audited financial statements for publicly-traded and privately-held clients with revenues from $41 million - $2.8 billion.• Experienced in various industries including: utilities, manufacturing, and international freight. • Acted as Audit Senior - Developed audit approach and managed engagement economics (time/status tracking).• Supervised, trained, and reviewed the work of up to 4 staff members on engagement teams, including performance evaluations.• Audited financial statements and related disclosures for quarterly and annual SEC filings: 10Q and 10K filings.• Tested and assessed internal controls for compliance with SOX and J-SOX at public and private companies. • Communicated weaknesses in controls and accounting processes and recommended improvements to client management. • Applied substantive testing and analytical procedures to determine the accuracy of financial statements.• Obtained knowledge of corporate taxation through tax rotation. Show less

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  Broadcom

  Jun 2010 - May 2015

  Awarded Broadcom President’s Award (2014) - Awarded annually by the CEO to top 5% of Finance Organization to recognize significant contributions.Awarded Certificate of Outstanding Work (2013) - Awarded on ad hoc basis to recognize top performers in Technical Accounting Department.• Managed all accounting related aspects of company-wide 3rd Party IP royalty expense of $70M per year. • Developed processes and procedures to capture and track 100 individual 3rd Party IPs used in 12k parts; Coordinated with Operations, Engineering, Production Planning and Marketing Departments to ensure accuracy of 3rd Party IP usage reporting.• Acted as the Subject Matter Expert and Project Manager for royalty process during SAP implementation project; Designed and implemented all calculations and processes used by Vistex (SAP add-on module) from scratch; coordinated with Operations, Sales and Finance Departments and both onshore and offshore software developers. • Spearheaded project to redesign 3rd Party IP declaration process used for every part created (~300 parts per month); Vetted design with all levels of management; Coordinated with IT design team; Conducted training course for Marketing Department. • Supervised team of 7 staff members; Created, developed, and implemented training program for new hires; Reviewed quarterly royalty reports and payments for 60 vendors; Ensured compliance with contractual obligations and deadlines; Promoted high performance environment through motivation, coaching and professional development.• Oversaw all 3rd Party IP vendor audits; Provided requested support, responded to inquiries, coordinated on-site visits, gathered information from Finance, Engineering, Operations, and IT Security Departments, drafted official Broadcom response to audit findings, closed-out audit with vendor. Show less • Responsible for tracking and paying company-wide commissions of $20M per year to 40 domestic and international reps.• Performed all accounting tasks associated with external commissions; Booked manual journal entries (e.g. accrued liabilities, commission expense allocations); Performed account reconciliations and account rollforwards; Initiated commission payments.• Implemented process changes resulting in timing reductions of 50% for time to pay (4 months to 2 months) and 80% for dispute resolution (5 months to 1 month). • Prepared quarterly reporting package and analysis for executive sales management. • Ensured compliance with all internal controls, provided supporting schedules/documents and responded to inquiries from internal and external auditors (KPMG). Show less • Redeveloped entire Sarbanes-Oxley processes from scratch by identifying all risks, key controls and non-key controls, developing process narratives, flowcharts, risk control matrices and testing procedures for all in-scope processes. • Produced a 45% reduction in control count during control rationalization project.• Led process walkthroughs and control testing (including entity level controls); identified key control deficiencies.• Acted as liaison between Broadcom and External Auditors (KPMG) to maximize KPMG reliance on internal audit.• Coordinated with finance and accounting process owners to obtain testing support and explanations of control exceptions.• Conducted meetings with process owners to identify key changes to company processes. • Collaborated with Internal Process Audit and IT Audit teams to identify efficiencies in testing procedures.• Acted as SOX representative for special projects, including Customer Relations Module system implementation. Show less

  • Supervisor, Technical Accounting

    Mar 2014 - May 2015

  • Sr. Staff Accountant, Technical Accounting

    May 2012 - Mar 2014

  • Sr. Internal Auditor

    Jun 2010 - May 2012
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  CoreLogic

  May 2015 - Nov 2018

  Manager General Accounting

  o Managed the following processes: • Fixed Assets: Tracked 7k assets for 90 locations. • Legal Accrual: Overhauled the legal accrual process resulting in >$1M accrual reduction and 80% time reduction. • SW Capitalization: Directly accounted for >50 projects. Coordinated with project managers, finance and executives regarding classification of project expenses. Automated month-end reclass process resulting in 50% time reduction. • Oracle Maintenance: General ledger (account/cost center creation, cross-validation rules), inter-company mass allocation, and expense mass allocation. • International Consolidation: India, Mexico, UK, Australia. • Month-End/Quarter-End Close: Assisted in reduction from 5-day to 4-day close. Approved journal entries/reconciliations. • Cost of Services Variance Analysis: Prepared QTD/YTD COS Flux for executive board meetings. • Offshore Team: Coordinated with India for staff level work.o Audit support - Internal, external, and statutory audits.o Acquisitions: Oversaw GL integration of 7 acquisitions, including fixed asset integration. o Software Implementation: Implemented CoStar (lease accounting) to convert from ASC 840 to ASC 842.o People Management: Completed performance/salary reviews. Conducted on-boarding and off-boarding due to RIF and increased headcount. Show less

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  Ensign Services

  Nov 2018 - Nov 2019

  Assistant Controller

  • Oversaw 3 direct reports responsible for lease accounting, sales & use tax and internal controls.• Oversaw California and Utah markets as primary accounting contact and computed incentive bonus.• Drafted ASC 842 Lease Accounting implementation memo, lease classification analysis memo, sale-leaseback memo.• Managed implementation and on-going processes for ASC 842 Lease Accounting (>250 leases and $1B ROU assets).• Reviewed monthly P&L trend analysis and balance sheet reconciliations.• Completed performance/salary reviews. Conducted on-boarding and off-boarding processes. Show less

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  Alteryx

  Dec 2019 - Jun 2023

  Technical Accounting Manager

  - Managed accounting of the global sales commissions process, including commissions calculations and payments. - Partnered with Sales Operations and Financial Planning & Analysis teams in the design, analysis, and recording of sales commissions. - Supported month-end close process through journal entry review and account reconciliations.- Worked with auditors for key deliverables.- Key member of the annual commissions software implementation team.- Drafted ASC 606 Commission Accounting Memo.- Assisted in reduction from 6-day to 5-day Month-End Close. - Designed both high-level and in-depth commissions accounting process training. Show less