Ashkun Zaker

Experience

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  Investors Bank and Trust (Formerly Barclays Global Investors)

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Associate

  Fund Accounting - Responsible for booking, confirmation, and settlement of all trade activities received from the investment manager

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  State Street

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Manager

  Coded in Visual Basic (VBA) to automate diverse Excel-based reporting, mitigating error, risk, and reducing FTE hours

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  State Street

  Nov 2008 - Apr 2010

  Officer

  Collaborated across teams on performance analytics for the BlackRock $3T portfolio of business. Managed a variety of RFPs, projects, and process improvements, elevating StateStreet’s service model and reducing key performance indicator (KPI) violations

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  Women's Initiative for Self Employment

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Microfinance Fellow - Pro Bono

  Helped scale the program at WISE through curriculum development and educating underserved women in the Bay Area through a suite of financial literacy courses and trainings, then disbursing micro loans to graduates to help fund the start up and initial operations of their small business.

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  Sparkseed Social Enterprise Incubator

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Venture Support / Engagement Officer

  Sparkseed incubates the leading undergraduate social business leaders of tomorrow by providing pro-bono services ranging from branding to strategic planning.

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  CBS

  Jun 2011 - Mar 2019

  Directed the management of a $20M annual expense budget. Led finance, accounting, and back-office functions for a division of CBS Corporation. Played a pivotal role in driving expansion plans and sales growth, resulting in a peak revenue of $160M in 2017 and generating over $40 million in funding for national nonprofit programs in the three-year period.Oversaw third-party audit program of all nonprofit program funding, including outputs andoutcomes of the projects, ensuring transparency and accountability for external reportingPassionate about mentoring and developing younger staff, within our division and others in CBSthrough various programs Show less Expanded public-private partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, municipalities, and nonprofits using EcoMedia's innovative business model to harness the power of advertising and channel it into tangible, positive social change… and to offer our clients the unique opportunity to get more for their advertising dollars. This model partners advertisers with non-profit organizations across the country, channeling a portion of every ad buy to bricks-and-mortar environmental, education, and wellness projects nationwide: solar panel installations, scholarships and after-school programs, fitness zones and mobile health clinics, to name a few examples. By supporting these initiatives, our clients make meaningful improvements in consumers’ quality of life and exponentially increase the value and efficiency of their advertising budgets — without spending a single additional dollar. Show less

  • VP Finance and Operations

    Sept 2016 - Mar 2019

  • Director of Finance, Strategy, and Operations

    Aug 2014 - Sept 2016

  • Director of Sales Strategy & Development

    Jun 2012 - Aug 2014

  • MBA Intern

    Jun 2011 - Jun 2012
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  Givewith

  Mar 2019 - Feb 2021

  VP Finance and Operations

  Spun a 60-person division out of CBS and stood up the company as an independent Social Enterprise start-up with a $10M annual expense budget. Spearheaded fundraising efforts and led all finance and operational aspects. Managed operations, taxation, compliance, and HR matters for the small UK-based Givewith LTD subsidiary. Givewith® is a Digiday Award-winning, first-of-its-kind social impact technology company intent on transforming the way that business and social impact interact. We believe the pursuit of profit should simultaneously improve the world around us, and it’s that notion that inspired our basic tenants — which harness the power of business transactions including sales, procurement, and marketing to benefit the world’s most impactful nonprofits and generate measurable business value for companies and public entities around the globe. Show less

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  World of Sound Productions

  May 2022 - Jan 2024

  Chief Financial Officer

  Managed Quickbooks, P&L, insurance, tax matters, and oversaw staff and performer payroll for a Los Angeles based Silent Disco company with the intent to scale and franchise to other cities.

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  Cargoe Inc.

  Jul 2023 - now

  CFO
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  KPI Sense

  Apr 2024 - now

  Outsourced FP&A and Fractional CFO

  Manage operating and financial models for a range of SaaS clients, advise on financial matters, KPI metrics, oversee accounting close, assist with fundraising initiatives and develop tailored operational strategies to drive financial performance.