Heather Brown

Heather Brown

Auditor / Consultant / CPA

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director, Accounting Hub at Finit

  • Education

    • University of Michigan

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      Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
    • University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

      1990 - 1994
      Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

      Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa Beta Gamma Sigma Certified Public Accountant

  • Experience

    • Deloitte & Touche

      May 1994 - May 1997
      Auditor / Consultant / CPA

      Provided systems implementation consulting services to mid-market clients.Provided audit and assurance services to clients in financial services and real estate sectors.

    • Time Warner

      Jan 1997 - Jan 1999
      Internal Audit / Associate Financial Manager

      Assisted with monthly reporting requirements for this start-up book publishing division. Designed and developed three Access-based applications to solve infrastructure problems and systematize processes.

    • Selkirk Financial Technologies

      Jan 1999 - Jan 1999
      Sales
    • SunGard Treasury Systems

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2002

      Wrote business and marketing plans. Established office / infrastructure in Brazil. Hired and trained local staff and built pipeline of $4.2 million through direct marketing, telemarketing and customer presentations. Sold Treasury Management software solutions and consulting services to companies throughout North America.

      • Director of Sales - Latin America

        Jan 2001 - Jan 2002
      • Regional Sales Manager

        Jan 1999 - Jan 2001
    • Osaba, Inc. (renamed BlackLine Systems)

      Jun 2002 - Jul 2004
      Sales / Product Management

      Invented BlackLine's first generation account reconciliation compliance software application.

    • Assurity Technologies, Inc.

      Feb 2004 - Feb 2006
      Owner/Founder

      Invented my 2nd account reconciliation compliance software product. Bootstrapped the funding, and then sold the company to Trintech, Inc. in 2006. #AssureNETGL

    • Trintech, Inc.

      Feb 2006 - Aug 2008
      Director of Accounting Compliance Technology

      Managed the post-acquisition integration of Assurity Technologies into Trintech operations. Grew the customer base from six clients to over 80 clients in less than two years. #AssureNETGL

    • Oracle Corporation

      Mar 2011 - Feb 2017
      Senior Principal Product Manager

      Invented my 3rd reconciliation compliance software product (including an on-premise and Cloud variation) and developed specifications for an integrated transaction matching solution. Took over responsibility for Oracle’s task management solution.#FCM, #ARM, #ARCS

    • Mad River Barn

      Dec 2012 - Dec 2021
      Co Owner

      Acquired an iconic, but somewhat decrepit property in 2012, and grew it from $125,000 in annual revenue to over $2.2 million in annual revenue, through investment in infrastructure and expansion in products and services. Earned write-ups in Travel & Leisure Magazine, The Collective Quarterly, Ski the East, and The Knot. Ceded operational responsibilities in August 2020 following a divorce and returned to my former career in the software industry. Sold my interest January 1, 2022.

    • OneStream Software

      Aug 2020 - Apr 2022
      Advanced Application Solutions Consultant

      Functional expert in OneStream Financial Close, including Account Reconciliation, Transaction Matching, and Task Manager. Skilled in Data Source Development, Custom Dashboard Solutions, and Business Rules. Proven track record of complex project execution and effective usage of technical diagnostic skills. #RCM, #TXM, #UTM

    • Thought Logic Consulting

      Apr 2022 - Feb 2025
      Senior Director

      Heading the Account Reconciliation and Transaction Matching Services practice

    • Finit Solutions

      Feb 2025 - now
      Director, Accounting Hub

      Serving as the public leader of Finit’s Accounting Hub practice, specializing in industry leading CPM solutions designed to streamline and optimize critical financial processes for account reconciliation, transaction matching, journal entry creation, task management, and daily cash processes, empowering CFO’s and finance teams with real time visibility, improved efficiency, and data-driven decision-making. Leading the development and growth of the Accounting Hub practice, including establishing frameworks, accelerators, and solutions for rapid implementations. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • OneStream MarketPlace: Sensible Machine Learning Foundations

      OneStream Software
      Dec 2024
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