Al Langer

Experience

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  KPMG

  Jul 1981 - Feb 1985

  Assistant-Staff-Senior-Supervising Senior

  Directed financial audits for a variety of clients, primarily within the financial services industry.

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  Jefferies & Company, Inc.

  Mar 1985 - May 2007

  First Vice President - Finance

  Directed team of accountants in public financial reporting, broker-dealer financial reporting and general accounting activities. Third promotion was to First Vice President - Finance. Reported directly to Chief Financial Officer.• Took on increasing responsibilities as company grew from 300 employees and a focus on equity sales and trading in 1985 to an international investment bank with more than 2,500 employees.• Played a key role in successful initial public offering (IPO) and subsequent tax-free “spin-off” of ITG, a technology-based securities brokerage subsidiary of Jefferies Group, Inc.• Implementations - - Accounting and financial statement disclosures for share-based compensation - Accounting for risk arbitrage, derivatives, and foreign currency transaction / translation activities - Regulatory capital calculation software to expedite the process and optimize the results• Provided financial statements and various schedules for several securities offerings (S-3, S-4)• Standardized accounting procedures for three high-yield hedge funds; implemented comparative p&ls and net capital reporting to enhance ability to compare fund results, leading to stronger internal controls. Show less

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  Rodman & Renshaw / Jefferies & Company, Inc.

  May 2007 - Nov 2009

  Consultant

  Provided various accounting services.

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  Rodman & Renshaw

  Nov 2009 - Aug 2012

  Controller

  Reported directly to Chief Financial Officer.• Implementations - - Equity Enterprise share-based compensation system - new process provided monthly departmental expense and all external reporting disclosure schedules - Public financial reporting and monthly general ledger support binders - New earnings per share calculation with tie-in to share-based compensation system• Established Disclosure Committee, disclosure questionnaires and sub-certifications.• Enhanced monthly Board package to include divisional reporting, competitor analysis, key performance indicators, budget variance analysis, headcount comparisons, etc. Show less

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  Chord Advisors, LLC

  Aug 2012 - Nov 2012

  Managing Director

  Chord Advisors provides targeted solutions to "small-cap" / "mid-cap" companies who could benefit from an experienced and seasoned CFO team without the associated costs of a full-time position.

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  Chord Advisors, LLC

  Sept 2014 - Sept 2021

  Managing Director

  Chord Advisors provides targeted solutions to "small-cap" / "mid-cap" companies who could benefit from an experienced and seasoned CFO team without the associated costs of a full-time position.

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  WilliamsMarston LLC

  Sept 2021 - Apr 2023

  Managing Director

  WilliamsMarston LLC is an accounting, tax and management consulting firm comprised of top rated former Big Four and other expert professionals. The firm specializes in assisting Pre-IPO, private equity-backed and public companies with the accounting, tax and financial reporting for the most complicated transactions. WilliamsMarston’s service offerings include IPO preparation, M&A support, Technical Accounting, Interim Management, Finance Effectiveness, Corporate Tax and Restructuring. WilliamsMarston advisors are well-versed in the technical accounting libraries, publications and interpretations of the SEC, FASB, AICPA, IASB, and Big Four public accounting firms. WilliamsMarston consultants routinely address the most complex accounting issues and offer pragmatic, actionable solutions. Show less