a. hodge linkedin 2015
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Angela G. Hodge P.O. Box 201014 Austin, TX 78720
Education The University of Texas at Austin
Master in Professional Accounting (Track: Taxation) May 2004 Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting)
Experience 03/12 – present Apple Inc. (Global Financial Shared Services, Americas) Austin, TX
Finance Manager - Trade Disbursements, Payments, Cash Forecasting, and Banking GFSS Award Winner (Focus on Innovation): Successfully streamlined a business critical
process that was adopted globally. Proactive about re-engineering labour-intensive processes to increase efficiencies and scale Hold a position that requires a high-level of trust and confidentiality Hired, trained, evaluated, and mentored a highly regarded, cohesive team of professionals Responsible for XML implementations for new divisions and geo expansion projects Conduct periodic Sarbanes-Oxley reviews and liaised with internal/external auditors Created, monitored, and enforced internal controls in order to protect the company assets Consistently utilize my project management skills and desire to innovate while working on
domestic and global initiatives for new system implementations and enhancements High degree of technical competency with Microsoft suite of products and database tools
05/04 – 03/12 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC) Assistant Director – Accounting & Licensee Compliance
Leadership of a cross functional team responsible for the oversight of all financial, licensee compliance, equity, and operations transactions in a unit that generated licensing revenue
Improved a dysfunctional department into one that is lauded by internal/external customers; this was accomplished through my team building acumen and process improvements
Proactively monitored and reviewed financial terms of licensing agreements prior to execution and beyond the life of an agreement
Provided advice and interpretation with respect to matters about accounting, tax, and other financial considerations to upper management, other institutions, and OTC personnel
Accountable for preparation of presentations/communications to the VP for Research and Office of the President for accurate updates regarding budgets, projections, and issues
Principal contact for faculty, other institutions, and licensees regarding licensing revenue, license agreement (financial) terms, reimbursements, and licensee compliance issues
Defined, established and implemented processes for monitoring financial and licensee compliance that adhere to university policies and federal, state, and local laws and regulations; this resulted in a substantial increase in the number of reporting and paying licensees
Managed monthly/annual closing processes and established the appropriate financial controls to identify activities that may result in misstatement of OTC’s financial position
Represented the university on panels pertaining to licensee compliance and royalty audits Engaged and consulted with external auditors to review licensee’s financial records Hired, managed, trained, and set expectations for and evaluated core team. Worked with the
team to implement efficiencies to improve the effectiveness of OTC operations Ensured complex internal controls and standard accounting practices were consistently
implemented, adhered to, and complied with university policies and federal, state, and local laws
05/04 – 03/12 The University of Texas at Austin (continued) Austin, TX Dean’s Office of the College of Fine Arts (CoFA) Financial Analyst
Responsible for accurately and expeditiously auditing and approving all HR, financial, scholarship, purchasing transactions using the Dean’s Office funds (>100 accounts)
Transformed the accounting processing from delinquent to timely and accurate by creating and/or streamlining processes, generating reports for the stakeholders, and opening the lines of communications with faculty and donors
Participated in the College’s budget & strategic planning meetings Prepared a wide range of detailed financial reports and analysis using Cognos & Excel Trained and supervised part-time employee(s) to ensure assignments were accurate
Payroll Services (Office of Accounting) Insurance Accountant
Charged with reducing the university’s insurance receivables. Accomplished this by reviewing thousands of transactions and making countless correcting entries while taking into consideration the tax implications for both the employee and university
Submitted recommendations to increase efficiency of operational processes and applications Performed project management duties for (BAS) insurance system enhancements
01/02 – 05/03 Cooper Graci & Company CPAS Austin, TX
Tax Accountant Intern Processed tax returns for C-Corporations and S-Corporations, partnerships, estates,
and individuals using ATB, Prosystems for Windows, and QuickBooks for 2 tax seasons Researched tax alternatives using CCH and filed extensions for numerous clients Conducted peer audit for construction industry and gained exposure to CIP
07/01 – 02/03 Lake Austin Spa Resort Austin, TX
Weekend Night Auditor Audited daily spa services, calculated commissions and bonuses based upon the revenue
generated and retail sales transactions; in addition, reconciled transactions to ensure guest billing was correct prior to check-out
Consolidated data for the financial reports distributed to the Controller & owners using Excel Conducted all the front desk duties for guests arriving/departing during the shift Supervised the Spa security to ensure that the checkpoints were patrolled and guests were
kept safe as I was the only administrative person working night shift Skills Proficient using Microsoft products, SAP, Filemaker, Oracle, Ceridian, DEFINE, QuickBooks,
Cognos, Inteum, Prosystems (Tax), ATB, Host, SpaSoft, MAS 90, Salesforce.com, ADP, and BAS.