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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

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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.