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KIM PHONG

Castro Valley,CA

Summary

Experienced Accounting professional specializing in SaaS revenue recognition and reporting.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Manager, Revenue Reporting & System

SALES FORCE, INC.
09.2010 - Current

Revenue Reporting

  • Responsible for quarterly earnings schedule related to remaining performance obligation (RPO) (both current (cRPO) & non-current), unearned revenue, revenue, revenue by cloud, contract asset and implied billings
  • Calculate constant currency for our revenue by service offering and remaining performance obligation disclosure
  • Provided revenue reports for Gartner and IDC request
  • Provide monthly reporting to senior management and treasury related to billing/revenue
  • Responsible for revenue/cRPO monthly reporting package for Chief Accounting Officer and quarterly for Chief Financial Officer
  • Assist in developing new reporting metrics (bookings) for the company
  • Assist in quarterly reviews and annual audit partnering with external auditors

Revenue Systems

  • Proficient use of Salesforce products, opportunities, sales orders, transactions, products, reports & dashboards
  • Implemented Zuora system for ASC 606 adoption
  • In charge of training the team on new foundation data model related to Workday Financials
  • Project lead at the company for Tableau reporting adoption in Finance
  • Ensure revenue datasets in Tableau are accurate and complete, working with our business technology partners to resolve any variances
  • Data Steward for all revenue related tables and datasets in Tableau
  • Create Tableau workbooks and dashboard for reporting, which led to hours saved per month/quarter
  • Subject matter expert on how to upload product allocations to the revenue system for accurate reporting

Monthly close

  • Part of the team to adopt US GAAP (ASC 606) for the company
  • Monthly close activities including preparing high risk and material revenue journal entries and related account reconciliations
  • Prepared and reviewed regional and global balance sheet flux analysis for deferred revenue, accounts receivable, and allowance for doubtful accounts
  • Review product allocations provided by pricing team and upload to the revenue system for accurate revenue reporting, which accounts for more than 10% of the company's revenue
  • Calculated quarterly estimated selling price (ESP) related to quote level, core subscriptions products and professional services products in accordance with EITF 08-01 (ASU 2009-13)
  • Responsible for the revenue recognition and financial reporting of newly acquired products not yet integrated in Oracle
  • Prepared and reconciled marketing expenses related to partner sponsorship and event billings
  • Prepare monthly revenue adjustment to the accounting team related to system errors
  • Trained and provided guidance to international accounting teams related to software revenue

recognition (EITF 00-21 and EITF 08-01 (ASU 2009-13).

  • Prepared schedules to support monthly reviews, quarterly audit, 10Q and 10K reporting

process.

  • Assist revenue management in completion of subscription checklists

Collaboration/Forecasts

  • Lead role on all revenue related collaboration and inquiries with our cross functional partners,

such as IT Systems, RevOps, Finance and FP&A, Accounting, Product, Tax and Legal.

  • Automate processes (billing and renewal forecast) around revenue and related financial

reporting metrics. Eliminate inefficiencies (i.e., manual calculations in Excel) by leveraging

technology solutions and software automation.

  • Assist in monthly cRPO/deferred revenue forecast.
  • Managed two direct reporting managers for all revenue reporting needs
  • Investigated and provided business insights to finance and strategy related to change in monthly run rate
  • Worked on special projects to streamline processes and improve efficiency
  • Promoted five times throughout my career at Salesforce

Project Accountant

TOSHIBA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
04.2009 - 08.2010
  • Company Overview: (Power System Division)
  • Primarily responsible for recording revenue in accordance with GAAP.
  • Set up & maintained project records in accounting and tracking systems.
  • Coordinated with Project Managers and Contract Administrators to track and analyze project costs.
  • Reviewed job cost estimates for large construction projects and reported significant variances.
  • Preparation of the monthly forecast reports, cash flow forecast, percentage of project completion, and calculating cost accrual amounts
  • Assist in year-end audit, quarter-end review and month-end close.

Staff Accountant

TAKE -TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
10.2007 - 12.2008
  • Company Overview: (maker of Grand Theft Auto)
  • Prepared and reconciled marketing expenses related to partner sponsorship and event billings
  • Prepared monthly revenue adjustment to the accounting team related to system errors
  • Trained and provided guidance to international accounting teams related to software revenue recognition (EITF 00-21 and EITF 08-01 (ASU 2009-13))
  • Prepared schedules to support monthly reviews, quarterly audit, 10Q and 10K reporting processes
  • Assisted revenue management in completion of subscription checklists
  • Lead role on all revenue related collaboration and inquiries with our cross functional partners, such as IT Systems, RevOps, Finance and FP&A, Accounting, Product, Tax and Legal
  • Automated processes (billing and renewal forecast) around revenue and related financial reporting metrics
  • Eliminate inefficiencies (i.e., manual calculations in Excel) by leveraging technology solutions and software automation
  • Assist in monthly cRPO/deferred revenue forecast
  • Managed two direct reporting managers for all revenue reporting needs
  • Investigated and provided business insights to the finance and strategy team related to change in monthly run rate
  • Worked on special projects to streamline processes and improve efficiency
  • Promoted five times throughout my career at Salesforce
  • Primarily responsible for recording revenue in accordance with GAAP
  • (maker of Grand Theft Auto)

Experienced Staff Accountant

SENSIBA, LLP
07.2005 - 06.2007
  • Company Overview: (formerly IRELAND SAN FILIPPO, LLP)
  • Set up & maintained project records in accounting and tracking systems
  • Coordinated with Project Managers and Contract Administrators to track and analyze project costs
  • Reviewed job cost estimates for large construction projects and reported significant variances
  • Preparation of the monthly forecast reports, cash flow forecast, percentage of project completion, and calculating cost accrual amounts
  • Assist in year-end audit, quarter-end review and month-end close
  • Primarily responsible for account receivables and intercompany reconciliations
  • Prepared general and discounts reserves analysis
  • Reviewed fixed asset acquisitions to ensure it is in compliance with the company's policy
  • Reviewed bank and payroll reconciliations
  • Performed general accounting functions, including preparation of monthly journal entries and account analysis
  • Addressed and resolved any non-routine, complex, and/or sensitive accounting problems or unexpected variances
  • Collaborated with other departments for any discrepancies that arose during the reconciliations
  • Assisted in year-end audit, quarter-end review and month-end close
  • (formerly IRELAND SAN FILIPPO, LLP)

Education

Bachelor of Science - Managerial Economics

University of California, Davis
Davis, CA
06.2005

International Asian Studies Programme - undefined

The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, N.T.
05.2004

Skills

  • Fluent in Chinese Dialects: Cantonese and Mandarin (Reading and Writing)
  • MS Office (Vlookup and Pivot table)
  • Oracle
  • ProSystem Fx Tax
  • ProSystem Fx Engagement
  • QuickBooks
  • Salesforce
  • SQL
  • Workday Financials
  • Zuora Systems
  • Reporting oversight
  • Business performance management
  • Cross-functional communication
  • Documentation and reporting

Certification

Certified Public Accountant, State of California

Timeline

Senior Manager, Revenue Reporting & System

SALES FORCE, INC.
09.2010 - Current

Project Accountant

TOSHIBA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
04.2009 - 08.2010

Staff Accountant

TAKE -TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
10.2007 - 12.2008

Experienced Staff Accountant

SENSIBA, LLP
07.2005 - 06.2007

International Asian Studies Programme - undefined

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Bachelor of Science - Managerial Economics

University of California, Davis
KIM PHONG