Emily Branigan

Director of Finance

Leadership Development Worldwide

Apr 2022 - Current (4 years 4 months)

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US Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

Neals Yard Remedies

Dec 2016 - Apr 2022 (5 years 5 months)

Led US subsidiary of Neal's Yard Remedies, overseeing finance and operations and US staff. Some of my accomplishments for this role include: • Ensured 75% decrease in US inventory holding within 18 months by streamlining operations of $1M inventory, demand planning, and ordering processes. • Reduced stock holding and purchasing that led to surplus cash flow used to reduce long term liabilities by 50%+ ($2M). • Finalized various US contracts through strategic negotiations and evaluated all overhead: secured $100k refund by identifying overbilling, closed physical location (pre-COVID) and shifted operations to virtual, trimmed overhead by over $300k. • Presented financial details to the Co-CEOs of parent company in the UK on the all-channel

Business Consultant, Accounting Supervisor

Edelstein Company LLP

Jul 2013 - Dec 2016 (3 years 6 months)

Rendered expert financial management consulting services to more than 30 privately-held clients with revenues up to $30M. Consulted in areas of revenue allocations, compensation models, projections and forecasting, budget creation, cash flow analysis, tax planning, obtaining financing, financial proformas, M&A due diligence, lease negotiations, and transition and strategic planning. Some of my accomplishments for this role include: • Collaborated with local hospital on behalf of client to design "salary guarantee" program to allow practice to hire in under-served areas with assistance from hospital funding • Represented multi-state client with revenues of $30M in front of IRS for corporate tax audit with a favorable outcome of no changes

CFO / Controller

Clean Energy Design LLC

Mar 2011 - Dec 2013 (2 years 10 months)

Developed and executed project modeling, benefit/cost analysis, and profitability by project aimed at driving pricing changes, exclusion of unprofitable lines of business, and subcontracting of unprofitable steps in the value chain. • Heightened sales materials with analysis, including NPV, payback, and ROI metrics, which increased conversion rate. • Directed overall accounting cycle involving AR/AP, payroll, HR, monthly close, revenue recognition, journal entries, fixed assets, cash management, and budgeting.

Accounting & Tax Manager

Crabtree CPA Associates

Mar 2011 - Jul 2012 (1 year 5 months)

Optimized workflow and delivered deliverables under set deadlines by acting as Workflow Coordinator for all staff members. I conducted detailed reviews of monthly/annual accounting close and financial statements, including AR/AP, payroll, bank reconciliations, journal entries, fixed assets, state tax filings, entity, and individual tax returns. I was able to provide expert-level consultation to clients on various projects, such as budgeting, financial analysis, startups/capital acquisition/due diligence/business plan development, and tax planning.

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Business Consultant & Accounting Manager

Healthcare Business Management LLC

Dec 2007 - Nov 2010 (3 years)

During my tenure as Business Consultant & Accounting Manager, I identified and removed errors after comprehensive review of financials, accounting, tax, and recurring ad hoc reports in boutique accounting and consulting firm. I rendered outstanding CFO services for private practice healthcare clients with numerous projects, including budgeting, financial analysis, due diligence, business plans, tax planning, benchmarking, compensation structuring, facility management, HR processes, and transition planning. My responsibilities also included formulation and delivery of accurate financial reports, such as financials, revenue analysis, profit distribution calculations, budget to actuals, ad hoc reports, and staffing analysis to shareholders and

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Consultant & Trust Accountant

Carpenter Morse Group

Mar 2005 - Nov 2007 (2 years 9 months)

Third party administrator of retirement plans, providing compliance testing, valuations, accounting, and tax filings for qualified retirement plans.

Various Front-of-House Positions, Including Trainer

Darden restaurants

Jul 2001 - Aug 2004 (3 years 2 months)

Fortune 500 company - provided hospitality and customer service in line with company's top-notch standards.

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