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Vice President of Finance

Elie Tahari is an international American accessible luxury fashion house founded by Elie Tahari, which designs, manufactures, distributes, and retails ready-to-wear, shoes, accessories, eyewear and home decor. The brand consistently rates as one of the top selling apparel brands at Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, and Saks Fifth Avenue.

Senior level executive with over 30 years of successful and progressive experience in diversified areas of operations, finance and corporate senior management. CPA with extensive public accounting and private industry experience. Scope of experience includes: •established record of success in establishing financial controls, operational process improvement, reporting systems and computerized operations resulting in bottom-line efficiencies; •supervision and coordination of SEC financial reporting obligations including preparation and filing of 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks and proxy statements; •supervision and coordination of internal finance and external auditors in connection with financial statement preparation and accounting for stock-based compensation •preparation of tax provision in a multi-state, multi-national environment; and •extensive involvement in company M&A and instrumental in addressing accounting issues related to company acquisitions.