Jess Gilmore

Senior Business Planner - Xbox at Microsoft

Seattle, Washington, United States

About

Certified Public Accountant with skills in data analysis and financial modeling. Passionate about dynamic and fast-paced areas of accounting such as disputes and investigations, due diligence, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcies and restructuring efforts.

Experience

  • Microsoft (4 yrs)
    • Senior Business Planner - Xbox Game Pass Subscriptions
      Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

    • Senior Finance Manager - Xbox Gaming Subscriptions
      Aug 2022 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Consultant at Berkeley Research Group LLC
    May 2021 - Jul 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Senior Consultant, Transaction Advisory Services at Baker Tilly US
    Jan 2020 - May 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Senior Financial Consultant at Turning Point Consulting
    Feb 2019 - Dec 2019 · 11 mos

    -Conducted budget to actual analysis across seven business divisions, leveraged by senior management to implement restructuring decisions. -Managed cash forecasted analysis and developed timely monthly financial reports, budgets and closing procedures. -Performed forensic analysis to properly state prior period financial statements; implemented new SOPs in accordance with GAAP. -Assisted in interviewing, hiring and on boarding new accounting staff.

  • Senior Forensic Analyst at Cascade Capital Group, LLC
    Jun 2016 - Feb 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    -Performed extensive database and financial analysis on data sets with inflows and outflows totaling over $4B and over 100k transactions. -Forensic credit card and bank investigations on alleged inappropriate personal spending over an eight year period resulting in one case in a judgement of over $400k. -Conducted witness interviews related to a potential theft of intellectual property case as well as the preparation and subsequent presentation of a timeline and summary of facts with corroborating supporting documentation to various law firms. -Facilitated fact finding interviews related to a partnership dispute and succession plan engagement. -Due diligence and data room construction and management for M&A transactions related to a LOI of $62M. -Performed liquidation, waterfall, bankruptcy, and restructuring analysis for a client in Chapter 11 with thousands of creditors. -Prepared litigation, arbitration and mediation exhibits. -Created financial models and five-year projections. -Prepared and delivered multiple formal presentations to the Federal Bureau of Investigations and to clients’ Boards of Directors.