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Jim Penman

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Senior Vice President, Accounting and Reporting at Salesforce
📍 Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Jim Penman is the Senior Vice President of Accounting and Reporting at Salesforce, bringing extensive experience from leadership roles at Change Healthcare and Lyric. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds both a Masters and a bachelors degree from the University of West Floridas College of Business.

Outside of his finance career, Jim is committed to his community. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Alpharetta Christian Academy, a role he took on to support the schools mission and development.

Unique fact: Jim is passionate about building strong teams and frequently posts about hiring for his "awesome" and "wonderful" team at Salesforce.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Senior Vice President, Accounting and Reporting
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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Financial Reporting
His career is centered on SEC reporting and technical accounting, holding senior VP roles in this specific function at major public companies like Salesforce.
Team Leadership
He consistently shares posts about hiring for his team, indicating a passion for building a positive and successful work environment and mentoring his staff.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Senior Vice President, Accounting and Reporting
Salesforce
9-2023 - 2-2025
VP, SEC Reporting and Technical Accounting
Salesforce
10-2022 - 9-2023
Chief Accounting Officer
Lyric - Clarity in motion.
12-2019 - 10-2022
Vice President, Assistant Controller
Change Healthcare
9-2017 - 12-2019
Vice President, Technical Accounting
Change Healthcare
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Education
2005 - 2005
Master's
UWF Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business
2001 - 2004
BSBA
UWF Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business
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