Peter Shea CPA MBA

peterjshea58@gmail.comsheapeter@hotmail.com

917-783-6943

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OBJECTIVE

To happily apply my deep and wide experience, leadership skill base to the strategic growth of a leading dynamic organization in the achievement of their goals and mission through insightful excellence in financial and operational management, teamwork and fun. Developing the organization and people all

PROFESSIONAL CURRICULUM VITAE

RESOURCES GLOBAL PROFESSIONALS

Oct 2016-PresentConsultant Customs and Export-Benjamin Moore Paints, Montvale NJ

Comprehensive compliance, process, systems and efficiency review of global and NAFTA import, export and customs operations at Benjamin Moore Paints to attain best global practices within supply chain management.

Jun-Jul 2015Consultant – Treasury Operations – CIT Bank-Livingston, NJ

Treasury operations policy and procedures development with Volker compliance implementation, documentary and integration for merger with acquired California based West Bank.

THOMSON REUTERS LTD – (OCT 2001 – DEC 2014)Sep 2011–Dec 2014Global Head of Export Control (Legal) – New York, NY

Leveraged extensive finance governance and control expertise.

Implemented a comprehensive and integrated cross functional for global export control and sanctions compliance of dual use encryption and military grade physical technology over 126 countries.

Corporate compliance risk reduced 98%. Saved greater than $10 Million in encumbered revenues.

Managed international team of 4 and legal budget of $4.5M

May 2007–Sep 2011VP Finance (Finance & Risk Division) - New York, NY

Accounting lead for CFO on SOP-2 and other Revenue Recognition accounting and related legal

along the way.

EXEUTIVE COMPETENCIES

-SEC Reporting and Controllership-CFO and Executive Advisory Profile-Executive Internal Audit Management-Process Improvement & KPI Metrics-Complex Financial Transactions-Export Control, OFAC Compliance-AML, Know Your Customer-Cross-Functional Matrix Leadership-Contract Pricing & Negotiation-Financial Regulatory Compliance-Risk Management and Mitigation-IT & Bus Ops Solutions (SAP, Oracle. PeopleSoft)-Budgeting, Forecasting, FP&A -Revenue Recognition & Leases -Financial & Accounting Policy-Executive Compensation-FAS 133, FAS 123-Pensions Benefits Tax Accounting-Cash Management

contracting terms requirements. Divisional managerial lead in all communications

with PwC on external audit (financial and SoX matters) as well as with TR Internal Audit. Managerial responsibility for managing compliance. Less than 1% error rate consistently.

Divisional lead for BCDR (Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery) program for global Finance.

Lead project to convert divisional accounting from Canadian and US GAAP to IFRS in line with Corporate finance integration initiative following $17.5 billion Reuters acquisition.

Lead Thomson and Reuters finance post acquisition integration team.

Recovered $5 million annually after overhaul and modernization of vendor data royalties system.

Mar 2006–May 2007 Director Corporate Accounting Policy - Stamford, CT

Corporate head of accounting policy for (Stock Based Compensation) FAS 123, (Hedging and Derivatives) FAS 133, Pension Accounting (FAS 158), Income Taxation Uncertainty (FIN 48), and certain other aspects of treasury and executive compensation and post retirement income accounting such as stock options.

10K, 10Q, MD&A, 8K and other regulatory compilation, preparation and drafting requirements.

100% clean external audit results Oct 2001-Mar 2006Deputy Controller – Thomson Financial – New York, NY

Lead management on external audit PwC. Inherited very messy audit situation post Primark acquisition in 2001as division couldn’t close the books. Appointed by CFO to lead recovery and turned situation around to best in corporation with 0 defects within 9 months. Publicly recognized by Thomson Corporate CFO for ‘worst to first’ in the $9 billion company by end 2002.

Recovered lost documents and built economic business interruption model sufficient to recover $49.5 million from insurers post 911 disaster within

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-Order to Cash-Procure to Pay-Capital Assets Management-Intellectual Property, Big Data-New Media, Software/Data as a Service Accounting and Finance-Corporate Governance and Risk-Manufacturing, Inventory and Logistics Accounting & Finance-Business Interruption and recovery of large insurance loss claims (911)

18 months. Led successful global integration of finance

functions of Thomson Financial and acquired Primark Corp of the UK.

Developed first set of global finance and accounting policies for the combined entity and extensive revenue recognition guidance.

Assisted business and sales in crafting 3 major bank contracts worth $900 million.

OTHER ROLES Reuters Group PLC - Director of Internal Audit

(New York, NY) – Jun 1999–Jul 2001 Uniqema Specialty Chemicals – Divisional

Controller Manufacturing (New Castle, DE) – Jan 1995–Jun 1999

ICI Americas – Internal Audit Manager – (Toronto, ON) Jun 1992–Dec 1995

Deloitte & Touche –Chartered Accountants – (Toronto, ON) May 1987–Jun 1992

EDUCATION

MBA - FINANCEUniversity of Delaware, Wilmington, DE

Finance 3.96 GPABComm – Finance and Accounting

University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, CanadaBSc – Chemistry

St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, CanadaCA (Chartered Accountant)

Now known asCPA (Chartered Professional Accountant)

CanadaRoyal Conservatory of Music

Toronto, ONViolin – Some years of professional symphonic experience

Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Windsor Symphony

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Orchestra

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE OR LEADERSHIP

I have served for some years on the board of Good Counsel Homes as Treasurer – A charity to house, reeducate and reestablish in life abandoned pregnant women and their

children.

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