Caitlin Schaefer Email & Phone Number

Northbrook, Il, Us

Northbrook, Il, Us

Greater Chicago Area, Il, Us

London, Gb

- Managed a diverse group of multi-national audits for companies in the manufacturing and consumer products industries; a public home appliance manufacturing company ($20B), a public credit score and data company ($2.3B), a public transportation manufacturing company ($7.6B), a public marketing and services company ($1.2B) and a private equity owned packaging company ($733M)- Demonstrated consistent top-of-class project management skills evidenced through managing multiple public company engagement teams at once and having as many as 15 people report to me on one team; motivating team members to reach audit milestones and meet deadlines. - Reviewed SEC filings and provided insights on disclosure requirements and content recommendations. Filings include annual reports (Form 10-K), quarterly reports (Form 10-Q), registration statements (Form S-1, S-3, S-4, S-8), earning releases (Form 8-K), and proxies. - Led difficult client engagements, including multiple first year audits, implementation of SOX/404 and remediation of material weaknesses and significant deficiencies on a public company engagement. - Worked on two initial public offerings and subsequent comfort letters where additional shares were sold. Successfully met client timelines of the special projects, while ensuring annual milestones were met for the audit engagements. - Extensive knowledge and experience working on business combinations, including 18 acquisitions in five years on a public company client- Presented and actively participated in audit committee meetings; received positive, direct feedback from the audit committee chair when rotating off a public client engagement- Led implementation of new technical accounting pronouncements, including ASC 606 and ASC 842, as well as demonstrated strong technical skills through overseeing procedures related to debt refinancing transactions, equity method investments, stock compensation and equity arrangements, and goodwill impairment analyses

London, Gb

London, Gb

- Global exchange on a public, SEC client with significant operations in Brazil as part of the New Horizons Program- Worked with local EY team and management on process walkthroughs and quarterly results, receiving positive feedback from management and EY local team executives.- Integrated with the local team and absorbed the Brazil culture, which improved relationships between the local team and primary team in the US upon my return to Chicago

London, Gb