Peter Foote Email & Phone Number

Sunnyside, New York

• Leads a 20-person team of direct and indirect reports in providing sound financial guidance and reporting, as a Corporate Controller (Sunnyside Community Services, Inc., Sunnyside Home Care Project, Inc., Sunnyside.
• Oversees all accounting functions, including the general ledger, payroll, AP/AR, bank reconciliation, and cash flow management.
• Partners with the CFO and Director of Budgets to prepare a $70M+ annual budget, ensuring accurate funding allocation.
• Enables data-driven decision-making by providing timely and accurate financial reports to the Finance Committee and Board of Directors.
• Collaborates with the CFO to develop strategic plans, internal controls, and financial policies to optimize efficiency and resource utilization.
• Facilitates financial and compliance audits, including the preparation of annual statements, footnotes, and supporting schedules.

New York, United States

• Supervised, trained, and empowered a team of staff accountants.
• Spearheaded complex audits across diverse industries, including private, public, and non-for-profit entities.
• Analyzed internal controls and operational weaknesses to formulate improvement recommendations.
• Guided clients through 990 tax returns, annual financial reports, and tax planning, promoting resource optimization and compliance.
• Navigated clients through complex non-audit engagements, such as review, agreed-upon procedures, and compilation engagements.

Jamaica, West Indies

• Leveraged audit expertise to consult clients in diverse industries (manufacturing, real estate, healthcare, etc.), as a strategic advisor.
• Prepared meticulous audit reports and financial statements, including those with foreign reporting requirements.
• Spearheaded due diligence reviews to assess financial readiness for non-audit engagements; and executed special audit procedures.
• Identified and conveyed actionable insights, resulting in operational improvements, and a reduction of risk.
• Managed and trained staff accountants, fostering professional development and high performance.

Bachelor Of Science, Math

Bachelor Of Science, Accounting