Kathy Sheehan Email & Phone Number

Wilmington, Massachusetts, Us

Finance and Internal Controls Consultant • Assist multi-national clients through operational and internal controls process mapping, operational evaluation and optimization process• Provide reporting and analysis solutions to large, publicly held entities supporting operational and financial results improvement• Develop new controls processes around regulatory reporting (Dodd-Frank) for multi-national bank Interim Controller at NaviNet • Led audit interaction with EY and authored financial statements• Created new month end close metrics and mentored team, fostering an environment of ownership and teamwork• Conceptualized, built database and reporting to analyze labor costs. Trained team to maintain and capitalize on this tool going forward• Wrote policies and performed technical training, mentoring and leadership functions related to compliance with numerous ASCs

$180M private equity backed international health insurance and health services company with operations in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Ecuador, Bermuda and Australia and writing business globally.Director, Strategic Initiatives (2013-2014)• Led Finance and Operational separation of the business into two distinct entities, including processes, accounting, reporting, and IPO readiness assessment.Director, Financial Reporting (2012-2013)• Drove a 50% decrease in time to report full monthly close results in a complex environment consisting of 26 entities in 12 countries and eight currencies, including a flash report available in four days versus prior 12 day flash results during a period of 24% revenue growth and 100% turnover of all Finance leadership positions.• Completed PWC audit effort in three months; reducing overall length of audit by six weeks. • Spearheaded accounting for recapitalization transaction modifying equity from 12 preferred shareholders to three.• Increased internally developed capitalized software by 240% by implementing new software capitalization policy.• Championed new approach to financial review that provided actionable, transparent metrics and analysis.• Led compliance with ASC 718 (stock compensation accounting and valuation), including assumptions, analysis and audit preparation in a year of entity recapitalization and high option activity.• Ensured compliance with ASC 985-605 (software accounting) throughout international acquisition involving both internally developed and software for sale models.

Haslet, Texas, Us

•TEXTRON SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Wilmington, MA 2006 – 2012$2B international defense manufacturing and software segment with multiple businesses and locations is a component of $12B publicly traded international conglomerate.Senior Manager, Internal and Business Process Controls• Eliminated redundancies in compliance requirements across regulatory areas to ensure reviews and proof of compliance of federal acquisition regulations and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements, thereby reducing distraction and cost to the finance and operational teams.• Managed and streamlined Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for $2B segment, consisting of up to eight operating units, 23 source general ledgers and 15 key physical locations. Reduced compliance deliverables annually 65% by implementing a risk-based approach. Managed corrective actions and entity level controls.• Participated in M&A and integration activities related to SOX Compliance for acquisitions of Overwatch, a $100M previously privately held company consisting of five smaller entities that develop and sell software, and AAI: a $900M publicly traded manufacturing company comprised of eleven smaller entities. Participated in compliance-related activities pertaining to divestiture of HR Textron, a $236M company.• Developed and delivered training for employees at various levels of the organization spanning the senior leadership team, accounting teams, information technology, and participants in periphery positions including shipping and receiving, supply management, and stockroom.• Held dual role of Senior Manager, Cost and General Accounting for 9 months. Streamlined internal close by half day.

MANAGER, SARBANES-OXLEY COMPLIANCE (2004 - 2006)• Teamed with Corporate Secretary and Ombudsperson to develop and deploy corporate employee ethics policies.•Designed and monitored company-wide SOX compliance initiatives aligned with COSO and COBIT guidelines, including definition of control deliverables and remediation of deficiencies of varying materiality. PROJECT LEADER (1999 - 2004)• Led cross-functional teams, including on and off-site resources from Bangalore, to deliver new data warehouse and executive online reporting, data mitgration of large operational claims system, new hardware and software installations and upgrades and new claims reporting website.SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST (1996 - 1999)• Created annual, semiannual and ad-hoc analysis packages for GE Businesses which identified historical trends, emerging issues, and Electric’s participation in cost containment.

ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR • Identified and developed accounting and administrative work flows to support $500M acquired block of business on a go-forward basis• Developed and implemented new work flows ranging from self-funded banking to control processes in several areas of the company. Moved work flows internal which had been out-sourced with prior carrier• Hired and trained ten temporary staff and five new full time employees

Worcester, Massachusetts, Us

• Wrote MD&A• Coordinated the planning and forecasting process for the six year budget of Allmerica while supervising one financial analyst• Presented financial results at monthly division meetings; audience ranged from 100-175 people with a wide range of financial knowledge

Boston, Ma, Us

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT• Streamlined reinsurance receipts processing time by approximately 50%• Instituted a number of internal accounting controls• Assisted in writing the specifications for, testing, and implementation of the Annual Statement automation process• Coordinated and reviewed monthly management reporting• Supervised a team of 3 professionals

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• Planned and performed audits and reviews of organizations in a broad range of industries, including but not limited to insurance, investment, manufacturing, education, hospital and trust• Wrote management letters and communicated recommendations to clients• Managed numerous engagements simultaneously with teams ranging from 1 to 4 people