Shawn Peasley Email & Phone Number

Pinckney, MI, US

United States

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

• Assemble and manage weekly $254M+ royalty cash flow analysis and forecasting.
• Manage and update royalty-related fixed asset accrual account in annum of $80M.
• Provide communication for up to 50 ProQuest stakeholders on payment timing and logistics.
• Create responses to hundreds of internal/external inquiries on payments, sales trends, and business analysis.
• Assemble timelines and schedules for monthly, quarterly, and annual royalty payment cycles for $50M annually.
• Produce quarterly reporting and YOY analysis and forecasting for top ten publishers.

Ann Arbor, MI 48106

• Furnished financial reporting and analytical support to international business units for regional variable compensation commissions of $2M+ annually.
• Created analytical reports to support 3 VP and 5 Regional Sales Managers for International territories.
• Analyzed variable compensation data for Corporate and International sales of $5M+ annually.
• Processed monthly variable compensation for the international sales team.
• Built monthly and YTD dashboard reporting for each international sales manager and the corresponding regional sales directors.
• Trained over 30 sales associates on how to track progress of their variable compensation plan.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Empowered the Royalty Accounting Director with accurate financial information regarding customer royalty earnings and revenues.
• Interpreted royalty agreements, terms, conditions, and calculations and provide subject matter expertise.
• Pioneered the calculation and reconciliations of Ebrary royalty customer accounts on a monthly quarterly, semi-annual and annual basis.
• Confirmed the accuracy of royalty accruals on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual basis.
• Completed additional ad hoc reporting as required by internal and external stakeholders.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Directed and managed the career development of the royalty accounting staff.
• Forecasted, budgeted, and managed royalty distributions to publishers of over $80M annually.
• Reconciled all royalty liability and prepaid General Ledger Accounts for Finance.
• Implemented royalty accounting procedures and controls for processing of royalty calculations and the archiving of documentation for both current and future acquisitions.
• Designed and coordinated the implementation of royalty databases ensuring data integrity and business value.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Designed and developed methodologies for tracking, calculating, and paying royalties of $20M annually.
• Recommended subject matter expertise in the design an development of a new Royalty Accounting system.
• Calculated and determined the royalty liability and prepaid royalty balances of $20M annually.
• Prepared Property Tax Returns for fixed assets in approximately 10 states.
• Reviewed analytical work performed by subordinates and guided them in continual improvement.

Southgate, Michigan

• Managed Corporate Salary Payroll, FICA, Unemployment Tax
• Health Insurance and Worker’s Compensation calculation’s and journal entries
• Reconciled General Bank and Worker’s Compensation G/L accounts
• Calculated and prepared Quarterly reports for Federal, State W/H & Unemployment returns
• Recorded and reconciled employee voluntary deductions
• Prepared and processed foreign currency wires

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Accounting

Education record