Peter Caldwell Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, AZ, US

Anchorage, AK, US

Scottsdale, Arizona, US

Sr. Controller for global private equity real estate firm specializing in commercial real estate. Leading a team of 8 with responsibility for accounting and reporting functions for 8 operating companies, 18 investment funds and a variety of real estate investment projects.

New York, New York, US

• Led a team of 8 with 2 direct reports responsible for all accounting, financial, and regulatory reporting functions for multiple investment advisors and investment vehicles with revenue of over $1B. Served as Chief.
• Shepherded team through a finance transformation project that created a new controllership function.
• Oversaw accounting policy research and implementation of new standards impacting investment management division.

New York, New York, US

• Directed staff of up to 11 in all finance functions, including general ledger, accounts payable, expense budgeting, variance analysis, and financial planning. Led regulatory and financial statement audits interacting.
• Partnered with corporate finance team and external auditors to prepare initial public offering (IPO) for Voya Financial, Inc.
• Implemented software automation solutions for revenue and wholesaler sales commissions.
• Worked with independent board of trustees to provide profitability analysis on 200 mutual funds.
• Performed profitability analysis and finance implementation for new products.

Westlake, Texas, US

• Directed staff of 4 analysts, providing provided performance management as well as employee development. Oversaw monthly consolidation of financial results for seven business units. Delivered business analysis support.
• Led a finance team of 4 in an enterprise-wide project that introduced new client segmentation to the organization and new product offerings to those client segments, which became the foundation of how the company.
• Initiated new detailed monthly financial reports and business metric analysis for senior management to monitor key performance indicators and use as the basis for business decisions.
• Guided finance team through multiple corporate reorganizations and reductions in force, including a reengineering of the finance function within the enterprise and company.

Westlake, Texas, US

• Oversaw firm’s capital structure and balance sheet, including regulatory capital for corporate entity and all domestic and international subsidiaries. Directed equipment-financing programs, primarily in the area of.
• Registered over $1B of public debt with the SEC and cultivated relationships with three major debt-rating agencies.
• Structured and negotiated a multiple party tax-deferred exchanges of equipment valued at more than $30M that saved the company over $2M in taxes.

Westlake, Texas, US

Directed staff of 5 in corporate and property accounting with oversight of monthly close and consolidations. Integrated acquisitions into accounting process, including a large foreign subsidiary. Implemented new procedures, including new accounting standards, and streamlined existing procedures for greater efficiency of close process.

Westlake, Texas, US

Generated internal and external financial reports, including SEC 1934 Act filings (10K and 10Q), press releases, stockholder reports, and monthly reporting to management committee and board of directors.

Westlake, Texas, US

Maintained accounting records for parent company and United Kingdom subsidiary and integrated multiple subsidiaries into parent company. Initiated model used to calculate corporate bonuses. Computed earnings per share published in financial statements.