Peter Gilroy Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, GA, US

Los Gatos, CA, US

• DIRECTOR OF TRUST ACCOUNTING AND COMPLIANCE Director of Trust Accounting, lead accounting acquisition analysis for large national single family residential Property Management Company whose growth is based upon rapid.
• Ensure all potential acquisitions had clean accounting/trust account practices, and identified accounting/financial issues which needed to be addressed prior to closing.
• Ensure acquisitions were compliant with applicable state, local and federal accounting rules, and regulations.
• Once acquisitions were complete, managed company wide trust accounting/escrow account practices to ensure all accounts remained compliant with applicable laws and trust/escrow accounting best practices.
• Assisted Company on all state escrow account audits from preparation to conclusion. As Director of Compliance, managed revenue recognition to ensure accurate and complete financial reporting.

• NimbleWise Consulting, Atlanta, GA 2018 – January 2023MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTLead engagements focused on improving our clients Accounting and Finance functions and serve as the company’s SOX 404 advisor. Consulting.
• Served as PMO Leader for a fortune 500 company for a SOX 404 compliance project. The company had 3 material weaknesses from the prior year. Collaborated with senior leadership and an external audit firm to manage.
• Assisted a client with fraud assessment control report for executive management review.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Ansley Real Estate & Ansley Developer Services LLC Atlanta, GA 2017 – 2018 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (Interim)Lead all finance functions for two real estate firms. Supervised accounting staff. Led several key growth.
• Contributed to year-over-year revenue growth that exceeded 20%.
• Served as the key liaison for the investment bank assisting in potential M&A transactions and identifying potential purchasers.
• Converted accounting records to accrual from cash basis via a G/L system implementation to accurately capture accrued data. Determined value for potential sale side transactions.

• Gilroy Bailey Trumble, Atlanta, GA 2009 – 2017 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERBuilt and enhanced back-office functioning to improve the following concerns and controls: month-end close process, cash forecasting and reporting.
• Developed a tool to track and record all borrowers that filed for bankruptcies. As a result, clients met deadlines and reduced loss of revenue paid out in fines.
• Led a project to review and audit a client’s property management accounts and discovered an $88,000 accounting error that was corrected, allowing the company to pass their state audit.
• Instituted major process and IT required changes including a review of processes and procedures to ensure firm compliance with CFPB and integrating a Case Management System.

• The Gilroy Firm was created through two equity partners leaving a larger Nationally Recognized Real Estate firm. The newly created firm had no back office processes. The new firm became one of the largest women &.
• Peter is charged with ensuring the law firm meets Consumer Financial Protection Bureau compliance and audit requirements
• Peter built the back office using the larger firm as a model but using his consulting experience to improve the following matrix and controls:
• Shortened the month-end close process
• Identified banking irregularities and strengthened controls over cash
• Developed cash forecasting process and reporting

Chicago, IL, US

• Huron Consulting, Atlanta, GA 2008 – 2009 DIRECTOR, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Led an internal audit co-sourcing engagement with one of the largest publicly owned utilities in the US. Managed three simultaneous teams.
• Identified approximately $2 million in lost revenue for clients.

Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France, FR

• General Electric - Energy, Atlanta, GA 2006 – 2008INTERNAL AUDIT LEADER Developed the Internal Audit Department to review and improve financial controls, establishing the department’s scope and purpose. Worked in.
• Established a SOX PMO to ensure timely completion of all SOX work including quality assurance, identifying and quantifying deficiencies, and preparing management reporting.
• Served on an IA leadership committee with other IA team leads to develop common methodologies, assist with strategic planning, and compiling targeted reports.

Toronto, ON, CA

Responsibilities included executing internal audit engagements, and other consulting engagements, and identifying and developing personnel for promotion and leadership positions. Representative engagements include: Served as one of the lead Directors serving in a PMO role for a fortune 500 west coast IPP client. This was one of the largest SOX engagements.