Peter Schell Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

Denver, Colorado, United States

Denver, Colorado, United States

Transformation of team that resulted in improved quality, senior management and Audit Committee insight and overall value of the audit and advisory function. Actions owned:o Co-authored strategic vision and definition of success to become a high-performing function.o Talent evaluation and strategic needs assessment to align the team with the new vision. Thoughtful management of underperforming team members. Creation and implementation of recruiting process improving the knowledge, skills, depth and diversity of the team.o Team engagement program – identification, development and retention of key teammates for succession.o Audit Process review and redesign to align with industry best practices.o Revamped the audit scheduling process to incorporate Enterprise Risk Management framework. o Improved business partner engagement, specifically the relationship with IT.Co-author of internal Enterprise Risk Management framework and governance model. Model focuses on actionable insights and connection to other auditing and reporting processes.Leadership – oversight of approximately 25 teammates, demonstrated ability to adapt behavior based on 360 feedback into sustainable behavioral changes for team management and business partners.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Denver, Co

 Designer and owner of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) function and implementation. Educated, persuaded and achieved C-suite buy-in. Implementation included framework, ranking criteria, link to business objectives, tracking and on-going reporting. Demonstrated ability to communicate technical and operational risk to non-technical senior leadership, including risk probability, operational impacts, and mitigation strategies. Implemented risk management approach as liaison between operations and corporate headquarters. Balanced methodology informing management of operations perspective and risk vs. business reward. Enabled transparent decision making and comparison of disparate risks via the ERM program.  Cybersecurity lead, including policies and procedures, risk/probability threat analysis, incident response and post-incident review, advisory and consultation with Legal to translate law into business practices.  Head of Compliance, including PCI and IT SOX program. Owned interpretation of PCI standards and remediation and mitigation strategies to improve compliance position.  Enterprise payment processing lead for consolidation and standardization, including business partner requirements, solution analysis and negotiation with processing partners. Business Transformation project lead, including resort point of sale evaluation. Analyzed resort business operations and identified process improvement opportunities. Established center of excellence approach to enable transformation and embed process improvement into the organization, including recommended approach and prioritization of program with no increase in headcount. Demonstrated ability to recruit and develop high performing talent, solve complex problems, influence and persuade non-reporting, geographically diverse matrixed organization via negotiation and relationship building.

Sydney, Australia

 Contractual, relationship and compliance risk management of $300M bank wide global voice and data network managed service agreement. Managed commercial negotiations, conflict resolution among disparate stakeholder groups, prioritized risks & remediation, and regulatory compliance reporting requirements of third party vendor. Developed and executed post-implementation review of network managed service transition to third party, as per regulatory requirement. Highlighted lessons learned, strategic best practices and regulatory risks. Created remediation plan to address identified risks and methodology to prevent similar issues in other outsourcing arrangements.  Global risk management of all network voice and data services managed by third party. Oversight included ITIL service management areas. Duties included risk identification, communication, prioritization, rating, contract compliance and vendor negotiation and assurance of remediation.

New York

 Managed budget, forecast and reporting for capital and operating expenses, including 3-year strategic plan. Designed and implemented end-to-end process that delivered financials to budget.  Portfolio and Application Services lead responsible for commercial operations, change management process, negotiation, performance measurement and executive status reporting of $270M managed service agreement for 200+ applications across multiple business units.  Implemented exception management process for managed services support agreement that increased efficiency of quarterly changes, reduced cycle time, and maintained procurement compliance. Designed, presented and implemented process and quarterly changes to CFO, CIO, Controller’s, and supporting VP’s. Documented and negotiated strategic commercial plan with business unit leaders. Balanced business and IT need with budget constraint and maintained strong customer relationship. Delivered recommended agreement on technology solutions and strategic capital allotment for 3 years. Established organizational acquisition and transformation playbook for Financial & HR applications based on Wyeth transformation from Oracle Financials and supporting systems to SAP.  Served as interim Senior Director for 8 months. Implemented key projects, recommended team activity, maintained service levels, and led 6 direct reports. Resulted in all goals met, exceptional rating and promotion. Developed and implemented end-to-end Portfolio & Operation process from Project Approval, Execution, and Governance through to Project Completion and Reporting, including Return on Investment analysis. Identified strategies to reduce costs in Vendor Management, Software Licensing, and Depreciation that met or exceeded budget targets and minimized colleague redundancies.

New York, Ny

 Responsible for recruitment, hiring, management, performance evaluation and career development of 7 direct reports and approximately 35+ in matrix organization. Highly effective leadership, communication and motivational skills, led to 100% retention and three direct reports promoted into supervisory positions. Business Relationship Manager, including Compliance, Operations, Finance and IT. Integrated IT voice of the customer perspective for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), including policy, education and audit program.  Implemented approach for business process owner self-identification and remediation of issues. Resulted in improved customer relationships & control environment, transparency and strategic resource allocation.  Customer Relationship Management with Pfizer IT external auditor – including design and execution of joint audits, SOX reporting, issue identification & negotiation, quality control and reporting. Led re-engineering and implementation of the end-to-end IT audit process, reflecting ERM assessment. Created IT audit schedule based on risk assessment, SOX, HIPAA, and prioritizing dissimilar entities by their risk rating to ensure appropriate strategic focus and maximum coverage. Identification and rating of issues, audit universe, scope definition, and negotiation of audit rating, creation and tracking of remediation plan, quality control of audit report, and performance review of matrix reporting team.  Audit expertise in the following areas: SOX, ITGC, financial controls, FDA Corporate Integrity Agreement, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, HIPAA, and Pfizer Global Policy on Interactions with Healthcare Providers.

New York, Ny

Summit, Nj

 Developed new and updated existing audit programs to reflect industry best practices in areas of general IT controls, security reviews, and application implementation programs. Provided mentoring and training to less experienced auditors outlining audit risk areas and techniques.

Columbu, Oh; Zurich, Switzerland; Sydney, Australia

 Responsible for all project aspects, from preparation and negotiations of proposals to full project management and turn over. Managed multiple engagements simultaneously, supervising up to eight direct reports.  Lead of engagement for Australian telecom provider error spanning 10+ years and over $30 million in over/under billing of customers. Ensured regulatory compliance; minimized brand damage; managed error identification and correction; ensured accurate debits and credits and financial reporting. Project Manager responsible for controls assessment of the billing and network operations of the third largest telecom provider of Switzerland. Identified network architecture, reported control weaknesses, recommended solutions, and assisted client in implementing recommendations.  Provided independent assurance of telecom compliance with regulatory requirements of the regulatory body (ACCC). Negotiated metrics, defined metrics for SLA’s, independently verified and reported results to ACCC.