Peter Santiago Email & Phone Number

Ware, Massachusetts, Us

Controller for an importer of blankets, throw, pillows. electric blankets and a manufacturer of pet products.

Served as a Consultant, Controller, and CFO for various maritime and fashion & apparel organizations, assisting with financial project management, purchase accounting, and annual audits. Consistently prepared annual audits, organized complex cash reporting processes, and reconciled client accounts.Key Accomplishments:- Decreased mean time to reporting for multiple clients.- Provided financial support for complex systems conversions.- Reduced backlog for a national non-profit.- Reconciled 60K+ transactions for national investment bank mergers.- Improved transaction analysis process by ~ 30%.- Directed client’s full year-end close.- Completed balance sheet reconciliations for auditors.- Upgraded operational systems.- Improved data access, resulting in faster data-driven decisions.

Led and directed an $80M organization's accounting functions, including establishing accounting systems, procedures, and policies and analyzing, reporting, and presenting financial information.Key Accomplishments:- Distributed daily cash reporting and month-end close statements.- Managed key banking relationships and insurance programs.- Organized financial assets, warehouses, and supply chain logistics.- Prepared borrowing base certificates for the organization on crucial deals. - Prepared documentation to file for PPP loan forgiveness.

Oversaw Direct Ship Program, led team implementation of M3 general ledger, and managed month-end close for a $200M division of a major shoe company owned by Berkshire Hathaway. Additionally, assisted the CFO in managing a highly complex budget and oversaw two accountants and an AP clerk.Key Accomplishments:- Developed a robust monthly reporting package for corporate consolidation.- Conducted analyses, reviewing standard costs of building inventory.- Assessed capitalized inventory costs to improve balance sheet accuracy.- Led general ledger package M3 implementation.- Collaborated on supply chain logistics and third-party vendor utilization.- Enhanced cash flow and reduced shipping costs.- Shortened cash-to-order cycle on 50% of all sales.- Strengthened controls for direct shipping programs.

Spearheaded monthly closing and consolidation process for $120M, publicly traded eye care company while supervising direct reports responsible for comprehensive monthly closing and consolidation process. Key Accomplishments:- Generated detailed GAAP financial statements.- Oversaw the purchase accounting and reporting.- Assembled borrowing base certificates. - Analyzed debt covenants for crucial transactions.

Navigated Chapter 11 financial reorganization and the business sale for high-tech manufacturers and directed the business sale to an overseas competitor, including authoring a detailed offering memorandum, soliciting prospective buyers, and effectively negotiating a selling price.

Bethesda, Md, Us

Food & Beverage controller for onsite food service operations (corporate cafeteria and catering).

New York, New York, Us

Staff accountant in broker dealer operation repsonsible for closing books and preparing FOCUS reports

Mba, International Business

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accounting