Peter Keegan

Experience

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  Morris Field Marketing

  Apr 2006 - Sept 2008

  Merchandiser and Bookkeeper

  I worked as a part-time merchandiser for Morris Field Marketing. This company is responsible for Philip’s associated product distribution nationwide in Ireland. My responsibilities included stock replenishment, planagram implementation, liaising with store and regional managers, customer service, and assisting with company accounts.

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  LHM Casey McGrath

  Oct 2008 - Dec 2012

  Trainee Accountant

  LHM Casey McGrath is the largest chartered certified accountancy practice in Ireland (ACCA), and has received the quality seal from ACCA. They are a platinum accredited training practice due to high training standards and provide a wide range of services including business advice, compliance, audit, assurance, taxation and an outsourced payroll processing service in a variety of sectors both nationally and internationally. I had a full-time position as an external auditor.Responsibilities:• During my final year at LHM, I performed the responsibilities of a senior auditor, responsible for an audit team, the delegation of audit tasks, and overseeing the audit procedures. I was the first point of contact with the client while on audit, and I was in direct communication with the client throughout the audit. I was also responsible for training in new auditors on the job.• In my role as auditor, I was responsible for preparing full sets of financial statements for both UK and Irish GAAP and IFRS, including group accounts, with a turn-over up to 30 million euro. • Preparing budgets and forecasts. I worked as an assistant management accountant for an Irish government department, FETAC, for a six month period. During this time I was also responsible for accounts receivable and payable, and project management for this department.• Corporate tax returns were completed on every audit. I was responsible for form completion and filing. I also completed income tax returns for self-employed individuals.• Statutory account preparation for companies with turn-over of less than five hundred thousand euro• Company start-up incorporation and registration• System and compliance, and internal control reviews Show less

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  Grant Thornton Ireland

  Jan 2015 - May 2018

  Assistant Manager - Financial Accounting and Advisory Services

  I was working as an assistant manager for Grant Thornton in the Financial Accounting and Advisory Services (FAAS) department. This department specialises in providing financial advice to large corporates, multinationals and shared service centres. This advice provided spans effective financial reporting, global compliance reporting and complex accounting advice and restructuring.Based in a US Multinational where I was responsible for preparing and presenting financial statements for year-end in local GAAP. This involves liaising with outsourced service providers in EMEA jurisdictions. Other responsibilities include liaising with the internal financial team in the preparation of accounts, ensuring completeness of corporate tax returns, and reviewing/finalising year-end reconciliations. There is also an element of analytical reviews of full sets of financial statements with consideration of market environment and year-on-year trends. I also will be preparing audit files for a number of entities.For 15 months I was for the global compliance of their subsidiaries based in EMEA, APAC and North America. This involved ensuring local and statutory VAT and corporate tax compliance. There was also an emphasis on advisory services relating to taxation issue resolution in local jurisdictions. I also assisted multiple entity start-ups which involved providing guidance on incorporation and registration within local jurisdictions. Other responsibilities included managing the financial team in the preparation of accounts, preparing financial statements for year-end, providing advice on accounting matters, and reviewing/finalising year-end reconciliations for subsidiaries based around the world including Ireland. Show less

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  Autodesk

  May 2018 - now

  Accounting Manager

  As a Manager within the EMEA Shared Service Center and Controller Organization, I am responsible for a portfolio of legal entities for US/local GAAP accounting, annual statutory audit, annual local financial statements filing, tax accounting and supporting merger & acquisition integration and de-registration. I am also responsible for planning, implementing and maintaining an effective and efficient framework of operational accounting and statutory compliance with established company policies, generally accepted accounting principles and local regulations. Show less