Manager Accounting

PETER J. MOHAN, CPA

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Senior tax professional with extensive experience in both public accounting

and industry. Known as a successful personnel leader who is skilled in

persuading staff to achieve departmental/company goals and objectives.

Proven track record of success in fast paced, multi-project oriented

environments. Hands on, self motivated professional, with ability to

delegate, manage teams (both staff and outside consultants), set

priorities, solve problems, pay attention to detail and yet drive projects

to completion in a timely manner.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PETER J. MOHAN, CPA

2010 to Present

Provides tax and accounting expertise to clients on an ongoing basis.

DATASCOPE CORP., Montvale, New Jersey

2008 to 2009

Director of Taxation for this $379 Million public medical products

company, subsequently acquired by Getinge AB, a $2.5 Billion Swedish

Multinational Medical Products Company.

Reported to various senior finance executives (because of the

acquisition), managed 2 permanent and 3 consultant professionals and

had overall responsibility for all corporate tax matters.

. In one year's time restored structure, order, organization,

efficiency, and competency to the corporate tax department including

creating standardized FAS 109 (then IFRS) tax provision workpapers.

Created detailed roll schedules for all FIN 48 items (including

interest) which supported both the B/S accounts and the footnote

details. Began review of implementing Tax Stream software.

. Prepared/reviewed 2 sets of Income Tax Returns (Corptax), maximizing

the short period Federal and separate State return losses for

carryback refund claims (approximately $10 Million cash), and

amended prior returns, at both the Federal (Foreign 5471s and 8858s

were all incorrect) and the State level, that were either incomplete

or wrong.

. Brought the 3 year IRS Exam under control and successfully concluded

with minimal costs (especially the Sec. 199 DPD and the R&D credit

issues, all at 5% of reserves) and favorably settled 6 other State

Income/S&U tax audits, including utilization of amnesty relief for

$60K in penalties.

. Teamed with both internal and external consultants to maximize the

deductible portions of the merger/transaction costs of the Getinge

acquisition (net cash savings were approximately $3.2 Million) and

to structure the best Purchase Accounting adjustments from the

Getinge acquisition, including a $20 Million reversal of the APB 23

foreign earnings deferment.

. Managed (with both inside and external teams) all foreign tax

matters (tax provisions, return filings, transfer pricing and

related reserves, foreign currency issues, Dutch Partnership,

foreign contract manufacturing and SubPart F, and 10 CFCs/5 DREs).

BUTLER INTERNATIONAL, INC., Montvale, New Jersey 1989 to

2008

Director of Taxation for this $340 million public technical services

company, which serves the pharmaceutical, aircraft, energy,

electronics, and heavy equipment/machinery industry.

Reported directly to the CFO and supervised a staff of 3

professionals (was 5). Had overall responsibility for all corporate

tax matters, both domestically and internationally, ranging from tax

accounting to research & planning, and from return compliance to tax

audits. Major accomplishments included:

. Rebuilt professional tax department including setting and guiding

overall policy and procedures, developing staff, developing

standardized tax accounting and compliance workpapers, etc.

. Responsible for all corporate tax accounting under SFAS 109, both

internal (G/L tax accounts, tracking deferreds, valuation

allowances, SOX 404, etc.) and external (10Q & 10Ks footnotes,

MD&As, Rate Recs., significant ETR swings, etc.). Adopted and

implemented FIN 48.

. Originated and developed an integrated tax provision process and

package that not only historically tracked book/tax differences but

simultaneously flowed to, and computed, both the current and the

deferred tax provisions. Initiated the conversion and implementation

of Tax Stream provision software.

. Successful backtracking through prior years' accounting footnotes

and history on stock options, and comparison with prior tax records

to reconstruct the APIC pool under FAS 123R, in spite of the

departure of the 18-year veteran Corporate Controller.

. Responsible for all corporate tax compliance and implemented a LAN

base mechanized tax system (AACTS/Vantage/Vertex) which improved

compliance efficiency by 100%. Further developed and standardized

workpapers to track consolidated federal return (with attendant tax

to tax reconciliation with tax provision and true-ups) and over 155

state and local filings, allocation percentages, effective tax

rates, etc.

. Initiated and partnered with outside consultants in planning for

numerous acquisitions. Achievements included maximizing asset

depreciable/amortizable base, minimizing of corporate FICA, FUTA and

SUI associated with transferred staff, avoidance of successor

liability, etc. Savings achieved in excess of $5 Million.

. Managed all foreign tax matters (UK, India, Mexico, Germany,

Venezuela, Canada, etc.) which included tax provisions, transfer

pricing, foreign tax credit/deduction, Administrative Service

Agreements, Technical Assistance Agreements, trademark formalization

and royalty fees, debt and related interest charging, expat/inpat

tax planning, etc. Aggressive tax planning on dissolution on

foreign companies to insure ordinary deductions for the investments.

Savings in excess of $12 million.

Additional Relevant Experience:

GRIFFON CORP., Jericho, New York

Director of Taxation for this $350 million public company.

Reported directly to the Treasurer and supervised one Tax Manager, had

overall responsibility for all tax matters. Some accomplishments

included: a) uncovered about $1 million in prior return filing errors

and understatements and separately brought qualified plans into filing

compliance; b) successful closing of a California unitary audit on a

no change basis and a $50,000 refund in a subsequent year; and c) tax

planning, assistance, and educational aid for all units regarding

existing tax law, impact of law changes, proposed transactions, tax

accounting, etc.

SANDVIK, INC., Fair Lawn, New Jersey

Director of Taxation for this $250 million U.S. subsidiary of a

Swedish multinational company.

Reported directly to the Treasurer and had overall tax

responsibilities for the total U.S. operations. Major accomplishments

included creating a professional tax department, which included a

detailed filing system, tax library, standardized tax accounting and

tax return workpaper packages, overall policy and procedures, and

developed and supervised a staff of three professionals, plus

successful handling of a Tax Court case resulting in about $1 million

of favorable post-petition adjustments and settlement of another

Federal audit at IRS appeals with $.5 million in IRS concessions.

GENERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION, Stamford, Connecticut

Tax Manager, Research and Projects - Reported directly to the Tax

Director, major efforts were involved in research, planning and

projects in both domestic and international areas including

reorganizations, consolidations, inventory, deferred compensation,

investment tax credit utilization, foreign source income, foreign

dividend and tax credit planning, boycott report, and 861 regs.

KPMG, New York, New York

Manager, Tax Department - Corporate tax provision reviews and

consulting, planning involving net operating and capital loss

carrybacks, liquidations, involuntary conversions, deferred

compensation, and consolidations; review of corporate, partnership,

and fiduciary returns.

Supervising Senior, Audit Department - SEC engagements, drafting

financial statements, taught three-week training course for new

accountants.

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL

. BBA Accounting, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY

. CPA New York State

. CFP College for Financial Planning

. CPE KPMG, D&T, GT & Co., AA & Co., New York

University, etc.

. Member Tax Executives Institute - New Jersey Chapter,

AICPA, NYSSCPA

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