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Services
Corporate Government [see corporate appointments]
Appointment as Statutory Auditor ("Sindaco") and related duties (as mandated by Article 2403 of the Italian Civil Code) concerning oversight on compliance with applicable laws, regulations and the corporate bylaws as well as with good management principles (particularly as to the establishment of a proper organizational structure for administrative and accounting purposes and to its actual functioning), including planning and effectively documenting activities.
Italian Legislative Decree 231 [see corporate appointments]
Supporting the drafting and implementation of Organizational Management and Control Models, including risk analyses as to the occurrence of offenses as set forth by the Decree and identification of the related internal control procedures, as well as to the office of Presidency of the Supervisory Board, thus paying particular attention to such non-strictly-financial issues as relations with the Public Administration and workplace health and safety, besides control functions as expressly mandated by the Rules and by the Decree.
Temporary Management
Appointment as CFO, both part time at unstructured growing companies (hence not needing this function to be covered on a full time basis) and interim at structured but temporarily uncovered companies (e.g., as a replacement for maternity leave), performing the role in terms of: preparing periodic management reports (in the form of summary data presented to the Board of Directors or of reporting packages presented to the Group); monitoring the effectiveness of procedures as well as performance and results of operations; conducting corporate business as it relates to the administration and finance functions; preparing such corporate documents as separate or consolidated financial statements.
Italian Bankruptcy Law
Supporting the preparation of documents pursuant to Articles 67 (attested plans), 161 (preemptive agreement) and 182-bis (debt restructuring) of Italian Bankruptcy Law, including performance of the necessary financial and earnings analyses on prior years aimed at renegotiating existing agreements with financial institutions.
Appraisals
Performance of procedures aimed at the acquisition or sale of companies or business units, resulting in due-diligence-type reports or in appraisal reports concerning the valuation of the prospected transaction.
Controllership
Implementation of industrial/cost accounting systems aimed at capturing production costs as well as to the creation of periodic management reports (in the form of summary data presented to the Board of Directors or of reporting packages presented to the Group), when absent.
Multi-Year Plans
Performance of the necessary financial and earnings analyses on prior years aimed at the compilation of plans for future years enabling a renegotiation of financial indebtedness towards mid-long terms with financial institutions.
Long-Term Contracts
Identification and implementation of administrative and accounting procedures enabling detailed and continuous analyses of long-term contracts, resulting in quantification and capture of each contract’s expected margins and results, aimed both at the compilation of financial statements and, mainly, at the management of relations with customers and suppliers by the administrative function.
Corporate Documents
Preparation of separate financial statements (including explanatory notes, report on operations and annexes) consolidated financial statements (both as to the consolidation procedures and entries and as to the final documents, including explanatory notes, report on operations and annexes), reporting packages (based upon statutory accounting records, maintained under local accounting principles and adjusted pursuant to Italian, American or International accounting principles), management and accounting manuals (preparation of these documents, when absent, aimed at their implementation within the group by the parent company and by its national or foreign subsidiaries)
Auditing
Cooperation with midsize and large audit companies, both as the external manager assigned to the engagement and, mainly, as facilitator at the audited company’s, thus managing relations between the parties and preparing the necessary explanatory or support documents.
Training
Conducting classes, both independently and through the support of a training company, on: administration, finance, control, accounting (Italian, U.S., or International GAAP), financial reporting, MS Office software.
Network
Paolo Sciabà
Partner @ SALT
Stefano Lunardi
Socio @ Lunardi & Dupont
Paolo Malobertiri
Partner @ BDO
Corporate Appointments
Balcke-Dürr Energy Solutions S.p.A.
President of the Board of Statutory Auditors from February 2022 to June 2022
Main Clients
Testimonials
Our group has been working with Pier Paolo for several years and his input is still strategic and bearer of innovative spirit. Very much an expert in the main corporate issues and in international groups' needs.
Very reserved and dependable person, able to interface effectively with the various functions at a company.
I know Pier Paolo having worked with him closely for almost 5 years. During this period, I appreciated his unquestionable competencies and professional skills, together with his personal traits.
He owns great technical competence together with an uncanny ability to simplify even the most (apparently) complex processes. He can combine speed with detailed analysis.
He believes in his work and is fair and loyal, even when his position is in contrast with others.
I've had a few opportunities of working with Pier Paolo on specific assignments.
I appreciate him as a very skilled auditor and I also like his frankness, honesty and independence when doing his job. He's team-oriented and he's got a significant aptitude in managing other people.
I met Pier Paolo when he was an Audit Manager. I immediately appreciated his combination of characteristics which are not easy to combine: ability to listen and flexibility, but also rigor and precision.
Pier Paolo owns a brilliant intelligence and an aptitude for lateral thinking. It was very interesting to confront with him even on complex issues and to discover a different way to interpret -and even develop- established practices.
I am convinced his human and professional qualities may become an excellent support to whoever elects to read and manage his organization dynamically, all the same keeping a rational and consistent vision.
I worked with Pier Paolo over an extended period on an international engagement and I noticed his professional competence as well as his experience in managing complex situations in stressing times.
I appreciated his great knowledge of American accounting standards and his ability to identify issues to be resolved as well as timely solutions.
I worked with Pier Paolo for several years at Arthur Andersen in Los Angeles. He was a critical part of several key account teams and consistently impressed me with his "can do" attitude, commitment and excellent work product.
Pier Paolo stood out from day one as one of the brightest students I'd ever encountered. His unusual capacities for analysis were on display and won him great credit for leadership display among his peers.
His senior thesis, under my supervision and without benefit of much tutelage (but indicating the breadth of his intellectual grasp), involved mastering JavaScript to the point where he could author an online application for psychological assessment of cognitive styles.
Pier Paolo shares the qualities I've come to associate with high potential for executive development. I applaud his decision to move toward a consulting career where his leadership skills and truly exceptional analytical abilities can benefit clients.
Professional Résumé
Italian "Dottore Commercialista"
After gaining recognition by the Italian Ministry of Justice of my professional title (CPA) as valid to enroll as a member of the Italian profession and after passing a "compensatory" examination at the Italian profession's National Council, I became an Italian "Dottore Commercialista."
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Management Consultant (self-employed)
In November 2009, I elected to start working for myself, in the absence of common objectives in the audit company where I had been a manager.
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Manager (audit and attest services)
In February 2002, I moved back to Italy and I continued working in an audit company until I became a manager.
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Certified Public Accountant
After graduating, having passed the uniform examination and having completed the experience requirements at Arthur Andersen, I became a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California.
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Senior (audit and attest services)
As soon as I graduated, I started working in an audit company.
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Business Administration
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Accounting.
Graduated Summa cum Laude, as “Valedictorian” of the Business Department.