Scott Lear

About Scott Lear

Scott is an experienced Managing Director located in New York currently on rotation in KPMG Department of Professional Practice and in the US Northeast Financial Services practice specializing in banking. Scott has experience providing professional audit services for SEC registered companies, including services related to annual audits, SOX 404, agreed upon procedures, regulatory attestation, carve-out audits, and transaction related services, including IPO and debt issuances. Scott also has experience as a CECL methodology specialist.Scott has international experience and was on an international assignment in Zurich, Switzerland at KPMG AG in the Audit Financial Services practice from 20••••14.Scott\'s client base has included large international banking and diversified financial services clients and regional and community banking clients and he has experience leading an international engagement requiring coordination with multiple KPMG global firms and experience with a large audit team reporting to him.

Experience

1. Managing Director

   KPMG US

   Oct 2023 — Present · NY, US

   Audit - Financial Services

Education

• Wake Forest University

  Master of Science - MS, Accountancy

  2006 — 2007

• Wake Forest University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Finance

  2002 — 2006

Skills

• Valuation
• U.s. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Gaap)
• Financial Reporting
• Internal Controls
• Financial Accounting
• Sec Filings
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Management
• Gaap
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Corporate Finance
• External Audit
• Auditing
• Us Gaap
• Financial Services
• Accounting
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Gaap)