Peter Hendy

Background

About Peter Hendy

Forward-thinking financial executive with 30+ years of experience driving value across global organizations through innovative financial strategies, operational efficiency, and cross-functional leadership. Expert in streamlining operations, deploying enterprise-level systems, and leading high-impact finance functions. Known for building collaborative teams, enabling scalable infrastructure, and delivering data-driven decisions that fuel long-term performance. Passionate and pragmatic executive known for leveraging transformational operations, technology, and financial expertise skills to manage costs and efficiently allocate resources to the highest use, enabling complex businesses to deliver exceptional and sustainable world-class results. Wins respect for building high-performing teams, fostering collaboration, trust, and a culture of success. Provided financial metrics to drive performance and improved key economic reports and management information flows, enabling annual revenue growth. Designed and implemented an internal auditing and risk management schema that reduced project risk exposures by 65% from FY10 levels. Implemented a global treasury management platform that reduced banking costs by 75% and improved FX exposure management Drove the design and implementation of a new economic model and cost/funding structure. Built cohesive, high-performing teams for the I/T, FP & A, Internal Auditing, and Finance functions. Evaluated and negotiated joint ventures, partnerships, acquisitions, and significant capital equipment purchases. Produced monthly, quarterly, and yearly projections of manpower activity to meet the regulations for contracts that the organization acquired. Collaborated with the Board to provide vision, leadership, direction, and support for all Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS). Developed a process improvement matrix and project implementation plan for critical finance functions. Implemented key recommendations, control improvements, and audit corrective actions. Prepared and coordinated the annual financial, regulatory, workers’ compensation reviews, and retirement plan audits. Compilation of data and supporting schedules for external filings - IRS Form 990, Form 5500 and USAID PVO Registration, SF 425 and NICRA submission to USAID.