Chip Speicher Ph.D, CPA
Assistant Professor of Practice in Accountancy
Education:
Ph.D. - Business Administration University of Scranton
Area(s) of Expertise:
TECHNICAL ACCOUNTING - Revenue recognition, long term contracts, software, multi element arrangements), share-based compensation, cheap stock, EPS, deemed dividends, stock appreciation rights, ISO’s, Non-Quals, treasury stock, restricted stock, private company valuations, transfer pricing studies, foreign currency translation, M&A accounting, fair value accounting, auction rate securities, goodwill and intangible assets.
OPERATIONAL AREAS & FINANCIAL SERVICES - General accounting, forecasting, international consolidations and functional currency determination, multiple systems implementations and systems integrations, billing credit & collections, accounts payable, payroll, variable compensation plans, logistics stock plan administration familiarity with DCAA compliancy.
TREASURY - Core treasury operating activities domestic and international., investment and cash management, Cash flow hedging program for Indian rupee using a rolling and layering approach , balance sheet hedging, insurance (P&C, E&O, D&O Cyber security), negotiated credit facilities., stock plan administration, share buy back program, cured a top heavy 401k plan settling with ERISA.
TAXATION - Global tax planning and strategy, accounting for income taxes, state taxes, permanent establishment, R&D credits, manufacturing credits, transfer pricing, M&A taxation and basis issues, State VDA program, executive compensation, regional tax issues in UK, India and Sri Lanka.