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Paula (Scheiper) Severance, CPA

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Director - Worldwide Technical Accounting at Kyndryl
📍 Patterson, New York, United States

Paula Severance is a results-driven leader and Director of Worldwide Technical Accounting at Kyndryl. A Certified Public Accountant with an MBA from Pace University, she possesses deep expertise in technical accounting, financial reporting, and revenue recognition, with a background at major corporations like IBM and Bell Atlantic.

Based on her public activity, she appears to be a very supportive individual, both personally and professionally. She actively celebrates the career successes of her family and colleagues and is a vocal supporter of her companys milestones.

She has managed and prepared SEC filings, including 10-K and 10-Q reports, for major publicly traded companies.

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Experience
38 Years
Current Role
Director - Worldwide Technical Accounting
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Patterson, New York, United States
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Global Accounting Policy
Her current role focuses on ensuring the consistent application of accounting policies across the globe for Kyndryl, a key responsibility she also held at IBM.
Complex Transactions
A core part of her role for many years has been providing advice and counsel to business units on the proper accounting for complex and unusual transactions.
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Career

Work history

11-2021
Director - Worldwide Technical Accounting
Kyndryl
2-2017 - 11-2021
Senior Manager Technical Accounting - Worldwide Technology Solutions and Cloud Platform
IBM
7-2011 - 2-2017
Principal Accounting Advisor - Accounting Policy and Financial Reporting at IBM
IBM
6-2000 - 6-2011
Program Manager Latin America and Europe Headquarters Accounting (part-time)
IBM
9-1989 - 6-2000
Staff Director - External Reporting and Accounting Practices
Bell Atlantic Corporation
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Education
1991 - 1994
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Pace University - Lubin School of Business
1983 - 1987
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
SUNY Oneonta
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