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Summary
- Manager with 10 years of experience in PwC's Banking and Capital Markets Audit practice.
- Significant experience with SOX 404 controls design and testing, and audits of SEC filings.
- Specializes auditing lending and financial institutions
- Knowledgeable of technical accounting for allowance for loan losses, residential mortgage loans, commercial loans, student loans, consumer loans, REOs, asset backed securities, and other structured products.
- Skilled leader and motivator of teams of all sizes.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager
Kpmg
Miami
08.2017 - Current
- Senior manager in charge of auditing the capital markets business of one of the largest banks in canada, and a globally significant investment bank.
- Responsible for the success and well being of a large team with over 25 people reporting directly to me.
- Leader the implementation of a performance enhancing project management program for a group of over 100 colleagues.
- Business transformation lead responsible for motivating teams to adopt new firm initiatives to enhance quality, profit margins and efficiency.
- Managed the budgeting and planning for a $40 M audit client.
- Manager in charge of assessing accounting policies and the adoption of new accounting standards.
Audit Manager
Cbiz, Inc.
Clinton
07.2014 - 08.2017
- Lead manager of engagement management activities, including planning, compliance, independence, billing and budgeting activities for a $24M audit client.
- Managed audit committee communications, correspondence with legal counsel and regulators, and communication with C-suite executives.
- Led the audit of the significant risk area accounting for loan losses at both Freddie Mac and Caterpillar Finance.
- Developed controls recommendations and redesign suggestions to promote efficiency in loan servicing , REO, and loan loss reserving areas, as well as related to entity level controls.
- Managed workstreams responsible for assessing the design and testing the operating effectiveness of over 200 key SOX controls
- Assessed the fair valuation of loans, insurance contracts, investments and structured securities.
Audit Senior
Hancock Askew & Co
Savannah
07.2011 - 07.2014
- Held an advisory role performing gap analyses, controls assessments and assisting with the updating of policies and procedures for mortgage servicing, collections, REO operations, title, MSR valuation, and other activities at SunTrust.
- Performed audits of Navy Federal Credit Union, Freddie Mac, and Armed Forces Benefit Association.
- Developed and executed testing approaches over debt and derivatives, investments, pension funds, insurance premium revenue, deferred revenue, and a pension plan.
- Supported management through risk identification, control testing and process improvement procedures.
Audit Associate
Baker Hughes Company
Fairmont
09.2008 - 06.2011
- Met with clients to identify and assess business controls, risks, process gaps and work flow inefficiencies.
- Articulated audit findings, risks and detailed recommendations to upper management.
- Communicated audit results to upper management through written reports and oral presentations.
- Reported internal control issues to management and supplied comprehensive recommendations to mitigate the associated risks.
- Supported management through risk identification, control testing and process improvement procedures.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting and Finance
University of Maryland
2008
Skills
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
External Auditor of SEC and non-public clients
SOX 404 Testing
SEC reporting
Risk assessments and GAAP Analysis
Consumer, Commercial, and Mortgage Lending
Valuation of financial instruments
Accounting for loan losses
Assessing counterparty credit risk
Effectively leading large teams
Communicating with C-Suite and Audit Committees
Enhancing use of outsourced/off-site resources (GDM)
Timeline
Senior Manager
Kpmg
08.2017 - Current
Audit Manager
Cbiz, Inc.
07.2014 - 08.2017
Audit Senior
Hancock Askew & Co
07.2011 - 07.2014
Audit Associate
Baker Hughes Company
09.2008 - 06.2011
Bachelor of Science - Accounting and Finance
University of Maryland