Manager Real Estate
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Patrick J. Collins
PATRICK J. COLLINS, MBA - Accounting, CFE, CPA
* **** *** ***** ****** Falls, NJ 07424
***********@*****.***; http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickjcollinsmbacfecpa
Senior Audit Executive with proven ability to successfully direct audits as a Director after
achieving promotions from Associate Director, Senior Manager, Manager, Supervisor and
Senior Internal Auditor.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Proven ability to improve efficiency and effectiveness of audit processes by leveraging
technology such as audit based documentation software (TeamMate, Open Pages, MS Office
and various proprietary software packages).
• Proficient in using the Risk Based Integrated Audit methodology and subject matter audit
expertise with COSO financial reporting assertions for Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) 404 (all
aspects including risk assessment, control design adequacy and operating effectiveness)
resulting in the CEO and CFO meeting its SOX attestation requirements timely for 2006
through 2010.
• Highly familiar with insurance compliance audits including the Model Audit Rule.
• Adept at auditing Anti Money Laundering fraud prevention and detection programs.
• Subject matter expertise with compliance for accounting policies for real estate, investment
management of mutual funds, broker dealers in securities, banks, and private investment
partnerships.
• Recommendations to senior management on strengthening fraud prevention and detection
controls.
• Expertise in a wide variety of industries including manufacturing, retail, distribution,
financial services including banks and insurance companies, transportation, governmental
agencies, construction, and unions.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Identified and implemented auditing measures resulting in $900 million in real estate write-
offs due to the downturn in the United States of America and global economies.
• Contributed to the successful settlements of more than $600 million in fraud detection for
our clients by executing various “value added” project auditing services for counsel
involved in litigation and dispute resolution.
• Consistent record of reducing costs and “value added” by implementing best practices
project auditing and risk management, investigative auditing, forensic accounting, and
certified audits.
• Participated in a leadership role continually beginning from the start – up (2006) of the
Internal Control Unit to its absorption by Internal Audit (2009), dedicated to implementing
risk assessment, control design adequacy and operating effectiveness of SOX internal
control requirements.
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• Reduced costs by identifying controls for the Financial Information Framework project
resulting in process improvements of efficiency and effectiveness of financial information.
• Initiated at least a 35 % time savings by applying new SEC guidelines to key controls, for
example, auditing higher level controls leading to reduction of completion time from 15
days to 8 hours.
• Reduced the costs of using outside consultants by being a subject matter expert for
financial reporting of technical areas such as insurance (including 2010 Model Audit
Rule), real estate, broker - dealer in securities, anti - money laundering, accounting
policies, data warehouse, and TIAA-CREF and CREF funds.
• Prepared and presented educational seminars to the business and stakeholders on how
to implement SOX mitigating controls for risks, including prevention and detection of
fraud risks.
• Leader for TIAA-CREF’s volunteer campaign that resulted in the accrual of
community good will by participating in CEO’s initiatives of the literacy and outreach
programs, such as reading to children in primary schools, “job shadow” for secondary
schools, and Association of Retarded Citizens of Essex County (ARC).
EMPLOYER HISTORY
Senior Consultant David Landau and Associates, Fairfield, NJ 2010 – Present
Senior Internal Auditor TIAA-CREF, New York, NY 2006 – 2010
Director Lazar Levine & Felix, CPAs (now ParenteBeard), Parsippany, NJ 2001 – 2006
Manager Rothstein, Kass & Company, CPAs, Roseland, NJ 2000 – 2001
Associate Director Kroll Associates (now Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.),
New York, NY 1996 – 2000
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Manager Shore & Azimov, CPAs (now Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.),
New York, NY 1994 – 1996
Manager Campos & Stratis, CPAs, Teaneck, NJ 1987 – 1994 and 1981 – 1984
Supervisor Coopers & Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers), Newark, NJ 1984 – 1987
Junior Accountant Radics & Company, CPAs, Haledon, NJ 1980-1981
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – New Jersey 1983
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)-1990
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration in Accounting, Fairleigh Dickinson University,
Teaneck, NJ
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Certificate in Computer Science (30 credits computer science courses)
Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ
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