Garth Lawrence, CPA

Home 954-***-**** ***** SW 26 Street

Cellular 954-***-**** Miramar, FL 33027

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Executive Summary

Multi-faceted Accounting and Financial services provider experienced in

servicing top-tiered clients in multiple industries. Accomplished

professional with demonstrated abilities in developing and managing high

performing teams, in the delivery of risk based audit solutions to public

and privately held companies. Over 10 years of Big 4 Consulting experience

in developing meaningful client relationships and applying critical

thinking to achieve strong and sustainable revenues and profitable growth.

Key Attributes:

Effective Communicator: Accustomed to mobilizing and motivating

large complex teams comprised of 5 -25 professionals per

engagement. Appointed to a two year term on the Staff Advisory

Council, a national board providing advice to the National

Assurance Leader, delivering ideas and solutions on key practice

issues impacting more than 40,000 professionals.

Technical Solutions Provider: Consistently providing expertise to

both SEC and Non-SEC clients. Major client accounts included

Assurant Inc, Bristol West Insurance Group, ACE Limited, American

International Group, FPIC Insurance Group, Jim Moran and

Associates, and Granada Insurance

Results-Focused Professional: Experience managing, organizing, and

delivering outstanding value. Increased practice's revenues over

$2 million in 2 years while supervising over 23,000 hours of

professional services annually.

Strong Recruiter, Coach, and Mentor: Recruited, coached and

mentored in excess of 25 individuals from staff through manager to

support the practice's strategic growth needs. Trained 80 staff in

an intensive 3 day regional insurance sector technical courses to

strengthen industry technical skills. Class sizes ranged from 25 -

30 participants per class.

Professional Experience

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1997 to 8/2009

Senior Manager Fort Lauderdale, Florida

. Lead the strategic planning, budgeting and execution of audit services

across several lines of service for large and medium size clients in the

South Florida practice with annual revenues in excess of $5 million.

. Planned and executed multi-location integrated audits, quarterly reviews,

registration statements for SEC clients and other services on forms 10-K,

10-Q, 8-K, S-1 and S-3 whilst complying with GAAP, SEC rules and

regulations.

. Audited and issued more than twenty five reports for insurance companies

annually presented on a statutory basis of accounting prescribed or

permitted by the state of domicile.

. Assisted management in implementing new accounting standards,

interpreting complex accounting guidance and provided practical solutions

to address client specific circumstances evidenced by presentations to

management.

. Assisted IFRS specialist team in completing initial diagnostic

assessments to assess impact of IFRS adoption on client's key accounting

policies, major product groupings and financial statement disclosures.

. Created detailed proposals in response to RFP's for audit services

resulting in expansion of the insurance practice.

. Maintained strong communications and managed multiple relationships with

executive management to manage expectations, ensure adherence to

deadlines and overall client satisfaction.

. Proficient in applying audit methodologies, risk assessment and

analytical procedures to enhance shareholder value by developing

recommendations to improve internal controls and financial reporting

consistent with firm and professional standards.

. Recruited and cultivated the South Florida insurance practice human

capital which produced 5 managers and several seniors resulting in

revenue growth in excess of three hundred percent.

. Managed successfully a $2 billion initial public offering and the

simultaneous adoption of the Sarbanes Oxley requirements.

New York Life Insurance Company 1994 to 1997

Associate, Corporate Finance NYC, New York

. Provided accounting guidance on emerging technical issues for a wide

range of non-insurance businesses including several investment advisors,

a broker dealer, trust company, HMO and a pharmacy benefit manager.

. Coordinated foreign subsidiaries translation and reporting, prepared

consolidated financial statements for filings with SEC and regulatory

agencies.

. Prepared business plans, revenue and profit projections, executive

management reporting and implemented new general ledger & consolidation

systems.

Marine Midland Bank (currently HSBC) 1991 to 1994

Associate NYC, New York

Education

City University of New York (Lehman College) 1994

B.S., Accounting Bronx, New York

GPA: 3.7

Professional Affiliations

. American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

. Florida Institute of CPA's

. National Association of Black Accountants

Certifications

. Certified Public Accountant, New York and Florida

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