Accounting Training

PETER B. RICHA, CPA, CFA

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Lakeland, FL 33813

Mobile: 863-***-****

Email: ******@*****.***

EXPERIENCE KPMG LLP

Tampa, FL

**/** - ******* ****** ********** - Audit Senior

Big 4 accounting and auditing experience in the areas of

financial statement audits, audits of internal controls -

Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) 404, quarterly reviews, carve-outs, comfort

letters, and agreed upon procedures. External audit experience

on large publicly held companies, including Lincare, Darden

Restaurants, Publix Super Markets, and numerous private

engagements. Industry experience includes manufacturing,

retail, distribution, restaurant and medical supply.

. Responsible for planning, budgeting, fee analysis, scheduling

engagements and staffing, coordinating between various

departments, working with internal audit departments, and

managing client relationships

. Evaluation of client financial models, projections,

assumptions and conclusions

. Development of ad-hoc Excel models for trending, forecasting,

supporting audit conclusions and reporting to internal

management

. Composition of technical memos (e.g., impairment,

discontinued operations, goodwill, taxes, revenue, leases,

etc.)

. Experience with complex consolidations and inter-company

transactions

. Supervision of team - training, reviewing and evaluating

performance of staff personnel

. Former Tampa audit staff meeting organizer/leader and

sampling resource

. KPMG National Training Instructor (instructed week-long

course for new hires)

BAUMANN, RAYMONDO & COMPANY PA

Tampa, FL

08/05 - 02/06 Public Accounting - Accountant

Audit/review annual and quarterly SEC filings for publicly held

clients. In charge of all phases of audits, including obtaining

a thorough understanding of client business operations and

analyzing internal controls.

LANIGAN & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

Thomasville, GA - Tallahassee, FL

07/02 - 08/05 Public Accounting & Business Valuation - Accountant

Acted as outsourced CFO for one of the largest clients with

duties including financial planning and analysis, financial

statement preparation, oversight of bookkeeping, and spear-

heading tax planning and compliance. Developed and managed a

streamlined planning and compliance system that reduced service

costs significantly in one year, with continued annual savings

in perpetuity.

. Responsible for training and supervising new employees

. Reviewed and prepared tax returns, business valuations, and

compilation reports and assisted clients in making financial

and operational decisions

. In-charged small business audits to include budgeting for

monthly, quarterly, and year end work

. Valuation of businesses for gift, estate, acquisition and

divestiture purposes

. Taxation - planning & research, preparation of tax returns

for Partnerships, LLCs, S-Corporations, C-Corporations,

Individuals, Private Foundations, Trusts, Gifts, Estates, and

Payroll

EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

College Park, MD

Robert H. Smith School of Business, May 2002

Master of Science in Business Administration - Finance

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

College Park, MD

Bachelor of Science, May 2001

Majors: Accounting & Finance

PROFESSIONAL - CERTIFICATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

. Awarded CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) designation

. Certified Public Accountant - Florida & Georgia

. Member: AICPA, FICPA, CFA Institute

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