Manager Quality Assurance

Jim Scouton, CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE

• ** Putter Lane, Pottstown, PA • abnkq2@r.postjobfree.com • 610-***-****

Areas of Experience Executive Summary

Financial Reporting: Preparation of I am a hands-on Internal Audit Leader with over 20 years of diversified experience. I have held a variety of

Financial Statements, Variance Analysis, internal audit and financial positions and was the Audit Director at a billion dollar Energy related Construction

Accounting Close. Company responsible for SOX compliance and providing value added internal audit services. I am currently

on a SOX consulting engagement with a multi-billion dollar international energy/utility company.

Internal Audit: Risk Assessment, Audit

Plan Development, Audit Testing, Audit Experience

Report Writing, Presenting to Senior

Management including the Audit Jefferson Wells International (Oct./2007 – June/2009)

Committee. Director of Internal Audit & Controls

• Advisor to clients to ensure quality assurance standards were met in the following service offerings:

Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance: Scoping, - Construction Audit and Advisory - Contract Compliance - COSO based Enterprise Financial Risk

Control Documentation, Control Design Assessments - Fraud and Forensic Investigations - Information Technology Audits - Internal Audit

Analysis, Development of Test Scripts, Co-Sourcing and Outsourcing - Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance – Model Audit Rule Compliance

Testing, Remediation, Reporting of

Issues to Senior Management including • Managed, directed and monitored multiple client services teams on client engagements;

the Audit Committee. • Maintained strong communication with clients to manage expectations, ensured client satisfaction

and adherence to deadlines;

Industry Experience • Developed and executed effective client solutions to key targets;

Insurance, Financial Services, • Assisted Business Development Managers on proposals and business development calls.

Construction, Energy, Manufacturing

InfraSource Inc. (Aug./2005 – Oct./2007)

Computer Applications Director of Internal Audit

Microsoft Office, Visio, Lotus Notes, • Developed Internal Audit department responsible for: Sox testing and compliance, performing value-added

PeopleSoft, AutoAudit internal audits; performing forensic investigations; co-ordination with external auditors;

• Developed a comprehensive annual internal audit plan, including an assessment of business and financial

Education/Qualifications risks for all areas of the company;

• • Prepared quarterly reports of progress against the internal audit plan for the Audit Committee of the Board

MBA, Wilkes University

of Directors.

• B.S. Accounting, King’s College

• Certified Public Accountant

KPMG (Dec./2004 – Aug./2005)

• Certified Internal Auditor

Audit Manager

• Certified Information Systems

• Mainly within the financial services industry, provided high quality professional day-to-day management of

Auditor

SOX and internal audit engagements and other projects;

• Certified Fraud Examiner

• Assisted Partners in the creation of proposals, business development, and practice administration;

• Managed and developed team members.

Deloitte & Touche (Aug./2003 – Dec./2004)

Audit Manager

• Led staff in the documentation and evaluation of client controls for the purpose of Sarbanes-Oxley 404

readiness;

• Led staff in conducting General Computer Control reviews for the purpose of assessing IT risk in the

support of financial audits;

• Used in a consultative role for Insurance compliance related work with Deloitte’s Regulatory Services group;

ING (Nov./1998 – Aug./2003)

Audit Manager

• Performed the annual risk assessment and audit plan development for ING annuity client service operations

and life and annuity financial and actuarial operations;

• Recruited, developed and managed high potential professional staff;

• Developed relationships at all levels whereby the responsibilities of the audit process could be met;

• Coordinated completion of work performed for external audit in assigned areas.

Prudential (Aug./1989 – Nov./1998)

Accountant, Financial Analyst, Senior Internal Auditor

• Performed operational, compliance and financial audits;

• Performed the annual risk assessment and audit plan development for Prudential retirement Services;

• Performed Asset to Liability reconciliations of Prudential separate accounts and mutual funds;

• Prepared financial statements on both a statutory and GAAP basis;

• Provided both monthly and quarterly analysis of income statements.

Keystone Coca-Cola (Aug./1987 – Aug./1989)

Accounts Receivable Analyst

• Performed aging analysis of past due accounts;

• Researched discrepancies of customer’s accounts;

• Prepared working papers used by management in the collection of past due accounts.

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