Accounting Manager
Resume:
LINDA L. SAUNDERS, CPA/CFF, CFE, CGFM
RESUME & RECENT PROJECTS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Linda Saunders is a Certified Public PRIOR JOBS With an accounting career that began in
Accountant (CPA), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and a audit, Linda developed a knack for finding fraud and
Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM). She is transferred to the Criminal Investigations Division with
Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) by the AICPA. Ms. the IRS as a Special Agent. She also managed a $40
Saunders has worked in the investigative, accounting, and million budget and supervised 40 culturally diverse
audit fields since 1978. With her passion for investigative accountants for the Air Force in Japan. She held a
work, she has concentrated her efforts by working nearly contracting warrant where she negotiated over
exclusively on forensic accounting assignments since $500,000 in contracts per month. She obtained her
1994, when she returned from working four years in public CPA license as a State Auditor in 1987 and
Japan. worked as an auditor for other State and Federal
agencies prior to that time. Linda is a retired Coast
Guard Reserve officer. Her military assignments
AFFILIATIONS As a life member of the Association of
included specialties in accounting, intelligence, and law
Certified Fraud Examiners, Linda is active in the local
enforcement.
Pacific Northwest Chapter of CFEs and served as
President. She also participates in the Northwest Fraud
EDUCATION Associate of Science, Business, Olympic
Investigators Association, the Pacific NW License Tax &
College; Bachelor of Arts, Accounting, University of
Fraud Association, the Washington State Society of
Puget Sound; Master of Public Administration,
Certified Public Accountants, the American Society of
University of Oklahoma. Linda has taught graduate and
Women Accountants, and the American Institute of CPAs.
undergraduate accounting and finance courses for City
Linda speaks on forensic accounting, fraud prevention,
University and Olympic College.
and investigation to a wide variety of professional and
community groups. PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Employee fraud & embezzlement cases
SKILLS Linda was trained in criminal investigations State RICO criminal & civil fraud expert
through the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Financial exploitation of elders cases
Glynco, Georgia, as a Special Agent with the Internal
Consultant for bank & mortgage services
Revenue Service. She maintains current training in
Expert witness in family law cases
forensic accounting, fraud investigations, and computer
U. S. District Court expert witness
techniques through rigorous continuing professional
Superior Court expert, both criminal & civil
education.
Government expert & advisory services
Ms. Saunders is trained in Scientific Content Analysis Interviews using SCAN and Reid Interview &
through the Laboratory for Scientific Interrogation and in Interrogation Techniques
advanced Reid Techniques used for interviews and
interrogations. Linda has testified in Federal and Superior
FORENSIC ACCOUNTING
Courts and has assisted attorneys in arbitration and
CONSULTING THE MISSION
mediation in Alaska, Idaho, Washington, and Wyoming.
Forensic Accounting Consulting is committed
to providing expeditious forensic accounting
Linda established Forensic
FAC EMPLOYMENT services to attorneys and clients. Using strong
Accounting Consulting in 1994. Specialties include ethical standards, FAC aggressively concen-
intensive interviews and analysis for legal proceedings, trates on issues that will meet the client s
proactive reviews to assess elements of possible fraud, investigative needs to examine accounting
transactions or alleged fraud to ferret out and
investigation and documentation of elder exploitation
document the facts of the case.
cases, and expert witness services for both civil and
criminal cases.
P. O. Box 854, Quilcene WA 98376-0854 office: 360-***-**** cell: 206-***-****
e-mail: ***@***********.*** website: www.ForensicCPA.org
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