Mauro Botta, CPA
Professional Experience:
SOAProjects, San Jose, California February 2018 to May 2019
Senior Manager
Senior Manager in charge of SOX implementation/testing and design. I also worked on technical accounting projects (IPO) and successfully won a consulting project on 606 thanks to my business development skills.
Armanino LLP, San Jose, California September 2017 to January 2018
Senior Manager
Lead Senior Manager auditing 12 engagements, 1 public and 11 privates.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, San Jose, California April 2004 to August 2017 April 2004 to Present
Senior Manager, Assurance since July 2010
Lead senior manager with over 10 years of auditing Internal controls, including several SOX implementations, last of which in 2015 as auditor and in 2016 as advisor to a large networking company to optimize its internal control system during the second year of SOX.
Lead senior manager for services provided to several technology companies, responsible for audits, IPOs, and M&A activities.
Led the IPO process for clients, including working with underwriter’s counsels on comfort letters and dealing with the series of SEC comment letters and Form S-1 filings, along with audits and reviews of financial statements for several years and the implementation of SOX compliance.
Significant experience dealing with complex accounting issues including revenue recognition, equity instruments, international expansion, public debt offerings, acquisitions, restructurings, impairments, stock-based compensation, and financings.
Acquired extensive experience in dealing with various reporting requirements and SEC filings, such as Forms 10-K, 10-Q, S-1, and S-4, as well as SEC comment letters, debt offerings, and comfort letters.
Have coordinated with PwC affiliate firms in connection with the consolidated reporting for U.S. audits, which entailed the utilization of over 10 PwC international engagement teams.
Have served in lead roles in several other office initiatives, including portfolio management, billing, collections, scheduling, and time management.
Have conducted internal quality reviews as an inspector within the firm.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Milan, Italy December 1999 - March 2004 December 1999 - March 2004
Senior Associate, Assurance
Lead senior associate for audits of several technology, retail, and construction companies, with responsibility for both audits under Italian GAAP and reporting packages under US GAAP.
Education:
Bachelor of Bank, Finance, Insurance Sciences at Catholic University of Milan, Italy, 1999
Achievements:
Youngest graduate in the 100+ years history of my university (at 21 years of age)
Consistently a top rated performer within PwC (1/2)
Languages:
Fluent in English and Italian. Basic knowledge of French