Forensic Accountant Manager/Senior Associate

Location:

Houston, TX

Salary:

110000

Posted:

June 02, 2015

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Matthew Kennedy

***** ******** ***** #****, *******, Texas 77079

973-***-****

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EXPERIENCED FORENSIC ACCOUNTANT

Financial Analysis and Modeling Expert Report Generation Business Development Fraud Examinations

Strategic Planning and Analysis Time Management and Prioritization Problem Resolution and Decision-Making

Highly-organized, solutions-focused, and well-versed professional, offering outstanding skills and knowledge in forensic accounting,

litigation support, construction claims, insurance claims, governmental accounting; report writing; forensic investigations;

litigation support; business process, and finance administration.

Armed with exceptional consultation skills, with proficiency in completing high profile assignments to various programs, including

Deep Water Horizon Litigation; NJ and NYC Hurricane Sandy Recovery; Tennessee Valley Authority Pond Collapse; Hurricane Ike and

Gustav; Million Dollar Insurance Fraud Investigations in NYC; and a Fortune 500 acquisition. Adept at addressing business needs,

improving processes, and implementing cost-effective solutions to provide high-quality service and ensure utmost client satisfaction.

Success-driven individual; with commitment to excellence, strong work ethic, and extremely effective in stressful and fast-paced

situations.

Professional Experience

British Petroleum (Databank), Houston, TX

Appeals Reviewer - May 2014–Present

Function as an integral part of the Appeals Team for the Gulf Coast Restoration Organization, responsible for the reviewing all

claims processed by the Court Supervised Settlement Programs (CSSP) of claimants lost variable profits from the April 20, 2010 Deep

Water Horizon Oil Spill to identify issues with the calculation that do not fall under the settlement agreement to be brought to the

attention of the appeals panel for a reduction of their damage compensation.

Execute systematic fraud investigations to identify any indicia of fraud by the claimant, claimant’s accountant, or attorney.

Prepare written memorandum for the clients attorney’s in an easy-to-understand format for the highlighting all of the appealable

issued for the appeals panel.

Perform thorough assessment of claimant appeals for denied claims and write a memorandum regarding the reason of its denial as per

the court settlement agreement.

Hagerty Consulting, Inc., Evanston, IL

Senior Management Consultant - Dec 2012–May 2014

Served as an effective insurance liaison with insurance carrier and NYCHA, accountable for dealing with financial losses for proof of

loss along with generating efficient strategy to compile documentation to support claimed damages.

Rendered support to the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in creating FEMA project worksheets for an

estimated $750M in damages from Hurricane Sandy for cost adjustments, scope development, project cost reconciliations, and damage

descriptions assessment.

Guaranteed precise calculation of various lost revenues within the FEMA Community Disaster Loan (CDL) program guidelines and

completed the preparation of loan applications for every local government, including a report and financial calculation in the

disaster area.

Career Highlights:

Provided direct assistance on the development of an overall insurance claims settlement strategy for the $410M damages for the New

York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), which successfully boosted insurance advances for the promotion cash flow and maximization of

insurance recoveries in collaboration with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants.

Rendered exceptional assistance to FEMA; 90 New Jersey local governments and schools; as well as the State of New Jersey with the

$150M Community Disaster Loan Program for disaster assistance to aid the shortfall of lost revenues.

Universal Accounting & Tax Services, Inc., Hawthorne, NJ

Principal - Nov 2010–Dec 2012

Closed contracts with local business for the preparation of insurance claims for lost profits from Superstorm Sandy; as well as with

IBM to provide support to a major Home Depot acquisition through the development of desktop procedures manuals for accounts

receivables as well as credit and collections area for the acquired company.

Displayed expertise in guiding and organizing activities of three less experienced forensic accountants in the Large Loss Team at the

Gulf Coast Claims Facility supporting the lost profits as a result of the April 20, 2010 BP Oil Spill.

Maintained direct interaction with business owners, attorneys, and chief financial officers (CFOs) to collect and disseminate

information at the GCCF as well as kept records of all communication for potential litigation.

Led the establishment of complex financial models for the analysis of economic and financial data through spreadsheets and databases

for diverse industries at the GCCF.

Develop detailed BRDs and FRDs from discussions with Subject Matter Experts of Home Depot.

Career Highlights:

Played an integral role in optimizing workflow and improving productivity of GCCF by establishing systems to organize documents and

quality control, thereby enhancing the work product.

Made professional judgment in identifying business applicable sales revenue, unit volume, continuing expense, as well as variable

profit trends based on general ledger account variances and business location circumstances at the GCCF.

Completed a contract with Cowheard, Singer, and Company to provide extensive value to the complex business interruption claims as

required for allocating payments from mandated $20B compensation at the Gulf Cost Claims Facility (GCCF).

HSNO Accountants, P.C. Parsippany, NJ

Forensic Accountant - Sep 2008–Oct 2010

Leveraged expertise in performing systematic forensic examination and analysis of financial records and record keeping systems

through the use of exceptional skills in accounting, auditing, and analytical, technical, and investigative.

Drafted various expert reports for small and large engagements as well as prepared client deliverables for depositions

Created, substantiated, and critiqued several damages, theories, claims, and conclusions by compiling and analyzing facts and

circumstances.

Performed systematic investigation related to embezzlement, corruption, cash transactions, billing, check tampering, skimming,

larceny, loan fraud, fidelity claims, Ponzi schemes, billing disputes, employee dishonesty, related party transactions, purchase

price disputes, and other matters.

Carried out systematic analysis and reconstruction of the fraudulent transactions, complex transactions, financial statements, and