Financial Reporting Risk Management

Jeffrey M. Tilton CFE **********@*****.***

Woodmere, NY 11598 516-***-****

CERTIFIED FRAUD EXAMINER (CFE)

Train the management of public, private, and non-profit organizations to understand and mitigate financial, operational and IT risks and identify the early warning signs of fraud, waste, and abuse.

Pursuing employment investigating allegations of fraud, testing of internal controls, and revising policies and procedures and employee manuals as required. Experienced in multiple industries including manufacturing, finance, lending, insurance, healthcare, and social services in the for profit, public and not for profit sectors.

Core Knowledge & Skills:

Fraud Investigation - Litigation Support – Regulatory Compliance - Sarbanes-Oxley – Identity Governance & Administration - Governance, Risk and Compliance - Internal Control Over Financial Reporting - Segregation of Duties - Audit Trail Analysis - Risk Assessment - Financial Reporting - Financial Statement Fraud - Policies and Procedures - Codes of Conduct and Ethics - Vendor Management - Reconstruction of Financial Records - Investigation of Hidden Assets - Public Speaking - Office 365 - Internet Search Engines - Relativity - FinCen - CLEAR - Westlaw - LexisNexis - ACRIS - NYCDOD - PACER - Reverse Image Search - Domain Search/Owner Identification

Business Experience:

JMT Consulting Solutions LLC - Sole Member LLC 2007 - Current

Metro New York

Assist Boards of Directors in fulfilling their responsibility of overseeing their company’s financial reporting, internal controls, and risk management framework. Assessed the company's processes to ensure the integrity of financial statements and reporting, and associated compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including accounting standards.

Evaluated the effectiveness of the system of internal control, the risk management framework and the performance and effectiveness of the internal audit function to ensure that financial reporting is free from material misstatement whether due to fraud or error.

Reviewed internal audit reports on the effectiveness of the internal control, risk management systems and management of material business and operation risks.

Assessed key internal controls/policies and procedures to ensure compliance with relevant regulatory and legal requirements.

Reviewed the planned internal audit scope to ascertain the extent to which it can be relied upon to ensure that the financial report is free from material misstatement whether due to fraud or error.

Held bi-weekly executive sessions with the Finance Director and other senior managers/executive officers to discuss matters, as appropriate; and performing any other duty or undertaking that the Board may request from time to time.

YouAttest – Consultant Nov 2020 - Current

Irvine, Calif.

Subject matter expert to YouAttest, a cloud based & simple to use software that provides a quantified platform for identity audits as required by SOX, SOC2, 27001, GLB, CMMC.

Author, publisher and speak on topics related to cybersecurity, access controls, identity access management and identity governance administration.

CACI, INC. - Consultant – False Claims Act Litigation Oct 2017- Apr 2018

Brooklyn, NY

Conducted forensic investigations into financial discrepancies, irregularities, and potential financial fraud.

Department of Justice civil litigation case alleging fraudulently obtained residential mortgages.

Applied industry knowledge, fraud detection skills, data analytics, Boolean Strings, and internet searches to find documents and identify patterns, clusters and hidden transactions of individuals who signed arms-length declarations while colluding as one commercial enterprise.

Prepared transactional timelines, PowerPoint presentations and memos on the progress, status, and results of the investigation, including recommendations to the litigation team.

CoMetrics Partners LLC – Contract Auditor Apr 2017- Oct 2017

New York, NY

Led field examinations of a multi-million-dollar asset-based lines of credit underwritten by a major bank.

Evaluated the internal controls over financial reporting.

Analyzed and confirmed collateralized accounts receivable and inventory.

Recalculated draw down reports to the bank for accuracy.

Prepared written reports to the bank and stakeholders.

Education and Certifications:

Bachelors - Accounting - St. Peter's University, Jersey City, NJ

Certified Fraud Examiner - Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, 09/2007 #155962

Publications, Webinars and Podcasts:

Compliance and Ethics Professional (SCCE) April 2011 - “Permanent Exemption from SOX 404(b) for Smaller Reporting Companies”

Compliance and Ethics Professional (SCCE) December 2011 - “Risk Management - What’s a (Smaller) Public Company Board to do?”

Accredited Members Inc. Issue 1 2012 - “Risk Management - What’s a (Smaller) Company Board to do?”

Compliance and Ethics Professional (SCCE) November 2019 - “HR: A valuable contributor to maintaining tone at the top”.

SCCE/HCCA Web Conference, May 6, 2020 - “HR: a valuable contributor to the tone at the top”

Corruption, Crime & Compliance - Podcast – November 29, 2020 “Promoting an Ethical Culture”

YouAttest – LinkedinLive – July 6, 2023 – “Sloppy Identity Practices, Governance & Fraud”

ACFE FRAUD Magazine Sept/Oct 2023 Issue “Sloppy Identity Practices, Governance & Fraud”

ISSA Web conference Presenter, Nov 15, 2023: “Poorly Governed Financial Systems & Fraud”

Prior Employment History:

Allied Urological – Controller – Nov 2015 – Feb 2017

Pall Corp. – Asst. Dir. Sarbanes- Oxley Oct 2013 – Jun 2014

Affiliations:

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)

Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)

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