Resume

Chris R. Wennerstrom

*** * ********* ***** #****

Chicago, IL 60657

Phone: 206-***-**** • Email: ****************@*****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• 9 years of financial service industry experience and 7 years of Audit experience.

• Ability to manage multiple resources and projects in a high-paced environment while still meeting critical deadlines.

• Highly developed oral and written communication skills.

EXPERIENCE

01/2007 – 06/2009 Crowe Horwath LLP Chicago, IL

Manager

• Managed client engagements and engagement teams within various industries including Manufacturing, Distribution, Banking and Finance, Health Care, Professional Services, High Tech Manufacturing and Insurance.

• Managed two $750k annuity client engagements each year, as well as various other smaller engagements.

• Managed and motivated senior staff, staff, and interns who are conducting or working on engagements simultaneously including developing a project vision and setting challenging personal and client service team goals.

• Managed engagement economics including engagement budgeting, client billings and collection of accounts receivable.

• Responsible for overseeing on-the-job training for interns, staff, and senior staff.

• Initiated and participated in practice development activities with senior management and other partners including but not limited to software application vendor selection and testing.

• Evaluated and sourced opportunities to sell services to clients or target companies based on market strategy including teaming with partners and senior managers on proposals and business development opportunities.

• Developed, trained, and mentored staff on projects and assessed performance for engagement and year-end reviews.

• Managed internal auditing outsourcing and co-sourcing engagements for clients

• Maintained active communication with clients to manage expectations, ensure satisfaction, make sure deadlines are met, and lead change efforts effectively including pre/post engagement client relationship management.

• Consulted with and serviced client base to make recommendations on business process improvement serving in a business advisor capacity.

• Worked closely with partners, managers, and staff to integrate practice development skills into a team approach to client service and new business development.

• Maintained strong client relations and cross-sold services within the assigned group of clients.

• Participated in the recruiting and retaining of senior staff, staff, and interns.

05/2005 – 01/2007 Grant Thornton LLP Seattle, WA

Sr. Associate

• Perform the planning and execution of business process control reviews and other service offerings across a variety of industries including: SAS 70 reporting, Sarbanes Oxley Compliance, Process Improvement and Best Practices, and Control Gap Analysis.

• Manage client engagements from start to finish, including planning, executing, directing, and completing internal audits, business process control reviews, and other service offerings and managing to budget.

• Supervise, train, and mentor associates and interns on audit and review process and assess performance of staff for engagement reviews.

• Review operational, financial, and technology processes to provide management with an individual assessment of business risk, internal control, and the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the process as well as the risks associated with Sarbanes-Oxley as it pertains to internal controls.

• Work closely with clients and staff to develop client and project risk assessments, implement opportunities, and recommendations regarding business and IT process optimization, profit improvement, internal control, and compliance.

• Work with audit and assurance teams and the client to plan engagement strategy, define objectives, and address controls, risks, and issues.

06/2003 – 05/2005 Washington Mutual Bank Seattle, WA

Sr. Auditor

• Primary responsibility during 2004 is Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, providing management oversight for the Internal Audit Validation.

• Plan, coordinate and conduct internal audits in order to evaluate financial soundness, custodial and information technology procedures, controls and operating systems.

• Document audit conclusions and recommend corrective action to clients and audit management. Administer the planning activities relative to specific audit projects, including (but not limited to):

o Developing project plan and approach;

o Audit plan budgeting; identifying allocation of budget to activities;

o Performing risk assessment; determining appropriate and critical control points that address the risks and objectives of the process; evaluating the adequacy of the control system; selecting control points that require testing for effectiveness;

o Design audit tests; evaluating results of audit test work, including the identification and determination of the cause of errors and irregularities and their impact on the overall effectiveness of the system of controls.

2/2002 - 2/2003 Key Bank Tacoma, WA

Auditor

• Responsible for execution of the audit processes including the definition of audit scope, control evaluation, test activities, issue resolution, report activities and risk assessment.

• Responsible for testing activities and the performance of detailed control evaluation and risk assessment work.

• Managed processes for issue resolution associated with defined audit work.

• High degree of written and oral competence communicating with middle and senior management in both formal and informal reports.

• Conducted operational and financial scoped audits across 10 lines of business as well as external vendor auditing projects.

10/2000 - 11/2001 American Specialty Health Plans San Diego, CA

Executive Administrator

• Managed the CEO’s office and an administrative staff of 12 personnel.

• Managed event planning for conferences, public relations and company-wide meetings.

• Planned and coordinated the extensive auditing schedule for clinical and financial departments.

• Attended meetings and prepared presentation materials for board of directors, executive management and leadership management meetings.

4/2000 - 8/2000 Merrill Lynch Mesa, AZ

Intern

• Coordinated workshop preparations for clients, direct mail promotions, and telemarketing activities.

• Learned stock market and economy from seasoned professional.

• Training on TGA computer system and aiding in the production of the monthly newsletter.

1/2000 - 6/2000 Arizona Heart Hospital Phoenix, AZ

Project Manager / Administrative Assistant

• Target work on Strategic Plan for the entire hospital.

• Supported the President and the Senior Vice President staff.

• Compiling and formatting of Policy and Procedure manual for the Catheterization Laboratory.

9/1996 - 8/1999 Wells Fargo Bank Tempe, AZ

Senior Fraud Analyst

• Insured bank procedures followed in concordance with government issued including, but not limited to Regulation E and Regulation Z.

• Performed research to determine case outcome from start to finish on various types of fraud investigations.

• Implemented new procedures and projects to increase department productivity, as well as conducting training for new employees.

EDUCATION

8/2000 Arizona State University Tempe, AZ

B.I.S in Business and Humanities

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS / MEMBERSHIPS

• Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors

• Actively pursuing Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Licensure

• Actively pursuing Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA) Licensure

SKILLS

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

• Ability to manage many projects simultaneously while still meeting critical deadlines.

• High Degree of written and oral competence and the ability to communicate to various levels of Management and Senior Management.

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