Accountant/Auditor

SKILLS SUMMARY:

Financial professional with extensive experience in risk management and compliance, public accounting, internal audit and forensic investigations. Creative team leader with broad supervisory experience. Effective and persuasive communication skills demonstrated with teams in the United States and abroad. Strong aptitude to work productively on teams or individually.

EXPERIENCE:

Frontier Communications – Internal Audit 7/09 to 11/09

(Short Term Consultancy Assignment)

Stamford, Connecticut

• Ensured global compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 (SOX 404). Responsible for planning and executing all Entity Level Control testing and the Fraud Risk Assessment.

• Documented interviews with auditors and individual business units for all SOX work as well as other audits being performed.

• Communicated SOX testing results to the VP of Internal Audit and auditors as applicable.

• Communicated exceptions resulting from the testing phase to the appropriate level of management for remediation and ensured that exceptions were

appropriately resolved.

• Ensured appropriate and required documentation in support of key controls were maintained.

• Planned and executed a Procure to Pay Review.

• Provided on-site assistance to external public accountants for interim and year end audit work.

• Created training for business unit leaders in areas related to corporate governance and SOX 404.

Diocese of Bridgeport – Finance Project Director

11/08 to 6/09

(Short Term Consultancy Assignment)

Bridgeport, Connecticut

• Created a Finance Administration Manual including policies, roles and responsibilities, and procedures to guide and support consistent financial administration of Diocesan schools. Evaluated financial staff structure, responsibilities and location to improve efficiency and segregation of duties/controls, including those related to principals’ and home school association accounts, and supported the principals and school advisory boards. Revised school financial reports and underlying chart of accounts to facilitate budgeting and reporting by functional activities and natural expense classification consistent with not-for-profit accounting at various levels appropriate for the principal, school advisory board and Diocesan Office for Education. Determined whether a new outsource provider or QuickBooks billing and receivable application would be best for managing schools’ tuition billing and receivables and implemented the solution selected.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

National Risk Management/Quality Assurance

Wilton, Connecticut

Senior Manager 6/07 to 9/08

Manager 9/05 to 6/07

Senior Accountant 11/99 to 9/05

• Provided technical support by analyzing and researching various FASB statements and resolving accounting and auditing issues that were brought to the attention of the Quality Assurance department by client service personnel.

• Provided consultations to audit teams within the US regarding application of US GAAP and firm policy for US engagements.

• Managed due diligence requirements and independence issues related to new opportunities that the Deloitte U.S. firm was interested in pursuing. Reported potential risk factors to senior level partners stemming from their proposals and arranged for business consultations so as not to lose engagement opportunities.

• Consulted with U.S. and international Deloitte member firms regarding proposals that may have impeded independence requirements as set forth by Sarbanes-Oxley rules and other regulatory bodies.

• Led risk management project implementing new procedures for client service personnel regarding adherence to firm accounting and auditing policies.

• Created firm policies as needed for cross functional services provided in the US and International Member Firms.

• Responsible for initial set up of a Risk Management group in the Deloitte Hyderabad, India office.

• Supervised a department of eight research analysts, two managers and one senior accountant, including monitoring of workloads to ensure deadlines were met, appraised employees’ performance and arranged continuing education courses as needed.

• Kept abreast of current regulatory and other developments that may have impacted the U.S. firm’s conflict checking activities.

• Consulted with members of national risk management and quality assurance regarding potential conflicts and other risks that required heightened attention.

• Developed a high level understanding of the firm’s internal control processes and how to research various issues and apply solutions from a macro perspective.

• Reviewed technical guidance from the AICPA, FASB and EITF upon issuance to keep informed of significant developments.

• Participated in accounting and auditing firm sponsored seminars throughout the year.

RBS Greenwich Capital Markets 9/96 to 11/99

Internal Audit

Greenwich, Connecticut

• Composed audit planning memorandums outlining key risks and controls.

• Designed detailed audit programs and performed audit procedures to test the work flow, controls and key reports.

• Prepared audit reports, including comments and recommendations and assigned an overall rating to the area tested.

• Communicated with business leaders regarding the tests to be performed and the results of the audits.

• Areas tested included Trading desk: Asset-Backed, Treasuries, Repos, Futures and Finance; Operations: Accounting, Rec. & Control, International/Swap,

Credit/Wires, Internal Reporting; Other Areas tested: Investment Banking, Credit, Controllership, Legal/Compliance, Risk Management and Human Resources.

• Strong knowledge of Fixed Income, Investment Advisors Act and ’33 & ’34 Acts.

Deloitte & Touche LLP – Senior Assistant

1/95 to 9/96

Accounting & Audit

Stamford, Connecticut

• Drafted financial statements and related disclosures.

• Researched accounting and auditing issues.

• Designed audit programs and executed audit procedures for moderately complex areas.

• Prepared working papers communicating work performed and results.

• Assisted with various investigations requiring forensic accounting skills to be utilized.

• Issued reports with findings from investigations.

• Directed staff regarding objectives and procedures to be performed.

EDUCATION:

University of Connecticut

MBA, Concentration: Finance, Expected Degree in August 2012

Southern Connecticut State University

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major: Accounting, August 1994

OTHER AFFILIATIONS / VOLUNTEER WORK:

Diocese of Bridgeport - Finance Council - Board Member; Member of the Audit Committee

The Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County – Sustainer Committee, Formerly on Board of Directors

The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta – Dame of Malta

Boy Scouts of America – Den Leader

St. Joseph’s Manor – Board of Directors

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