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Click here or scroll doCandidate's Name , MS, CPA, CFE, CGMAErdenheim, PA 19038 EMAIL AVAILABLE PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEAuditing and Accounting ProfessionalAccomplished auditing and accounting professional motivated to identify and mitigate risks and improve process efficiency and effectiveness. Extensive training and certification backed by broad experience. Noted for accuracy and attention to detail, identifying errors, their causes and practical remediation and superior collaboration and communication.Proven expertise in:Internal Financial and Operational AuditsFinancial Process Improvement/RedesignForensic AuditingSystem ImplementationTechnical Financial ReportingManufacturing AccountingMultinational AccountingFinancial Analysis, Planning & BudgetingPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCESullivan Accounting Solutions, LLC Erdenheim, PennsylvaniaPrincipal, 2015-presentVolunteer member, township financial advisory committee.Reviewed contracts, budgets and financing alternatives and made recommendations.Assessed financial condition of troubled nonprofit organization.Studied for and achieved Certified Fraud Examiner designation, refreshed skills.Delaware River Port Authority Camden, New JerseyAuditor, Office of the Inspector General, 2011 to 2015Performed internal audit and investigative activities for $340 million regional transportation authority.Audited vendor and grantee contracts, complex insurance program. Identified contractual non-compliance, control weaknesses, improper accounting. Proposed remediations.Provided analyses of transactions to support annual financial audit.Investigated ethics hot line reports. Determined validity of reports. Recommended actions.Member of team that made boardmandated changes to procurement policies. Prepared final draft of proposals.Relevante, Inc. Berwyn, PennsylvaniaSenior Consultant, 2006 to 2010Assessed client needs, performed financial functions to improve businesses and resolve concerns.Acting Cost Accounting Manager for global electronics manufacturer. Prepared journal entries. Led audit of physical inventory in US, UK, Mexico. Consulted on new ERP system.Led team conducting outsourced internal audit of controls for pharmaceutical packager. Developed process improvements that yielded greater efficiency, more accurate data.Augmented CPA firm staff. Audited cash, purchase-to-pay and fixed asset processes at a large auto parts remanufacturer. Identified control weaknesses. Recommended improvements.Made presentations on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and financial reporting process efficiency at firm symposiums and webinars.Sullivan Consulting Erdenheim, PennsylvaniaIndependent Financial Consultant, 1998 to 2006Worked with numerous clients nationally and internationally to improve controls and processes, and bring companies into Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and legal compliance.Performed litigation support for successful major class action lawsuit regarding financial report restatements by a large public company. Identified, and documented accounting errors.Performed outsourced internal audit of SOX compliance by seven units of clinical research and other organizations in US and Europe. Identified control deficiencies. Recommended changes.Led 3-person CPA team engaged to resolve years of backlogged group life premium payments for major insurer. Proposed settlements to clients. Recovered large sums.Edited CPA exam questions as Technical Manager on AICPA Exams Team.Presented full day seminars for state CPA societies on balanced scorecards, budgeting, etc.Spirax Sarco, Inc. Allentown, Pennsylvania (relocated to Columbia, South Carolina)Vice President, Finance; Chief Financial Officer; & Chief Information Officer, 1993 to 1998Managed financial strategy and processes for $70 million US sales and manufacturing unit of public UK valve manufacturer. Improved financial and operational processes to bolster profitability.Led implementation team for ERP system financial module. Increased information availability.Created resource savings by producing monthly financial statements in only two days and audited annual statements in one month after leading team in redesigning processes.Tested operational quality controls and recommended changes, helping company achieve ISO 9001 certification after first external audit.Sliced 60% off budget preparation time through process overhaul.Cut inventory costs by eliminating full physical inventory count through rework of controls. Improved perpetual inventory accuracy resulting in better customer service.Developed comprehensive Excel model to support plant relocation proposal.Career Note: Additional experience includes Assistant Corporate Controller, (consolidations, financial statements, SEC reporting, GAAP interpretations), Group Controller, Division Controller, Manager, Sales, Marketing and Systems Engineering, (automated material handling systems) for SPS Technologies when an NYSE company; Senior Accountant, Ernst & Young audit staff.EDUCATION MEMBERSHIPSMaster of Business Administration in FinanceUniversity of Maryland, College Park, MarylandMaster of Science in TaxationTemple University, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaBachelor of Science in AccountingLehigh University, Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaAmerican Institute of CPAs Pennsylvania Institute of CPAsInstitute of Management AccountantsInstitute of Internal AuditorsAssociation of Certified Fraud ExaminersSociety of Manufacturing EngineersCOMPUTER/TECHNICAL SKILLSMicrosoft Office/Excel, J.D. 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