 | Steve S.
Audit Manager
Steve has a proven record of accomplishment in evaluating contractual, performance and control issues. His cost recovery efforts began in 1978, when he was employed by the Federal government to perform contractual reviews and received extensive training and experience in contractual fraud investigations. During the subsequent 27 years, Steve has continued his cost recovery efforts in a number of industries and in a variety of roles, primarily internal audits. In conjunction with his identifying, presenting, and supporting these cost recovery and savings efforts, Steve has developed and reported to senior management substantial recommendations designed to prevent future errors.
Steve has held increasingly responsible assignments within the mining and oil & gas industries, primarily as an internal auditor/special projects “go to person” for problem situations. In the course of his career, Steve has functioned as an independent Certified Public Accountant examining financial statements, and has functioned as a primary fraud investigator for the Federal government. He also has considerable experience auditing Australian and New Zealand mining contracts, both construction and operation, the most significant being the construction of a $120M gold mine in New Zealand. Other significant audits included gold mine joint venture operations in Australia over a five-year period.
With his broad background and managerial experience, Steve possesses a considerable skill level in quickly understanding and evaluating systems and procedures, and their control implications for a wide variety of situations. Steve has a talent for developing an understanding of unique and demanding situations.
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 | Lee H.
Audit Manager
With over 20 years of specialized experience, Lee has negotiated, audited, and executed a broad spectrum of contracts ranging from the construction of facilities, to national and regional group purchasing agreements, to managed care reimbursements and corporate and personal medical expense compliance programs.
During the past 12 years, he planned and performed billing and receivables compliance audits that addressed both over-payments and under-payments, depending on the needs of the clients. The successful outcomes resulted in million of dollars in recoveries of revenue and savings in expenditures which directly improved the bottom lines and vital cash flows of those clients.
Other notable career achievements include being a key presenter on “Construction Auditing Guidelines for Internal Auditors” at an annual, national conference for healthcare auditors and authoring the article, “Group Purchasing Contract Audits for Nutrition Services,” published in a monthly membership journal for internal auditors.
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 | Lauren C.
Senior Auditor
With extensive experience in the consulting business working with a variety of clients including many in the oil and gas industry, Lauren managed a broad range of accounting and finance functions for both public and private firms. She has a proven ability to develop processes that streamline and document accounting functions, resulting in strong internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. In her role as a consultant, Lauren has helped numerous organizations improve internal controls and implement business process improvements. She has conducted contract audits to ensure fiscal responsibility and prevent fraud. Her experience also includes developing a value-added outsourcing service and conducting oil and gas vendor contract compliance audits.
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