Audit Support

Audit Support Experience

Overview

Company - $800 million Honda subsidiary

Hired for a 6 week project, have helped with every quarterly close since 3/31/2010

Objectives

Support the accounting department in technical accounting matters

Facilitate an efficient audit process

Approach

Learn the business

Build relationships with management and auditors

Apply experiences to facilitate smooth audit

Results

Considered a trusted advisor by executive management

Streamlined processes and took point on external audit firm relationship

Value

Audit firm was planning to give company a material weakness without a CPA on staff

Displaces a manager / director role with public company technical accounting experience

Improved the close process