Bethany Benesh, Cpa, Cfe Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Forensic Investigations:Performed investigation of alleged misused funds from tenants by assessing bookkeeping and asset tracing. Responsible for assessing books in a Ponzi Scheme investigation and determining next steps to make investors whole. Managed document review process for 15 years worth of paper and electronic documents in a personal asset dispute litigation. Created workpapers for counsel to summarize and classify assets and LLCs to aid in settlement discussions. Drafted… Show more Forensic Investigations:Performed investigation of alleged misused funds from tenants by assessing bookkeeping and asset tracing. Responsible for assessing books in a Ponzi Scheme investigation and determining next steps to make investors whole. Managed document review process for 15 years worth of paper and electronic documents in a personal asset dispute litigation. Created workpapers for counsel to summarize and classify assets and LLCs to aid in settlement discussions. Drafted deposition interview questions and walkthrough questionnaires in multiple cases.Research & Reporting: Compile summaries and memos on the financial and industry trends of various industries including hospitality, cryptocurrency, data/technology & retail services for use in valuation reports. Created valuation models and financial statement analysis for use in expert reports.FP&A Consulting: Created initial budget and 3 year-plan and consulted staff on determining best practices for project-based revenue reporting to aid in forecasting needs. Performed Impairment analysis through use of a DCF model, created roll forward of balance sheet accounts for roll-forward forecasting models. Show less

Phoenix, Arizona

Financial Modeling: Cleaned raw client data for use in models, re-formatted data and executed models to allow for sensitivity and error-free on-the-fly changes and presented models in a concise manner for use in jury trial. Reconstructed rebutting experts’ damages model, turned a static model into a dynamic model to assess assumptions, identify errors, and consolidate findings. Analyzed large sets of sales, AP, and other financial data to better understand a business’s financial & valuation… Show more Financial Modeling: Cleaned raw client data for use in models, re-formatted data and executed models to allow for sensitivity and error-free on-the-fly changes and presented models in a concise manner for use in jury trial. Reconstructed rebutting experts’ damages model, turned a static model into a dynamic model to assess assumptions, identify errors, and consolidate findings. Analyzed large sets of sales, AP, and other financial data to better understand a business’s financial & valuation condition. Worked with large data sets in Excel and Tableau.Financial Statement Analysis: Lead analysis and communication for financial statement analysis in solvency, valuation and lost profits litigation. Understand the implication of historical trends and financial ratios to uncover the underlying financial condition of a company. Lead market and economic research efforts to further analyze and give context to the financial conditions of a company in dispute.Regulatory and Legal Coordination: Worked directly with legal counsel in document request process. Managed eDiscovery document review process using relativity, analyzed documents for our needs, and requested additional documents where necessary. Created analyses based on specific legal standards to ensure our findings fit the specific requirements laid out in state and federal regulatory requirements. Managed email review process on multiple investigations, coordinating search terms and time management of staff.Reports & Presentations: Created slide decks ultimately used in presentation to bankruptcy regulators in several retail bankruptcy matters. Communicated the companies’ solvency positions with charts, tables, and conclusions. Contributed to expert reports used in trials and mediations for lost profits and bankruptcy cases. Show less

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Financial Consulting: Provided consulting services including but not limited to the following: profitability improvement during restructuring, internal audit services, receivership consulting re: determining the capital account balances for liquidation and provided Post Acquisition Dispute ("PAD") services: used accounting guidance to support the arbitrator in determining the correct position on multiple accounting disputes.Due Diligence & Data Analytics: Worked with multiple… Show more Financial Consulting: Provided consulting services including but not limited to the following: profitability improvement during restructuring, internal audit services, receivership consulting re: determining the capital account balances for liquidation and provided Post Acquisition Dispute ("PAD") services: used accounting guidance to support the arbitrator in determining the correct position on multiple accounting disputes.Due Diligence & Data Analytics: Worked with multiple big pharma clients on compliance engagements. Within Excel and Tableau identified high-risk transactions for FCPA violations using a data analytics model, applied research, and client documents to identify red flags concerning illegal activity within an enterprise. Additionally, audited a sponsorship presentation by a medical professional for off-label compliance.Investigations:Assisted in an investigation conducted by the CFPB and OCC. Performed forensic interviews of several employees, reviewed employee emails, and tested various branches for compliance with newly enacted policies. Performed extensive data analysis to investigate fraudulent checks written by customer service representatives for an airline. Found evidence of fraud through use of tableau data visualization and analyzing trends and patterns within the checking account balance. Performed financial statement and related party analyses and prepared complementary exhibit materials pertaining to earnings manipulation, asset misappropriation, fictitious vendor reporting, related party violations, and bank fraud. Show less

Tempe

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Master'S Degree, Taxation

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Accounting, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Pi Beta Phi Magna Cum Laude

Certificate In International Business