Brian Herrmann Email & Phone Number

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Liberty, Missouri, United States

Liberty, Mo

Shawnee, Ks

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Leading the Kansas City Internal Audit Services practice. Responsible for business development and driving value through internal audit projects.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Senior manager performing external audits and leading internal audit co-sourcing projects in the Kansas City market. Served a national role in the power and utilities sector providing rate case support services and other regulatory projects.

Senior financial executive and Big 4 audit director with over 17 years of extensive public accounting and finance experience. Industry experience includes utilities (electricity and telecom), unregulated energy, manufacturing and real estate companies. Known for developing deep client relationships throughout an organization. Significant experience delivering difficult messages and solving complex business issues. Proven track record of leading multi-location/multifunctional teams and exhibiting strong team building skills, including attracting and retaining talented professionals. Areas of expertise in:*SEC Reporting, Rules and Regulations *Risk Management*Mergers and Acquisitions/Due Diligence *Derivatives and Energy Transacting*Internal Controls *Staff Management, Training and DevelopmentAudit director serving energy, commodities and manufacturing clients with a primary focus on regulated electric utilities. Advise senior executives and audit committee members regarding the propriety of their accounting and financial reporting practices. Deliver recommendations to leadership which improve the quality and transparency of their financial statements. Provide insights to current matters affecting clients, including corporate governance, regulatory strategy, income taxes and acquisitions. Serve as the Kansas City audit department subject matter resource on accounting for income taxes. Serve a range of clients from a Fortune 100 company to a $50 million revenue start-up. Manage and supervise up to 15 professionals.

Relocated to Kansas City to be the lead relationship owner for a new Fortune 500 client of the firm. Planned, supervised and executed audit engagements of public and privately-held companies. Developed internal control and accounting policy recommendations for clients.Established the client service relationship and was the point person for all accounting and regulatory questions as well as any service needs at new client. Created a team and developed their industry expertise through close supervision and on-the-job training. Maintained a stable team while doubling its size. Grew total revenue with this client by 400% over an 8 year period.Managed two Sarbanes-Oxley Rule 404 readiness projects to help SEC clients prepare for assertion statements. Projects included risk assessments with key executives, facilitating workshops, gap analysis and documentation review.Assisted a client with the accounting treatment of an off balance sheet entity that had to come back onto the books due to new accounting guidance. Conducted various training workshops throughout the region on various accounting topics.

Managed tax provision audit of multinational energy company with operations in Australia, China and the UK.Led the audit of ~$1 billion in inventory maintained in warehouses throughout the country. Coordinated audit planning, inventory observations, lower of cost or market testing, obsolescence considerations and LIFO calculation review.Developed the audit procedures for a new trading operation that transacted electricity, natural gas, coal and emission allowances. Advised on the appropriate control procedures between the front, middle and back offices.Supervised a series of carve-out audits due to the deregulation of power within Ohio.Facilitated training as a national continuing education instructor.Selected as local specialist for data interrogation software. Assisted engagement teams to enhance their audit effectiveness through data interrogation.