Corporate Finance Group, Inc. is a unique and highly specialized financial consulting firm that is strategically positioned to help companies through a range of routine and complex business scenarios. As an extension of your corporate finance team, CFGI works alongside your internal staff, serving in a variety of roles – from technical accounting advisor to M&A support to Controller or CFO – and delivering seamless support services. Our five key areas of expertise include: » CFO Services » Consulting » Interim Management » Valuation » Corporate TaxChristopher oversees the Risk Advisory Practice on the West Coast of the United States. He has more than a decade of experience providing professional services to clients of different sizes, maturities, and industries. During his career at CFGI, Christopher has specialized in the technical areas of enterprise risk management, SOX implementation, internal audit, business process transformation, internal control monitoring, system implementation, revenue recognition, and period-end close activities. His experience through providing these services includes executive leadership of the fieldwork of several Sarbanes-Oxley internal control implementations as well as serving as the Director of Internal Audit at multiple SOX-compliant SEC filers and pre-IPO entities. He has also led operational business process improvement initiatives alongside client management teams.

- Responsible for budget monitoring, project management, people management, issues management, deliverable preparation and mentoring associates- Work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment- Self-start major audit quality improvement initiatives and work with clients to execute them- Develop an understanding of the business risks that clients face through research and analysis- Interact with senior management of client businesses; learn about clients’ operational plans and financial policies- Exercise professional judgment in the design of audit approaches using knowledge of USGAAP, GAAS and statutory accounting principles- Participate in a number of formal mentoring programs including peer mentoring and CPA exam coaching- Advanced work experience in Microsoft Office including Excel (complex formulas, data intensive analysis, presentation of data) and Word (financial statement preparation, deliverable review and preparation)

- Bestowed many of the responsibilities of a Staff Accountant- Managed Intercompany, Environmental Remediation and Fixed Asset accounts- Executed Six Sigma process improvement training and project participation- Worked on independent research and analysis projects supporting department objectives- Trained new interns and financial professionals on accounting database functions, journal entry upload processes and account reconciliation procedures

President of the Gamma Upsilon Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi. Beta Alpha Psi is a professional honor society for financial information students. My responsibilities as President consisted of chapter management, meeting presentations & mentoring junior members.