David Raiford, Cpa Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

• Manage and develop a group of seven team members who perform tasks associated with the Duke Energy Progress (DEP) financial close and reporting processes ($6 billion in revenue and $36 billion in assets)• Ensure the accounting impacts of the company’s business activities and transactions are properly recorded on the general ledger• Oversee the analysis and presentation of the DEP financial results, including variances of actual results compared to budget and prior year results, assist with evaluating data for future budgets and forecasts implications, and ensure clear communication of the results to internal and external stakeholders• Oversee preparation and filing of certain external statutory reports with respective regulatory body, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, State Regulatory Commissions and U.S. Energy Information Administration• Oversee data preparation and data requests responses to support regulatory filings, as well as annual data and discovery requests for audits from various parties

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

• Manage and develop a group of eleven team members• Responsible for all aspects of accounting and accurate reporting of Duke Energy’s $13 billion asset retirement obligations (AROs) and 10 billion nuclear decommissioning trust funds• Oversee accounting research related to the determination of the appropriate accounting for emergent and complex asset accounting issues associated with new business endeavors and transformation initiatives• Provide ongoing guidance to teammates and business partners on technical asset accounting matters• Support various regulatory filings and rate cases, across multiple jurisdictions related to Duke Energy’s property, plant and equipment, AROs and nuclear decommissioning• Monitor the company’s external nuclear decommissioning cost studies and develop financial forecasting models to ensure adequate funding for future decommissioning costs• Oversee preparation and implementation of depreciation studies, including managing third party consultants• Oversee responses to annual data and discovery requests for audits from various parties• Provide testimony that is filed with respective regulatory jurisdictions to support regulatory filings

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

• Review monthly journal entries and account reconciliations• Review monthly and quarterly balance sheet and income statement variance analysis for Duke Energy Corporation’s subsidiary registrants• Preparation and review of financial schedules required to meet monthly and quarterly business unit reporting requirements• Supervise and provide guidance to other department staff on a continuous basis to ensure timely and accurate completion of daily tasks• Act as liaison with other departments on ad-hoc requests to support management decision making and rate cases

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

• Mentor, supervise, direct and train other department staff in the performance of tasks that support reporting requirements• Lead incorporation of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc.’s financial statements and disclosures into Duke Energy Corporation’s Form 10-Q and Form 10-K• Perform review and analysis of financial results for monthly reporting requirements to management and the Board of Directors• Preparation, review and analysis of certain financial statements and disclosures related to Duke Energy Corporation and subsidiary registrants’ Form 10-Q and Form 10-K and related tagging of Extensible Reporting Business Language (XBRL) interactive reporting data filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)• Evaluation of computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges, as prescribed by the SEC, and documentation of updates incorporated into calculation • Identify process improvement opportunities, develop and implement plans to produce efficiencies in the reporting process

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Charlotte, Nc, Us

• Supervise, direct and train other department staff in the performance of tasks that support controller functions and act as liaison with other departments• Review, preparation when required, and analysis of statistical data and management’s monthly financial reports, including trends and variances; financial information for interim and annual reports and filings with the SEC• Oversight of the accounting for the company’s investment in subsidiaries and joint ventures, including consolidation into the company’s financial statements• Lead preparation and review of the maintenance and filing of XBRL documents with the SEC• Research, documentation, assessment and implementation of new accounting pronouncements, including the new revenue recognition standard, and SEC regulations• Participate in special projects as financial reporting expert, including the company’s PeopleSoft upgrade and acquisition integration efforts• Work closely with internal and external auditors to complete the financial audit and support management’s report on internal controls mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

• Perform audit and consulting work for domestic and international clients in various industries, including manufacturing, financial services and real estate• Develop audit strategies, evaluate and test internal control environments, coordinate fieldwork and execute financial statement audits for private and publicly traded companies with revenues exceeding $200M • Research and apply technical accounting guidance in complex areas including revenue recognition, accounting for financial instruments (specifically interest rate swaps and commodity hedges), purchase accounting, and consolidations of variable interest entities• Create, manage and analyze financial and time budgets for audit engagements• Coordinate and manage audit teams and provide guidance, training, and mentoring to junior staff• Prepare consolidated financial statements for privately held clients

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Master Of Science In Accountancy, Accounting

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration, Concentration: Accountancy