Erica Desfosses, Cpa, Msa Email & Phone Number

Wilmington, Delaware

The Director leads significant initiatives to execute Siegfried’s human resource strategy with many constituencies, including Professional Resources and members of our National Market Sales Team. Working at our headquarters and throughout our other Markets, providing primary service to our Professional Resources, Professional Resource Directors, and Team Leaders. This strategy focuses on leadership development, the fulfillment of our Firm’s 5 promises in a collaborative manner, and realizing Siegfried’s higher purpose: We help People transform themselves into better Leaders to exponentially improve their Lives.

Greater Boston Area

The Siegfried Group is a leading, national CPA firm that helps financial executives with Effective Leadership and Successful Execution. Siegfried provides Leadership Advisory and Talent Delivery services - allowing financial executives to better enhance clarity, prioritization and innovation while matching those leaders with the high-potential financial talent needed to execute initiatives.Siegfried's unique model allows the client to control the project, providing the freedom to complete the project the way the client wants it...resulting in a better, faster and more cost-effective outcome.Siegfried Professionals' unique intangibles shine as they work under the direction of the best leaders helping them with their most important work. This combination results in extreme value for our clients and our professionals...better ensuring clients are "Doing the Right Things, Right."

Greater Boston Area

The Siegfried Group is a leading, national CPA firm that helps financial executives with Effective Leadership and Successful Execution. Siegfried provides Leadership Advisory and Talent Delivery services - allowing financial executives to better enhance clarity, prioritization and innovation while matching those leaders with the high-potential financial talent needed to execute initiatives. Siegfried's unique model allows the client to control the project, providing the freedom to complete the project the way the client wants it...resulting in a better, faster and more cost-effective outcome. Siegfried Professionals' unique intangibles shine as they work under the direction of the best leaders helping them with their most important work. This combination results in extreme value for our clients and our professionals...better ensuring clients are "Doing the Right Things, Right."Projects:- Multinational Data Storage Company - worked within the International Accounting Department responsible for review of monthly report packs prepared by regions, balance sheet fluctuation analysis, preparing quarterly CRV rollforward, technical research and assisting with transaction responsibilities. Also was Project Manager for a successful acquisition of Australian Data Storage Company and completion of Day 1 accounting, training session materials and OBS reporting.

Greater Boston Area

The Siegfried Group is a leading, national CPA firm that helps financial executives with Effective Leadership and Successful Execution.Projects:- Multinational Pharmaceutical Company - worked within the Vaccines Financial Reporting and Analysis Department responsible for month-end close, consolidations, FP&A, head count reporting and carve-out. Duties included the preparation of period-end closing schedules, variance analysis reviewing inventory rollforward, financial reporting and training Big 4 contractors to transition duties from the US to Switzerland.- Big 4 Firm - worked on an IPO project and completed a three year audit and quarterly review for an S-1 filing. Supervised between six and eight staff at a time, and worked directly with the Manager and Senior Manager to ensure the project was completed in a timely manner.- Big 4 Firm - worked alongside multiple Managers on a NYSE-traded multiple-hospital system and was accountable for various audit work, managed four seniors and multiple staff, and was responsible for coordinating testing procedures and solely responsible for a 3-year restatement.

Greater Boston Area

The Siegfried Group is a leading, national CPA firm that helps financial executives with Effective Leadership and Successful Execution.Projects:- Big 4 Firm - worked alongside multiple Managers on a NYSE-traded multiple-hospital system and was accountable for various audit work, managed four seniors and multiple staff, and was responsible for coordinating testing procedures and solely responsible for a 3-year restatement.

Greater Boston Area

The Siegfried Group is a leading, national CPA firm that helps financial executives with Effective Leadership and Successful Execution.Projects:- Global Biotechnology Company - worked within the R&D Finance Department responsible for month-end close, reconciliations, FP&A and head count reporting. Worked on preparation of period-end closing entries and schedules, variance analysis, preparation of monthly reconciliations and month-end financial reporting.- Fortune 500 Energy Company - worked within the Financial Controls Group, was responsible for internal testing of SOX controls. Duties included testing of inventory, external reporting, coordinating and reviewing self-assessed testing areas and providing management with reports to communicate deficiencies.- Regional Accounting Firm - worked on multiple 401-k benefit plans and was responsible for planning, making selections for testing, documenting internal controls, testing contributions, rollovers and more.- Big 4 Firm - worked on a multi-affiliate merger, where in coordination with the Audit Manager completed the audit for the workers compensation plan and worked one-on-one with the client to document internal control understandings as well as perform testing over Revenue, AR and Bad debts.

Manchester, New Hampshire

· Planned, organized, coordinated and executed audit procedures for clients in industries such as manufacturing, banking, healthcare, non-profit, and ERISA employee benefit plans ranging in size from $5 million to $300 million gross revenue· Executed and supervised staff performing audit procedures in virtually all accounting areas including accounts receivable, inventory, fixed assets, debt and revenue· Prepared financial statements, including preparation of the Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Stockholders' Equity, Statement of Cash Flows, and footnote disclosures· Prepared management letter comments to assist clients in improving internal controls and business processes· Was part of two committees - Audit Efficiency and Employee Recognition - with Staff to Principal level participation, brainstorming and coming up with resolutions that were communicated to the entire firm · Reviewed and tested internal controls over at several clients which included non-profit, healthcare, banking and manufacturing entities

Masters In Business, Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Accounting

Associate Of Science (As), Accounting

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