Jeff Wright, Cpa, Cia, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Naperville, IL, US

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, United States

Associated British Foods (LSE: ABF) is a $20B revenue company with headquarters in London, U.K. The Head of Audit - North America is responsible for risk and control assurance within the organization and ensuring the effectiveness of controls are independently assessed and evaluated across all companies.

Greater Chicago Area

Led contracted internal audit engagements in the banking industry:- $70B Federal Savings Bank: Audit of their second line of defense (SLOD) for interest rate and market risk.- $70B Federal Savings Bank: Audit of their Regulatory Change Management process controls and the interface controls between their Service Now System to their Metric Stream system..

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, United States

• Redbox Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq: RDBX) is a leading entertainment company that gives consumers access to a large variety of content across digital and physical media. Operates a rapidly growing digital streaming.
• Charged with building IA's reputation as a key business partner through process consultation and operational assessments that drive quality assurance around mission-critical initiatives.
• Develop and implement the SOX program for the newly formed public company by establishing a steering committee to oversee the formation of the governance structure, policies and procedures, scoping, planning, reporting.
• Create and execute the company’s internal audit and SOX plan.

Schaumburg, IL

• Organization is a private investment holding company with a diverse portfolio of investments across the globe, including Cancer Treatment Centers of America, International Private Bank in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and.
• Served as a trusted advisor to the Audit Committee for the planning, execution, and maintenance of world-class, modernized Internal Audit processes.
• Added value and improved EBITDA by reducing costs and providing a systematic and disciplined approach to the effectiveness of risk management, internal controls, and governance processes.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Contracted by GES to work for Syndigo, Inc. providing software-as-a service (SaaS) digital asset management and product information management solutions to enable clients to increase in-store and e-Commerce sales with.
• Created project plans to migrate the legacy accounting functions on to the parent Oracle NetSuite platform and fold new businesses into current operating processes.
• Directed revenue cycle management reviews to validate conformance with Accounting Standards Codification 606 for Revenue Recognition (ASC 606).

Greater Chicago Area

• One of the nation’s largest audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management firms.Senior Manager – Risk & Accounting Advisory ServicesPerformed concurrent responsibilities of client account management and practice.
• Optimized and automated clients’ financial, operating and regulatory reporting processes to strengthen internal controls and increase efficiencies across insurance, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and.
• Delivered outsourced and co-sourced internal audit, SOX and ERM services 50+ clients.
• Coached and mentored a staff of twelve internal audit professionals to understand performance evaluations and improve communication and technical skills, while exceeding their career expectations.

Chicago, Illinois

• WMP is a national digital consulting firm that partners with businesses to bring product engineering, management consulting, and creative design together to drive progress and change resulting in tangible.
• Established pre- and post-ERP system implementation testing and validation controls. Ensured the system incorporated all customized features and client technical requirements.
• Guided the creation of project dashboards for clients and the senior leadership team. Minimized implementation risk by identifying problem areas and co-developing mitigation strategies.

Greater Chicago Area

• Arthur J. Gallagher & Company (NYSE: AJG) is one of the leading insurance brokerage, risk management, and human resources & benefits consulting companies in the world. With over 34,000 employees providing services in.
• Led internal audit and SOX program testing of the corporate division financial statement close process focused on SEC and US GAAP reporting and 10Q and 10K disclosure accuracy.
• Created the global ERM process rolled out across all divisions.

Greater Chicago Area

• PROTIVITI INC. (NYSE: RHI) is a global consulting firm whose consulting solutions span critical business problems in technology, business process, analytics, risk, compliance, transactions and internal audit.Senior.
• Led audits of $50B international bank’s wholesale trading division covering their foreign exchange, money market, fixed income and future’s trading desks.
• Championed a SOX / audit engagement for a leading financial institution with $2T in assets under management. Supervised twenty auditors that generated $2M in professional service revenue.

Oak Brook, Illinois

• Audit Manager with a CPA firm specializing in Financial Services:
• Managed client audit engagements including banks, thrifts, credit unions, insurance agencies, and hedge funds reporting directly to client senior management.
• Lead project manager for twelve annual financial statement audit clients including audit planning, supervision, and financial statement analysis for US GAAP and SEC compliance.
• Reviewed testing of IT controls for compliance with user considerations outlined in clients’ Standards for Attestation Engagements No.16 (SSAE 16) reports (formerly SAS 70).
• Audited client’s compliance to FFIEC, OCC, NCUA and FRB standards and requirements.Additional Experience:Superior Bank, FSB - Accounting Supervisor3 years in Financial Reporting and 2 years in Accounting Operations as.
• Managed a team of 8 staff accountants responsible for treasury function transactions and revenue / expense recognition for the Retail Bank investments, loans, deposits and borrowings portfolios.