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National Office Accounting & Reporting Services Group:Accounting Consultation: Guided clients and engagement teams to successfully resolve derivative, hedging, and financial instrument questions by researching relevant FASB, SEC, or IASB guidance and applying expertise to identify acceptable alternative views and determine the best answer. Standard-setting: Monitored and supported numerous FASB and IASB standard-setting initiatives (including projects related to hedging, insurance, and reference rate reform) by critically assessing proposed standards, responding to FASB staff outreach, and developing and conveying firm views to the standard-setters via comment letters or other means.Communications: Authored numerous articles summarizing technical accounting issues in plain-English for broad internal and external audiences, and created the popular Accounting Roundup publication. Also created internal technical guidance to address accounting developments. Budgeting and Planning: Was a leader in the budgeting and planning efforts for a national office group. Developed deep Excel expertise that provided analysis and insights for decision-making and leadership.

National Office: Helped establish the Accounting Standards and Communications group Seattle Practice Office: Led audits of banking and broker-dealer clients.National Office SEC Services (Wilton, CT): Performed pre-filing SEC reviews of Deloitte financial services clients to assess compliance with accounting and SEC financial reporting requirements. Washington D.C/ Northern Virginia Practice Office: Led audits of banking, real estate, and not-for-profit clients.

Held various positions in the Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia audit practice reflecting normal career progression up through Audit Manager.