Brad Neumann Email & Phone Number

Ontario, California, United States

As the Former City Auditor of the City of Ontario, California, it is my job to inform the public and City Council that the City's executive leadership team explicitly threatened and subsequently retaliated against a public servant for executing their duties in accordance with professional standards.

Ontario, California, United States

As the City Auditor, my mission is to ensure the effective use of public resources and drive positive change. I employ innovative audit methodologies, data analytics, and technology-driven solutions to optimize processes and enhance audit quality. I conduct risk assessments, evaluate program efficiency, and offer expert consulting to city departments. Building collaborative partnerships, I foster transparency and deliver comprehensive reports to support informed decision-making. Ultimately, my goal is to be a catalyst for positive change in the city's governance and operations, enabling City employees to improve the lives and quality of life for our residents, businesses, and visitors.

Ontario, California, United States

Greater Los Angeles Area

Founder of Datasenji: Harmonizing Data, Analysis, and Process.

Rancho Cucamonga, Ca.

The Kaiser Permanente Claims Connect Finance (KPCC-Finance) team is responsible for all the accounting & finance elements of the Epic Tapestry implementation across all 7 KP regions and for supporting the National Claims Accounting & Finance (NCA&F) team’s transition to Tapestry.Once fully implemented, KPCC-Finance’s processes, desk level procedures (DLPs) reports, tools and templates will process and reconcile the roughly $7 billion paid external claims processed by KP annually.Top Accomplishments:• Designed, developed, implemented and supported a set of revolutionary daily “soft-close” reconciliations tools & templates capable of detecting claim-level errors within 24 hours of occurrence for the Epic Tapestry Claims system.• National Claims Accounting & Finance (NCA&F) reconciled $65 Million to the penny in March-2016 through our semi-automatic Month-End Close process by identifying 35 claim-level adjudication errors.• Through partnership with our reporting team, developed a suite of fully automatic reconciliations between the key financial reports, based on Epic Clarity data. These automatic reconciliations both 1) guarantee the accuracy of the financial reports and 2) allow for easy error detection and resolution.• Developed processes, desk-level procedures (DLPs) and training to ensure successful performance of the accounting & finance functions related to the claim system.• Mastered the extremely complex accounting and finance functionality within Tapestry-2015 and can facilitate communication between workgroups with vastly different levels of technical knowledge, business knowledge, abilities and backgrounds.• Created an automatic T-Account Maker to demonstrate complex scenarios, their related transactions and their impacts on the General Ledger.• Made the National Claims Accounting & Finance (NCA&F) team’s lives a lot easier through automating as many processes as possible in Excel.

Pasadena, Ca

Accomplishments:• Led the development and implementation of a new automated sampling template to replace the prior template • Automated the creation of two administrative SOX OC documents using advanced Excel functions • Passed all four of the Institute of Internal Auditors’ (IIA) Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) exams within 18 daysAudit Experience:○ Developed relationships with upstream and downstream business partners through consulting and audit projects○ Developed in-depth understanding of Kaiser Permanente claims systems through audit and consulting projects○ Collaborated with business partners in developing process improvements, automation, and standardization○ Assisted with planning and execution of operational audits for various business areas using risk-based audit methodology○ Tested the design and effectiveness of controls for complex business functionsSarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Outside Cost (OC) Coordination and Testing:○ Selected to be the OC Mega Co-Coordinator due to my knowledge of the claims process and controls○ Managed teams of up 15 auditors with an excess of 4,000 budgeted hours as SOX OC Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator○ Performed SOX Outside Cost testing for 5 test phases across a total of 8 SOX OC regions○ Developed an understanding and specialization in claim adjudication & claims controls○ Prepared and monitored the SOX OC testing budget and scheduled resources to perform testing○ Trained testers on controls and test procedures, including claim adjudication techniques and practices

Pasadena, Ca

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Internal Audit

Bachelor Of Arts, Telecommunication, Information Studies And Media

Additional Major, Advertising