As a Director at PwC, Nick is committed to helping clients get ahead of risk and turn it into a competitive advantage. By rethinking the role of risk and helping clients act ahead of it, we can move business and society forward and thus create confidence at scale.Nick primarily focuses on clients within the Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences industry and his experiences within this group include several Fortune 500 companies. In addition to audits of business processes and controls, his audit experiences have included pharmaceutical specific areas such as gross to net processing (rebates, charge backs, etc...). His IT audit work is mainly related to audits of SAP, PeopleSoft, and Oracle Financials.Nick also has extensive experience auditing complex shared service center environments that perform services for multiple business units, both within and outside of the United States. He has developed a thorough understanding of the processes and activities that are typically performed in the area of shared services, and has been involved in several projects to help clients standardize / optimize controls and processes on a global level. In addition, he has been heavily involved in reviews of client processes that have transitioned or are scheduled to transition to a shared services environment.PwC’s Risk Assurance practice drives value for clients by pairing collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams with the latest technology, allowing them to assure the controls and systems that underpin the myriad of risks a business faces. PwC leverages its 3,000+ professionals in the U.S. and its global scale to ensure diverse perspectives and the proper expertise.