Peter Witts, Cpa Email & Phone Number

Dracut, MA, US

Dracut, Massachusetts, US

With over twenty years of experience, Peter Witts knows the daily struggles of all kinds of companies, particularly cannabis companies, when dealing with the United States Government. A lack of correct information and guidance, plus constantly changing laws costs cannabis companies millions of dollars in lost contracts and penalties from failed compliance.

Dracut, MA, US

Peter Witts is a Certified Public Accountant with over fifteen years of Government Contract Accounting experience. His background includes tenure with the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Northeastern Regional Office, until leaving in September 2000 to found his own public accounting firm. While with the DCAA, Peter was involved in a wide variety of.

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• Technical Program Manager (GM-13) March 1998-September 2000, Lowell, MA. Technical program manager for the following audit areas within the Northeastern Region (MA, NH, ME, RI, NY, MI, CT & Europe): Cost Accounting.
• In July 1999, a member of an audit team completing a highly visible audit of a Michigan anthrax vaccine producer’s extraordinary financial relief of contract terms claim. The Undersecretary of Defense and the Director.
• Led a Northeastern Regional team in the development of new Cost Accounting Standards audit programs for compliance with CAS 410 and 420.
• Developed a three-day training seminar for Northeastern Region auditors in the audit of contractor’s financial capability. The training seminar focused on the Agency’s current guidance on financial capability and audit.
• Conducted presentation on the Cumulative Allowable Cost Worksheets and the new procedures for the closeout of contracts to DCAA auditors and government contractors.
• The Northeastern Region focal point for the development of new business from the Health Care Financing Administration. Responsible for the oversight of the completion of the Peer Review Organization (PRO) audits.

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• Trainee to Senior Auditor (GS-7 – GS-12) June 1989-March 1998. Senior Auditor at the following locations within the Northeastern Region: Raytheon Missile Systems Division, Tewksbury, MA, Raytheon Corporate Office.
• Lead auditor on several complex audits including the annual incurred cost audit of a $250 million government contractor location,
• Lead auditor for estimating system reviews, Cost Accounting Standards compliance audits, suspected irregular conduct audits, and Tri-Services Health Care cost audits.
• In December 1993-June 1994, participated in the Agency’s guest instructor program at the Defense Contract Audit Institute in Memphis, TN.
• In January 1991, selected as a nominee for Auditor Trainee of the Year.
• Received performance awards in September 1993, September 1994, August 1995, September 1997, and a quality step increase in August 1996. Promoted to the Northeastern Regional Office as a Technical Program Manager in.