Rohan Mckay Brown in Fort Lauderdale, FL | Nova Southeastern University - Walden University

Rohan M. Brown

41 years old

Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and Sarbanes-Oxley SOX Consultant Assist clients in the implementation of effective anti-fraud programs supported by a process on how to respond should fraud or abuse be detected. Anti-fraud programs must be supported by an effective â€œtone at the top" approach. A quality SOX 404 program will produce improvements in a company's financial reporting and operations and help to lessen the chance of a qualified auditor attestation. If a public company files a year end 10-K with a qualified auditor attestation it can impact negatively on the company's reputation, shareholders and lenders. Our SOX 404 program utilizes a top down approach that relies heavily on SEC/PCAOB standards, COSO/COBIT frameworks, financial reporting risk assessments and entity level controls. With SOX 404(b) over for smaller companies (non-accelerated fillers) with a market cap below $75m, independent auditors will now investigate 404(a) statements more closely to ensure the accuracy of their clientsâ€™ self-certification. While not required to provide an opinion on the internal control over financial reporting independent auditors are required to perform a "risk based" audit of financial statements. During the audit they should perform an assessment of the control environment, IT General Controls (SAS-94), Fraud risks (SAS-99) and review management's assessment, SOX 404(a) and their conclusions. If they discover a material weakness not disclosed by management, or if management has not performed an assessment or their assessment is inadequate, this should be disclosed in their report to shareholders. Specialties Fraud Investigations and Anti-Fraud Programs, Sarbanes-Oxley, SOX, Consulting, SEC Regulatory Reporting, Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), Financial Risk Assessments, Financial forecasting, & budgeting, Real Estate Law, Tax Planning, Microsoft office, ARGUS, and Hyperion. read more ...