Christa Dewire

About Christa Dewire

I am a Banking & Capital Markets (\"BCM\") partner with over 30 years of experience with PwC. Over that time, I\'ve had leadership responsibility for multi-disciplined and multi-national engagement teams serving both global and regional financial institutions, as well as clients in the specialty finance industry. I have advised clients on technical accounting, financial reporting, internal controls and other operational matters, including areas subject to significant judgment or complexity such as estimation of the allowance for loan losses, accounting for business combinations and valuation of financial instruments. I am passionate about client service, but also passionate about our people. In addition to my current client service roles, I also serve as PwC’s BCM Central Practice Team Leader, responsible for the oversight of talent development and deployment, as well as the operational and financial performance of our staff and partners serving banking and capital markets clients across a number of offices in the Central region.I\'ve benefited from the growth and development opportunities that come with change! Over my career, I have spent a decade or more in each of the Columbus, Ohio and New York City offices, as well as a two-year international tour in England. I also spent two years on tour with the Firm’s National Quality Organization and have served as a Risk Management Partner providing advice and counsel to other partners on challenging issues and practice matters.I serve as a member of the Board of Trustees and Finance Committee for Maumee Valley Country Day School and am in my 13th year as the PwC Partner Champion for Pelotonia (an annual bike ride in Columbus, Ohio which raises funds for cancer research). My husband and I are the proud parents of 13-year-old twins and in my spare time, I enjoy running and cycling.

Experience

1. Audit Partner

   PwC

   Jul 2006 — Present

   My current and past responsibilities have extended to public company financial statement audits and the audit of internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as attest services related to loan servicing and securitization trust compliance. Throughout my career, I\'ve had experience and involvement in numerous internal control and risk management assessments, specific to the banking industry. I have been directly involved in presentations to client management as well as industry associations, the topics of which have included industry \'hot topics,\' allowance for loan losses and rewards liabilities. I also host a quarterly credit card industry networking initiative organized by PwC.

Education

• Miami University

  B.S., Accounting

  1987 — 1991

Skills

• Rewards Programs
• External Audit
• Broker-Dealer
• Financial Audits
• Internal Controls
• Financial Reporting
• Commercial Banking
• Sox 404
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Financial Analysis
• Banking
• Risk Management
• Auditing
• Financial Accounting Standards Board (Fasb)
• Financial Services
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Accounting
• Retail Banking
• Higher Education
• Credit Cards
• Assurance