Craig Seland

About Craig Seland

I am a Managing Director in Deloitte’s Audit practice and have 29 years of professional experience providing auditing, accounting, and advisory services to public and private companies primarily in the commercial sector. My experience is in a wide variety of industries including manufacturing, energy, healthcare, commercial services, government services and mining. I have extensive knowledge in assisting clients with public and private securities offerings, accounting and reporting of financial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and advising public registrants in meeting SEC financial and corporate governance requirements. I serve as the Greater Philadelphia Office Middle Market Audit Leader responsible for serving our emerging growth company services practice in the Philadelphia region. In this capacity, I advance the Firm’s Middle Market initiatives around growth in the Philadelphia marketplace. I’m an alum of DeSales University and hold a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy, and I’m a member of the AICPA, PICAP, and HFMA and serve as the Audit Committee Chair of St, John\'s United Church of Christ in Allentown, Pennsylvania and on the audit committee of the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley. Specialties: accountancy, accounting systems, auditing, balance, benefits administration, budgeting, customer relations, financial statements, letters, mentoring, microsoft exchange, microsoft office, microsoft outlook, netscape enterprise server, progress, quality, quickbooks, retail, securities, tax planning, transportation, year end accounts,

Experience

1. Managing Director and Middle Market Audit Leader

   Deloitte

   Jul 1995 — Present

   Planned and performed audits for clients in industries including manufacturing, retail, healthcare and petroleum transportation.Prepared budgets to maximize engagement efficiency, including coordination of other disciplines such as Tax, Enterprise Risk Services, and Pension Benefits.Documented and tested accounting systems by reviewing internal control activities and performing analytical procedures and tests of details.Prepared Management Letters detailing recommendations to improve the accounting functions and internal accounting control structure.Developed audit strategies tailored to meet individual client needs based on evaluation of internal control structure and knowledge of client\'s business and industry.Obtained knowledge of the proper techniques for auditing balance sheet and income statement accounts.Prepared financial statements, including footnote disclosure, ensuring compliance with generally accepted accounting principles for numerous clients for year-end audits, reviews, job-development credits and benefit plans.Reviewed financial statements included in annual reports to shareholders and in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form 10-K and 10-Q for compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, SEC regulations, and other professional pronouncements.Gained extensive knowledge of the current technical pronouncements for acquisition and divestiture accounting. Supervised and coached staff accountants through continuous monitoring and review of their progress to ensure quality, efficiency, professionalism, and timeliness, as well as mentoring and advisory responsibilities.

Education

• DeSales University

  Bachelor of Science, Accounting

  1991 — 1995

Skills

• Financial Analysis
• Mergers
• Sec Filings
• Financial Accounting
• Accounting
• Due Diligence
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Us Gaap
• Financial Reporting
• Financial Statements
• Mergers
• Internal Audit
• External Audit
• Cpa
• Internal Controls
• Gaap
• Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Analysis
• Ifrs
• Leadership
• Auditing
• Tax
• Budgets
• Finance