Kevin Brown

About Kevin Brown

BackgroundI am a senior manager in KPMG’s New York Financial Services business unit specializing in insurance. Professional and Industry ExperienceMy responsibilities include audits and reviews of financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and insurance statutory accounting principles. I have served both publicly held and private companies in the financial services industry. My clients have included three large financial institutions, as well as property & casualty, life insurance, and a broker dealer. My experience includes financial statement audits, audits of internal controls over financial reporting, statutory examination audit assistance, and agreed upon procedures reporting. I have experience with various SEC filings, such as Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K, etc. I developed audits approaches for primarily for loss reserves, investments, financial reporting, business combinations, underwriting, claims, and the statutory audits. For private companies, I have experience with annual statements (yellow, blue, and green books), and various other communications to state regulators, including awareness letters, qualification letters, and reports on internal control. I also have experience working directly with the state regulators and their consultants on several reviews. I have worked closely with professionals comprised of audit, tax, actuarial, IT, valuation, and other specialists. I have been able to enhance the risk assessment process and develop procedures on areas of higher importance for the client. I have knowledge and experience in executing audits in both an efficient and timely manner. On his various engagements, I have had the opportunity to work with and integrate into the audit internal audit resources and other third-party specialists employed by his clients. I have also had the opportunity to work with engagement teams and interfirm component audits from around the world in locations including but not limited to; United Kingdom, Ireland, Bermuda, and Canada. Technical SkillsFinancial statement audits, including internal controls over financial reporting, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP), and NAIC Statutory Accounting Principles (US SSAP). Proficient in Microsoft Office, IDEA, and various audit and research tools.

Experience

1. Assistant Controller

   MSIG USA

   Jan 2024 — Present · Warren, NJ, US

Education

• Rowan University

  Bachelors, Accounting

  2007 — 2011

Skills

• Invoicing
• Financial Reporting
• General Ledger
• Accounts Payable
• Accounting
• Account Reconciliation
• Financial Statements
• Visio
• Auditing
• Financial Analysis
• Accounts Receivable
• Sales
• Quickbooks
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel