Paul Schprechman

Experience

1. Associate Director

   Protiviti

   Sep 2013 — Present · New York, NY, US

   SOX (and Year-1 SOX): Performed/Managed SOX Compliance at 12 different clients in different industries including biopharmaceutical products, cloud technology solutions, textiles, and industrial supply. Responsibilities included performing extensive walkthroughs, updating control documentation and process narratives/process flows, testing of key controls, validating control design effectiveness, implementing COSO 2013 framework/mapping, identifying (and mitigating/remediating) existing gaps/exceptions and designing new key controls. Centralized systems used include Workiva, Syncplicity, among others.• Internal Audit: Performed/Managed the following internal audits (among others):(1) FDR Vendor Oversight Audit to ensure the Company was adhering to CMS guidelines/best practices;(2) Research grants process;(3) HR & Payroll process;(4) Procure to Pay process;(5) Inventory Process;(6) Financial Statement Close Process;(7) Physical Security; and (8) Purchase to Pay. Responsibilities included interviewing key stakeholders, documenting current processes, drafting observations, recommending solutions and data analytics/visualization (Power BI).• User Role Design: Participated in the development and implementation of new user roles for a client upgrading Oracle EBS. Responsibilities included gathering responsibility requirements from business process owners, building responsibilities within Oracle, converting roles to permission sets and testing new menu construction.• Synergy Process Implementation: Implemented a process and internal controls for a client in order for Finance to track the Company’s current synergies / synergy savings.• Substantive Procedures:(1) Performed substantive testing including depreciation recalculation, reconciliation testing, fixed asset testing and inventory/freight/COGS testing;(2) Reviewed the financial statements of a company for the preceding 3 years for completeness, accuracy, consistency and performed statistical analysis.

Education

• Binghamton University School of Management

  Master of Science (M.S.), Accounting

  2012 — 2013

• Binghamton University School of Management

  Bachelor's degree, Accounting

  2009 — 2012

Skills

• Microsoft Word
• Oracle Sql Developer
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Public Speaking
• Auditing
• Accounting
• Oracle E-Business Suite
• Internal Controls
• Microsoft Office
• Management
• Customer Service
• Data Analysis