Auditor

PATRICK J. COLLINS, MBA - Accounting, CFE, CPA 6 Camp Bal Place Little Falls, NJ 07424 (973) 812-2322 [email protected]; http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickjcollinsmbacfecpa ACCOUNTING professional with extensive auditing experience emphasizing "value ad ded" project auditing and risk management, investigative auditing, forensic acco unting, and certified audits. Proficient in audit based documentation software, subject matter audit expertise in COSO financial reporting assertions. Expertis e in a wide variety of industries including manufacturing, retail, distribution, financial services, transportation, governmental agencies, construction, and un ions. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE TIAA-CREF, New York, NY 2006 - 2010 Senior Internal Auditor Improved the efficiency and effectiveness of SOX Reviews (all aspects including risk assessment, control design adequacy, and operating effectiveness) resulting in the CEO and CFO meeting its SOX attestation requirements timely for 2006 thr ough 2009. Prepared and presented educational seminars to the business and stake holders on how to implement SOX mitigating controls for risks, including prevent ion and detection of fraud risks. * Reduced the costs of using outside consultants by being a subject matter exper t for financial reporting of technical areas such as insurance (including 2010 M odel Audit Rule), real estate, broker-dealer in securities, anti money launderin g, accounting policies, data warehouse, and TIAA-CREF and CREF funds. * Appointed to the elite Financial Information Framework Project Team as a contr ols expert, which will drive millions in cost reductions by improving the effici ency and effectiveness of financial information. * Leader for TIAA-CREF's volunteer campaign that resulted in the accrual of comm unity good will by participating in CEO's initiatives of the literacy and outrea ch programs, such as reading to children in primary schools, "job shadow" for se condary schools, and Association of Retarded Citizens of Essex County (ARC). LAZAR LEVINE & FELIX, CPAs, Parsippany, NJ 2001 2006 Director Contributed to the successful settlements of more than $600 million for our clie nts by executing various "value added" project auditing services for counsel inv olved in litigation and dispute resolution. Case experience supplemented the in ternal audit function and includes preparation of reports and presentations of f indings, accompanying schedules of analyses, graphs and flowchart exhibits. ROTHSTEIN, KASS & COMPANY, CPAs, Roseland, NJ 2000 - 2001 Manager Managed certified audits, accounting, tax and consulting services for private in vestment partnerships (hedge funds were invested in the capital markets, includi ng derivatives) and broker-dealers in securities, success was evidenced by the R othstein firm's increased billings for the year 2001 over 2000. Kroll Associates (now Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.), New York NY 1996 - 2000 Associate Director Contributed to the successful outcomes for our clients by executing various "val ue added" project auditing and risk management services for Kroll's Financial Se rvices Group, success was evidenced by Kroll's increasing revenues each year fro m 1996 through 2000.

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITY AND EXPERIENCE New York University, New York, New York 2005 Adjunct Professor of Certified Fraud Examination Preparatory Course Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey 1988 -1990 Adjunct Professor of Accounting Coopers & Lybrand, Campos & Stratis, Kroll Associates, Lazar Levine & Felix, TIA A-CREF Lectured at training classes OTHER EXPERIENCE Shore & Azimov, CPAs (now Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.), NY, NY 1994 - 1996 Manager Campos & Stratis, CPAs, Manager, Teaneck, NJ 1987 - 1994 and 1981 - 1984 Coopers & Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers), Newark, NJ 1984 - 1987 Supervisor Radics & Company, CPAs, Junior Accountant, Haledon, NJ 1980-1981 CERTIFICATIONS Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - New Jersey 1983 Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)-1990 EDUCATION Master of Business Administration in Accounting, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Certificate in Computer Science (30 credits computer science courses) Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ