Kevin Tien
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
Talented Manager with expert team leadership, planning and organizational skills built during successful career. Smoothly equip employees to independently handle daily functions and meet customer needs. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and results-driven approach.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Experienced Manager, Risk Advisory Services
BDO USA LLP
07.2019 - 06.2023
- Performed Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) planning, scoping and risk assessment for life sciences, manufacturing, and technology clients to determine in-scope business processes, key controls, potential control design gaps, and nature, timing, and extent of controls testing
- Led walkthrough of business processes and key controls with management and process owners to understand new and changes to processes and to observe example of each key control executed
- Documented and updated process flows, narratives and risks and controls matrices from walkthrough of business processes and key controls performed
- Performed testing of one instance of key controls to conclude if controls are designed and implemented effectively
- Managed provided-by-client request list to ensure the support provided is appropriate
- Ensured operating effectiveness testing of controls by a staff member are completed sufficiently, timely and within budget
- Assisted clients with evaluation, assessment, and reporting of design and operating effectiveness of control deficiencies
- Prepared and presented project status, issues, and deficiencies remediation plans
- Prepared recommendations and roadmaps for clients to remediate control gaps and testing deficiencies
- Kept abreast of PCAOB updates and adoptions to assist clients with the requirements they have with respect to SOX compliance.
Manager, Risk Advisory Services
AC Lordi Consulting (acquired by BDO USA LLP)
12.2010 - 06.2019
- Performed SOX planning, scoping and risk assessment for life sciences, manufacturing, and technology clients to determine in-scope business processes, key controls, potential control design gaps, and nature, timing, and extent of controls testing
- Assisted manufacturing, insurance, and banking clients, on co-sourcing arrangement, with operational and financial audits
- Assisted clients with ad-hoc projects: performed rationalization and risk assessment of entity and process level SOX controls, drafted desk procedures of thefixed assets process, reviewed fixed asset activities for proper capitalization and expense posted in the general ledger, performed Model Audit Rule controls testing, drafted flowcharts and risk and control matrices of key business processes
- Performed operating effectiveness testing of SOX and internal controls.
- Ensured operating effectiveness testing of SOX controls by a staff member are completed sufficiently, timely and within budget
- Assisted clients with operating effectiveness of SOX control remediations.
- Assisted clients with preparation of SOX presentations for their audit committee meetings.
Senior, Internal Audit
Global Indemnity Limited
04.2009 - 11.2010
- Performed operational audits of the company's business processes and operations
- Conducted walkthroughs and drafted narratives and risk and control matrices
- Developed detailed test procedures and performed operating effectiveness of controls testing
- Drafted audit reports, issues, and recommendations
- Tracked to ensure audit issues and recommendations are remediated timely.
Senior, External Audit
Deloitte & Touche LLP
07.2006 - 04.2009
- Led financial statement audit of public companies and a non-profit university from planning to reporting
- Ensured audits are appropriately staffed and scheduled
- Developed detailed substantive test procedures and performed more complex substantive testing areas
- Ensured substantive testing completed sufficiently, timely and within budget
- Assisted engagement managers with evaluation and assessment of substantive testing exceptions.
Experienced Staff, Business Risk Services
Ernst & Young LLP
07.2005 - 07.2006
- Performed operating effectiveness testing of SOX controls for manufacturing and insurance clients
- Reviewed contracts of a financial services client in financial statement restatement for embedded derivatives
- Assisted engagement management with drafting narratives and identification of key controls from walkthrough with process owner.
Treasury Analyst
Rohm and Haas Company (acquired by Dow Chemical)
06.2003 - 07.2005
- Ensured bank statements are downloaded completely and accurately for liquidity and cash management
- Led and completed implementation of the daily bank statement downloads from a manual to an automated process
- Confirmed the Treasury department's hedging and derivative trades with counterparties.
Inventory Accountant
Rohm and Haas Company (acquired by Dow Chemical)
01.1999 - 06.2003
- Performed month end closing activities of North America inventory general ledger accounts
- Reviewed and worked with the Plant Accountant to correct inaccurate inventory costs
- Prepared and reported monthly global inventory balances for budgeting and forecasting process.
Education
Bachelor of Science -
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA08.1998
Skills
- SOX compliance
- Internal and external audits
- COSO 2013
- Top-down risk-based assessment and scoping
- Controls design and operating effectiveness testing
- Walkthrough and process documentation
- Verbal and written communication
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Performance and time management
- Analytical and problem solving
- Interpersonal relations
- Computer: Visio, Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Wdesk, AuditBoard, Align, Teammate, AS/2, Smartsheet, MS SharePoint SAP, JDEdwards
Affiliations
- IIA
- PICPA
Certification
- Certified Public Accountant (active)
Timeline
Experienced Manager, Risk Advisory Services
BDO USA LLP
07.2019 - 06.2023
Manager, Risk Advisory Services
AC Lordi Consulting (acquired by BDO USA LLP)
12.2010 - 06.2019
Senior, Internal Audit
Global Indemnity Limited
04.2009 - 11.2010
Senior, External Audit
Deloitte & Touche LLP
07.2006 - 04.2009
Experienced Staff, Business Risk Services
Ernst & Young LLP
07.2005 - 07.2006
Treasury Analyst
Rohm and Haas Company (acquired by Dow Chemical)
06.2003 - 07.2005
Inventory Accountant
Rohm and Haas Company (acquired by Dow Chemical)
01.1999 - 06.2003
Bachelor of Science -
Temple University
- Certified Public Accountant (active)
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