Michael Hempenstall
Washington,DC
Summary
Diligent, organized and motivated professional experienced in leading teams, project management, accounting standards, process improvement and developing others. Skilled at adapting to new challenges with a track record of delivering a high-quality end product. Truly enjoys solving accounting and operational problems with a passion for all things ESG.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Director
CrossCountry Consulting
Washington, DC
09.2017 - Current
- Responsible for managing and leading teams of up to 5 personnel across both accounting advisory and business transformation projects and across industries including financial services, solar, real-estate, medtech, media, entertainment and hospitality and government-sponsored entities
- Project experience includes preparation of ESG process reviews, SEC reporting forms, SOX controls reviews, historical accounting reviews, technical accounting memo preparation and process transformation projects
- Managed and led an ESG process review of several of one of the world’s largest real-estate investment company’s real-estate portfolios
- Team lead responsible for coordinating day-to-day operations & monthly close timeline within Revenue Accounting department. Reviewed daily and month-end procedures including journal entries, reconciliations, and monthly reporting
- Hired as Senior Consultant and have been promoted twice to Associate Director while at CrossCountry Consulting
Senior Auditor
EY
Dublin, Ireland
09.2013 - 08.2017
- Planned, led and managed audits of financial services clients with a focus on insurance clients.
- Managed team of four on first-year audit of an international reinsurance company, coordinated audit completion between global network teams in Bermuda, US, France, Switzerland and Singapore ensuring audit was signed timely.
- Planned and led a multi-national team through the regulatory audit of a client within the financial services industry, ensuring balances were in line with the technical guidance.
Education
Bachelor - Business and Economics
Trinity College
Dublin, Ireland09.2013
Skills
- Project leadership and management
- Analytical skills and problem solving
- Process improvement
- Executive communication
- Technical accounting
- Regulatory compliance
- Coaching and developing others
- Team builder
Certification
- Chartered Accountant
- Workiva ESG Reporting Module
- Workiva Carbon
Timeline
Associate Director
CrossCountry Consulting
09.2017 - Current
Senior Auditor
EY
09.2013 - 08.2017
Bachelor - Business and Economics
Trinity College
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