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Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
Share your systems approach to evaluating a company's accounting department, regardless of the size of the business. Discuss the methods you employ to detect errors or discrepancies in a company's financial statements, books, and data entry.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"In any tax consulting project, data verification and sampling are of utmost importance to me, and I would ensure this step happens with every client here at RSM International. Depending on the accounting and finance department's books and how they are kept, my data verification could be as simple as printing documents and verifying samples against filed information or running the data verification through a program. I have extensive experience running both methods of data verification and wouldn't hesitate to use either with the clients here."

Kimberly is a freelance writer and editor with a decade of experience in the education field, including her time as a pre-kindergarten teacher.
"I fully realize that my work advising businesses on their tax filings comes down to verifying their income statements, balance sheet, and cash flow statements. To verify, I would have to work with leaders in reconciling their financial statements with bank records, credit card statements, invoices, receipts, and any other documents that show physical proof of financial statements. Realizing that this can sometimes be difficult with businesses that don't keep accurate records, have segregated finance departments, or multiple physical locations, I would leave no stone unturned in this initial verification process with your clients."
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