Bank Internal Audit Expert
Author: Bank Internal Auditor Panel of Experts
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Bank Internal Audit Expert is a comprehensive work solution for the bank internal auditor, as well as consultants serving the financial services industry. Choose from hundreds of checklists and internal audit programs to audit every aspect of compliance, lending, deposit operations, payment systems, finance & accounting, human resources, record retention, trust services, investment sales, and data management.
Bank Internal Audit Expert allows you to:
- establish an internal audit organization or to modify your current system to make it more effective
- adapt hundreds of internal audit program checklists to review the specific practices for the institution
- stay updated on a constant basis to include changes in laws, regulations, regulatory pronouncements, and best practices – assuring that the your internal audit program if fully up to date, effective and what the regulators expect
- obtain all of the tools and resources you may need to establish and maintain an effective and compliant audit program
Design your audit focusing on your needs.
Risk based audits, corporate governance audits, IT audits, regulatory compliance audits by product, service and regulation, and trust services audits are all included.
In addition, you’ll find audit information on hot topics like: information security * ACH issues * Outsourcing * Asset and Liability Management * Check 21 * FACT Act compliance * human resource issues * data collection, reporting and control. You’ll also have all the supporting information an internal auditor or consultant would need including the latest updated laws, regulation, and regulatory documents.
Bank Internal Auditor Panel of Experts
Nathan O. Botts, CPA, is a CPA with 30 years of experience consulting with financial institutions on accounting, auditing, tax, and risk management related issues. He currently spends much of his time consulting with clients on matters dealing with formation, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory issues. He is a Shareholder/Director with Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund located in Pensacola, Florida. Before joining SC&G, Mr. Botts worked with KPMG, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, and Allstate Insurance Company. He holds a BA degree from the University of West Florida and a Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA) designation.
Gary M. Deutsch, CPA, has worked extensively with financial institutions in audit, lending, financial, and operational areas. He has served in senior positions for regional banks as VP of Finance, Real Estate Loan Officer and Senior Audit Manager. Mr. Deutsch served as a consultant to financial institutions in strategic planning, profit improvement, financial management, and merger and acquisition-related studies while working at KPMG. He was the CFO at a start-up bank, where he organized the accounting, finance, and investment functions to manage significant growth.
Mr. Deutsch is the President of BRT Publications LLC, a professional authoring company serving the financial industry. Some of his published works for AlexInformation include ALM Management Manual, Fraud Detection and Prevention Alert, and Information Security & Privacy Advisor.
Kurt Kormann, CPA, is the internal auditor for Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company in Berlin, Maryland. In addition to serving as Taylor Bank’s internal auditor for the past three years, Mr. Kormann has performed attestation services for several small credit unions. He also served as an Information Systems Director for Wheaton Pharmatech in Salisbury, Maryland for nearly ten years. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, and received a Professional Accounting Program Certification from the Perdue School of Business from Salisbury University in Maryland.
Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck PLC, founded in 1916, is a Memphis-based CPA and advisory firm dedicated to providing insight, direction, and solutions to its clients through informed opinion and real-world experience. Serving leading financial institutions throughout the South and across the nation, Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck PLC is committed to the success of their clients.
Jimmy Sawyers is Director of Consulting at Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck PLC, a Memphis-based CPA and advisory firm founded in 1916. Mr. Sawyers works with financial institutions in the areas of strategic technology planning, Internet banking, system selection, information systems security, business continuity planning, IT audits, and telecommunications. His twenty years of experience in the field include directing the operations and technology division of a progressive community bank. Mr. Sawyers is a graduate of Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tennessee with a B.S. in Business with a concentration in IT Management and Telecommunications.
Mr. Sawyers is on the faculty of the Barret School of Banking (formerly Mid South School of Banking) and the Southeastern School of Banking. He is a member of the Southern Financial Exchange conference planning committee. Mr. Sawyers also serves on the Technical Advisory Board for the publication, Banking Technology Strategies, and the Commercial Lenders Committee of Polaris International, an association of independent CPA and consulting firms with affiliates world-wide. Mr. Sawyers is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the publication, Financial Lending Notes, and a frequent speaker and author regarding information technology issues.
Jeffrey Torp is a consultant in the area of regulatory risk for financial institutions. He specializes in the financial institution industry and has more than 20 years of experience serving financial institution clients in matters relating to bank regulation. Mr. Torp is an attorney and has previously served as a consultant with KPMG, a consultant with McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, and legal counsel to the Independent Bankers of Minnesota. He received his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota and received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has worked with financial institutions throughout the country with regulatory issues, and given numerous presentations to groups of bankers, bank examiners, trade associations, attorneys, and others on regulatory topics. He has also served as an instructor for the Independent Bankers Association of America’s compliance school and certification program and authored numerous publications.
Anne J. Cheatham is a banker with more than 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been a member of senior management of three de novo banks’ financial services, including Insurors Bank of Tennessee, where she is currently employed as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. There she has overall responsibility for bank administration, including regulatory reporting, accounting, auditing, retail services, compliance, human resources, asset liability management, bank investments, bank operations, and information technology. For more than 18 years, she has been involved in senior management, serving as a member of executive management in multiple banks, and as a member of one bank’s Board of Directors for more than three years.
Prior to joining Insurors Bank of Tennessee in 2000, Ms. Cheatham was employed by The Bank of Nashville as Senior Vice President, by Nashville Bank of Commerce as Senior Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors, and by Third National Bank (SunTrust Bank) as Vice President. Ms. Cheatham’s responsibilities with three de novo banks have included directing startup operations and overall responsibility for bank administration, including regulatory reporting and regulatory relations.
Charles D. Mecimore is a professor of accounting at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is a CPA and holds a CMA from the National Association of Accountants. His doctorate is from the University of Alabama. Professor Mecimore has developed a continuing education course on cost accounting sponsored by the Bank Administration Institute and a managerial accounting course sponsored by the National Association of Accountants. He consults with banks in the areas of accounting and the use of accounting data in pricing bank products and services. Also, he is coauthor of Bank Accounting, published by the American Bankers Association, and author or coauthor of numerous other publications in the areas of cost and managerial accounting.
James H. Pannabecker, Esq., practices law from Natural Bridge Station, Virginia, and focuses on banking law and regulatory compliance. Mr. Pannabecker formerly was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Citicorp Mortgage, Inc., where he managed the provision of legal services for the nationwide origination of mortgage loans through Citicorp’s affiliated first mortgage lenders. Before joining Citicorp, Mr. Pannabecker served as in-house counsel to Maryland National Bank, First American Mortgage, and First Virginia Banks, Inc. Mr. Pannabecker has been admitted to practice law in North Carolina, Virginia, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Missouri, and Georgia. Mr. Pannabecker has been one of the leading authorities on consumer regulatory compliance for over a decade.
In 1988, Jerry Miller founded Regulatory Compliance Associates, Inc. (REGCOM) for the purpose of providing proactive regulatory compliance products and services to financial institutions. Mr. Miller was formerly with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) as a field examiner and member of the OCC Chicago Regional/District management team. He also served as Midwest practice leader for KPMG Peat Marwick’s Financial Institutions Regulatory Compliance Consulting Practice Group.
With a wide range of regulatory examination and financial institution experience, REGCOM’s staff has experience in assisting management and directorates of complying with regulations, design and development of individual regulatory compliance programs for financial institution clients of all sizes, training, and regulatory agencies, REGCOM is positioned to maintain the reputation earned as a valued resource for financial institutions’ regulatory risk needs. As author of numerous publications covering a variety of management and regulatory focus areas, REGCOM offers proactive information and solutions to all levels of staffing within the financial services industry.
Margaret L. (Marge) Simmons, AAP, CCM, is President of Electronic Payments Advisory Services. Her 25 years of experience in the area of electronic payments includes management and development of ACH software at Brinkman Technologies in Carrollton, Texas, President of The Payments Authority, Michigan’s regional payments association, and 12 years in Treasury Management at Comerica Bank in Detroit, Michigan.
William L. Saffici is a Vice President of Product Management for the Fiserv Item Processing Division and participates in Payment Systems Industry Relations activities. Mr. Saffici is directly responsible for product initiatives related to improving check clearing capability through paper, electronic, and image exchange, as well as Check 21-related initiatives. He is also the division liaison with other Fiserv divisions in the coordination of a cohesive strategy and solution for clients, as the company moves forward to electronic item processing. Mr. Saffici’s prior assignments within Fiserv included directing projects and technology assessments related to check remittance and image processing in both Canada and the United States.
Since 1966, Mr. Saffici has held various responsibilities in the financial services industry, including positions with Philadelphia National Bank/CoreStates Bank, Unisys Corporation, and AFS (formerly Littlewood, Shain & Co.). He joined Fiserv in 1997. Mr. Saffici earned his certification as an Information Capture Professional from the Association for Work Process Improvement and completed studies in Business Management at Drexel University and the BAI School of Bank Operations.
Warren A. Seeley, after 31 years in banking, joined the financial consulting firm of Cornelia Matthews and Associates as a senior consultant. Prior to that affiliation, he was vice president and director of compensation, benefits, and employee relations for the regional bank holding company, Third National Corporation in Nashville, which was acquired by the Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks, Inc.
David McF. Stemler, Esq., is an attorney and member of the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania Bars. He is an expert regulatory editor for A.S. Pratt & Sons, and author of several highly respected and circulated newsletters for bank compliance professionals.
Theodore E. Umhoefer, Jr. In his role as Senior Vice President Industry Relations and Product Management for Fiserv, Inc., Mr. Umhoefer works with industry leaders, software and hardware developers, and other providers within the item processing industry to align Fiserv strategies with the emerging technologies used in the check processing industry. Mr. Umhoefer serves on several national committees that focus on the item processing services industry. His responsibilities include support of Fiserv’s Item Processing sales professionals in the development and maintenance of item processing products and services to Fiserv’s client base.
Prior to joining Fiserv, Mr. Umhoefer was Senior Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, where he was responsible for the bank’s financial services, including Business Development, Check, Electronic Payments, Customer Services, and Network Services, as well as overseeing management of the Helena, Montana Branch. Mr. Umhoefer’s twenty-six year career with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis included Planning Analyst, Assistant Vice President of Planning and Control, Vice President of Personnel, and Senior Vice President for Payments Operations.
Geoffrey Wold is Managing Director of LBL Technology Partners, a Division of Lurie Besikof Lapidus & Company, LLP.
Mr. Wold holds a BA degree in mathematics and an MBA in accounting and information systems. Mr. Locketz holds a BS degree in accounting, computer science, and business administration. Together they have received the following certifications: Certified Public Accountant from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Certified Management Accountant from the National Association of Accountants, Certified Information Systems Auditor from the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, Certified Systems Professional from the Association of Systems Management, Certified Computer Professional from the Institute for Certification of Computer Professionals, Certified Management Consultant from the Institute of Management Consultants, Certified NetWare Engineer, and Certified Financial Services Auditor as awarded by the National Association of Financial Services Auditors.
Mr. Wold has written and published several articles that address a wide range of planning, operational, and computer and technology topics. He has also written eight books on disaster recovery planning, eight books on technology planning and management, and has been a frequent speaker at industry seminars.
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