Biography

Findley has over 16 years of internal audit implementation and public accounting experience and currently specializes in Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) consulting, internal audits, and controls-based consulting. He has experience managing and directing all phases of internal audit and SOX implementations including risk assessment, documentation, and internal controls testing for a variety of clients.

Findley also serves as the acting outsourced internal audit director for several publicly traded organizations. He is the lead partner on one of Moss Adams’ largest SOX consulting engagements and also works with many pre-public and non-accelerated filers. Findley currently serves on the audit teams of our external audit clients with an emphasis on internal controls over financial reporting and SOX compliance.

Findley is the firm’s quality control partner over Business Risk Management. He is a regional Life Sciences Practice Leader, a member of our Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) industry group, and has great familiarity with public company reporting requirements. Prior to joining Moss Adams, Findley worked in the assurance department of a Big Four firm where he primarily served SEC and foreign filers in the technology and health care industries.

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • Establishing the Right Time to Assess and Transform IT Systems
    (FastPath seminar, November 2017)
  • Regulatory Trends and Pressures on ICFR: Changes coming to compliance and audit programs near you
    (The Exchange Community Conference 2017, September 2017)
  • Beware: Fraud, Security & Embezzlement
    (NACM Business Credit Services Annual Meeting, May 2017)

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member, Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors
  • Member, Institute of Internal Auditors

Education

  • BA, accounting, Seattle Pacific University
  • BA, business administration and finance, Seattle Pacific University

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