Financial Institutions

Chris’ goal is to be a superhero in the eyes of his banking clients. He has more than 15 years of audit experience with financial institutions, commercial companies, and employee benefit plans. He has worked with a variety of public and private community banking and financial institution clients as both an external and internal auditor. Additionally, Chris offers community bank clients substantial experience as a loan reviewer and compliance auditor. The financial institution clients to whom he has offered comprehensive services range from de novo community banks to public multistate bank holding companies.

Chris has led several significant internal control projects, including a Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) implementation engagement for a financial institution client and recent Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act (FDICIA) internal control assessments. He has attended continuing education classes for community banking, such as the 2013 and 2012 AICPA National Conferences on Banks & Savings Institutions and the 2008 AICPA National Banking School. Chris is also active in various banking industry associations, including the Alabama Bankers Association (ABA) and Community Bankers Association of Georgia.