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Broward County, FL
Let us be
May 30, 2017
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Broward County Benefits From Our Engagement Team
John J. Gilberto, CPA, MBAOverall Engagement Partner
Industry Leader, Government Services Group
Broward County
Ronald A. Conrad, CPAQuality Review Partner
Neal Beggan, CISA, CRISC, CRMAEngagement IT Partner
Scott Anderson, CPAAudit Director
Andrew S. Fierman, CPAAlberni, Caballero & Fierman, LLP
Assurance Partner
Enrique Llerena, CPAAlberni, Caballero & Fierman,
LLP Assurance Partner
Michael Townsend, CISA, MBAEngagement IT Audit Senior
Manager
Lauren Martin, CPAAudit Senior Manager
Yannick NgendahayoAlberni, Caballero & Fierman,
SupervisorThis represents an abbreviated team
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About Cherry Bekaert LLP
Dedicated Government Services Group
Government clients ranging in size from a few million dollar single fund entities to multi-billion dollar vastly complex entities
Our Single Audit experience in Florida exceeds a billion dollars in federal and state expenditures
Leverage collective knowledge to help clients realize compliance and minimize risk, and more importantly, achieve industry best practices
Strong and historical commitment to the public sector for most of our 70 year history
Broward County Benefits from Our Government Services Group
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Firm-wide Experience that Benefits Broward County
Hillsborough County , FL Orange County, FL Charlotte County, FL Fairfax County, VA City of Clearwater, FL Tampa Port Authority
Monroe County, FL
Miami-Dade International Airport
Seminole County, FL Lee County, FL Loudoun County, VA City of South Miami, FL
Renewable Water Resources, SC
Metropolitan Washington Airport
Authority
Wake County, NC City of Suffolk, VA Spotsylvania County, VA Columbia County, GA City of St. Petersburg ,
FLGreenville Water
System, SC Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority
Mecklenburg County, NC Forsyth County, NC Guilford County, NC Isle of Wight County,
VAVillage of Palmetto
Bay, FL
Lee County Port Authority (Southwest Florida International
Airport)
Sarasota Airport Authority
Pickens County, SC Prince William County, VA Randolph County, NC Roanoke County, VA City of Virginia Beach,
FLPiedmont Triad
Airport AuthorityCharlotte Douglas
International Airport
The BEST team for you 40 years and specializing in serving governmental entities
and not-for-profit organizations.
Extensive experience in performing audits of all types of governmental entities including Cities, Counties, Towns, Villages, Schools, and Special Districts.
Certified in Miami-Dade County as a Small Business Enterprise (SBE) and a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE).
Actively involved with recognized standard-setting organizations at the national level (GFOA), state level (FGFOA) and the local level (SFGFOA). Member of the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center, which holds our firm to a higher standard of quality.
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Commitment to the Local Community
Jack and Jill Children’s Center
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami-Dade
Boys Scouts of America:
Distinguished Citizens Awards
Bright Lips Against Cancer Foundation
Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance
Chapman Partnership for the
Homeless
ChildNet: Care for Kids Luncheon
Community Foundation of
Broward
Don Struck Diabetes Research Golf Annual Event
Family Resource Center
Florida Atlantic University
Florida International
University
Foster Care ReviewFoundation for New Education initiatives, Inc.
Habitat for Humanity
Jack & Jill Children’s Center
Junior Achievement Kid Side, Inc.
Kozyak Minority Mentoring Foundation
Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. March of Dimes Mercedes Benz
Corporate Run
Museum of Discovery and
Science
St. Thomas University
The Deering Estate Wine on Harvest
Moon
United Way of Miami-Dade
University of Miami
Women's Fund: Power of the Purse
Women of Tomorrow Mentoring Program
Broward County Benefits from a Tailored Audit Approach
UnderstandThe County
Understand The County’s
Internal Controls
Risk Assessment
Identify Major
Programs
Design Audit
Procedures
Testing & Further
Procedures
ReportingResults
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Risk Assurance & Advisory Group consisting of approximately 30 professionals, including information technology professionals dedicated solely to IT audits and reviews
Extensive experience auditing all types of systems (Munis, ERP, COTS, and home-grown State and Local government and private sector clients)
Integrated assessment coordinated with our audit approach includes testing of:
IT entity level controls
Backup and recovery controls
Access controls
Network security controls
Change management controls
System Development Life Cycle
Broward County Benefits from Our Information Systems Analysis
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Government Services Blog • GASB 80• GASB 78 & 79• Fair Value: GASB 72
Seminars & Webinars• GASB Updates including GASB 77,
79 & 81• Davis Bacon• Greenbook• Uniform Grant Guidance• CyberSecurity
Annual Government Benchmarking Survey• 2017 Benchmarking Results
Broward County Benefits from Thought Leadership in Action
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Broward County Benefits by Choosing Cherry Bekaert
Experienced Team
Results
Expertise
95% focused on public sector
Highest focus of any accounting firm throughout Florida
Firm-designated IT Specialist
Excellent service record and client references
Not promises – Proven!
Highly experienced professionals dedicated to Florida Counties
Support from the largest government audit practice in the Southeast with more than 30 County audit clients
Refined streamlined audit approach tailored to Florida Counties
Open, frequent, no surprises (no ‘Gotcha’s’)
Significant Partner and Manager involvement
Communication
Experienced professionals who
can create a positive, smooth
transition and add true value to
Broward County.
Bottom line…
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We Want To Be
Your Guide Forward