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Andrei has many years of experience providing auditing, accounting, and investigative advisory services to a wide range of public and private clients in the U.S. and internationally.
Professional Experience
Prior to joining Huron, Andrei worked in the Internal Audit organization of a large semi-conductor company performing financial, operational, and investigative audits in the US, Europe and Asia. Previously, he was with KPMG Forensic for about 7 years conducting forensic accounting investigations, dispute advisory, and contract compliance projects.
Representative examples of Andrei's engagement experience include:
Assisted a public company with preparing required SEC filings and disclosures after a business acquisition.
Performed an analysis of stock-option grant patterns and documentation at a public company, and identified a massive back-dating issue, which led to a large restatement.
Investigated allegations of corruption and distributor fraud through interviews, extensive sales data analysis, and background searches.
Conducted analyses of revenue recognition practices, including internal controls, at various domestic and international locations of a large public company.
Responsible for analyzing the propriety of purchase accounting and restructuring charges following a business combination at a large hardware company as part of an SEC-mandated investigation, identified multiple needed adjustments and corrections.
Identified multiple instances of reserve manipulations with a significant impact on earnings in an investigation at a large public client.
Provided accounting support to clients and their attorneys in post-acquisition disputes, reinforcing clients' position through application and interpretation of U.S. GAAP pronouncements.
Led efforts for developing a consistent methodology, and managed a program of licensee reviews in the US and Canada for a major electronics company, which recovered tens of millions of dollars in underpaid license fees.
Performed over 60 royalties/licensing contract compliance reviews in software, electronics, telecommunications, gaming, consumer goods and pharmaceuticals industries. Provided litigation support, including affidavits and deposition.
Led engagement teams in a series of reviews of large distributors/resellers for a major global OEM resulting in multi-million dollar findings in over-claimed rebates, channel incentives, marketing funds, and price protection.
Education & Certifications
Master of Business Administration, California State University, Hayward
Certified Public Accountant, California
Certified Internal Auditor
Certified Fraud Examiner
Professional Associations
Member, Institute of Internal Auditors
Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
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