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Christine Schneider
Christine Schneider
CPA
Audit Partner
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Experience

Ms. Schneider brings to MFA extensive experience in both public accounting and private industry. Christine leads engagement teams in providing audit services to clients across a wide variety of industries including life sciences, software and hardware technology, manufacturing, distribution, professional services and nonprofit. She is experienced in performing audits under Government Auditing Standards, including A-133 audits and program specific audits as well as preparing and auditing Federal and State regulatory filings.

Prior to joining MFA, Christine amassed seventeen years of accounting experience including ten years in the private sector as a financial executive with several startup and mature technology companies. She also has extensive public accounting experience working with clients in the retail, biotech, healthcare and not-for-profit industries. Christine’s strong combination of public and private experience results in strategic insights that allow her to consistently deliver innovative, value-added solutions to her clients.

November 2011: MFA Nonprofit Roundtable — General Considerations for a Nonprofit Audit Committee

February 2012: MFA Nonprofit Roundtable — Governance and Organization of a Nonprofit Audit Commitee

May 2012: MFA Nonprofit Roundtable — What the Nonprofit Audit Committee Needs to Know About Internal Control and Internal Audit

Expertise

Business and strategic audit and consulting

Software revenue recognition (SOP 97-2)

Complex debt and equity transactions

GAAP financial reporting systems

A-133 audits

Inventory and cost accounting

Internal controls design, documentation and testing

CFO and controller consulting

Nonprofit audit and consulting

Education

BS — Business Administration, Accounting, Magna Cum Laude; Merrimack College

Certifications

CPA — Certified Public Accountant

Professional Affiliations

Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants