Brendan Palker
Fund Controller at The Townsend Group- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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The Townsend Group
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Real Estate
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100 - 200 Employee
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Fund Controller
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Sep 2020 - Present
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PwC
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Professional Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Core Assurance Experienced Associate
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Sep 2018 - Sep 2020
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Bowling Green State University Graduate College
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Graduate Assistant
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Aug 2017 - May 2018
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PwC
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Professional Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Core Assurance Intern
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Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
• Performed audit procedures for 3 separate large client engagements over an 8 week timeframe • Attended various walkthrough and quarter closing meetings to ensure clients’ reporting policies were in compliance with GAAP and protected by internal controls • Engaged in footnote tie outs of 10Qs and addressed any issues with the clients to provide accuracy to the public over their financial reporting at quarter-end • Conducted a large evidence gathering activity over a recent acquisition… Show more • Performed audit procedures for 3 separate large client engagements over an 8 week timeframe • Attended various walkthrough and quarter closing meetings to ensure clients’ reporting policies were in compliance with GAAP and protected by internal controls • Engaged in footnote tie outs of 10Qs and addressed any issues with the clients to provide accuracy to the public over their financial reporting at quarter-end • Conducted a large evidence gathering activity over a recent acquisition for one client to provide accuracy that the correct value was paid and the transaction was properly accounted for on the books Show less • Performed audit procedures for 3 separate large client engagements over an 8 week timeframe • Attended various walkthrough and quarter closing meetings to ensure clients’ reporting policies were in compliance with GAAP and protected by internal controls • Engaged in footnote tie outs of 10Qs and addressed any issues with the clients to provide accuracy to the public over their financial reporting at quarter-end • Conducted a large evidence gathering activity over a recent acquisition… Show more • Performed audit procedures for 3 separate large client engagements over an 8 week timeframe • Attended various walkthrough and quarter closing meetings to ensure clients’ reporting policies were in compliance with GAAP and protected by internal controls • Engaged in footnote tie outs of 10Qs and addressed any issues with the clients to provide accuracy to the public over their financial reporting at quarter-end • Conducted a large evidence gathering activity over a recent acquisition for one client to provide accuracy that the correct value was paid and the transaction was properly accounted for on the books Show less
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Bowling Green State University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Payroll Assistant
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Aug 2015 - May 2017
• Assist student and faculty employees regarding payment issues using the Human Capital Management (HCM) payroll database • File and analyze important paperwork for employment, taxes, and retirement to ensure organization and accuracy for the department • Conduct direct deposit/tax withholding entries along with prior services for retirement buybacks • Analyze and audit faculty/administrative employee contracts while ensuring payments fall under the proper department budgets • Assist student and faculty employees regarding payment issues using the Human Capital Management (HCM) payroll database • File and analyze important paperwork for employment, taxes, and retirement to ensure organization and accuracy for the department • Conduct direct deposit/tax withholding entries along with prior services for retirement buybacks • Analyze and audit faculty/administrative employee contracts while ensuring payments fall under the proper department budgets
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Macy's
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Internal Audit Intern
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May 2016 - Aug 2016
• Traveled the country performing operational audits of 10 total Macy’s stores over 5 regions • Audited the stores’ shortage control and asset protection procedures to ensure proper efficiency and compliance, which taught me to think skeptically and critically as an auditor • Tracked my audit processes/results including any exceptions within various excel workbooks along with documenting all findings in the audit management software program called TeamMate • Conducted various… Show more • Traveled the country performing operational audits of 10 total Macy’s stores over 5 regions • Audited the stores’ shortage control and asset protection procedures to ensure proper efficiency and compliance, which taught me to think skeptically and critically as an auditor • Tracked my audit processes/results including any exceptions within various excel workbooks along with documenting all findings in the audit management software program called TeamMate • Conducted various business meetings with store level/regional level/corporate level management of Macy’s to address my audit findings allowing them to hear the risks and recommendations behind the exceptions Show less • Traveled the country performing operational audits of 10 total Macy’s stores over 5 regions • Audited the stores’ shortage control and asset protection procedures to ensure proper efficiency and compliance, which taught me to think skeptically and critically as an auditor • Tracked my audit processes/results including any exceptions within various excel workbooks along with documenting all findings in the audit management software program called TeamMate • Conducted various… Show more • Traveled the country performing operational audits of 10 total Macy’s stores over 5 regions • Audited the stores’ shortage control and asset protection procedures to ensure proper efficiency and compliance, which taught me to think skeptically and critically as an auditor • Tracked my audit processes/results including any exceptions within various excel workbooks along with documenting all findings in the audit management software program called TeamMate • Conducted various business meetings with store level/regional level/corporate level management of Macy’s to address my audit findings allowing them to hear the risks and recommendations behind the exceptions Show less
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Education
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Bowling Green State University Graduate College
Master of Accountancy (MAcc), Accounting -
Bowling Green State University
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA), Accounting -
Rocky River High School