GAAS: A Comprehensive Review for Auditors (E1506231)

Christopher Rouse, CPA Windham Brannon, P.C. / Atlanta, GA Chris Rouse is the Firm Audit and Accounting Quality Control Partner at Windham Brannon, P.C., an Atlanta Georgia CPA firm. He is a graduate of Florida State University, and has spent his career with Big-8 and large local firms. He has served primarily audit clients in his career, including clients in the real estate sector and the financial services industry, manufacturing, distribution and service entities, not-for-profit entities and employee benefit plans. His service as Firm-wide A&A Partner includes helping his partners deal with new and difficult audit and accounting issues. He has served as team captain on many peer reviews of CPA firms, from top-100 firms to sole practitioners. He also provides litigation support, primarily in accountants’ malpractice cases. Chris has served on several AICPA committees and task forces, including the Technical Issues Committee (Auditing), the Peer Review Committee and the Technical Standards Committee (Ethics). Chris served for three years on the US Department of Labor ERISA Advisory Council, and chaired Working Groups of the Council. He currently serves as a Technical Reviewer for the GSCPA Peer Review Committee, and has chaired the Georgia Society of CPAs Assurance Services Section, the Audit Committee, the Peer Review Committee, and the Financial Institutions Committee, and served on several others. He has received several GSCPA recognitions, including the Distinguished Member Award, Distinguished Section Chair, Exceptional Leadership and Outstanding Volunteer awards. Chris is a National Instructor of AICPA audit and accounting training courses, and is a GSCPA Outstanding Discussion Leader. He is a frequent speaker on audit and accounting matters at state and national seminars, 9-2011 LH