| Jennifer M. Burns, CPA, is a partner in the Washington D.C. office of Deloitte LLP. She focuses primarily on regulatory and standard-setting matters impacting the accounting profession and the performance of audits. In this role, Ms. Burns has served as the firms’ representative on COSO’s Advisory Council which provided input on the development of the updated 2013 COSO Internal Control- Integrated Framework. She also previously served as a member of COSO’s task force which assisted in the development of COSO’s Guidance on Monitoring Internal Control Systems. From 2004 through 2006, she was a Professional Accounting Fellow at the SEC in the Office of the Chief Accountant. While at the SEC, Ms. Burns worked on regulatory matters related to the development of auditing policies and procedures. During this time, she was the SEC’s observer monitoring the development of COSO’s Internal Control Over Financial Reporting - Guidance for Smaller Public Companies. Prior to joining the Commission, she spent 11 years with Deloitte in its audit practice, first performing audits in Los Angeles, California and then in Deloitte’s national office in Wilton, Connecticut. She graduated cum laude from Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. She is a Certified Public Accountant in California and the District of Columbia and is a member of the AICPA. |