Cost Containment and Audit are Spotlighted During Tough Economy

June 10, 2009 - PRLog -- Ms. Cunningham will participate on a panel presentation discussing “The State of Auditing—Auditing the State” on June 16. Mr. Wesoky will give a presentation on cost containment on June 17. This session will focus on how to identify cost containment, cost reduction, and cost avoidance opportunities and how to prioritize and approach these tactical and strategic initiatives.

“We are extremely pleased to be part of the MD Biz Expo at the Baltimore Convention Center,” said Colleen Cunningham, global managing director at Resources.  “Cost containment and audit are important issues for all businesses, particularly in an unstable market. Helping companies navigate through these challenges is one of our areas of expertise at Resources.’’

Colleen Cunningham is an internationally recognized expert on corporate financial reporting and accounting, as well as former advisor to the FASB and the IASB. She served as chief executive officer of Financial Executives International (FEI) for nearly four years, during which time she had significant influence in legislative and regulatory matters including Sarbanes-Oxley, pension reform and financial accounting standards.  Ms. Cunningham currently leads Resources’ Accounting and Finance practice which provides financial reporting expertise to Fortune 1000 companies. She speaks and writes frequently on financial reporting issues.

Jon Wesoky is the regional director of Resources’ Supply Chain Management practice, where he supports clients on scoping and provides teams to execute on strategic and operational initiatives in the Procure-to-Pay, inventory management, and logistics and transportation functions.  Prior to joining Resources, Mr. Wesoky was a director at BearingPoint in the firm’s Communications Industry group, and a senior manager at Andersen Business Consulting. He received his M.B.A with an emphasis in Logistics and Transportation from the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, and his Bachelor of Science degree in Operations Management from Case Western Reserve University.  Mr. Wesoky is a Certified Integrated Resource Manager (CIRM) and is a member of the National Capital Area chapter of the Institute for Supply Management.

ABOUT RESOURCES GLOBAL PROFESSIONALS

Resources Global Professionals, the operating subsidiary of Resources Connection, Inc. , is a multinational professional services firm that helps business leaders execute internal initiatives. Partnering with clients, Resources drives internal change across all parts of a global enterprise – finance and accounting, information management, internal audit, human capital, legal services and supply chain management. Resources was founded in 1996 within a Big Four accounting firm. Today the company is publicly traded with over 3,200 professionals, from more than 80 practice offices serving 2,400 clients around the world every year. www.resourcesglobal.com

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Resources Global Professionals, Inc. , is a multinational professional services firm . They drive internal change through finance and accounting, information management, internal audit, human capital, legal services and supply chain.