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Sabine Williams is an accomplished certified public accountant with 19+ years’ experience of accounting and auditing in various industries with Fortune 500 companies. With 11 years at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Sabine participated in all aspects of inspections of public companies’ financial statements and internal controls audits, and audits of issuer benefit plans filed on 11-K, to assess compliance with US GAAP, auditing standards, Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the related rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission including managing the inspections and supervising other inspectors. Sabine’s responsibilities included reviewing public companies’ financial statements and internal controls audits to identify quality control and audit deficiencies; providing technical support on US GAAP and auditing matters; documenting and organizing information to support identified audit deficiencies; communicating findings to the accounting firm personnel; and preparing comment forms and inspection reports.  She also critically evaluated the quality control and monitoring processes of accounting firms, including independence policies, business relationship practices and client acceptance policies and procedures.

Sabine began her career as an Auditor for Deloitte, where she focused on understanding a company’s operations, deciphering risks and issues, and recommending solutions. Additionally, as a Senior Auditor, she assisted clients with the preparation, coordination, and timing of SEC filings and additional reporting deadlines. During her tenure at Georgia Pacific, Sabine assisted in the preparation of 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K as well as all other SEC filings in coordination with various departments such as the internal financial reporting and the legal. She supported external auditors during the annual and quarterly financial statement audits/reviews.  She also communicated with Division Controllers to ensure compliance with corporate accounting policies. Over the past two years, Sabine was the Director of Financial Reporting at Aptean. She was responsible for the preparation and presentation of internal and external financial statements, including footnotes. Sabine researched, analyzed and interpreted technical accounting guidance related but not limited to business combinations, lease accounting, long-lived asset impairment, restructuring, stock-based compensation, and provided recommendation to management. She also supported the external auditors during the financial statement audits. In July 2019, Sabine established an accounting practice to provide various accounting and advisory services. The services include but are not limited to bookkeeping, compilations, reviews, audits, EQR services, PCAOB compliance support and technical GAAP consulting.

Sabine earned a Master of Accounting from the University of Florida – Fisher School of Accounting and is a certified public accountant licensed in the State of Georgia.

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