Alexandra Rivera

Alexandra’s professional experience includes:

• FCPA Monitorship: Served on a team of forensic accountants in support of a two-year Department of Justice FCPA monitorship of a Latin American entity. Performed transaction testing; evaluated policies, procedures, and internal controls; and conducted in-person interviews in Chile. 
• Internal Fraud Investigation: Worked on an investigation related to a top executive of a retail company. Performed extensive forensic accounting analysis, including detailed review of accounting and bank records. Helped draft a report for purposes of litigation. 
• Audit Malpractice: Supported counsel for a large importer and distributor of raw materials in audit malpractice litigation. Performed a detailed review of audit workpapers and supporting documents. Helped draft a memorandum issued to the opposing counsel.  
• Expert Witness Testimony: Testified as an Expert Witness in the Family Court of the State of New York State under a pro bono arrangement to render an opinion as to the calculation of income earned by the defendant to assist the court in determining the fair and reasonable amount of child support.
• Chapter 11 Bankruptcy: Supported the Financial Advisor to the Trustee in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy to oversee all claims reconciliation and claims distribution. 
• FCPA Monitorship: Provided consulting services in support of a three-year Department of Justice FCPA monitorship for a global engineering entity, including evaluation of internal audit and transaction testing of subsidiaries in Latin America and Europe. 
• Court Settlement Monitorship: Served on a team representing the independent court-appointed supervisor and monitor for a $15 billion settlement, in order to oversee and evaluate compliance with the settlement program and resolution agreements. 
• Financial Statement Audits: Performed year-end audit testing for health insurance and utility insurance companies in various financial statement areas, including capital assets, long-term liabilities, operating expenses, cash flow, insurance premiums, loss reserves, and paid losses. Analyzed loss reserve liabilities and insurance cases to determine whether potential case losses were accurately valued and appropriately included on financial statements. Developed a working knowledge of statutory accounting standards related to health insurance providers. 
• Governmental Data and Processes Analysis: Conducted extensive analyses of retirement plan data for the government of Puerto Rico to analyze and confirm contributions of individual participants and plan funds. Led interviews with government employees and performed evaluation of systems and data procedures. 
• Expert Witness Reports: Assisted in the drafting of expert witness reports for litigation in industries including retail and technology.
• Anti-Money Laundering Compliance: Validated the government-mandated corrective actions of a national bank related to the bank’s Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering compliance program. Developed validation reports submitted to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. 
• Loss Forecasting Modeling: Analyzed key financial metrics of commercial real estate loans held by a large national bank, to develop models for the Federal Reserve’s stress test regulations.