The subject of this PowerPoint presentation is Stephen Zamucen. He works as a forensic accountant at a firm he co-founded alongside Daniel Curren. The firm is known as Z&C, LLP and is located in Irvine, California. Z&C’s operations traverse many states in the Western region of the United States.
The private enterprise focuses on business valuations, forensic accounting, cash flow analysis, goodwill valuations, family law, economic damages and good will valuations. As indicated above, the enterprise has mixed both criminal and civil cases in their operations. In particular, Z&C, LLP has been in a position to integrate financial accounting, valuation activities, and make litigations.
Other than its head office in Irvine, the enterprise has institutional locations in other western cities including San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. The rationale is that the firm has been in a position to recruit competent experts who specialize in specific areas of operation. Z&C, LLP has a team of six members who work together to ensure that the company meets its objectives.
Stephen Zamucen specializes in valuation, fraud examination, financial forensics as well as all other aspects of accounting (Nigrini 72). Daniel Curren is a specialist in business valuation. He performs economic and other financial roles. Robert Plante specializes in many aspects of forensic accounting including cash flow analysis economic valuation, consolidation and other activities regarding internal control.
Will Hanson is an IT auditor and provides the enterprise with the needed expertise to deal with all matters that relate to forensic accounting. Other experts are Patricia Benedetti and Susie Le who have similar qualifications in the field of forensic accounting (Pasco 17).
Zamucen is a recognized specialist in the field of forensic accounting and fraud investigation among many other fields. He studied Bachelor of Arts degree in the University of California. He received an MBA and specialized in the field of finance from Santa Clara University. In addition, he is a certified public accountant, valuation analyst, fraud examiner, financial forensics and a chartered global management accountant.
He is also a professor at the University of Irvine. This reflects his twenty years experience in the field of financial accounting (Russell and Gordon 56). Zamucen leaning is in the field of forensic accounting having received various certifications that include CPA, CVA, CFE, CFF, ABV and CGMA.
Due to his vast experience, Zamucen has been in a position to demonstrate his expert status in various court cases. In particular, he was instrumental in the controllable cash flow for ex-spouse case. The case revolved around an ex-wife whose ex-husband was extremely ostentatious owing to his high income (Thornbill 23). His high lifestyle allowed him to remarry and live lavishly with his new family.
However, he hid his actual income in order to continue providing meager support to his children from the previous marriage (Crumbley et al. 45). Zamucen’s expertise was demonstrated when he used all financial information available to illustrate the actual income of the ex-husband.
Despite lack of enough information from the husband, he was able to substantiate that the husband’s actual income was no less than $19,000 per month. His forensic background allowed him to track the personal tax returns, cash flow, expenses and loans accruing the ex-husband.
This way, Zamucen convinced the judge that the ex-husband ought to increase the support money and provide his ex-family with a lifestyle equal to his current lifestyle. As such, the judge ordered him to pay $4,000 to his wife.
Works Cited
Crumbley, Larrry, Heitger Lester and Smith Stevenson. Forensic and Investigative Accounting, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Publishers, 2009. Print.
Nigrini, Mark. Forensic Analytics: Methods and Techniques for Forensic Accounting Investigations, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2011. Print.
Pasco, Gregory. Criminal Financial Investigations, New York: McGraw Hill Publishers, 2012. Print.
Russell, Smith and Gordon Parr. Intellectual Property: Valuation, Exploitation, and Infringement Damages, New Jersey: Wiley & Sons, 2010. Print.
Thornbill, William. Forensic Accounting: How to Investigate Financial Fraud, Boston: Cengage Publishers, 2011. Print.