Featured Speaker

Mr. Jim Hannan

James Hannan is the Midwest Managing Director in Crowe’s Risk Service Group with over 26 years of experience, including risk consulting, internal and external auditing, controllership, and management consulting roles. His focus is primarily on multi-national public companies in the manufacturing, technology and retail industries. Key practice areas include: Revenue Recognition Solution Leader, Leading world-class internal audit functions and enterprise risk management (ERM) programs, SOX Compliance and Optimization solutions, including IPOs, Audits of acquisitions, Specialized technical, process analysis and improvement projects, Developing innovative, practical solutions to reduce risk and improve performance.

Hannan started his career with KPMG’s external audit practice, moving after eight years to a Corporate Controller role at the Martin-Brower Company LLC, a $4 billion distributor for McDonalds Corporation. While at Martin-Brower, Jim led efforts to improve business performance through use of benchmarking and best practices. He also improved the accounting, internal control and financial reporting process through continuous improvement efforts, then joining Crowe in 2006.

He has primary engagement responsibility for a number of the firms’ largest and most complex clients, with a focus on organizations experiencing high growth and/or rapid change. Heavily involved in the development of methodologies, thought leadership, training and devising innovative approaches to serving clients’ needs, especially around technical areas such as revenue recognition, supply chain and software as well as improving companies’ SOX programs, Hannan is also regularly called on to draw on his deep experience in many areas to provide subject matter expertise and lead projects requiring strong analytical and technical skills.