Christopher J. Handrick, CPA

Handrick-Christopher

Shareholder, Green Bay
920-455-4203 (Direct)
800-676-0829
chris.handrick@schencksc.com

Profile

Chris has more than fourteen years of experience providing professional services to a diverse client base. He specializes in providing financial statement audit and accounting services to privately held companies, and works with clients in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, retail, consumer products, telecommunications, trucking, and transportation.

Chris leads Schenck’s risk services practice, which provides internal audits, internal control reviews (both IT and financial controls), risk assessments, SOC reviews (formerly SAS 70), and more. He has expertise in overseeing internal control, implementation and compliance efforts (including Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404), and he’s led teams in the documentation and testing of internal controls.

His background includes management consulting, strategic planning, and analyzing merger and acquisition targets.

Chris was elected to serve a three-year term on the Schenck board of directors in 2011. He also assists with the firm’s audit strategy and training.

Prior to joining Schenck, Chris was a corporate accounting manager at Oshkosh Corporation and an audit manager in the Business Advisory and Auditing Group at Arthur Andersen.

Key Accomplishments

  • Identified numerous improvement opportunities to clients’ accounting processes and provided recommendations to improve their procedures
  • Served as a client’s internal controls project manager for approximately 18 months and successfully enhanced internal controls; ensured testing was completed timely and efficiently; communicated progress to management; and successfully transitioned responsibilities to internal personnel upon project completion
  • Assisted clients in acquisition due diligence, including analysis of projected impact on operating results and strategic fit

Areas of Specialization

  • Financial Statement Audits & Reviews
  • Manufacturing/Distribution Industry
  • Employee Benefit Plan Audits
  • Internal Audit/Risk Services
  • Business Consulting

Education

  • St. Norbert College, BBA

Professional Memberships

  • Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Community Involvement

  • St. Norbert College, Career Services Advisory Board
  • St. Norbert College Alumni Volunteer
  • Resurrection Catholic School, Auction Committee
  • Youth Baseball Coach
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