Damon Busse, principal with Baker Tilly, has been with the firm since 2013. He is a member of the firm’s assurance professional practice, where he collaborates with firm leadership and client service teams to develop accounting and auditing policies, guidance, training and tools to facilitate high quality and consistent engagement performance.
- Oversees internal and external inspections of assurance engagement quality, analyzes firmwide results and designs quality improvement initiatives
- Develops tools and guidance on accounting and auditing matters, specializing in the firm’s U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issuer audit practice and PCAOB audit methodology
- Develops and delivers internal training as well as external speaking on topics of interest to the certified public accounting (CPA) profession
- Participates internally and externally in committees and task forces related to assurance quality, new standards and emerging issues
- Past experience includes consulting and providing neutral arbitration in merger and acquisition disputes, advising debtors and creditors in bankruptcy, investigating accounting irregularities and whistleblower complaints, reconstructing accounting records for accounting restatements, assisting expert witnesses in litigation related to accounting or auditing matters, and advising on technical financial reporting issues
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
• National Peer Review Committee
• Digital Assets Working Group
• Assurance Services Executive Committee (2020 – 2023)
- Center for Audit Quality
• Smaller Firm Task Force
• SEC Regulations Committee
