Mathew Mikulay is a director with Baker Tilly’s risk advisory practice. He specializes in internal audit, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance, business risk management, organizational governance and IPO readiness and support. Prior to joining Baker Tilly, he worked for a large international public accounting firm providing financial statement audit and compliance services for large SEC clients in the manufacturing, distribution and financial services industries.
- Serves as the engagement senior manager for financial, operational and compliance audits
- Leads internal controls and SOX compliance engagements, including SOX readiness and first year filer’s engagements across multiple industries including manufacturing, retail, real estate, life sciences and technology
- Responsibilities include identifying and evaluating control design, documenting controls, testing control effectiveness, communicating with senior management, recommending improvements and reporting to audit committees
- Works collaboratively with clients in either a co-sourced or an out-sourced manner, building relationships across the organizations we work with to further evolve the internal audit function and create added value to the organization
- Presents control deficiencies and audit observations to client management and the audit committee, and assists in the development of remediation plans
- Assists organizations in a variety of industries with enterprise risk management (ERM) and the assessment of enterprise-wide risks
- Supports organizations with implementing IPO readiness strategies and IPO materiality assessments
- Leads the scoping and planning of engagements to ensure that services provided to clients are effective and efficient
- Previous experience working in the external audit function at an international public accounting firm
- The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants (MNCPA)
- Presented on topics related to SOX, internal controls, internal audit, risk management and ESG
