Christopher Powell

Christopher Powell is the current VP Internal Audit Manager at Bank of Utah. Christopher has been in this position since October 2011 and is responsible for a department of four auditors. During their time at Bank of Utah, Christopher has updated the audit programs to meet current standards, implemented a new audit software package, and implemented an audit review process.

Prior to joining Bank of Utah, Christopher was an auditor at Ernst & Young from January 2007 to October 2011. During their time at Ernst & Young, Christopher worked on a variety of clients, including banking and venture capital clients. Christopher was responsible for cash reconciliations, derivatives, equity, A/R & bad debt, capital calls, distributions, carried interest calculations, equity allocations, testing of ASC 820 (FAS 157) valuations, statement of cash flow, and financial statements as a whole. In addition, Christopher was responsible for control testing, audit planning, and engagement economics & budgeting on 1,000 + hour projects.

From January 2006 to December 2006, Christopher was an auditor at Haynie & Company. Prior to that, they were the Accounts Receivable Manager at Systemic Formulas from January 2005 to December 2006.

Christopher Powell has a Master's degree in Accounting from Weber State University.

Christopher Powell reports to Doug Defries, President & CEO. Christopher Powell works with Tonya Stevenson - Executive Secretary, Branden Hansen - EVP Chief Business Officer, and Colleen Schulthies - SVP General Counsel.