Patrick F. Kerns

Patrick has more than 12 years of experience serving a variety of not-for-profit, higher education, employee benefit plan, retail, construction and professional services clients. He has significant experience with Uniform Grant Guidance audits, in particular audits of the Student Financial Assistance cluster.

Patrick is responsible for the management, coordination and delivery of audit-related services to all of his engagements. Such responsibilities require the knowledge of clients and their industries, project management skills, the ability to develop distinctive relationships with clients, knowledge of financial reporting requirements and key technical pronouncements, and understanding of operating and internal control risks and concerns of the entities that are served. In addition, Patrick focuses on providing timely, pragmatic and insightful feedback on business risks opportunities for improving and evolving regulatory environments. Patrick works closely with the firm’s integrated resources to ensure that his clients receive well researched answers on the multitude of ways issues may impact his clients.