Jim serves as the practice leader for the firm’s Risk Advisory Department. Jim specializes in providing risk management, internal audit and internal control consulting services.
Jim serves as the practice leader for the firm’s Risk Advisory Services Department. Jim specializes in providing risk management, internal audit, Sarbanes-Oxley, business process optimization and internal control consulting services. In addition, he has directed numerous process and control improvement projects at several financial service companies. During the past 25 years, 19 of those in internal audit and risk management, Jim has directed the internal audit and governance aspects for several large public and private companies. In his current role, Jim is responsible for the delivery of internal audit and risk advisory services to several of Western Pennsylvania’s and Central Ohio’s largest public and private companies. In serving these organizations, he has provided services to clients in both a full internal audit outsource capacity, as well as in a co-source relationship. Jim’s client portfolio consists of a high concentration of financial service companies for which he was responsible for planning, coordinating and managing internal audits and delivering services in the areas of enterprise-wide risk assessment, 404 Sarbanes-Oxley support, business process improvement and compliance reviews. Jim also held a position in internal audit with a large publicly held specialty metals company.
B.S. - Business Administration, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Member—American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants
Board Member—The Institute of Internal Auditors (The IIA), Pittsburgh Chapter
Past International Committee Member—The Institute of Internal Auditors
Member—The Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
Chairman of the Executive Board—Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania
Who is your role model?
My father
What is the best advice you ever received?
Work hard. Nothing in life is given, it is earned.
If you could go back in time, what advice would you give to your college self?
Don’t be in such a rush to get into the real world. Enjoy every moment.
What was your first job?
I was a produce clerk for a local grocery store.
Do you have advice for young professionals?
Ask questions – you don’t know all of the answers. Don’t be afraid to seek the insight of those around you.
Shareholder Jim Yard is Schneider Downs’ practice leader for our Risk Advisory Services Department. Jim specializes in providing risk management, internal audit, and internal control consulting services.
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