Elizabeth Ortman

Experience

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  KPMG

  Sept 2008 - now

  Experience managing audits of public and private companies in various industries, with particular focus in technology, industrial manufacturing, financial services, and forest products.Experience as the lead manager on an initial public offering of an emerging growth company. Experience assisting clients in analyzing new accounting standards and accounting for significant transactions, including business combinations and discontinued operations. Overseeing and mentoring teams of managers, seniors and junior associates, ensuring effective project management and quality client service. Working cross-functionally with clients’ tax and information technology departments in conjunction with KPMG specialists, and working closely with clients’ internal audit departments. Knowledgeable in technical accounting and financial reporting under U.S. GAAP, U.S. SEC Rules and Regulations, and PCAOB standards and rules. Additional leadership roles include being a firm sampling specialist, a performance management leader, and a national sampling instructor.Board Member and Finance Committee Member of the Ronald McDonald House Charity of Western Washington and Alaska. Show less

  • Chief of Staff, Pacific Northwest Business Unit

    Mar 2021 - now

  • Senior Manager, Audit Practice

    Sept 2008 - Mar 2021