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Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP
90 Matawan Road, 4th Floor
Matawan NJ 07747
United States
Walter is Fragomen’s Chief Financial Officer and is based in the firm’s Matawan, New Jersey, office. He oversees Fragomen’s finance operations and supports the development and implementation of firm-wide financial strategies. Walter is responsible for the efficient delivery of financial and operational support to each of the firm’s offices.
Walter has more than two decades of accounting, finance systems, treasury, financial planning and analysis, tax, strategic planning and risk management experience. Prior to joining Fragomen, Walter held key financial roles at McKinsey for 10 years, most recently as Controller, overseeing a team of 80 colleagues responsible for external reporting, financial administration of the firm’s global shared service center network and finance systems. Prior to this, he served as a Senior Manager in the assurance service line at a big four accounting firm.
Education
- University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, MBA, 2014
- University of Witwatersrand, Bachelor of Accountancy, 1996
- University of Witwatersrand, Bachelor of Commerce, 1995
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Professional accomplishments
Credentials:
Certified Public Accountant, New York State Department of Education
Chartered Accountant, South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
Former President, New York Metro Chapter, Association of Chartered Accountants in the United States
Experience
Key participant in a “one-firm finance” initiative that transformed the function from one that was largely decentralized and autonomous to one where the CFO has direct line of sight to all finance colleagues.
Chaired a stewardship and policy committee composed of senior finance leaders across all disciplines.
Served on steering committees for selection and implementation of multiple new finance technologies including cloud ERP, expense reporting, automated balance sheet reconciliation and treasury workstation.
Appointed as Finance Information Security Officer to represent the finance department and to lead implementation of policies, procedures and tools to safeguard confidential financial information.