Andrew M. Baxter

Andrew Baxter has more than 15 years of experience in professional services consulting, providing a variety of audit and advisory services focused on helping clients solve tactical and strategic challenges related to corporate Governance, Audit and Control.

Andrew has extensive experience providing Internal Audit outsourcing services, working closely with executive management and audit committees to ensure key risks are identified and addressed through internal audit programs and control testing. This work has involved analyzing and risk-rating auditable areas, preparing multi-year internal audit programs, documenting business processes and internal controls, executing internal risk-based audit projects that deliver value-added insights and recommendations, and following up on open audit issues.  He is highly effective at building relationships with client functional and operational leaders, executive management, and audit committees. This helps to strengthen governance and internal control strategies and ensure value is achieved from the internal audit function. In addition to outsourced internal audit services, Andrew leads Quality Assurance Reviews of internal audit departments as well as SOX compliance engagements (program execution, readiness assessments, program design/implementation, SOX software implementation, weakness and control gap remediation, program mergers/integrations, and program optimization and cost reduction).

Andrew also has extensive experience with corporate investigations and management consulting projects, including: directing expert consulting projects supporting counsel in matters related to risk and internal control; directing accounting and e-discovery efforts in several complex corporate investigations; supporting clients with process redesign and improvement; leading complex financial accounting remediation efforts and financial system selection and integration; leading business analysis and requirements-gathering for software development.

Andrew’s depth of experience with internal controls and governance, enterprise systems, business processes and management accounting enable him to bring a broad perspective to his clients’ projects and challenges. His advisory experience spans several industries including Financial Services (Insurance, Banking), Manufacturing and Distribution, Alternative Energy, Cannabis, Digital Marketing, and Engineering Services.

Andrew received his B.S. in Finance from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.