Risk advisory for financial services

Sarah leads the internal audit service line for Wipfli. Still deeply involved with her clients, Sarah leads outsourced internal audit engagements and manages co-sourced arrangements, ensuring Wipfli’s risk management consulting assistance is tailored to the individual circumstances of each client. Sarah has the experience and ability to evaluate controls within a process and provide sensible recommendations to strengthen operating environments.

Carrie Connell began her career in audit in 2003 and today works in our risk advisory group with clients primarily in the financial services industry. She is experienced in both public and nonpublic financial statement audits, employee benefit plan audits, regulatory compliance audits and fraud and forensic accounting. On numerous occasions, Carrie has assisted de novo institutions in transitioning from an organizational stage to fully operational companies. She specializes in administering and performing Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance for accelerated filers and smaller reporting companies, FDICIA compliance and operational and financial internal audits.

Kathy Enbom is a leader of the firm’s regulatory compliance and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) services. She has an extensive background in regulatory compliance, marketing, and leadership that includes significant training in developing, delivering, and implementing instructional programs. Kathy uses this experience to enhance consultative interaction by providing guidance and resources to assist clients in improving their overall compliance management system.

As a senior manager in Wipfli’s risk advisory services practice, Tom Loring performs a variety of functions in internal controls, information technology (IT), and information security.  He performs technology auditing in all areas of IT-related controls, including IT department organization and administration, daily operations, software change management, logical security, and physical security.