Auditor, Business Continuity Planner, ERM Advisor
Scott Gerard, CPA is a national subject matter expert on healthcare business continuity (Continuity of Patient Care), Internal Audit, Risk Consulting, and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), and has implemented business continuity programs for large health systems. His decades of industry and functional experience in establishing secure and efficient processes for large and complex organizations have made him adept at strengthening internal governance and financial, IT and operational controls, and driving large-scale global projects.
Experience Summary
Scott has more than 30 years’ experience, which includes being a partner within the internal audit and business risk consulting practice at Crowe LLP; a partner-in-charge of the internal audit practice of a large National firm, and an Executive Director at Ernst & Young LLP. He has also served in a directorial capacity in diverse companies such as Paramount Pictures Inc. and Warner Music Group Inc. Industry experience includes healthcare, technology, media and entertainment (theatrical, cable, music, live events, and broadcasting) and hospitality. Of his 30+ year career, 17 years have been dedicated to the healthcare industry.
Domain Expertise
Internal and financial audits, ERM, business continuity planning, fraud audits, compliance, strategic planning, forecasting, corporate governance, ERM, SOX, accounting, finance, reporting, IT controls, risk consulting, internal audit, quality improvement, and risk management.
Accomplishments
- Provided healthcare leadership and the Board of Directors with an independent assessment of their organization’s preparedness to continue clinical operations during an extended IT outage.
- Identified “readiness gaps” to inform enhancements to the Continuity of Patient Care program.
- Led a collaborative project to develop a thorough continuity of patient care program for healthcare organizations to follow during an extended IT outage.
- Identified top-tier risks to prioritize with client leadership and the Board of Directors for inclusion within the ERM program for on-going monitoring
- Implemented leading practice ERM programs, policies and infrastructure for multi-billion-dollar clients.
- Assessed existing ERM programs and recommending short-term and long-term program enhancements.
Professional Affiliations
- Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors (AHIA): Led training, roundtables, and published articles
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- New York and California Society of CPAs
- Served as an Advisory Board Member of SignaCert, a provider of continuous IT compliance monitoring solutions
- Served on the Ernst & Young Alumni Board for Greater Los Angeles
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, Accounting and Business Administration from State University of New York at Albany
- Certified Public Accountant (NY and California)
