Marina Layvand

Bio

Marina Layvand is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of New York. After completing her MBA in public accounting and information systems at Pace University in New York, Marina worked as a senior auditor at KPMG LLP in the Assurance Practice group. At KPMG, she conducted financial statement audits in accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards; reviewed, analyzed, and evaluated internal controls to identify areas for improvement; and made recommendations to management. Part of her responsibilities included supervising staff and training new hires in KPMG's business measurement process methodology. The core of this work consisted of performing audits of numerous pension and 401(k) plans, reviews of clients' filings with the IRS and DOL, and financial audits on a diverse group of clients in information technology, entertainment, and not-for-profit industries. Marina has also graded CPA examinations on behalf of the AICPA for over 20 years. She is certified to grade all sections of the exam. Marina enjoys teaching managerial and financial accounting, as well as accounting theory and research, auditing, budgeting, and other financial courses.