Jillian Rose is a forensic accounting expert based in Washington, D.C. She has over 20 years of professional experience in a unique combination of forensic, public, and corporate accounting. She is the Founder and Principal of FinEx Consultancy LLC.
Jillian has provided expert assistance in disputes in a variety of settings, including federal and state court and arbitration, and involving domestic and international parties. She has significant experience in assessing adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in matters ranging from contract disputes to securities litigation and assessing compliance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) in audit malpractice matters. Her experience also includes white collar investigations involving high net worth individuals and public and private companies, money laundering assessments, litigation risk assessments, underwriter due diligence, and technical accounting advisory.
Previously, she was a Managing Director in the Expert Services practice at Kroll and a Managing Director in the Risk & Investigations practice at FTI Consulting. She also spent a decade of her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers where she managed and led multiple teams in the execution of financial statement audits and other attest procedures, including evaluating internal controls for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements; developing audit programs which addressed client-specific financial reporting risks and met applicable regulatory standards (e.g. PCAOB, SEC, international regulatory bodies, etc.); and reviewing financial statements for compliance with regulatory requirements and relevant accounting standards. Her client portfolio included large multinational technology, telecommunications, and defense sector companies as well as venture capital partnerships invested in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and emerging technology portfolio companies.
Earlier in her career, she was a Finance Manager in the International Controllers department at AT&T Corp. and was a participant in the company’s Financial Leadership Program.
Ms. Rose is a recipient of the AICPA’s 2018 Standing Ovation Award for professional achievement in forensic accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of New Jersey and is Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF). She is a graduate of Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida where she received a B.S. in accounting.
She is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and currently serves on the board of Olney Theatre Center in Olney, MD.