Betina Dufault
Chicago-based UHY Advisors Inc. (FY17 net revenue of $140.8 million) announced that Betina Dufault has joined the firm as the national director of financial reporting and quality control.
As a member of UHY’s national office, Dufault acts as a technical resource for the firm’s audit practice, working with UHY professionals as they adopt new audit procedures and review new accounting principles. She also oversees the firm’s quality control and internal inspection programs and will facilitate external inspections conducted by AICPA peer reviewers, the PCAOB and the U.S. Department of Labor.
Prior to joining UHY, Dufault was an associate director at the PCAOB in the division of registration and inspections, where she spent 15 years working on developing inspections and reporting matters including, for the last seven years, overseeing the remediation program for the country’s largest accounting firms.
“Betina brings over 25 years of work experience in assurance, accounting, advisory and regulatory matters and is a proven veteran of quality in the audit process,” says Cynthia Scheuer, MP of UHY LLP.
Prior to her tenure at the PCAOB, Dufault was a senior manager at a Big 4 accounting firm, where she led audits of public and private companies, and advised clients on technical accounting matters. Dufault also completed a two-year fellowship position at the SEC.
