AAFCPAs to Present Workshop on Internal Controls & IT Countermeasures to Mitigate Risks

Posted on November 14, 2018July 21, 2021

AAFCPAs’ Vassilis Kontoglis and David Kelleher will present an educational workshop on Best Practices in Internal Controls and IT Security to assist in mitigating risk at The Massachusetts Association of Early Education & Care (MADCA) Administration and Management Conference, in Worcester, MA on November 28^th.
Risk Management requires continuous improvement, and organizations must stay vigilant, and learn & adapt over time. In this interactive session, AAFCPAs will highlight critical risk management principles and techniques that assist in mitigating vulnerabilities targeted by today’s cybersecurity intrusions and incidents. In addition, attendees will review some of the most frequently misunderstood internal control recommendations and how they mitigate risks, including issues specific to early education and care providers.
In this interactive session, attendees will learn:

Countermeasures to IT systems risks, including: people, processes, and technologies
How to educate employees to avoid phishing scams and ransomware attacks
Best practice internal control recommendations specific to early education and care providers

Vassilis is a member of AAFCPAs’ Business Performance, Internal Controls & IT Advisory Practice, and a highly-skilled IT professional with proven expertise in: cyber security and IT risk assessments, business process improvement and change management, information systems gap analyses, systems selection & implementation, IT auditing, and special attestation reporting.
Dave has a long history, deeply rooted in providing professional services for the human and social services sector, including comprehensive expertise serving Early Education and Care (EEC), and multiservice organizations.
We are happy to share our expertise for the benefit of early education and care providers, their families and communities.
For more information, please contact David Kelleher, Partner at 774.512.4042, dkelleher@nullaafcpa.com, or Vassilis Kontoglis, Manager at 774.512.4069, vkontoglis@nullaafcpa.com.

About the Authors

David Kelleher, CPA, CGMA

Dave has been serving AAF clients since 1997. He has extensive experience providing assurance, tax, and business advisory solutions to nonprofit organizations and closely-held companies. Dave’s diverse nonprofit client base includes: community development centers, independent schools, human and social services organizations, and early education and care (EEC) agencies. Dave has extensive nonprofit tax experience, advising clients on complex issues such as unrelated business income tax, state filing requirements, related party and executive compensation disclosures. He also helps clients identify and address risks related to their Uniform Financial Report (UFR) and other funding source regulations. Dave specializes in providing federal and state audits to the firm's clients in accordance with Uniform Guidance/Single Audit and Government Auditing Standards.

Vassilis Kontoglis

Vassilis is a leader in AAFCPAs’ Business Process & IT Consulting Practice. He has 20+ years’ proven experience providing business intelligence, productivity, information risk management, and cybersecurity solutions. He is a critical resource in keeping clients and the firm on the forefront of transformative technologies while mitigating risks that come along with these advancements. Vassilis leads the delivery of Robotic Process Automation solutions at AAFCPAs. He understands the unique requirements to achieve RPA success, including proper design, planning, implementation, and governance. He works collaboratively with clients and cross-functional teams, and leverages his deep understanding of enterprise information systems, business logic, and structured inputs to automate rote processes and increase operational efficiency. Vassilis is also the leader of AAFCPAs’ automation center of excellence (CoE), an internal team that streamlines automation output, provides structure, and helps scale automation through the firm.