Frank Banda, CPA

 

Frank Banda, CPA, PMP, Principal

A principal in Reznick Government, Frank Banda has more than 25 years of management, audit, accounting and consulting experience with a special emphasis on assisting organizations with accounting, financial reporting, and business process management improvement. Frank has an intensive knowledge of federal accounting standards with strong leadership skills and the proven ability to plan and implement large programs while managing risks, resolving issues and achieving positive change. He has assisted governmental entities such as the Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Office of Historical Trust Accounting with their accounting and compliance projects. In addition, he has served as a Project Manager for Reznick Government’s disaster housing recovery engagements with the State of Texas, State of Mississippi and State of Louisiana. He has overseen plan design from implementation to execution, the establishment of PMOs and Concept of Operations.

 In addition, Frank is well versed in public policy and audit/fraud prevention, which has enabled him to serve as an expert witness for the Department of Justice. He has implemented quality control and assurance programs, the development of approaches for application verification, grant approval, applicant notification, issue resolution, payment preparation, payment processing, and closeout. Also, Frank leads Inspector General support projects for the Federal Housing Finance Agency – Office of Inspector General and Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Prior to joining Reznick Group, Frank co-founded and served as Chief Financial Officer for an e-commerce software development company.

An article entitled "Citizen-Centric Reporting on the Use of ARRA Funds" by Frank Banda is featured in a new book published by the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) called Managing for High Government Performance.

Education

B.S., Accounting – University of Maryland