Description
Background Talon leads the Business Valuation Practice at The Cadence Group, and is also involved in the Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting, Internal Audit and SOX Practices. Talon has over 13 years of experience in many different industries in providing business valuation and forensic accounting services. Talon's expertise lies in opining on business value, performing complex data analysis and having the flexibility in expertise to perform any number of accounting related assignments. Prior to Cadence, Talon was a shareholder of Sage Forensic Accounting for over 5 years, and worked in the business valuation, forensic accounting and litigation support industry for over 12 years. Among other matters, while with Sage, he testified in Court cases regarding business value and damages, worked on complex patent infringement litigation and calculated economic damages for a wide variety of civil litigation matters. While with Sage, he also headed the Company's Boise and Las Vegas offices. Talon is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and a member of the AICPA and the UACPA.
The Cadence Group was founded in January 2005 with the formation of the Cadence Consulting Corporation. We are comprised of audit and compliance professionals with several years of experience across a multitude of industries. We came together to create synergies in our diverse specialties to provide an all-encompassing service. With our combined resources, we have significant experience with business and IT processes that can help any audit, risk management and compliance initiative.
Experience Project lead for PCI Gap Analysis projects for various merchants and service providers that transact with credit cards. These projects involve scoping the PCI environment, performing testing and analysis to identify gaps in PCI compliance, and providing recommendations on network segmentation, third-party contracts, and overall PCI compliance solutions. Project lead for PCI Assessment Report on Compliance (ROC) for a data center service provider. This project involved testing of the PCI Data Security Standard controls, documenting findings, working with the client on remediation activities, and issuing the Report on Compliance. Project lead for a SOC reporting engagement for an international call center service provider. This engagement involved transitioning the client from the former SAS 70 standards to the new SOC2 reporting framework. Project lead for a SOC reporting readiness project for a financial software company. For this first-time SOC issuer, the project involves identifying processes and controls, drafting control objectives and associated controls, and providing advisory services related to process improvements necessary for SOC 2 compliance.
We assist our clients by providing independent opinions of value, of all types of business interests. From intangible assets to debt and equity, from options to preferred stock, we understand what drives asset value, business value, how to measure it, and perhaps most importantly, how to improve it. With our additional expertise in forensic accounting, we determine the quality of the financial statements prior to using them to determine business value. Our professionals have experience in all types of valuation engagements and have even testified in Court regarding value.
Background Ty began working with The Cadence Group in 2005 and leads the Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting practice. Ty specializes in preparing SEC Filings and drafted technical accounting memos for clients with specific expertise in revenue recognition, debt restructurings, convertible debt, stock-based compensation , derivatives and purchase accounting. Ty also has experience preparing companies for GAAP audits by ensuring the balances and amounts being reported are correct and providing supporting documentation to substantiate the balances. In addition to his technical accounting background, Ty has extensive experience Sarbanes-Oxley readiness projects, including the roles where he has the primary responsibility of ensuring clientsâ?? readiness for 404 attestations. Additionally, Ty has performed several internal audit projects and assisted clients in establishing and documenting policies and procedures across accounting and payroll related processes.