Neil Gonsalves Joins A-lign CPAs

Online, October 5, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Managing Director Tanya M. Pavlik is proud to announce that Neil Gonsalves has joined A-lign™ CPAs. He joins A-lign™ CPAs as a Director to provide risk advisory services to companies throughout the world.

Prior to joining A-lign™, Neil served as a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young where he led the firm's SAS 70 audit practice for the Southeast area, assisted in developing the firm's SAS 70 audit methodology and training, as well as serving clients. Additionally, he played a significant role in building the firm's SAS 70 practice in India. Neil has provided professional services to multiple Global 1000 and Fortune 500 companies and, more recently, has been actively involved in working with clients to educate them and assist them with the implementation of the new global standard, ISAE 3402, Assurance Reports on Controls at a Third Party Service Organization and the US equivalent Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE 16), Reporting on Controls at a Service Organization.

"Neil's international background and experience will enable us to more efficiently serve our global clients", stated Pavlik. "His breadth of knowledge with the international business community will be a great addition to our audit practice."

Neil is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Chartered Accountant (CA). Scott Price, Senior Director at A-lign™ CPAs and firm practice leader for SAS 70 and SSAE 16 audits stated, "Neil's knowledge base and years of experience serving clients will greatly compliment our existing talent base. I am privileged to be working with someone with such vast experience and solid commitment to client service."

About A-lign™ : A-lign™ CPAs is a CPA firm specializing in providing auditing and business advisory services to companies with regulatory or customer compliance needs, such as:
- Statement on Auditing Standard (SAS) 70 Audit Services
- Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE) 16 Audit Services
- WebTrust/SysTrust Services
- Payment Card Industry (PCI) Readiness Assessments
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 27002 Benchmark Services
- Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Assessments
- Internal Audit and Sarbanes Oxley Compliance
- Healthcare Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

A-lign's executive team has provided services to companies in a multitude of industries, such as Application Service Providers, Banking and Financial Services, Communications, Data Center Providers, Energy and Utilities, Government, Insurance, Managed Services and Technology, Non-Profit, Professional Services and SaaS. A-lign's executive team has extensive experience in the accounting and auditing field, has held key positions with Big 4 accounting firms and holds numerous certifications including Certified Public Accountant, Certified Information Systems Auditor and Certified Internal Auditor.

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