Sarah Rinderknecht

Experience

Sarah Rinderknecht primarily assists with analyzing financial data, developing approaches for accounting business processes, and preparing expert and business valuation reports. Ms. Rinderknecht is eager to gain further expertise in the field of forensic accounting. Ms. Rinderknecht's professional experience is summarized below.

Business Valuation

Ms. Rinderknecht has assisted in performing appraisals in both cooperative and contentious appraisal environments in a variety of industries. In the course of performing a valuation, Ms. Rinderknecht draws upon her experience in forensic accounting and economic analysis. The following are some of the varied entities for which Ms. Rinderknecht has provided valuation assistance:

• Real estate holding companies for estate and gift purposes. Ms. Rinderknecht extracted financial data and analyzed detailed financial records of the company in the preparation of a valuation model, and performed market research of comparable publicly traded companies and industry trends.
• Custom home construction companies for divorce litigation purposes. Ms. Rinderknecht extracted data from the accounting system, recreated financial statements in Excel, prepared schedules within the valuation model, and performed market research of comparable publicly traded companies and industry trends.
• A property rental management company. Ms. Rinderknecht assisted in reviewing an opposing expert's report and recreating her analysis. Ms. Rinderknecht also assisted in researching alternative data and preparing rebuttal valuation schedules.
• Acoustic ceiling design companies. Ms. Rinderknecht assisted in extracting financial information from the company's accounting system, preparing valuation schedules, and researching industry trends and comparable market data.
• Trailer manufacturing and design companies. Ms. Rinderknecht assisted with extracting financial information and preparing schedules utilized in the valuation model.
• A company specializing in catalytic converter recycling. Ms. Rinderknecht assisted with researching industry and economic data from guideline publicly traded companies, and preparing various schedules used within the valuation model.

Forensic/Investigative Accounting

Most of Ms. Rinderknecht’s assignments require applying her forensic accounting expertise to different aspects of the work. This may involve using forensic accounting methods to analyze and interpret business financial trends or to investigate fraud allegations. Below are some of the diverse matters in which Ms. Rinderknecht has applied her forensic accounting skills:

• Performed investigative accounting services relative to the valuation and tracing of marital assets in divorce cases.
• Assisted with the analyses of monthly cash flows and need assessments for use in divorce settlement.
• Performed a review of business bank statements to assess the legitimacy of business transactions related to a clothing manufacturer.
• Investigated fraud claims related to a non-profit organization. Ms. Rinderknecht extracted data from the company's accounting system and recreated financial statements in Excel for further investigation, traced bank transactions to the general ledger, and analyzed tax returns.
• Traced cash flow for various divorce litigations. Ms. Rinderknecht extracted bank data, reconciled transactions, input details for checks and deposits into a transaction database, and prepared summaries of historical spending.

‍Evaluation of Economic Damages

Ms. Rinderknecht has assisted in computing economic losses, or economic damages, in many different types of cases. The following are some of the varied matters in which Ms. Rinderknecht has used her expertise to calculate damages:

• Various personal injury cases. Ms. Rinderknecht assisted with analyzing records produced, analyzing and recreating an opposing expert’s analysis to identify flaws, and preparing rebuttal schedules.
• Breach of contract claims involving information technology companies in the government and private sectors. Ms. Rinderknecht assisted with analyzing financial records and reconciling expenses associated with the damage claims.
• Fraud/intentional misrepresentation and breach of contract involving treatment facilities for drug and alcohol addiction. Ms. Rinderknecht reviewed and analyzed documents received and traced historical transactions.
• Breach of non-competition and non-solicitation provisions involving real estate development companies. Ms. Rinderknecht extracted financial data from various entities’ accounting systems, reviewed an opposing expert's report, and prepared spreadsheets included in the damage model.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Utah with a minor in Entrepreneurship
• Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Ballet from the University of Utah

Professional Certifications

• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Types of Matters

Ms. Rinderknecht has provided her expertise across a wide range of purposes and cases. Her experience covers a variety of matters, utilizing the adaptable principles of forensic accounting, valuation, and economic damages. The following is an overview of the types of cases Ms. Rinderknecht has worked on throughout her career: