Scott Bryant

A Certified Public Accountant with more than 20 years of experience in finance, controllership, and audits, Scott Bryant displays exceptional leadership ability in his dealings with colleagues and clients alike. Since July 2006, Scott Bryant has served as Vice President of Internal Audit and Risk Management at Hewitt Associates LLC in Lincolnshire, Illinois. In this position, Scott Bryant has devised and instituted a worldwide program that identifies and moderates many serious organizational risks. Committed to providing his company with the most efficient and up-to-date systems possible, Scott Bryant developed multiple programs designed to facilitate smooth business practices, including a global compliance program for managing fraud and corruption issues, an overseas governance model for use on three continents, and a rotational audit program that acts as a talent pool for the company. Scott Bryant reports directly to the Audit Committee and holds responsibility for following committee guidelines for implementing audit and risk management charters. A skilled operations management professional, Scott Bryant regularly acts as a liaison for senior management in the resolution of global financial exposures and operational difficulties. Before joining Hewitt Associates, Inc., Scott Bryant worked as a Director of Commercial Finance of the Hardware and Home Improvement Group for Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. in Lake Forest, California. From 2005 to 2006, Scott Bryant held many exigent responsibilities for the firm, including the management of profit and loss (P&L;) for three companies with a combined total of $1 billion in revenue. Before earning director-level responsibilities at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., Scott Bryant was employed for three years as a Division Controller. For two years prior to his move to Lake Forest, Scott Bryant acted as a Director of Internal Audit at the company's corporate offices in Towson, Maryland. Prior to entering the finance industry as a professional, Scott Bryant earned a degree in Accounting from Michigan State University. Scott Bryant secured his Certified Public Accountant designation in the state of Michigan in 1988.