About
Christine Crider, CFE
Management Consultant & Owner
Nonprofit and For-Profit Management Consultant / Certified Fraud Examiner / Forensic Accountant / Dispute Analysis and Forensic Investigations / Litigation Support / Grants (RFP/REA) Proposal & Contract Management Professional
Finance specialist and management consultant with over 20 years of for-profit and nonprofit experience in areas of financial accounting, forensic investigations, disputes analysis, budget development, grant work, cash management, financial analysis, internal controls, reconciliations and business analysis strategies. Accounting software expertise in a diverse group of nonprofit software such as MIP Fund Accounting. Extensive experience with accounting systems and accounting department development. Additional expertise in a wide range of QuickBooks programs such as QuickBooks Premier, Pro Edition, Accountant Version, Intuit Payroll, Intuit Online and QuickBooks Enterprise.
Providing executive directors, attorneys, nonprofits and other clients knowledge and insight from the ground up, using a broad range of strategies, problem-solving techniques and solutions. Provides a variety of services relating to the entire business operations, including areas such as client training on internal audit techniques.
Educational highlights include Master of Accountancy (MAcc) in Financial Auditing, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting from Cleveland State University and a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management from The Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. Additionally, attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, earning a Master of Legal Studies (MLS) degree focusing on white collar crime and corporate compliance. In addition, I am pleased to be a graduate of the FBI Citizens Academy Program in Cleveland, Oh (May 2022).
Certifications and affiliations include: Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) in 2017 through current. President Emeritus (1/24), President (10/20-12/23) and Director (2/18-9/20) for the Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (NEOACFE). Additional affiliations include Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Central Ohio ACFE and a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CBMA) since 2017.