Debbie Smith

Executive summary

Debbie Smith is a partner in Grant Thornton’s National Professional Standards Group, specializing in employee benefit plan audit services. She has more than 20 years of experience in auditing benefit plans and has practiced exclusively in this area for more than 13 years. She serves as a technical resource for the firm on employee benefit plan auditing, accounting and reporting issues, and is the designated Audit Services partner for the firm’s Employee Benefit Plan Audit practice. Smith is also a frequent speaker at industry conferences on employee benefit plans.

Professional qualifications and memberships

CPA — Illinois
Illinois CPA Society
AICPA
AICPA, Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center, Executive Committee
AICPA, Employee Benefit Plans, Former Expert Panel Member
AICPA, Audit Guide Revision Task Force, Grant Thornton Representative
AICPA, Audit Guide Overhaul Task Force, Grant Thornton Representative
AICPA, Audit Risk Alert Task Force
AICPA, Professional Ethics Committee, Technical Standards Subcommittee

Education

BA, Accounting, Loyola University