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Mihir Jhaveri Joins Centri as a Director

PHILADELPHIA, PA – October 1st, 2018 – Centri Business Consulting, LLC is excited to announce the addition of a new Director in our Risk Advisory Practice, Mihir Jhaveri, to the firm. He has over 15 years of experience helping large Fortune 500 publicly-traded and private companies drive process improvement, minimize company risks, and enhance corporate governance. He has significant experience in managing audits and advisory projects including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) 404 Compliance, financial, operational, IT, and system implementation reviews. His experience spans across multiple industries including Retail, Technology, Fashion, Personal Care & Beauty and Financial Services.

Mihir stated, “I am excited to join Centri to share my passion of risk management with our growing client base. It was a great opportunity for me to join the team and help grow our risk advisory offerings and continue to add significant value to our clients. Centri has a unique collaborative and an entrepreneurial culture, which helps bring the best from our team. I am proud to be part of this fantastic team of professionals, serve our clients, and be part of our growth journey.”

Managing Partner, Michael Aiello stated, “I am thrilled that Mihir is joining the firm’s leadership team; his expertise in the Risk Management space enhances our service offerings to our rapidly growing client base throughout the country. We are also very excited to have him as a leader, mentor and coach to our internal team of experts.”

Prior to joining Centri, Mihir worked at Vanguard, a $5 trillion asset management company, as a subject matter expert to share insights and best practices in building a SOX compliance program. He also served as a risk advisor to other large enterprise-wide initiatives. Additionally, he was responsible for managing risk-based integrated operational audits focusing on a variety of risks including operational, strategic, financial reporting, regulatory, technology, fraud, third-party, liquidity, credit risks, etc. He was responsible for training a large internal audit department on financial reporting risks and building a program to support this initiative.

Prior to Vanguard, Mihir was responsible for managing the SOX Program Management Office (PMO) at Qualcomm, a large publicly traded company, where he laid out a strategy to revamp their SOX program in accordance with the COSO 2013 Integrated Internal Controls framework. He served as a risk and control advisor to many large system implementations and merger/acquisition integrations. Prior to Qualcomm, he held different roles in managing SOX, IT, and operational audits at L Brands (formerly Limited Brands, Inc) and Staples, Inc.

He also spent 2 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in the Risk Assurance practice in 2004 when SOX compliance became a federal requirement for public traded companies. During his time at PwC, he served large companies in the technology, retail, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries to provide guidance on SOX 404 compliance. Mihir received his M.S. in Accounting and B.S. in Corporate Finance and Accounting from Bentley College. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in the state of Ohio.