Precious R. Sanchez | Profile

Precious R. Sanchez is a senior manager at YIP ASSOCIATES, a firm specializing in accounting, financial investigations, receiverships, and bankruptcy related matters. Mrs. Sanchez previously worked for Kaufman Rossin & Co. in the forensic, advisory and valuations services department as well as the audit and assurance department. Prior to working at Kaufman Rossin & Co., Mrs. Sanchez served as a senior forensic accountant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at the Miami Field Office in Miramar, Florida.

Mrs. Sanchez is a Florida and New Hampshire certified public accountant (CPA), certified fraud examiner (CFE), certified anti-money laundering specialist (CAMS), and certified financial crimes investigator (CFCI).

Mrs. Sanchez has over a decade of experience in forensic accounting matters inclusive of managing teams on complex financial investigations for litigation and consulting matters and leading engagements in support of government entities. Mrs. Sanchez has served as a forensic accountant and an expert witness and has extensive experience in receivership matters, asset tracing, economic damage calculations, investment fraud investigations, indicia of fraud matters, minority shareholder dispute matters, and trust accounting. Mrs. Sanchez has worked with clients and counsel to prepare detailed and thoroughly supported reports of findings intended for court submission, including clear documentation of methodologies, analyses, and conclusions. Mrs. Sanchez has worked on matters in various industries including governmental entities, real estate, hospitality, healthcare, and entertainment.

Mrs. Sanchez has extensive experience in criminal investigations to including white collar fraud investigations, counterterrorism matters, complex asset tracing methodologies, and financial analyses. Mrs. Sanchez has experience testifying as a summary witness on behalf of the United States government in criminal proceedings and sentencing including creating financial exhibits, organizing voluminous financial documents for discovery, and trial preparation. In her capacity as a forensic accountant for the FBI, Mrs. Sanchez held top secret/sensitive compartmented information access designation for routinely working matters dealing with national security, foreign intelligence and Bank Secrecy Act information. Further, Mrs. Sanchez managed complex, multi-million-dollar fraud investigations, including the preparation of detailed analytical reports of findings and supporting demonstrative exhibits for use in legal proceedings.

Mrs. Sanchez has experience as a financial statement auditor, where she planned financial statement audits by understanding key organizational objectives, policies, internal controls and external regulations thereby identifying risk areas pertinent to the specific clients’ needs.

Mrs. Sanchez earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida and her Master’s in Accounting with a concentration in forensic accounting from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida.

Mrs. Sanchez is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, International Association of Financial Crime Investigators, National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts and a board member of the South Florida Chapter of Certified Fraud Examiners.