Instructor

Marc Cherney

Practical Experience:

Marc Cherney is a New York Institute of Finance faculty member who specializes in Accounting for Financial Instruments and Derivatives. His career spans almost 30 years in a variety of accounting & financial roles for major accounting firms and financial corporations in the United States.

Marc is currently the Director of the New York Institute of Finance in Chicago. Marc was previously an independent financial consultant responsible for providing financial accounting and reporting guidance to publicly held companies in a variety of industries. Marc also conducted accounting & financial seminars in the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Trinidad & Tobago. His areas of expertise include financial accounting, managerial accounting, insurance accounting, financial analysis, and finance for nonfinancial managers. He has also served as adjunct faculty at Roosevelt, DeVry and National-Louis Universities in Chicago.

Prior to establishing his independent consultancy, Marc held positions in corporate accounting, internal audit, and organizational development at a diversified financial services company headquartered in Chicago. Marc developed, administered, and facilitated financial training programs for the corporate finance department, and also worked with senior management to provide financial acumen training for nonfinancial managers.

Marc began his career in accounting as a staff auditor with an international public accounting firm headquartered in Chicago. He then joined the Special Deputy’s Office in the State of Illinois, where he conducted audits of insolvent insurance companies placed under State supervision.

Marc is a registered Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Illinois. He holds a Bachelors Degree from the University of Illinois in Urbana and a Master of Science Degree in Accounting from Roosevelt University in Chicago. Marc is a member of the Illinois CPA Society and the Chicagoland Chapter of the American Society for Training & Development (CCASTD).

Areas of Expertise:

Financial Accounting

Managerial Accounting

Investment Accounting

Insurance Accounting

Financial Statement Analysis

Education:

M.S.A., Accounting, Roosevelt University

CPA, University of Illinois

B.S.J., Journalism, University of Illinois

Licenses:

Certified Public Accountant - Illinois

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