James F. Green is an Ilinois CPA who helps people understand complex accounting principles through his writing and by onsite training.

Previously, as a partner in Arthur Andersen LLP's Professional Standards Group, he developed and communicated Andersen's technical accounting positions on derivatives, hedging activities, financial instruments, securitizations, and foreign currency translation--authoring firm guidance and comment letters, participating in the U.S. and international standards-setting process, and consulting with internal and external clients. Before joining Andersen, Jim managed and was a primary author on financial services issues for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, working with the U.S. Congress, federal regulatory agencies, private-sector standards setters, and CPAs in industry and public practice on relevant issues and proposals.

Jim received a BBA in accounting from the College of William and Mary in Virginia. He joined the AICPA after six years of experience serving large publicly held financial services clients at KPMG.

Review Author: Ronald G. Pippin, CPA , Managing Director, Accounting Research Manager, authors and oversees the maintenance of the SEC content on the Accounting Research Manager (ARM) database as well as a significant portion of the accounting content on ARM. Among other responsibilities at ARM, Ron reviews the completeness of the content for this publication, CCH Accounting for Derivatives and Hedging.

Ron has 20 years of public accounting experience, including six years as an audit partner with Arthur Andersen. He also served as the senior technical accounting officer at a Chicago-based Fortune 50 firm for 10 years. Before Ron joined CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business, he worked in Andersen's Professional Standards Group (commonly known as the “national office”), where he consulted on technical accounting matters and contributed to the authoring and maintenance of ARM's accounting content. Wolters Kluwer purchased ARM from Andersen in 2001.

Ron is a CPA, a graduate of the University of Colorado in Boulder, and a member of Financial Executives International, the AICPA, and the Illinois Society of CPAs.