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SUMMARY:

Results - oriented Senior Auditor with experience working with numerous high-growth clients and other market leaders in diverse industries ranging from retail, consumer products, financial services, insurance, health sciences, government, not-for-profit and others. Proven analytical and financial management skills. Critical thinker and creative problem solver with excellent planning, organizational and supervisory strengths. Currently pursuing Certified Public Accountant (CPA) destination. Earned reputation for delivering superior results in challenging environments through outstanding strategic thinking, analytical, process improvement, and problem resolution capabilities. Persuasive and concise communicator; experienced in dealing with all levels of management in varied industries, and coaching subordinates for greater productivity and understanding. Key areas of expertise include:
GAAP
Budget Management
Financial Planning
Project Management
Balance Sheets
SEC Reporting
Corporate Accounting
Risk Management
Employee Benefits Plans
Identified and recommended a $1M inventory write-off that had not been disclosed in previous audits.
Discovered fraudulent activity that resulted in client implementing policies and procedures around how expenses are managed.
Recommended pricing adjustments to reduce inventory and maintain margins, resulting in annual savings of $40,000.
Provide functional guidance on multifaceted projects for fast-paced services companies and federal government contracts in multi-locations and multi-state. Effectively manage six or more simultaneous projects worth up to $12 million each with up to 45 personnel per team.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Software: Word, Excel, Outlook, Pivot Tables, V-Lookup, Great Plaines, Yardi, PeopleSoft, SAP, QuickBooks, PowerPoint, GamX, GAAIT, Groove Virtual Office, and PPC.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Riverwoods, IL

Consultant

Responsibilities:

Meet with Marketing control owners to understand and walk-through their controls.
Request evidence to execute tests of controls.
Execute test of controls and documenting the results using a pre-defined template.
Maintain supporting evidence for test exceptions identified.
Vet issues with Business Partners to gain agreement.
Devise new test plans as needed and continually improving existing plans to ensure that the plans adequately address the risk.
Assist Business Partners with the development of action plans.
Complete assigned testing within required timeframes as defined by Corporate Risk.
Summarize testing results and findings identified for management.
Perform action verification follow-up testing as assigned to ensure issues are adequately resolved.

Confidential

Consultant

Responsibilities:

Run client engagements from start to finish, which includes planning, executing, directing, and completing audits and managing actual engagement time spent to budgeted engagement time.
Maintain active communication with clients to manage their expectations and ensure client satisfaction.
Proactively interact with key client management to gather information, resolve audit-related issues, and make recommendations for business and process improvements.
Work with the audit team to identify and resolve client issues discovered during audit process.
Supervise and lead the staff through counsel, guidance and coaching. Evaluate performance and work efforts; participate in performance appraisal process.
Managed all accounting activities, process and audited Employee Expense Report, setup and maintenance of vendor database and filing system, Process and fulfill check requests and wire transfers, and Daily interaction with vendors.
Coordinated approval processes of all accounts payable invoices, coded the G/L and processed vendor invoice payments and researched and resolved billing and invoice problems.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Senior Auditor

Responsibilities:

Plan, execute, and manage financial statement audits of public and privately held companies in a range of industries: retail, consumer products, financial services, insurance, health sciences, government, not-for-profit and others; Clients served include: Walgreens, BMO Harris, CNA, University of Chicago Hospital, City of Chicago.
Major Employee Benefits Plan audits People Gas and Kellogg.
Served as a member of audit teams in various industries, performed control test, reviewed financial statements, records, reconciliations, and lead interviews with clients and development of final auditors report.
Develops audit findings and recommendation and present finding with client to achieve agreement or understand their concerns on corrective actions.
Provide advice to clients regarding the development of internal audit planning, processes, techniques and best practices in order to improve operational efficiency of the audit function.
Developed audit plans, evaluated accounting operations and coordinated all fieldwork for diverse clients within various industries.

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