SUMMARY

• Since 2003 - 4 years staff accounting, 7 years internal audit experience; (SOX compliance readiness services and financial and operational internal auditing working for a variety of publicly and privately held companies and within a variety of industries).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Boston, MA

Responsibilities:

• Review and comment on variances, which are above set thresholds established by the bank, for a list of accounts on 5 entities.
• Create adjusting journal entries and monthly accruals.
• Journal entry input.
• Perform general ledger reconciliation including item research, analysis and resolution.
• Responsible for the GL team record retention schedule and archives.
• Utilize Iron Mountain for record retention.
• Utilize Frontier Reconciliation system for reconciliations.
• Assist the GL Supervisor with projects, such as data dictionary.

Confidential - Boston

Internal Auditor

Responsibilities:

• Planned, managed and executed internal audit programs at properties managed by the Company. 69 properties reviewed, traveling 25%.
• Created a remote audit program and performed 2 remote audits; one in California and one in Connecticut.
• Tested internal controls, summarized and reported audit findings and observations to the Standards Committee.
• Financial areas reviewed using general ledger reports included: cash receipts, collection, posting, depositing and reconciliation of tenant and subsidy accounts, capital purchases and invoice processing, adjustments to the resident ledger, Petty Cash and Operating Bank account reconciliations.
• Reviewed policies and procedures for accuracy and effectiveness of internal controls. Suggested improvements to internal controls.
• Created flowcharts for high risk policies/procedures, identifying the internal controls.
• Performed forensic accounting utilizing data analysis, Active Data for Excel, for special projects including identifying duplicate payments.
• Created Procedures Review Questionnaire (audit survey) for field personnel to be used as a training tool for internal controls.
• Assisted in creating a procedure review (audit) program for field personnel (20+ staff) to perform mini-audits.
• Assists in training and mentoring staff and reviews audit reports for accuracy, completeness and to ensure time budget is met.
• Monitors internal audits and procedure reviews field audits using a benchmarking scorecard for management evaluation.
• Special projects reporting to the CEO and General Counsel.

Confidential - Quincy, MA

Internal Auditor

Responsibilities:

• Operational Auditing: review of high risk manual transactions, plan payroll reconciliations, rebalance and rate escalator, data gathering for billing, service level agreements, confirm controls, pricing and trading processing and financial control reconciliation. Worked directly with management and documented through detailed work papers and issues report.

Confidential - Burlington, MA

Senior Risk Management Associate

Responsibilities:

• Manufacturing Industry - Documented the change in internal control structure for a new system implementation; SUMMER 2007.
• Manufacturing Industry - Planned and supervised SOX engagement for mid-year testing of repeat manufacturing client; FALL 2006 & SPRING 2007.
• Finance Industry -Organized and supervised financial control testing within a SAS 70 engagement; WINTER 2006.
• Finance Industry -Assisted Consulting Manager in the Control Assessment for an investment company’s real estate property management entity in several locations, including out of state; WINTER 2006.
• Forensic Accounting experience with the Construction Cost Accountant; WINTER 2006, SPRING 2007.

Confidential

Internal Audit Associate

Responsibilities:

• Manufacturing Industry - Performed an engagement to create SOX documentation that can be easily maintained by the company over time: consolidated and streamlined prior year’s documentation, worked with process owners and identified key controls vs. process steps, implemented new controls, updated documentation including flowcharting and narratives, created audit test plans, supervised staff, tested controls, and related results; WINTER 2005, SPRING 2006.
• Forensic Accounting experience with the Construction Cost Accountant; SUMMER 2006.

Confidential - Lexington, MA

Internal Controls Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Manufacturing Industry - Maintained, revised, updated documentation to ensure consistency and compliance with SOX reporting standards.
• Identified key controls, evaluated and tested the effectiveness of internal controls for Products Corporate & Freight and Distribution Field.
• Provided recommendations for improved controls and enhanced business efficiency.
• Prepared documentation for SOX 404 on selected key business processes, 16 sub-processes, including control matrix, systems flowchart, narrative and parent-company software specific documentation.
• Identified risks, internal controls and offered solutions to reduce current residual risk in sub-processes.
• Responsible for monthly closing activities, reviewed and analyzed general ledger accounts, investigated any expense discrepancies.