Alan Smith Email & Phone Number

Gastonia, North Carolina

- Develop annual audit plan in concert with the CEO and Finance/ Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.- Communicate and coordinate the scope of work with the organization's management. - Develop targeted plans and execute internal audits of the organization’s accounting systems and processes to internal controls are adequate, effective, and efficient for the receipt, expenditure and control of funds.- Conduct audits to ensure the accounting and internal control of the agency’s assets is appropriate, accurate and in compliance with applicable rules, regulations, and generally accepted accounting principles.- Develop targeted plans and conduct audits and reviews of all operational units to ensure compliance with agency policy and procedure and agency plans and guidelines in the handling, safeguarding and control of funds, property and all other assets.- Compile summaries and prepare reports of findings and recommendations at the completion of each audit.- Perform special reviews and audits as requested by the CEO and/or Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.- Assist the external audit firm with the performance of the annual audit and related fieldwork as requested.- Engage in continuous knowledge development of best practices, rules, regulations, and performance standards.- Assist in revising existing policies and procedures to reflect best practice and standards.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

Columbia, South Carolina Area

- Perform assigned audit procedures while working as part of a team on audits of over $125 million of appropriated funds.- Support supervisors' engagement planning by evaluating agency internal controls, identifying control risk areas, and documenting assessments in work papers and memoranda.- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with management and staff of the auditee.- Utilize General Ledger, Human Resources, and Asset Management modules within SAP (South Carolina Enterprise Information System) to analyze auditee accounting transactions.- Use authoritative literature and standards codifications to research applicable legislation, regulation, accounting, auditing, and attestation standards.- Reconstruct the condition of accounts from unorganized or incomplete data.- Recommend revisions of auditee procedures and methods to more accurately report accrual based accounting information.- Communicate audit findings to supervisors and agency management both verbally and in written memorandum.

Spartanburg, Sc

Recruited by full-time accounting faculty to assist with Intermediate Accounting. Duties Included: - Attend all course lectures. - Meet with professor to discuss student progress. - Plan and present two lectures per week to supplement classroom instruction. - Facilitate discussions and collaboration among students.

Spartanburg, Sc

Assisted students with: - Financial, Managerial, Cost, & Intermediate Accounting - Micro, Macro, & Managerial Economics - Inferential Statistics - Corporate Finance

Spartanburg, Sc

- Examined and re-calculated amounts contained in weekly warranty commission payable report to external data and source documents to verify correctness. Validated exceptions through inquiry of external parties including dealers and warranty providers to ensure accurate reporting and cash disbursements. - Compiled data from multiple brokerage statements to assist financial analysts with fair value adjustments to available-for-sale bond portfolio. - Compiled data from SQL reports to support financial analysts’ reporting of monthly collection and portfolio characteristics as part of three separate servicer reports. - Assisted internal audit staff with performance of assigned programs on multiple compliance and operational engagements. - Analyzed collateral packages for proper documentation before remittance to the trustee/custodian of warehouse credit facility. - Collected data from daily funding requests to assist with allocation of divisional interest expenses.