• Conducted compliance, operational, and financial audits to assess the operating effectiveness of university controls as well as compliance with university policies and GAAP.• Interviewed process owners of business cycles to develop an understanding of controls and documented results through process narratives and/or flowcharts.• Executed audit procedures including substantive testing and tests of controls for academic and administrative units.• Prepared audit findings and other reportable observations to be presented to all levels of university personnel in clear and concise workpapers.• Developed improvement recommendations for clients based on audit findings and reportable conditions.• Prepared audit reports outlining observations noted during testing with recommendations for remediation for management’s consideration.• Communicated regularly with the auditee and management throughout the audit process to ensure that expectations were aligned, and all noted observations were correctly stated and understood.• Executed continuous monthly audit procedures of the PCard program.• Assisted in the development of the new university card program guidelines.• Utilized extensive experience in Microsoft Excel to organize, analyze, and manipulate data, as well as to streamline and automate various processes.• Served as a key resource on diverse data manipulation, analytics, benchmarking, and research projects, collaborating with colleagues across departments at all levels to identify and solve problems, reduce risk, and increase efficiency.• Served as an audit resource for external audit firms, performing fieldwork for various university audits.

• Prepared and analyzed report schedules and supporting exhibits.• Gained an in-depth knowledge of Forensic Accounting and its role in the insurance industry.• Assisted in ongoing marketing effort.

• Conducted a facilities construction expense review, reviewing and analyzing University expenditures to determine reasonableness and compliance with the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) Circular A-21. • Assessed adequacy of travel expense authorizations to ensure a proper level of authority and fiscal responsibility• Performed data analysis on employee expense justifications to ensure compliance under Internal Revenue Code guidelines• Completed validation testing of control operating effectiveness, gaining experience in work paper methodology and referencing