Elizabeth Mcdowell, Cpa, Cia Email & Phone Number

Broomfield, Co, Us

Audit Forward is an innovative internal audit consulting business designed with credit unions in mind. We transform, digitize, and modernize your credit union internal audit department, retail branch audit program, and executive reporting.

Yeovil, Somerset, Gb

Elizabeth serves as one of two independent director on the SWAP Board of Directors. SWAP provides professional, cost-effective, and high-quality internal audit service to partners and clients, based on a sound understanding of the business needs and objectives.

Front Range, Colorado, Us

I'm embarking on my college teaching career at FRCC as an adjunct professor of Accounting for both an in-person and online session of Introduction to Financial Accounting.

• Drove the strategy and execution of external financial statement audits, including RFP to Big4 auditor• Matured and managed the Internal Controls over Financial Reporting team, strategy, and execution• Developed roadmaps and executive presentations for SOX and PCAOB readiness• Collaborated with partners throughout the company, including executive leadership, risk, compliance, and InfoSec

Boulder, Colorado, Us

• Developed and oversaw the annual risk-based, Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) approved internal audit plan and propose changes to the audit plan based on new and emerging risks• Inspirationally led a team of internal auditors (operational, IT, compliance, and branch) to complete the annual audit, compliance, and retail branch testing plans on time and within budget• Oversaw narratives (walkthroughs), risk and control matrices, audit reports, and business process improvement opportunities for all projects• Provided ongoing guidance to executive team, ARC, and management through 1:1s and collaboration meetings• Defined and continually refined audit and risk universe, developed risk assessment methodology, and oversee 40+ entity risk assessments annually; perform and present annual Enterprise Risk Assessment• Reported functionally to the ARC, through preparation of written and verbal presentations, participation in executive sessions, and individual meetings with Board members• Developed innovative ARC and management reporting designed to more effectively communicate audit results, audit plan progress, and status of open audit issues• Effectively facilitated annual regulatory exam, year-end financial statement audit, and 401(k) plan audit

Boston, Ma, Us

• Served as Denver-area lead for Corporate Audit group• Prepared Corporate Audit decks for approximately ten audit committee meetings annually• Presented audit findings and updates audit committee meetings• Job responsibilities and experience include all items listed below under Audit Manager

Boston, Ma, Us

• Led risk assessment and annual audit plan development for multiple private equity companies through meetings with senior leaders and understanding of key risks• Managed multiple staff, providing development and mentoring feedback on an ongoing basis• Served as project manager for multiple consecutively-run audits, including managing multi-location and cross-team auditors• Presented high-impact audit results at annual Corporate Audit conference

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

• Facilitated planning, development, and implementation of the annual audit plan, through risk analysis and interviews with senior leaders • Planned, supervised, and performed financial, operational, and contract audits, as well as the Expenditure and Retail Revenue SOX cycles. Effectively identified and communicated audit risks, controls, and recommendations to Company leaders• Consistently received top performance review ratings and served as department lead for training new auditors. • Commended for providing value to the Company by assisting the Supply Chain organization in implementation of ACL (Audit Command Language, an analytical analytics software) program to identify duplicate payments• Job responsibilities and experience include all items listed below under Senior Financial AuditorPlease note that Consultant is a title - analogous to Supervisor. I was not a contractor.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

• Self-taught Business Objects (a query program) to eliminate need for requesting testing populations from client, resulting in increased efficiency and accuracy• Successfully identified and communicated high-priority findings with executive management• Planned, performed, and supervised financial, operational, and contract audits• Supervised and planned Sarbanes-Oxley testing for the Expenditure and Retail Revenue cycles• Developed project objectives, scope, and detailed work programs through obtaining background information and identifying risks associated with each assigned project• Served as Audit Services representative on the Expense System selection and implementation team• Repeatedly commended by Chief Audit Executive and Manager for report- and memo-writing skills and have had memos and testing lead sheet templates distributed to staff for use in their workpapers

London, Gb

• Completed and reviewed substantive work, subsequent review work, press release tie-outs, and quarterly reviews at SEC and private companies • Performed walkthroughs and test of controls work in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley• Led multiple engagements, including a 401(k) Employee Benefit Plan for a publicly-traded company• Actively participated in recruiting programs for multiple universities by acting as a Peer Mentor for four interns, attending firm recruiting functions, and serving as the main contact for many recruits• Repeatedly commended by partners and superiors for outstanding work on clients, substantial recruiting efforts, and exceptional communication skills

Macc, Accounting

Ba, Accounting And French

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