Erin Courson Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

Palo Alto, California, US

• Experience in full cycle recruiting for early stage start-ups, with emphasis on sourcing and prescreening candidates in the areas of software engineering, data science, business operations, and product management
• Place candidates ranging from new graduates to c-level in various industries including AdTech, Biotech, Business Intelligence, E-Commerce, Hardware, Manufacturing, Mobile, Photonics, Robotics, Semiconductors, and.
• Communicate with hiring managers to ensure caliber of candidates in the pipeline meet client expectations
• Source for candidates utilizing recruiting tools, such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Ziprecruiter, Indeed, and Hiretual
• Manage new team members and assign priority sourcing tasks depending on urgency of client needs
• Schedule candidate interviews with hiring managers through GCal, Lever, Greenhouse, and LinkedIn TalentHub while maintaining candidate status in client’s applicant tracking system

• Maintained the fund‐level accounting by posting all journal entries and creating/maintaining supporting schedules, reconciliations, and other support
• Prepared schedules related to investment sales and recorded related entries to the JDEdwards (JDE) general ledger
• Calculated and recorded fund‐level fees
• Prepared capital calls, distribution calculations, and LP notices
• Analyzed the cash needs of the funds and REITs
• Performed the accounting and reporting for the industrial real estate project financing program, including recording journal entries for interest expense, loan fees, eliminations, and more

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Coordinated and planned year-end fieldwork, including the audit of all required financial statements, related disclosures, and all other client deliverables
• Responsible for the preparation of financial statements, related disclosures, and reportable conditions letters in accordance with GAAP or other applicable reporting framework
• Trained assurance associates on firm methodologies and audit approaches to ensure client risks are being properly addressed throughout audit testing
• Interacted with clients to help ensure information flow from client to audit team is efficient, including acting as liaison from client management to engagement team managers and partners
• Addressed client concerns and escalated accounting issues as they arise, as well as identified and communicated auditing matters to managers and partners

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Performed tests to identify and resolve clients’ accounting or reporting issues in high risk audit areas such as inventory, revenue, goodwill, debt, and equity
• Evaluated opening balance sheet work for companies that were acquired during the year under audit
• Assessed risks and evaluated privately owned and publicly traded clients’ internal control structures in industries such as, real estate, manufacturing, technology, financial services, employee benefit plans, and.
• Assisted with drafting clients’ financial statements and verifying proper GAAP disclosures were included

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Performed tests to identify and resolve clients’ accounting or reporting issues in high risk audit areas such as inventory, revenue, goodwill, debt, and equity
• Evaluated opening balance sheet work for companies that were acquired during the year under audit
• Assessed risks and evaluated privately owned and publicly traded clients’ internal control structures in industries such as, real estate, manufacturing, technology, financial services, employee benefit plans and.
• Assisted with drafting clients’ financial statements and verifying proper GAAP disclosures were included

Dallas, TX, US

• Engages with campus visitors and communicates with prospective students via email and handwritten correspondence
• Leads campus tours while encouraging perspective students to attend SMU
• Assists with admission events across Dallas, including college fairs and group visits focused on at-risk youth
• Sends confirmations to visitors and manages check-in for daily campus tours

Dallas, TX, US

• Marketed and sold event tickets to patrons in the Dallas community
• Conducted market research by periodically calling patrons to solicit feedback on exceeding their expectations
• Ensured cash drawer balanced after each event by comparing tickets sold to cash and receivables

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Assessed risks and evaluated clients’ internal control structure in industries including real estate, construction and manufacturing
• Performed substantive tests and tests of internal controls to identify and resolve clients’ accounting or reporting issues in financial statement areas such as cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other assets
• Performed reconciliations of balance sheet accounts and performed analytics over income statement accounts
• Enhanced communication skills through team collaboration and client interaction

Master'S Degree, Accounting

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Accounting