Kayla Brown Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, US

Alexandria, Virginia, US

Alexandria, Virginia, US

Relocated back to my hometown where I focused on being a full time mother during COVID-19 and supporting my husband in his career as a first responder.

London, GB

• Leading fieldwork, managing performance and keeping engagement leaders updated on audit engagements
• Completing audit processes and documenting higher-risk areas to increase my technical and business skills in areas including revenue, financial instruments and income taxes
• Engaging clients and providing authoritative advice and professionalism throughout transactions
• Constantly developing an understanding of current market trends and processes and sharing my knowledge to develop junior colleagues
• Understanding the clients’ unique ambitions and needs and referring them to colleagues in other teams and areas to broaden the business relationships where possible

London, GB

• Recognized potential audit issues or unusual relationships from basic analysis of the financial statements and communicate them to the assurance team
• Clearly and accurately documented the execution of specific audit procedures as defined by the engagement objectives, audit client's engagement history, and planned audit approach
• Challenged procedures used in the past and attempt to enhance audit techniques
• Demonstrated professionalism and competence in the audit client's environment
• Maintained a strong client focus, be responsive to client requests, and develop/maintain productive working relationships with client personnel
• Stayed informed of current business/economic developments relevant to the client's business

Charlotte, NC, US

• Conducted enhanced due diligence for client customers to identify potential legal, regulator or reputational risk to the company
• Performed transaction analysis on triggered accounts using different external sources to identify potential risk transactions considering BSA, AML, KYC, OFAC, and CDD regulations.
• Prepared case summary write ups
• Managed assigned investigations ensuring timely recommendations and reports were made to management
• Ensured the required documentation complied with system development and audit requirements.

Charlotte, NC, US

• Establish working knowledge of the client’s accounting procedures and processes
• Review the client’s accounting systems of internal controls
• Design and perform testing of client’s internal controls
• Identify any accounting or audit issues and perform the necessary research to resolve such issues
• Conducts compilation of financials
• Prepares all financial statements and work papers (to include schedules, analyses, and memos)

Fairfax, Virginia, US

Charlotte, NC, US

• Developing a marketing plan for The Award Acquisition Project for Private Client Services
• Tested the clerical accuracy of the reconciliation for cash
• Scan the bank reconciliation for significant or unusual reconciling items over scope for cash
• Traced bank reconciliations balance to general ledger, working trial balance and lead sheet to test for existence and accuracy of cash
• Prepared acceptance and continuation letter and in engagement letter for 2013 tax returns.
• Helped prepare accounts receivable sample (determined tolerable misstatement, performed materiality, selected items for population testing, selected sample size)

• Developed Travel budget for Intern managers
• Maintained and updated personal database and verifying their professional ranks
• Updated weekly newsletters and provided required information to department

Virginia State University, VA, US

• Generated inventory on assets to ensure accurate accountability of fixed assets
• Maintained and updated Master Equipment Log spreadsheet (Excel) for purchase orders
• Recorded and tagged university assets
• Entered and updated university assets in the Department of Accounts Fixed Asset System

Washington, DC, US

• Helped analyze and estimate the Fiscal Year 2013 annual budget
• Provided support and guidance each month for the Fiscal Year 2012 financial plan
• Conducted a Unit Cost for each benefit payments paid out to new retirees and survivors
• Assumed responsibility to organize and manage reminders for upcoming obligations

Master'S Degree, Accounting

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Accounting