Kirk Stevens Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

1575 Welton St.

Leading audit department to establish comprehensive audit process throughout the organization.

Greater Denver Area

Skilled audit, process improvement and project management professional. Currently working on reviewing, evaluating and make process and control improvement suggestions for public utility company's newly acquired subsidiaries or growing subsidiaries.• Streamlined and delivered updated process and control documentation on newly acquired and growing subsidiaries for public utility company.• Developed risk management policy and process documentation on growing trading subsidiary.

Established formal audit process for privately held natural gas distribution company that includes audit charter, audit policies and procedures, risk model and matrix, workpaper standards and reporting standards. Leads audit department through comprehensive audit plan that includes operational, Sarbanes-Oxley preparation and IT related audits.• Successfully completed both audit risk assessment that is being used to establish annual audit plan and entity level risk assessment that Sr. Management is using to ensure proper mitigation on the companies higher risk areas. • Successfully completed key operational and IT audits in areas that have never been audited previously with noted improvements to processes and controls, including comprehensive SAP security review.• Established cooperative audit approach with company management and have been requested to perform smaller process improvement initiatives within the company.• Effectively have lead successful large process improvement projects, including:o IT project that included significant changes to initial SAP design and implementation on new fixed asset and construction management system (PowerPlan).o Development and implementation of new bar-coded inventory system in SAP that required coordination with Supply Chain, Training and Operations.

Englewood, Co

Re-engineering a comprehensive enterprise risk management process within a six billion dollar financial services company. Working with senior management have developed a new framework to identify and rank company risks, analyze and report results and correlate the risks to appropriate processes and control activities.

Created an internal audit department for growing billion dollar airline company. Successfully executes annual audit plan that includes Sarbanes-Oxley administration and testing, airport station financial audits, operational audits in all areas within the company and oversee information systems or technology audits.Project leader that successfully implemented the control documentation and testing requirements created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Continually evaluate the requirements and make the necessary adjustments to make the process more effective and efficient, including use of system application controls.In coordination with operations, developed comprehensive policies and procedures to consistently control all airport stations financial assets and records, which has resulted in a decrease of over 50% of ticketing and cash shortages.Developed the company's methodology of properly control on-board sales, including the implementation of the cashless sales and inventory control system.Key member of the company's implementation of both the Oracle Financials system as well as Trax Maintenance and Inventory system.Monitor, coordinate investigation and resolution, and report on all company whistleblower calls.

Fully managed audit department for restaurant and pie manufacturing company with restaurants throughout the United States and three manufacturing plants. The department performed financial, compliance and operational audits for both corporate departments and restaurants.Enhanced current audit process to better analyze risk traits and control points in order to improve the company's overall control environment.Developed risk based audit programs that successfully provided sound audit results in all areas within the company, including all accounting departments, purchasing, construction, payroll, benefits, and pie manufacturing.Key member of the project team that successfully implemented SAP as VICORP's logistics, payroll and financial system.Lead a task force that developed the restaurant cash and security policies and procedures which resulted in a 33% decrease in cash shortages within two years.

Coordinated all aspects of advanced bank audits for a two billion dollar banking institution and bankcard processor. Successfully advanced within the audit department from staff to senior auditor.Effectively coordinated, supervised and trained up to six staff auditors. Lead auditor in coordinating the college internship program.Was a catalyst in developing creative ideas to help improve the audit product, including development of the department's materiality theory that resulted in over a 50% time improvement to perform the financial section of the audit.

Master Of Science; M.S.M, Management; Leadership

Bachelor Of Science (B.S, Accounting