Rachel Schaefer Email & Phone Number

West Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Help support Principal’s retirement business through everyday operations of both proprietary and nonproprietary investments
• Kept controls current and correct through documentation and research to ensure accurate pricing
• Prepared financial statements for yearly audit of registered investments

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Evaluate the IT and Business risks of IT applications for clients through the testing of controls
• Assisted in performing SOC 1 and SOC 2 pre-assessments to identify risks and determine proper controls for clients
• Communicate effectively with clients to understand and document key IT and Business processes to support SOC reports and the financial statements

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Performed SOC 1 testing of IT and Business controls for Wellmark
• Worked on SOC 1 review of controls for third party companies associated with Wellmark
• Assisted with Health & Care Management and Enrollment & Eligibility audits

West Des Moines, IA

• Participated in a rotational intern program between four accounting departments
• Reviewed expense reports to validate transactions incurred were appropriate to be processed
• Processed invoices within the SAP system to pay expenses to vendors
• Helped with year-end closing procedures

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Clive, IA

• Worked in QuickBooks accounting software
• Performed month end reconciliations of bank statements
• Processed monthly credit card activity and checks for clients
• Assisted with running payroll for each pay period

Schaumburg, IL

• Assisted with performing financial reviews using evaluation models to determine the amount of credit risk to extend to clients
• Updated collateral amounts in Zurich’s credit risk database to accurately reflect current values
• Found any missing accounts and collateral not in the database based on reports