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United States

Visit Us: www.j3auditgroupllc.comJ3 Audit Group, LLC is a minority owned, Washington, DC metropolitan area based consulting firm with service capabilities across the continental United States. Our group of associates work to identify and monitor control risk, and aid in the maximization of parking operational control.We offer single engagement services as well as ongoing consulting and audit management assistance. Our audit programs are designed to be dynamic and are built on years of parking audit experience with the flexibility to be tailored to your unique operational control needs and concerns. We also work with organizations as a minority partner on joint ventures to provide parking audit expertise. Our business model is designed to meet the ever changing climate of today's parking industry. If your operational audit needs are big or small, one-time engagement, or ongoing, we are here to assist you in meeting your goals and objectives.

Directed a team of up to ten auditors with the overall responsibility for auditing revenue collection, deposits, and reporting, to ensure company policies and procedures are followed in these areas. Identified and assessed risk, evaluated adherence to controls and compliance with established policies, procedures, and regulations, made recommendations for improvement, and provided support to operations team members regarding audit results.Led the audit department in managing assigned areas of responsibility and established timelines including follow-up of outstanding revenue source documents, management monthly reporting, and program updates.Consulted with senior management and other department staff, regarding trends observed in audit results and ideas or solutions that could address them such as policies and procedures, training, or technology.Provided the board and executive management with operational and financial analysis and recommendations.Developed a dynamic risk matrix reporting system tied to an active databased that yielded real time risk assessments resulting in increased revenue control regarding audit scheduling and compliance audits.Developed departmental personal training schedules to promote continuous learning and improve the internal audit department’s industry IQ and efficiency. Collaborated with the IT department to develop a dynamic location dashboard scorecard to track trends and patterns in conjunction with audit activities and findings.Reengineered the field audit program to increase audit coverage via the use of an audit risk matrix and other tools designed to maximize the audit presence, effectiveness, and efficiency during surprise field audits.Designed a multi-layered approach to operational control with checks and balances built within the operational process and across departmental areas of responsibilities.

Supervised operations auditors and served as the primary Audit Manager for the Mid-Atlantic Region comprised of Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Established and developed standard audit forms used to conduct internal audits. Formulated audit objectives and designed audit plans to test internal controls and ensure the separation of duties. Facilitated, configure and troubleshoot online revenue report setup for new assets. Developd controls to detect and prevent fraud. Performed investigations and documented employees’ misappropriation of company funds, resulting in significant increases in reported revenue across the region.Co-championed the regional setup, implementation and continued monitoring of the online revenue reporting system for the Mid-Atlantic Region. Provided executive management with financial analysis and recommendations. Implemented an “All Shifts” audit mandate to provide audit coverage to shifts that historically were under-audited. Utilized a number of audit techniques and revenue analysis to identify revenue risk and direct shift targeted shopper audits. Conducted over 3,100 audit checks resulting in compliance assurance to detect fraud resulting in increased revenue. Provided training and reported progress of Operations monthly audit upload reconciliations via PARIS. Grew compliance locations from 34% to over 98%. Developed and lead a process redesign improvement “Operation’s Tuesday” that yielded increased revenue control regarding cash bank deposits.

Directed a team of up to six auditors as primary Audit Manager of key markets and high profile properties in the Washington DC area. Primary auditor for Preflight off-airport owned assets including BWI, Boston Logan, Providence T.F. Green, and Philadelphia International airports. Led the formulation and execution of a web-based audit database with IT while driving the participation throughout the continuous testing and documentation of the process. Designed controls to detect and prevent fraud. Reengineered the InterPark monthly hangtag permit, which significantly increased the ability to detect fraudulent permits while controlling costs. Developed audit training course for operations managers to provide auditing tools and improve the overall operational control environment. Authored audit manual chapters used to define, explain and detail how to conduct audits including monthly access audits, internal shopper audits, pay on foot audits and revenue and recognition audits. Served as market auditor of key strategic owned assets for portfolio representing 42% of InterPark’s owned assets. Exceeded audit requirements for full audits in three different markets and four Preflight locations. Reduced the number of high audit findings by proactively recommending control improvements and promoting self-audit and disclosure to address high-risk issues. Initiated and executed Mystery Shopper Program to enhance the quality, reliability and flexibility of random audits on a national basis.Provided full training support on Operational Self Auditing to over 30 Operational Managers across the Philadelphia and DC markets. Executed 50+ regular audits monthly with more than double the average yield/number of high-risk audit finds. Delivered audit team’s highest “high-find” ratio of 9.5%, with team average at 6%. Sustained a strong audit presence through an average of approximately 61 field audits per month, representing a 22% increase in field audits over the previous year (2005).

Directed and coordinated the activities of 12 auditors engaged in examining operational financial records and performing onsite compliance audits. Conducted investigations to document and identify misappropriation of company assets. Prepared departmental budgets and evaluated subordinates’ work performance. Reviewed contracts and lease agreements to ensure legal obligations were met. Documented and presented cases in union grievance and unemployment hearings.

Conducted field audits for management to ensure compliance with policies and procedures. Developed a revenue tracking system to aid in the risk assessment audit process. Coordinated and assigned field audits using a risk assessment schedule. Prepared reports comprised of findings and recommendations for management. Investigated and documented potential misappropriation of company funds.