Work history
Senior Accountant
tags:
accounting
• supervising
• training
How would you describe your time at Silverpop?
Provide professional accounting work related to the preparation / maintenance of financial records, audit of financial transactions, and production of reports for a leading provider of permission-based e-mail marketing software services and solutions.
Key Contributions:
???Prepare monthly reconciliations for balance sheet accounts for general ledger maintenance.
??? Work closely with Controller on projects involving audits, reports, and departmental financial statement reviews.
??? Compile consolidated monthly financial statement for the company???s three entities; perform financial statement analysis.
??? Served as Interim Accounts Payable Clerk and trained newly hired employee to fill position.... 
Senior Auditor
How would you describe your time at Waddell Smith?
Conducted financial statement reviews and audits of clients in manufacturing, construction, and service industries for a full-service CPA firm.
Key Contributions:
??? Collaborated with manager to implement audit risk assessment procedures.
??? Researched audit and accounting standards; composed technical memos for review by managers and partners.
??? Prepared adjusting entries and financial statements for audit and review clients....
KPMG
July 2007 to November 2007
Senior Associate
tags:
auditing
• project supervisor
• accounting
How would you describe your time at KPMG?
Advanced to a senior-level position with responsibility for overseeing audit engagements through delegating tasks, coaching / developing staff, and conducting periodic performance reviews for a major international accounting and consulting firm.
Key Contributions:
??? Reported to KPMG management on the status and results of audit activities.
??? Performed asset impairment analysis in adherence to IFRS 36.
??? Analyzed inventory and bad debt expense to ensure compliance with IFRS....
KPMG
September 2005 to the present
Audit Associate
tags:
accounting
• auditing
How would you describe your time at KPMG?
Worked closely with client to assist them in improving business performance, comply with regulatory requirements, and achieve sustainable value over time.
Key Contributions:
??? Conducted walk-through interviews at client sites to test controls over financial reporting to test their effectiveness; documented results to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley 404 requirements.
??? Assessed clients??? overall operational and financial performance through a variety of analytical and detail procedures.
??? Carried out control and substantive test work over account balances.
??? Met with client to gain insight on variances for analytical procedures and other issues that were revealed during audit process.
??? Planned the design and implementation of audit work for fiscal year-end financial statement audit engagements....
Education
Master of Science in Accounting
How would you describe your time at Michigan State University?
While at Michigan State I completed Accounting coursework that involved studying the role of corporate governance, financial statement analysis, and design of control systems to evaluate management's performance, database design, cost accounting, and international reporting standards.
Bachelor of Arts in Accounting
How would you describe your time at Michigan State University?
While working on my Bachelor of Arts Degree I was on the Dean's List six semesters throughout college and recived a cash scholarship from Institute of Management Accountants based on outstanding academic performance.
Through my coursework I acquired comprehensive understanding of financial accounting, cost accounting, government and not-for-profit accounting, federal income tax accounting, and auditing through successful completion of critical coursework, which included successfully completing an auditing project that involved checking documents for accuracy, verifying file locations and generating a trial balance and financial statements.
I was a member of Michigan State University Accounting Club and served as a Member of Executive Board where I provided correspondence between the club and presenting companies, maintained the club's website, and chaired the Career Gallery Committee in 2003.
I was a Member of the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants and Institute of Management Accountants....
