Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and innovative professional with over three years of public accounting experience at one of the top international public accounting firms.  Over five years of supervisory experience in the financial services industry, and over 7 years that encompasses both public and privately-held companies spanning across a variety of industries including financial services, wealth management, gaming,  insurance, Medicare, healthcare, manufacturing, communications, and construction.  Excellent communicator with a demonstrated ability to lead, adapt, and work in a team-based environment while successfully completing multiple projects within time and budget constraints.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, New York, NY

August 2008- Current

Senior Associate, Financial Advisory Services

• Project experiences include financial statement audits according to GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance audits, SAS 70 audits, SAS99, Internal Audit, AT501, Consulting, SIPC Bankruptcy Claims, Securities trade reconciliations.
• Experience encompasses both public and privately-held companies spanning across a variety of industries including financial services, wealth management, gaming,  insurance, Medicare, healthcare, manufacturing, communications, and construction.
• Worked closely with external c-level professionals as well as professionals from all levels in order to establish an understanding of the business, business processes, industry risks, internal business risks, and controls in place to mitigate identified risks.
• Demonstrated strong problem solving and financial analytical skills through the preparation, review, and analysis of financial statements and the related footnote disclosures for both public and private companies.
• Assisted in the liquidation of a major bankruptcy in the banking industry. This required detailed analysis of trades and trading systems both domestic and foreign. Gained intimate knowledge of security and bond trading and third party clearing house companies such as Depository Trust Company (DTC).
• Developed project management skills with internal project team members and client personnel learning how to adapt communication style to meet different levels of understanding and expertise of accounting and technology.
• Provided leadership to client projects and staff by, project management roles, completing planning of budgets, staffing specialists, delegation of activities, an explanation and determination of project scope, executing business methodologies, documentation requirements, and a review of work completed client deliverables.
• Worked directly with offshore resources to coordinate projects and managed their results to meet expectations needed to provide the quality work and client deliverables.
• Expert witness support: Assisted in analysis and review of stock option grants, reviewed depositions and assisted with document management. Performed analyses to address SEC allegations, built detailed support binders, created visual aids to assist the expert in communicating complex accounting issues.
• Document review experience: FCPA investigations and securities litigations of communication and financial services companies. Reviewed deals between client, vendors and other third parties to uncover FCPA violations.

Mid-America Transportation Center, Lincoln, NE

March 2006- August 2008

Manager of Accounting- Transportation Research department with research funds over $10 million

• Developed and executed business processes for purchasing, payroll, assets, and reporting cycles to ensure company was within government regulatory standards.
• Developed and maintained department ad-hoc accounting system and database, which ran along parent company’s SAP system.
• Designed account reports for principal investigators on research grants.
• Provided leadership and management to the accounting and office administrative staff and operations.
• Developed, implemented, and managed service centers for department equipment and administrative staff to meet government regulatory standards of grant research and reporting.
• Gained experience and knowledge of creating and deploying both long and short term budget forecasting to maintain acceptable goals of the business.
• Attended seminars and business classes to gain a high proficiency on SAP, MS Access, asset depreciation, payroll, and government purchasing.
• Crucial team member in creating and deploying business wide accounting standards to make sure regulations were adhered by, as MATC became the conference headquarters for transportation research.
• Gained familiarity with writing proposals and other bids for work, mainly associated around the areas of project planning and execution of work. 

Zurich Financial Services Group, Lincoln, NE

March 2002- April 2003

Team Lead- Insurance and Escrow Department

• Held many key responsibilities within insurance escrow operations, which provided escrow and lender placed insurances services for many large national banks.
• Responsible for providing leadership, training, counseling and mentoring associates to be successful within the company.
• Gained extensive knowledge of homeowner’s insurance, flood insurance, lender placed insurance policies, and mortgage escrow accounts.
• Worked to provide detailed progress reports to executives at Zurich, GMAC, Ameriquest, Chase, Wells Fargo and many other national banks.

United States Army - April 1999- April 2006

Enlisted Soldier- 1-167 Cavalry unit

April 1999 – April 2007

• Gained experience and wisdom of leadership skills and team management in high stress situations.
• Successfully executed and helped lead prolonged missions of overseas operations. 
• Volunteered to be Combat Lifesaver qualified.
• Active Duty, Veteran of a Foreign War.
• Honorably and fully discharged of duty in April 2007.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

• University of Nebraska at Lincoln                                                                                                     
  • Master of Professional Accountancy- 2008
  • Bachelors of Science, Business Administration, Accounting- 2007
• Certified Information System Auditor
• Certified Fraud Examiner

OTHER SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES

• Utilized and gained a high proficiency in ACL, SAS and other data analysis and documentation tools.
• Activities outside scope of normal work by volunteering to sit on committees such as:
  • Pro-bono planning and acceptance 
  • Monthly news letter
  • Gen Y action
  • Summer leadership 
  • Recruiting
  • Certification resources
  • SAS99 Offshore liaison
  • Mentor program
  • Armed Forces Veterans at work
• CPR and Community First Aid certified

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 

• Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)- Member and CISA Certification Holder- 2008
• Certified Fraud Examiners- Member since-  2006
• Delta Sigma Psi- Member since- 2006
• Beta Alpha Psi- Member since- 2006
• Updowntowners (Citywide Volunteer Organization)- Member since- 2002