Derek Barber

Experience

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  Maricopa County

  Sept 2006 - Jun 2010

  Associate Auditor

  Planned financial and performance audits of County funds, agencies, processes, and contracts, closely adhering to project management principles. Conducted detailed financial analysis using horizontal and vertical analysis, Pivot Tables, and trending to facilitate the risk assessment process. Interviewed County personnel and executive management to identify areas of risk, mismanagement, and fraud. Carried out fieldwork, and developed comprehensive written reports of audit results for the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors and their constituency. Show less

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  American Express

  Jun 2010 - Jan 2012

  Business Analyst/ Financial Crimes Investigator

  Financial Crimes Investigator:Conducted meticulous investigations of hundreds of money laundering, consumer fraud, and merchant fraud cases as part of the American Express Financial Crimes Reporting Unit. Filed Suspicious Activity Reports when indications of terrorist financing, tax evasion, drug trafficking or other illicit financial crimes were suspected.Business AnalystSupported the Financial Crimes Reporting Unit and Global Fraud Unit through the analysis of complex data and compiled results into concise business reports and executive presentations. Composed daily and monthly money laundering and fraud case inventory reports to assist management in prioritizing investigations and ensuring adequate staffing levels. Created customized business analysis reports on an ad-hoc basis while adhering to project management principles to ensure projects were appropriately budgeted and results were delivered in a timely manner. Show less

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  Arizona Auditor General

  Jan 2012 - Mar 2014

  Senior Performance Auditor

  Supervised staff and managed agency ‘Sunset’ and performance audits within the Auditor General’s Performance Audit Division. Responsible for ensuring audits were impactful, timely, and compliant with auditing standards and office policies. Managed project resources, including teams of 4-6 auditors, and collaborated with multiple specialists, such as legal counsel, a research librarian, and a methodologist to complete complex performance audits of State agencies such as the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Medical Board, Department of Financial Institutions, and the Arizona State Retirement System. Show less

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  Arizona Department of Economic Security

  Mar 2014 - Jan 2017

  Chief Audit Executive

  Revitalized the Department’s internal audit division as a value-added function, including the development of the Department’s first annual audit plan and the development of the Internal Audit committee. Oversaw the day-to-day operation of the Internal Audit Department with approximately 18 FTE, including 7 direct reports. Directed all audit activities performed by the division, including performance, compliance, contract, investigative and information technology audits. Represented the Internal Audit division in executive presentations and acted as liaison between multiple external auditing agencies and Department management. Participated in audits to fill personnel gaps, including development of analysis, working papers, and comprehensive audit reports. Advised audit teams on acceptable research, sampling, and testing methods to ensure completed projects complied with auditing standards while providing management with accurate, concise, and valuable information that reduced Department risk and improved operational performance. Show less

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  Burns & Associates, a Division of Health Management Associates

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2024

  Analyst/ Consultant

  Conducted advanced data analysis of financial and non-financial information, especially medical claims and authorizations data in support of client objectives. Created informative analysis to assist clients in understanding the fiscal and operational impacts of changes to service rates, service package authorizations, and similar changes. Developed supporting analysis highlighting service utilization, claims and spending trends, provider revenues, and other factors influencing the design of Medicaid-funded programs and services, especially home and community-based services for the intellectually and developmentally disabled. Utilized multiple software platforms to extract/ query, and analyze ‘big data’ sets, including Microsoft Excel (including add-ons such as Power Query and Power Pivot, Pivot Tables, compound and array formulas, statistical functions, etc.), Microsoft Access, and QGIS geo-spatial analysis software. Show less

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  Health Management Associates

  Dec 2023 - now

  Senior Consultant