Nicole Frey

Experience

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  US Congress

  Jun 2008 - Jul 2008

  Congressional Intern for Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln

  I answered phones, attended hearings, wrote memos, assisted with constituent services, conducted Capitol tours, and managed mailing lists.

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  Arkansas State University

  Jan 2009 - Mar 2009

  Internship in Project Management for Service Learning Project in Ecuador

  I assisted in creating an informational pamphlet, helped to organize a student trip abroad, studied about and worked in micro industries, and participated in community service activities.

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  Liberty Bank of Arkansas

  Aug 2010 - May 2011

  Financial Services Representative

  My main responsibilities were to answer phones, open new accounts, assist customers with account information, and manage customer accounts.

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  Goad & Company, PLLC

  May 2011 - Oct 2012

  Staff Accountant

  I worked as a staff accountant whose primary responsibilities were to enter accounting data, perform bank reconciliations, perform payroll reconciliations and assist with administrative duties.

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  BKD CPAs & Advisors

  Jan 2013 - Apr 2014

  Staff Auditor

  I worked as a staff auditor and audit engagement in-charge primarily serving small to medium sized not for profit, governmental and manufacturing clients in the state of Arkansas.

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  EY

  Jul 2014 - Mar 2018

  I worked as an external auditor primarily serving the Healthcare technology sector. My role included participating in and supervising US-related client engagements, including preparation and review of the audit documentation. I was often the first contact point on complex issues in the areas of IFRS / US GAAP accounting, PCAOB auditing standards, and US-related financial reporting for my respective engagement teams. I held various coaching kit sessions for my engagement teams in order to provide a deep-dive into relevant auditing and accounting topics. I was often the sole supervisor of the staff on my engagement teams and was typically the primary audit contact for my clients. I was responsible for escalating any issues to the executives on my teams and remained in close contact with the senior managers and partners involved in the audit engagements on which I worked. Show less I worked as an external auditor primarily serving the Healthcare industry. My responsibilities included the preparation and review of audit documentation, developing an audit approach and preparing detailed audit programs for walkthroughs, tests of controls and substantive procedures, executing audit procedures, such as understanding and evaluating significant sources of information, performing walkthroughs, testing controls, and executing substantive procedures in moderately complex, judgmental and/or specialized areas, and other audit related tasks. I served as the main client contact on my primary audit engagement. I was also responsible for coordinating all of the specialists (coding, tax, actuarial reserves) and the off-shore team of my primary engagement. I coordinated all client and executive update meetings related to the audit progress on my primary client. Show less

  • Senior External Auditor

    Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

  • Senior External Auditor

    Jul 2014 - Mar 2017
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  Walmart

  May 2018 - Sept 2022

  • Senior Manager II, International Finance

    Jul 2021 - Sept 2022

  • Senior Manager, FP&A Global Sourcing

    Jun 2019 - Aug 2021

  • Manager, Global Sourcing Finance & Strategy

    May 2018 - Jun 2019
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  Arkansas State University System Foundation

  Oct 2022 - now

  • President

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Chief Operating Officer

    Oct 2022 - Dec 2022