Experience

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  Burr pilger mayer (bpm)

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2015

  Business enterprise services team intern

  • Supported accounting services for clients such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, and account reconciliations• Assisted clients with tax compliance by preparing 571-Ls, Business Property Statements and 1099s, Miscellaneous Income• Worked with the audit team to conduct pension audit engagements

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  Moss adams llp

  Jun 2016 - May 2017

  Business assurance staff

  • Performed audits for clients in Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Not-for-Profit, and Higher Education industries• Participated in pre-audit planning, reviewed accounting and operating procedures, performed internal control test work, and conducted audit tests• Assisted with the preparation of financial statement reports, performed analytical reviews of various account balances, and prepared supporting work paper documentation to support an audit opinion

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  West contra costa unified school district

  Jun 2017 - now

  • Prepare key financial reports used to lead and support the Alvarado Adult Education School• Communicate variances in plan/budget to Adult School leaders and other key stakeholders• Support the annual budgeting process, interim reporting periods, and close of the fiscal year• Provide financial oversight for the District's 8 charter schools, including the review of quarterly and annual financial reports and budgets; Serve as the District's liaison for charter schools• Supervise two Accounting Technicians over General Billing, District Financial Audits, Student Body Fund Accounting, Attendance Accounting, District Fund Accounting, and Instructional Time Show less • Revamped Federal Timekeeping processes and procedures and prepared training materials with the Director of State and Federal Programs and Business Services Coordinator to ensure alignment of funding with the time and efforts of 500+ federally-funded employees• Reviewed and verified the proper implementation of audit recommendations from the Forensic Accounting Investigation of the District’s School Construction Bond Program• Designed audit work papers to collect and organize documents to demonstrate implementation and communicated findings with Directors and Executives in charge of each recommendation Show less • Served as Interim Director Internal Auditor from October 2019 to June 2020 to manage the internal review of 112 recommendations from the Forensic Accounting Investigation the District underwent to make improvements to the School Construction Bond Program; Supervised an Accountant II• Audited the Associated Student Body (ASB) accounts and Bell Schedules for over 45 schools, updated policies and procedures, conducted research, provided training, and investigated issues• Audited attendance reports before submitting them to the County Office of Education and California Department of Education to ensure the District received the correct amount of funding Show less

  • Business Services Coordinator

    Jul 2021 - now

  • Lead Internal Auditor

    Jul 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Interim Director Internal Auditor/Internal Auditor

    Jun 2017 - Jun 2020