Vickie Murphy

Experience

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  Montana Legislative Auditors Office

  Jan 1989 - Dec 1998

  Financial Compliance Auditor

  Responsible for auditing various departmentsEnsured compliance with state & federal regulationsSupervised auditing projects & performed quality control reviewsAnalyzed data and presented information to state legislatorsPerformed financial statement audits  Advanced through ranks to Senior Auditor Represented company at Legislative Audit Committee meetings

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  CORRECTIONS, MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF

  Dec 1998 - Mar 2003

  Internal Auditor

  Built an audit program from the ground floorResponsible for ensuring accounting records met with Generally Accepted Accounting PrincipalsSupervised staff in departments of accounting, payroll, inmate accounts, and victim restitutionInvestigated fraudulent practices leading to resolutions and conviction.

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  Montana Department of Transportation

  Mar 2003 - Mar 2019

  Managing the Audit ServiceDeveloping audit policy and tracking annual audit planMaintaining quality assurance programSupervising staff of 16 professional auditorsManaging budget and reporting to the audit committee and managementResponsible for training department management staff regarding fraud and internal controls Implemented new financial management system & coordinated staff involvementReconciled and resolved federal audit findingsFacilitated control self-assessments and supervised staffStepped in as acting regulatory program manager

  • Chief Auditor

    Dec 2006 - Mar 2019

  • Operations Analyst

    Mar 2003 - Dec 2006
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  Valley Metro RPTA

  Mar 2019 - Apr 2020

  Senior Auditor
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  Arizona Department of Transportation

  Apr 2020 - now

  Chief Auditor