Experience

City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Compliance

  • Dec 2021 - Present

• Business Analyst

  • Mar 2016 - Dec 2021

  • Continuously improving business office processes by implementing use of available data sources replacing manual transfer of information • Improved business office documentation process by implementing use of templates and shared cloud storage • Prepare statistic and analytic reports for grant administrators and college leadership• Responsible for college grant administration related to accounting and systems functions• Monitor grant expenses including adjusting payroll allocations to various funding sources by preparing projections and other analysis• Obtain and record revenue from online payments for business enterprise activities• Prepare budget transfers and journal entries • Special Projects: Including assisting College leadership by drafting narratives for financial reporting (The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report or CAFR) and finance functions (budgeting, establishment of internal controls, systems, general accounting, the audit process, etc.) for the accreditation process with the Higher Learning Commission.



City Colleges of Chicago

• United States
• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Internal Auditor

  • Oct 2010 - Mar 2016

  • Plan and execute audits and consulting engagements including creating audit programs and testing templates with detailed procedures to increase likelihood of consistent results by staff and consultants• Supervise audit team members to complete audits• Analyze data for appropriate sample selection methodology, coverage and testing approach• Communicate issues and assist with developing attainable remediation plan(s) with process owners• Prepare audit reports by interpreting issues identified by staff • Provide guidance to staff with identifying root causes and appropriate remediation recommendations• Assist external auditors with process documentation and completion of the annual federal compliance audit (“Single Audit”) • Communicate issues and assist with developing attainable remediation plan(s) with process owners• Other projects included providing statistical support of process success or failure, performance, etc... for student financial aid (Return of Title IV Funds “R2T4”), Veterans’ Affairs Education Benefits, facility rental fee waivers, and monthly non-payroll expenditures



Schawk, Inc. / Anthem Worldwide / Brandimage

• Senior Corporate Internal Auditor

  • May 2006 - Oct 2008

  • Appraised, analyzed and verified accounting controls, Information Technology general controls, and operating practices for organization • Assisted in the planning and development of the Sarbanes-Oxley 404 (“SOX” 404) annual certification process with process and control owners • Performed the detailed control testing as well as documented business flows and control points for SOX • Identified internal control weaknesses and provided written recommendations to senior management for remediation efforts• Assisted in the entity-wide risk assessment for use in development of initial two-year audit plan by interviewing process owners and compiled ranked results by location and in aggregate • Assisted in the development of the auditor toolkit, which included planning tools and templates, audit programs, and reporting templates and standards for use with audits approved in the two-year audit plan• Lead auditor for a time and expense fraud investigation resulting in recommendations to remediate identified control weaknesses and facilitated successful restitution • Lead auditor for documentation of controls and complex manual touch points for a billing system providing needed information and understanding of system limits, recommended controls to mitigate identified risk, and provided course of action for desired output • Lead auditor for evaluation of the foreign currency exchange rate process resulting in a recommendation for process improvement through correct data synchronization and elimination of manual touch pointsΔ - Left as company outsourced internal audit function -



Unisource Worldwide, Inc.

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 700 & Above Employee

• Internal Auditor

  • Jun 2004 - Apr 2006

  • Planned and executed operational and compliance audits of company distribution centers and customer service centers geographically located in the Midwest and West in North America • Performed tests of compliance with applicable laws and internal policy with the emphasis in providing recommendations for value-added process improvements• Performed tests of distribution center inventory management processes for controls and compliance with policy and procedures to insure inventory existence, completeness, valuation, and safeguard• Provided written recommendations to management and facilitated the development of action plans with management to address identified control deficiencies • Evaluated organization’s customer rebate program resulting in recommendations for efficiencies through automated integration of system data • Assisted external auditors in documenting financial controls by performing process walkthroughsΔ - Left as company eliminated regional audit function -



Pace Suburban Bus

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Internal Auditor

  • Jul 2002 - May 2004

  Planned and performed operational and compliance audits focusing on evaluating business processes for effectiveness and efficiency, identified potential organizational risks, and recommended process and policy adjustments to strengthen the internal control structure. Project lead on the following: • Closeout of Federal grants• Compliance and financial audits of third-party contractors• Operational audit of company procurement process• Cash audits Planned and performed operational and compliance audits focusing on evaluating business processes for effectiveness and efficiency, identified potential organizational risks, and recommended process and policy adjustments to strengthen the internal control structure. Project lead on the following: • Closeout of Federal grants• Compliance and financial audits of third-party contractors• Operational audit of company procurement process• Cash audits



Washington, Pittman & McKeever, LLC

• United States
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Auditor

  • Mar 2000 - Jun 2002

  Performed audits of financial statements, federal compliance audits (OMB A-133, “Single Audit”), analysis of internal controls, and agreed upon procedures.(Participated on the following engagements) Government & Non-Profit• City of Chicago – Member of the Joint Audit Team - Single Audit at the Department of Health & Housing (2000) and Police Department (2001 & 2002)• Chicago Housing Authority/CHAC (HUD Section 8) – Financial and Single Audit (2000 - 2002)• Western Illinois University – State Compliance (2001)• Chicago Department of Health – Prepared costs reports (2000 & 2001)• Chicago Public Schools – Invoice analysis/fraud investigation• Regional Transportation Agency (RTA) – Employee pension plan audit• Catholic Charities – Single Audit (2000 & 2001)• Cabrini Green, Residents Management Corporation – Financial & Single Audit• Ada S. McKinley Community Services – Single AuditProfit• Ameritech – Analysis of demographic data for compliance with internal benchmarks• Commonwealth Edison – Employee Benefits Plan Audit• Pyramidwest Development Corporation – Financial Audit