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Kaitlin O'hara is a seasoned internal auditor with 10+ years of experience in financial analysis, auditing, and risk assessment. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Loyola College in Maryland and certifications from The Institute of Internal Auditors Inc. and Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

Credentials

  • Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
    The Institute of Internal Auditors Inc.
    Apr, 2019
    - May, 2026
  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
    Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)

Experience

    • Senior Internal Auditor

    • Senior Internal Auditor
      • May 2019 - Present

      Assist Internal Audit management in the development of the annual audit plan through enterprise risk assessment and collaboration with appropriate personnel at each system institution. Perform financial and operational audits within budgeted hours and timeframes as dictated by the Fiscal Year audit plan approved by the Board of Regents.Develop comprehensive audit programs based on organizational risk assessment to ensure appropriately defined audit scope, objectives, and test procedures.Perform audit procedures through process walkthroughs, documentation reviews, and personnel interviews. Create workpapers which document audit techniques and support audit conclusions. Write reports which communicate background, scope and objectives, and audit findings to the University System Board of Regents and applicable University President.

    • Senior Internal Auditor
      • Feb 2017 - Mar 2019
      • Baltimore, Maryland

      Develop audit programs which ensure appropriately defined audit scope and objectives.Work with UMMS personnel to understand and document business processes, identify potential risks, and make recommendations for improvements.Perform prescribed audit procedures through the use of audit analyses, client correspondence, work papers which thoroughly document techniques, validation, analytics, findings, and results. Create internal audit reports and other deliverables as requested which communicate audit and/or investigation results and incorporate feedback.

    • United States
    • Accounting
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Contract Compliance Audit Services Senior Consultant
      • Apr 2016 - Feb 2017

      Work with clients and vendors to carry out an evaluation of compliance with contractual terms and recovery opportunities through analysis and trending of payment data.Understand and evaluate business processes in order to highlight areas for control development and provide clients with feedback and improvement opportunities.Maintain a strong client focus by effectively serving client needs and developing productive working relationships with client personnel.Supervise staff to carry out audit planning, fieldwork, and reporting.

    • Contract Compliance Audit Services Staff Consultant
      • Feb 2015 - Apr 2016

    • Risk Management Staff Consultant
      • May 2012 - Feb 2015

      Perform project management Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance efforts, or co-source with client 404 compliance team to assist with planning, documenting processes, and testing entity level and process level controls.Implement top-down, risk-based approach through detailed process level risk assessment and concentration on company level controls to minimize the number of key controls.Assist clients in improving business processes by thoroughly documenting process steps and providing the client with improvement opportunities and process deliverables (i.e. flowcharts, narratives, matrices).Maintain a strong client focus by effectively serving client needs and developing productive working relationships with client personnel.

  • Constellation Energy
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area
    • Intern, Internal Controls and Financial Policy
      • May 2011 - May 2012
      • Baltimore, Maryland Area

      Assist in overall assessment of the corporate control structure, identify risks, propose controls and document results as further described below: Documentation of financial processes using flowcharts, narratives, matrices, etc. Assessment of corporate controls by performing periodic Sarbanes-Oxley testing to ensure adherence to Accounting and Auditing Principles.Significant work within IT related projects for Internal Control & Financial Policy throughout many of Constellation's corporate entities.

Education

  • 2008 - 2012
    Loyola College in Maryland
    Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business and Management; Accounting
  • 2016 - 2017
    University of Maryland University College
    Certificate, Acquisition & Supply Chain Management

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