Kiawana Tucker
OSHA Inspector at South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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An Introduction To The National Incident Management System
FEMAMar, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Fundamentals of Emergency Management
FEMAMar, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
National Response Framework
FEMAMar, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Active Shooter: What You Can Do
FEMAFeb, 2023- Nov, 2024
Experience
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South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
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United States
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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OSHA Inspector
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Feb 2023 - Present
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Blue Cross Blue Shied
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Illinois, United States
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Corporate Internal Auditor
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Jun 2022 - Feb 2023
• Evaluate internal controls and interpret the findings into legal written reports to ensure deadlines are met and completed per regulations. • Communicate with providers and notify other enforcement agencies as required regarding fraud or abuse of financial operations. • Audit activities associated with plans and polices and recommend corrective action plans when appropriate and prepare/submit audit findings. • Input correspondence and retrieve information for records and reports from the agency’s software program, database, and spreadsheets for non-public storage and retention. • Adhere to compliance of federal government policies, procedures and regulations of financial reporting. • Conduct administrative, financial and management investigations of assigned divisions, providers, departments and various lines of businesses within the organization. • Interview key personnel, conduct testing, evaluate internal controls, analyze existing financial and management practices. • Review and provide supporting documentation of findings with detailed reports on audit conducted. • Recommend best practices to correct any deficiencies and methods for improvement to processes. • Conduct audit studies with management to discuss controls for fraud prevention. • Draw conclusions and make recommendations for analyzed data by gathering and examining records, documents and interviewing individuals. • Analyzed financial transactions and reports together using the laws and approach for accounting practices • Propose adjustments with cross-referencing and reconciliation of accounts. • Verification of mathematical accuracy, scoping and sampling. • Carry-forward schedules for permanent files regarding amortization, depreciation and interest expense. Show less
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Richland County Government
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Certified Property Maintenance Inspector
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Oct 2019 - May 2022
• Perform audits and interpret the findings into legal written reports to ensure deadlines are met and completed per regulations.• Determine if a building is unsafe, substandard, or fails to comply with the applicable housing codes. • Communicate with the owner or occupants and notify other enforcement agencies as required.• Initiate and perform re-inspection and follow-up procedures interpret the law and advise affected persons of their right to due process for problem solving.• Input correspondence and retrieve information for records and reports from the company’s software program, database, and spreadsheets for non-public storage and retention.• Ensure compliance with property maintenance and housing according to the International Code Council policies and regulations. • Conduct administrative investigations and assist in criminal and civil litigation's regarding code enforcement using various narrative and statistical reports• Maintain sustaining documents following the International Code Council requirements for internal controls, policies, and practices. • Participate and initiate the opening and closing of caseloads and storage retention of non-public storage.• Recommend best practices and provide options to verify compliance with the standards and regulations through analyzing the findings of the detailed and impartial examination for resolution.• Conduct briefings with managers to discuss findings and recommend ways to accurately correct code violation deficiencies to avoid costly errors to improve continued operations in accomplishing the task of audit findings carefully.• Communicate and gain cooperation with the owner or occupants, contractors, and subcontractors with varied backgrounds and personalities by listening and retrieving relevant facts to solve problems and make sure each person understand their responsibilities. Show less
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Certified Permit Specialist
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Nov 2018 - Oct 2019
• Verified the necessary documents to be retained and available as needed. I record and researched document project history and code compliance adherence. • Performed process appeals and suspension or revocation of approvals, decisions, and permits independently without review by a supervisor or senior employee for building plans and documents. • Input data into automated system for penalty charges, adjustments for account credits.• Report possible fraud to outside agencies regarding licensure, the scope of duties about permitting of building construction, and license bonds.• Identified the root cause of contractor and subcontractor issues informed them how to minimize future concerns, inquires, complaints, and technical support access.• Processed invoices for commercial, private, and public parties using cash, checks, credit card processing, and company trust account transactions for credit transfers, adjustments compute tax and penalties. • Audit daily cash deposits for the department to the government agency's treasurer.• Verified the authenticity of legal documents bearing witness to, administering oaths, and verifying and recording the identification of agreement participants to deter fraud. • Maintained a ledger of services and payments received for future review and cross-referencing. • Evaluate submission of applications to ensure compliance with adopted regulations and coding laws.• Analyzed accounting documents for accuracy and furnished precise report data detail to management in the finance department Show less
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Administrative Assistant II
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Jul 2016 - Nov 2018
• Maintained active and inactive training database files of the detention center staff and volunteer participants in the auditing.• Organized, retained, and managed law enforcement documents, tax documents for accuracy and completion.• Orientated, instructed, and trained new and existing employees on the agency policies and procedures. • Initiate and coordinate staff registration and scheduling of employees for mandatory training independently. • Assisted with the development of administrative procedures and policies for the training department.• Initiate disciplinary reports notifying the direct supervisor and outside agency in the termination of an employee.• Maintained a ledger of inventory and purchased equipment for staff using purchase order vouchers and credit cards for the facility, verifying the goods received and adjusted for returns when required. • Performed conference meetings with managers with instructions on time management strategies for scheduled mandatory staff training to assure proper facility coverage. • Engaged in entrance and exit meetings with auditee staff during pre-audit research. I organized the background substance directly concerning the company’s audit using graphs and charts to support audit discovery.• Studied, conducted and researched the approach needed to conduct an audit before performing the official audit. Show less
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Detention Officer / Field Training Officer
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Mar 2014 - Jul 2016
• Supervised and managed housing units using legal journals, multiline phones, supplies, housing keys, and door control panels• Provided with clarity and precision institutional rules to potential hostile and uncooperative detainees.• Monitored detainee's behavior, solicit information in person to collect data used to initiated legal disciplinary reports using written correspondence• Meet and briefed supervisors on the integration of new employees for the supervision of detainees• Worked independently with supervising approximately 42 detainees in dormitories, maintained order, discipline, and security within the facility.• Effectively made prompt and quick decisions in emergencies independently in stressful situations.• Trained and supervised new detention officers on detainee supervision, legal report writing, and policy and procedures of the facility. Show less
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Grite Glass
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Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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Project Office Manager
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Aug 2010 - Mar 2014
• Gave attention to material misstatements through proper overall audit approach and audit procedures with technical support regarding the specifics of the job assignment. • Created and corrected invoices for services rendered and goods provided to the company for aged invoices, and credit memos for processing. • Researched and resolved contract discrepancies for vendor's invoices. • Performed collections, billing, and inventory purchase orders, and problem-solving in identifying absent information and follow-up for adjustments. • Maintained, secured, disbursed, and balanced petty cash and was responsible for the company’s bank deposits. • Reviewed and researched purchases for adjustments for accurate reporting preparation for monthly reconciliations verifying income or assets. • Initiated, established, consulted, and negotiated with government agencies, the public and private sector, and insurance vendors in executing contracts and reviewed for proper charges recorded for provided services independently. • Performed quarterly auditing and accounting of vendor purchases verifying small charges for small job transactions. • Recorded services for small charges and orientated with the owner to discuss audit findings recommend ideas to correct deficiencies to prevent future errors of financial transactions for the services conducted. • Ensured accounting documents and charges, are accurately recorded, performing pre-audit techniques with standard accounting practices. Show less
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Staples Shared Service Center LLC
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1 - 100 Employee
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Corporate Account Specialist
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Jan 2009 - Mar 2010
• Facilitated the processing of vendor invoices through research, response, and issue resolution. • • Fulfilled vendor reconciliations and settlements working with the Merchandising group, Supplier Relationship Managers, and the Distribution/Fulfillment centers to resolve vendor disputes and discrepancies. • Reconciled and confirmed the accuracy of invoices, deductions and paybacks surrendered for payment using pre-audit reports. • Processed invoices according to standard accounting practices to the appropriate ledger accounts, cross-referenced with the Purchase Order system, determined missing information, and follow-up verification that goods or services were conveyed, and adjusted for returns when required. • Identified cause of vendor issues with improvements on how to minimize future disputes. • Investigated, reviewed, and prepare reconciliation of purchases, inventory, and adjustments to ensure that receipts are reported factually. • Performed continuous monitoring of vendor debit balances and participated in monthly merchant meetings to discuss collections of existing debit balances and accounts payable procedures. • Monitored priority vendors required and facilitated periodic conference calls for resolutions • Assisted with research resolution and rectified expense invoice exceptions related to non-PO/PO backend processing in EPAS (Coupa) • Investigated and right-aged invoices, creation, and vendor credit memos to warrant processing. • Engaged with merger and acquisition payables integration, supporting various time zone differences by performing quality control and auditing checks for all transactions placed for the day. • Analyze fiscal transactions to decide if findings are productively achieved during the audit. Show less
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Education
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Strayer University
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Accounting -
Strayer University
Associate of Arts - AA, Accounting