Experience

US Department of Agriculture OIG
• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Assistant Director

  • Aug 2022 - Present


USDA – Office of Inspector General

• Senior Auditor

  • Jun 2009 - Present

  In this position, I drove significant challenges associated with devising and executing audits: leverage in-depth knowledge of regulations, policies and procedures pertaining to USDA programs to formulate and apply effective audit procedures. As well as, I selected high-risk sites for audits and assessed hotline complaints during planning and fieldwork phase of audit to determine scope through regional management interaction. Also, I crafted audit engagement proposals that reflect HQ strategic goals and priorities and submit to management for approval. Along these, I steered multiple audit engagements concurrently and met all timelines; directing multiple quality reviews simultaneously to verify accuracy. Additionally, I conducted multiple meetings with auditees and related stakeholders to outline audit objectives pre-audit and discuss findings and recommendations post-audit. I completed all associated publishing procedures, including reports detailing all findings, ensuring that documentation is clear and concise. Meanwhile, I improved knowledge of SAP ERP system Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI), MS Office, ACL, GAAP and IFRS. Following are my key achievements: ☛ Partnered with Regional Director in resolving highly visible proposed recommendation under review by Office of General Counsel while simultaneously assisting another region during busy season. ☛ Proposed new requirements and policy changes for USDA programs to streamline and improve multiple processes; findings that led to changes were gleaned through in-depth audit observations and interviews. ☛ Consolidated and integrated team members’ work to identify trends and patterns and optimize workflow. ☛ Developed team members by giving them learning opportunities throughout engagements to enhance skills. ☛ Collaborative management style allows audit team members to voice ideas, making them feel valued and rewarded.