Ailene Paz
0000 xxxxxx xxxx , xxxx , xxxxx 00000
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CORE COMPETENCIES

 

Auditing, Financial Analysis, Sample Testing, Financial Reporting, Report Management, Financial System Audits, Regulatory Compliance, Test Result Reporting, Process Reviews, Internal Control Evaluation, SOP Development, Staff Training, Recommended Corrections, Risk Assessment, Quality Control, Quality Assessment, Governmental Accounting, Fraud Examination, Accounting System Management, Communication, Internal Controls, Financial Reviews, Documentation.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

4/2010-Present

Senior Auditor

Cotton and Company, Contractor at the Drug Enforcement Administration

DEA Contractor, Financial Reporting and Analysis Unit

City/State (or address if provided)

Hours per Week:
Salary:
Supervisor: Name Phone: xxx-xxx-xxxx       May Contact:  Yes or No

Serving in a Senior Auditor position, hand-selected to oversee a broad range of auditing operations for the DEA. Strategically select a judgmental sample of open obligations, based on age, dollar amount and transaction type. Successfully review a sample of 50 to 70 open obligations, ensuring the accurate reporting of obligations and expenditures in the financial system. Skillfully ensured all obligations are processed in accordance with agency and governmental policies and procedures. Consistently tracked office submissions of quarterly Undelivered Order Reports, ensuring the timely, accurate and completeness of all reports. Drive the development of a standardized test methodology and test attributes for reviewing and validating open obligations. Skillfully develop a series of intricately linked Excel worksheets, effectively tracking test results and facilitating result consolidation. Facilitate productive communication with office heads via email and phone requesting documents needed for our review of for undelivered orders.

 

 

 

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1/2010-3/2010

Senior Auditor

DEA Contractor, A-123 Review

City/State (or address if provided)

Hours per Week:
Salary:
Supervisor: Name Phone: xxx-xxx-xxxx       May Contact:  Yes or No

Actively served on the review team responsible for testing and evaluating internal controls over financial management at the DEA, ensuring compliance with Office of Management and Budget s Circular A-123. Successfully drove the development and documentation of comprehensive SOPs for testing internal controls and documenting test results. Proficiently assisted Management in the detailed review of a division office by testing a sample of transactions for compliance with DEA policies and procedures. Responsible for briefing Division-level Management on all issues requiring follow-up. Consistently provided notice of audit findings and recommendations, from citing the problem and identifying the policy to recommending corrections. Capably led a training session, which provided guidance and established standards for writing and formatting work papers. Effectively trained new contractors and DEA employees in internal control testing operations related to property and seized property management.

 

9/2008-12/2009

Staff Auditor

DEA Contractor, A-123 Review

City/State (or address if provided)

Hours per Week:
Salary:
Supervisor: Name Phone: xxx-xxx-xxxx       May Contact:  Yes or No

Actively served on the review team, responsible for testing and evaluating internal controls over financial management of Drug Enforcement Administration, ensuring total compliance with the Office of Management and Budget s Circular A-123. Utilized existing risk assessment template and scoring methodology to successfully score and evaluate risk levels for DEA field, headquarter, and foreign offices. Responsible for executing a detailed quality assurance check, ensuring consistency in the scoring and evaluating risk levels of all offices in spite of frequent changes in methodology. Skillfully consolidated all risk assessment results for team and DEA management to make educated determination of offices in need of onsite reviews. Consistently updated attributes and developed new matrices to test internal controls and record all data related to property management for three separate property systems. Oversaw the development of new test attributes and matrix to test controls and record data related to the DEA s government fleet card program. Successfully drafted detailed test plans, effectively organizing testing phases and outlining test procedures for on-site reviews and line item testing. Strategically collaborated with team in performing reviews of internal control over financial transactions in the areas of property management, seized/forfeited property management, and procurement. Drove the detailed review of the Accounts Payable accrual process, resulting in the identification of $92,000 that was overlooked in the preparation of accrual journal. Tasked with briefing managers on results of interviews and tests. Proficiently analyzed and documented test results from on-site reviews and line item testing to identify internal control weaknesses and deficiencies.

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Responsible for drafting notice of findings and recommendations, citing the problem, policy, and recommendation to address identified weaknesses. Efficiently handled the documentation of all internal controls related to Property Management, Seized and Forfeited Property Management, and Human Resource Management. Successfully collaborated DEA personnel and financial system developers in the revision of PowerPoint presentations for the Unified Financial Management System (UFMS) role-based training based on policy, procedural, and system updates.

 

1/2008­­-5/2008

Office Automation Clerk/Intern

U.S. Department of State Office of Inspector General, Office of Audits

City/State (or address if provided)

Hours per Week:
Salary:
Supervisor: Name Phone: xxx-xxx-xxxx       May Contact:  Yes or No

Actively collaborated in the development and implementation of a comprehensive audit trail for State FISMA report, from referencing proper work papers to gathering all necessary documentation. Successfully categorized and labeled relevant work papers to be placed in official binders, ensuring accuracy and usability.

 

6/2007-12/2007

Office Automation Clerk/Intern

U.S. Department of State Office of Inspector General, Office of IT

City/State (or address if provided)

Hours per Week:
Salary:
Supervisor: Name Phone: xxx-xxx-xxxx       May Contact:  Yes or No

Spearhead the verification of policy and procedures citations from the Foreign Affairs Manual and Handbook (FAM/FAH) for post inspection questionnaires located in the SOP. Actively functioned as Liaison, facilitating productive communication between inspectors and overseas post management staff, ensuring transmission of relevant information for IT inspections team before departures. Successfully collaborated in the development of a methodology for strategically assessing the IT posture of the department as congressionally mandated by FISMA. Successfully coordinated with team in the measurement of questionnaire responses from program managers against FISMA requirements. Coordinated the collection of all appropriate documentation and policies as evidentiary support of team conclusions during FISMA review. Responsible for producing memoranda from program manager meetings for use as official work papers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EDUCATION

 

University of Maryland at College Park

Bachelor of Arts Degree

Double Major in Economics and Accounting

Graduation: 2008

GPA: 3.52

Key Coursework: Auditing, Financial Statement Analysis, Governmental Accounting, Fraud Examination in Accounting, and Accounting Systems.

 

High School
Degree: Diploma

Date Earned:

 

 

AFFILIATIONS

 

Member; National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Member; Golden Key International Honor Society

Participant; International Scholar Laureate Program Delegation on Business in Australia

 

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

 

Technically proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Access.

Trained to run reports in the United Financial Management System (UFMS).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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