Accounting Management

Sarah Bethea Hill

**** **** ******* *****, **********, AL 36111 334-***-**** *******@*****.***

What I Offer Your Organization

Translating data into strategic information senior management can use

Applying an auditor's outlook to limit liability and promote cost savings

Quickly finding, documenting, communicating and resolving financial and internal

control problems

Employment

Internal Auditor, January 2005 to Present

City of Montgomery, Montgomery, AL

This organization provides municipal services to a population of over 210,000

with a General Fund budget of $212 million.

Established the office of Internal Auditor by creating standard financial audit

programs and working papers.

Wrote official financial policies and procedures that were adopted by management.

Conducted financial audits of departments and prepared audit reports for senior

management.

Performed employee fraud investigations and other special investigations as

requested.

Acted as the sole audit liaison between management and the contracted external

auditors.

Lead a team of accountants and accounting specialists through the annual external

audit process .

Helped compile of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and the Federal

Single Audit.

Assisted the Department of Finance with grants accounting and reporting, special

projects, difficult entries such as bond issues and various fiscal month-end and

year-end account reconciliations and analysis.

Internal Auditor, November 2004 to January 2005

Colonial BancGroup, Inc., Montgomery, AL

This corporation was an $18.2 billion bank holding company with branches across

the South.

Performed audits and reviews of general ledger account reconciliations and cash

management reports.

Prepared general ledger accounting policy changes to be presented for approval to

the Policy Committee.

Acted as a liaison between management and the contracted internal auditors and

external auditors.

Senior Internal Auditor, January 2004 to October 2004

Metals USA, Inc., Mobile, AL

This company resells metal from 92 locations around the country with a

diversified range of accounting systems.

Assisted in the start-up of the Internal Audit Division by creating a financial

audit program and working papers.

Conducted financial audits of locations and prepared audit reports for the Audit

Committee of the Board of Directors.

Conducted employee fraud investigations and other special investigations as

requested.

Collaborated in creating company-wide procedures to obtain better internal

controls and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

Accounts Examiner II, February 2001 to November 2003

State of Alabama, Montgomery, AL

This organization provides accounting oversight for hundreds of state agencies

that employ various ranges of accounting systems.

Performed financial and legal compliance audits, agency operation reviews, and

special research and investigative projects to be presented to the public and the

State Legislature.

Staff Accountant, September 2000 to February 2001

Azar, Parker and Gill, P.C., Montgomery, AL

This long-established public accounting and tax firm serves businesses of all

kinds from small, local single proprietorships to national corporate

organizations.

Prepared individual, estate, not-for-profit, and business income tax returns.

Conducted financial audits and compilation of financial statements for

not-for-profit and corporate entities.

Education

Master of Business Administration, August 2000, Accounting, Auburn University

Montgomery

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, August 1999, Accounting, Auburn

University Montgomery

Professional Affiliations

Government Finance Officers Association of Alabama

Institute of Internal Auditors

Civic Leadership

Treasurer, Alabama Rural Coalition for the Homeless

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