Accounting Medical
Resume:
Laronda B. Williams
Duncan, SC 29334 abh8w0@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
Obtain a full-time position in the field of accounting which allows me to demonstrate my
technical skills, build upon my public accounting experience, and continue my personal and
professional growth.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Audit Associate Intern
KPMG LLP, New York, New York, June 2003 – July 2003
Audit Associate
KPMG, LLP, New York, New York, September 2005 – July 2007
Senior Audit Associate
KPMG LLP, Raleigh, NC, July 2007 – November 2009 & Greenville, SC November 2009 –
Present
• Plan, execute, complete and lead audits (financial statement audits of both privately and
publicly held organizations, reviews, and agreed upon procedures). See summary of client
base below.
• Prepare detailed budgets (developed to disclose audit area and responsible staff),
determine timeline from planning to completion and determine scheduling requirements
based on budget and timeline.
• Perform audit procedures and delegate and review associate working papers and provide
guidance on execution of audit procedures in accordance with GAAP, IFRS, attestation,
auditing and firm standards.
• Perform detailed fluctuation (analytic) analysis in addition to substantive and control
procedures to assess reasonableness of change in company operations and presentation of
financial statements based on accounting standards.
• Responsible for completion of audit procedures such as finalizing documentation
necessary to meeting filing deadlines as established by the Securities and Exchange
Commission or audit committee of privately held organizations.
• Advise clients on accounting and industry developments; recommend improvements to
the presentation of financial statements; and propose performance improvement observations.
• Provide clients and KPMG management with timely audit and budget status updates.
• Participate in recruiting events for intern and full-time associates.
• Participate in presentation of best practices, industry guidelines, and audit methodology
updates to audit associates.
• Participate in senior staff council to provide feedback to KPMG management regarding
both senior and staff associate concerns or recommendations related to items such as
work/life balance.
Summary of Client Base
• Private, premier collegiate university which offered the personal attention of a small
liberal arts college coupled with the breadth of a large research institution.
• One of the nation’s leading, publicly traded, Yellow Pages and online local commercial
search companies.
• World leader in manufacturing and supplier of metering and utilization solutions to the
gas, electricity and water industries.
• Manufacturer and supplier of insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides; subsidiary of
international organization.
• Foundation whose mission is to raise funds to offer financial aid to individuals seeking
higher education and provide servicing and funding for the construction of facilities or
purchase of equipment.
• World leader in nuclear technology and services provider.
• North American subsidiary, which ranks seventh among global agrochemical companies.
• Trading company which held 20 subsidiaries whose products run the gamut of product
offerings from aerospace components and building products to textile manufacturing and
solar power systems.
• World-wide leader and manufacturer of high-resolution plasma TV display monitors, LCD
projectors, air conditioners and heat pumps.
• Independent not-for-profit organization, which is a residence and program center for graduate
students and trainees representing 100 countries.
• Major medical center that served as a healthcare resource, which serves as medical center in a
variety of specialties and sub-specialties.
• Largest municipal hospital and health care system in the country, which provides medical,
mental health and substance abuse services.
CPA CERTIFICATION
Completed Audit section.
Pending results for Business Economic Concepts and Financial
Reporting section.
Scheduled to sit for Regulation at the beginning of January 2011.
WORK RELATED HONORS AND AWARDS
• Standing Ovation Encore Award Recipient 2006-2007 & 2009
• Exceptional Performer rating for 2005-2008
• Strong Performer rating for 2009 – Present (pending completion of CPA exam)
• Transitional Coach Program Nominee/Participant 2007-2008
EDUCATION
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, North Carolina
Master of Science in Accountancy, 2005
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Greensboro, North Carolina
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, 2004
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
REFERENCES
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