Project Manager Management
Resume:
AILY K. KIRKPATRICK, CIA
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Work Experience
Katy Industries, Inc. St. Louis, MO
February 2006 - Present
Manager of External Reporting
Report to the Corporate Controller. Primarily responsible for preparing
the Company's SEC filings, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, etc. Preparation
consists of compiling the consolidated financial statements and related
footnotes, as well as ensuring the accuracy of all financial information
within the filings. Research accounting and reporting issues as they
arise. Coordinate the review process of filings with the external auditors
and external legal counsel and address questions as required. Assist in
the preparation of materials presented to and participate in quarterly
Audit Committee meetings. Chair quarterly Disclosure Committee meetings.
Prepare and maintain appropriate support for all filings. Also responsible
for the electronic submission of all SEC filings.
Additional responsibilities include:
. Reviewing and approving all customer program payments. Ensuring that
accruals for customer program expense are properly stated. Supervisor
of the Commissions and Rebates Analyst.
. Analyzing certain general ledger accounts on a quarterly basis.
Maintain appropriate support for account balances and journal entries.
Also responsible for maintaining the records of all equity activity,
including treasury stock purchases, stock option and stock appreciation
right grants, exercises, etc.
. Serving as the manager of the Company's Sarbanes-Oxley compliance plan.
Act as liaison between the Company and the outsourced internal audit
function. Ensure the work is properly scoped and adequate testing is
performed. Coordinate the timing of all internal audit work. Prepare
and present project status to executive management on a regular basis.
RSM McGladrey, Inc. St. Louis, MO August
2004 - January 2006
Manager, Risk Management Services
Primarily responsible for acting as project manager for clients' Sarbanes-
Oxley and internal audit projects. Reported directly to the Managing
Director, Risk Management Services. Responsibilities included: direct
supervision of staff, preparing the original budget and staffing/timing
schedule for projects, as well as updating the budget and schedule as
appropriate and managing to that budget, leading meetings on project status
with client and RSM management, including preparing agendas and status
reports, reviewing direct reports' output on a regular basis, assisting in
preparation and delivery of presentations to Audit Committees, and
coordinating audit testing and workpaper review with external auditors.
Additional responsibilities included:
. Coordinating and participating in sales calls to prospective clients.
. Participating in monthly meetings with the managers, directors and
partners regarding sales efforts to new and existing clients, current
status on projects and staffing, and on-going strategy for the growth of
the office.
Insituform Technologies, Inc. St. Louis, MO June
2003 - August 2004
Senior Internal Auditor
Reported directly to the Director of Internal Audit. Primary
responsibility was acting as project manager for the Company's Sarbanes-
Oxley implementation plan. Responsibilities included: direct supervision
of five full-time consultants, preparing the original budget and
staffing/timing schedule for the project, as well as updating the budget
and schedule as appropriate, leading biweekly meetings on project status,
including preparing agendas and status reports, reviewing direct reports'
output on a regular basis, coordinating audit testing and workpaper review
with external auditors, as well as being involved in important decisions
pertaining to the overall facilitation of the implementation process.
Additional responsibilities included:
. Preparing original internal audit programs for reviewing various
business processes or specific departments within the Company, executing
such internal audit programs, documenting the results of execution, and
preparing internal audit reports which were distributed to executive
management and the Audit Committee.
. Assisting internal management and external auditors during external
auditor quarter and/or year end review by assisting with certain audit
testing and analyzing certain account balances as deemed necessary.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP St. Louis, MO
September 1998 - May 2003
Senior Associate; Audit Department
Completed five busy seasons in the middle market division. Responsible for
maintaining client relationships by providing value-added service to the
client, as well as acting as liaison between the client and the
manager/partner, for a variety of companies and industries, including
manufacturing, retail, distribution, service (including financial service),
venture capital, higher education, and employee benefits. Responsible for
the planning, execution and completion of audit engagements for these
companies, which included: reviewing client financial information and
conducting discussions with client personnel to develop the appropriate
audit program and strategy, designing and executing tests of key internal
control processes for major operating cycles, preparing a budget and
staffing/timing schedule for the engagement, managing the audit testing
during fieldwork, which includes performing audit testing as well as
providing coaching to and reviewing the work of less-experienced staff, and
preparing/reviewing the final report deliverable sent to the client.
Education
University of Missouri - St. Louis
August 1994 - May 1998
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, May 1998 - Concentration in
Accounting
. Graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Pierre Laclede Honors College
Computer Experience
Microsoft Office (Excel, Power Point, Word, and Visio)
Windows XP
Community Service
Making It Count, Public Speaker
Junior Achievement, Instructor
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