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Financial Testing

Location:
Seattle, WA, 98125
Posted:
April 01, 2010

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Tad M. Jacroux, CPA

***** **** *** **, # ****

Seattle, WA 98125

Cell phone: 509-***-****

E-mail address: **************@*******.***

OBJECTIVE

I am a Certified Public Accountant seeking a challenging position with a

firm that can utilize my auditing, accounting, finance, communication,

and problem solving skills to add value to the organization

EXPERIENCE

Audit Staff

2008-2010 Moss Adams, LLP Seattle, WA

? Assisted in planning and performance of full-scale audits and

coordinating appropriate scheduling to meet financial reporting

deadlines

? Acquired a detailed knowledge of substantive and analytical

audit procedures through exposure to: analytical procedures on

balance sheet and income statement accounts, cut-off testing

procedures, bank reconciliations and third-party confirmations, short-

term and long-term liability testing procedures, ratio analysis on

accounts to judge operating performance, etc.

? Acquired a detailed knowledge of internal control processes through

walkthrough testing of the design and implementation of the following

internal control processes: expenditures, cash management, payroll,

fixed assets, debt, and financial close and reporting.

? Interviewed high level executives regarding operational

performance and internal control structure of their companies and

assisted in the evaluation of their impact on the audit scope

? Assisted in development of business cases utilized to train

new consulting and audit hires and presented Continuing Professional

Education training sessions related to both financial and Single

Audits

? Performed Single Audit compliance testing related to OMB Circular

A-133 including: testing of contractual procurement processes and

determining whether federal funding utilized by a client complied

with federal laws and guidelines as stipulated in the grant agreement

between the client and federal agency

? Performed Allowable Cost Single Audit compliance testing related

to OMB Circular A-87

? Performed valuation analysis of investments on hedge fund and

investment advisor engagements

? Wrote programs for sections completed during audit engagements

? Performed financial statement audit testing on technology,

construction, governmental, financial service, and benefit plan

clients

? Actively participated in firm recruiting events such as question

and answer sessions at school campuses, candidate luncheons, and the

"2009 Bowling with the Firms" event at Washington State University

Financial Aid Counselor

2006-2008 Washington State University Pullman, WA

? Advised students both in person and over the phone regarding

availability of, applying for, and restrictions on obtaining

financial aid

? Advised students concerning potential aid based on their

reported financial resources

? Wrote short-term emergency loans for students including:

filling out forms, determining whether a cosigner was required and

directing them to the next phase of the process

? Reviewed student files to ensure validity of reported

financial resources

? Gave presentations for student educational workshops discussing

the basics of financial aid

Phone Interviewer

Summer 2002-2005 Bernett Research Moscow, ID

? Attracted respondents to survey and discussed wide variety of

topics such as customer satisfaction with products, politics and

music tastes; collected information to develop profiles of jurors for

civil cases

? Top 10% performer for several periods in completion of surveys

EDUCATION

2006-2008 Washington State University Pullman, WA

Masters of Accounting Cumulative GPA:

3.78

2002-2006 University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA

B.A. in Business Administration; concentration in Finance

Cumulative GPA: 3.66

CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Certified Public Accountant since 2009; passed all sections of exam on

first attempt, within the first year of work

Member of the AICPA

Beta Alpha Psi member



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