Manager Accounting
Resume:
LAURA R. OWEN
CIA, CPA, CMA, MBA
Fort Collins, CO 80526
abk1f3@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Accounting and Auditing Professional with 20+ years experience in
manufacturing operations and management. Proficient in accounting,
internal audit, and systems development. Skilled at assessing problems and
evaluating results.
SKILLS & QUALIFACTIONS
Financial Audits Financial Analysis
Operational Audits Budgeting & Forecasting
Information Systems Audits Manufacturing Accounting
Sarbanes Oxley Supervision & Training
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
KeyPoint Government Solutions, Loveland, Colorado 2008 - 2009
Medium sized company, over $50 million in revenues and over 500
employees
Formerly Kroll Government Services -- Program Manager of Bankruptcy
Audit Program -
Conduct quality control audits of random and targeted Chapter 7 and
Chapter 13 bankruptcy
cases for the Office of United States Trustees. Obtained and
maintained Top Secret Federal
Security Clearance.
VICORP Restaurants, Inc., Denver, Colorado 2007 - 2008
$450 million restaurant company
Manager Internal Audit -- Manage Sarbanes Oxley Compliance
Advanced Energy Industries, Fort Collins, Colorado 2005 - 2007
$385 million manufacturer of power conversion and control products
Manager Internal Audit -- Manage Sarbanes, Financial and Operational
Audits
in U.S and international locations
Jefferson Wells International, Denver, Colorado 2004 - 2004
$152 million internal audit consulting company
Information Systems Auditor -- Sarbanes Oxley compliance reviews
EchoStar Communications Corporation, Littleton, Colorado 2001 - 2004
$11 billion satellite television
Manager Internal Audit -- Manage Financial and Operational Audits
Zions Bancorporation, Salt Lake City, Utah 1999 - 2000
$3 billion bank
Information Systems Auditor
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
As Program Manager, turned around a contract in a loss position and made it
11% profitable contract to date.
Successfully implemented Sarbanes Oxley in a multi-national corporation.
Teamed with the CFO and Finance Director to identify key controls,
performing Sarbanes compliance audits with Accounting Department and
outside consultants, and participated on interdepartmental team to identify
SAP segregation of duties issues and document and test mitigating controls.
Managed complex audit engagements. Led fraud investigation into a division
of a major corporation. Analyzed data for suspicious patterns, collected
evidence and documented fraud. Determined where the fraudulent
transactions were occurring and who was responsible. Found employees that
were committing fraud and supplied documentation for prosecution. Made
recommendations to management to enhance control processes to mitigate risk
and improve business practices.
Led and conducted audits to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of
decision support systems. Completed special projects to compare the
effectiveness of decision support systems and statistical sampling in
auditing. This involved leading a research project with other auditors
conducting field audits using both methods. Established that statistical
sampling would not be as effective as the decision support system due to
the complexity of the audit environment.
Investigated and determined the causes of irregularities and errors in the
purchasing department of a major corporation. Evaluated process controls,
interviewed clients and performed test work by extracting information from
purchasing databases, analyzing the data and identified errors resulting in
the loss of over $1 million dollars. System changes were implemented to
assist management in detecting errors which improved the integrity of data
within purchasing departments throughout North America. Also recovered the
loss from a vendor.
Developed audit selection criteria for multi-location auditing.
Representative of inter-divisional task force which designed a computerized
system to improve the process of selecting locations for audit review.
Including tests written in PL1 to aid in statistical analysis. This risk
assessment helped determine allocation of audit resources in a multi-
location auditing environment.
Provided consultative and support services for senior management.
Financial representative to a business team determining the cost
competitiveness of parts production. Worked with production foreman to
establish the labor cost per part and compared it to cost accounting
standards. Also reviewed direct and indirect charges to costing centers
and annual budget development. Determined that accounting data was not
reliable. Standard costing times were incorrect and, as a result, the
plant was selling parts at a loss.
Supervised and developed auditing personnel by providing on the job and
formal training. Supervised and reviewed work of other team members and
outside consultants. Trained employees in the use of personal computers
for improving their performance as accountants. Trained new auditors and
other divisional employees in audit techniques, as required. Lead training
sessions in the use of decision support systems. Implementation of
personal computers, including development of programs to improve
efficiency, transfer pricing programs, and training of employees.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Internal Auditor (C.I.A.)
Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.)
Certified Managerial Accountant (C.M.A.)
EDUCATION
MBA, Finance Emphasis, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
BSBA, Specialization in Accounting, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha,
Nebraska
SELECTED COMPUTER SKILLS
Excel Word Eztrieve
Access Outlook PL1
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