Accounting Quality Assurance
Resume:
Ivy-Y Nhu Chau
** ** ***** ** *** #*** San Mateo, CA 94402 505-***-****
abl626@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
Master of Accountancy-University of New Mexico
GPA: 3.61/4.0 Graduation Date: May 2009
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration-Accounting-University of New
Mexico
GPA: 3.6/4.0 Graduation Date: May 2006
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
August 2009 to July 2010
REDW The Rogoff Firm Certified Public Accountants/Business & Financial
Advisors
Audit & Consulting Accountant
Applied principles of accounting to analyze financial information and
prepare financial reports.
Performed accounting, auditing, and consulting activities for clients,
including healthcare entities, internal audit clients, not-for-profit
clients, casinos, the hospitality industry, financial institutions,
commercial companies, and local and tribal governments.
Performed test work to validate transaction and data entered into a system.
Analyzed and reconciled variety of accounts and identified issue of complex
accounting transactions with corrective actions.
Reconciled and validated the integrity of accounting data using
documentation and record in system to ensure the accuracy of financial
reports from the system.
Reviewed management controls, formulated, interpreted, and ensured
compliance with plans, guidelines, and directives. Referred findings to
supervisor and make recommendations for corrective action.
Reviewed, analyzed, and performed a variety of fund control activities that
has significant impact to budgetary or accounting events on multi-
appropriated fund accounts such as allocations, commitment, obligations,
cost, and disbursement and report result of the analysis to management.
October 2007 to August 2009
USDA, Forest Service Budget and Finance
Accountant
Independently applied governmental accounting practices and procedures to
journalize accounting transactions which included accounting adjustments,
validated accounting data and reconciled accounts.
Analyzed and evaluated of existing accounting processes with problems of a
routine nature and recommended revisions affecting local accounting
processes.
Performed quality assurance reviews of existing and proposed accounting
processes to provide assurances as to financial integrity and conformance
to Federal laws and USDA/FS regulations and practices.
Created and verified fund obligations for supplies, materials, and
vehicles.
Maintained records to ensure proper disbursement and liquidation of
obligated funds for annual Fleet orders.
Researched and monitored fleet payments to the General Services
Administration.
Prepared management month- end, year-end, and budget variance reports on
obligated funds for annual Fleet orders, job codes, rates from Equipment
Management Inventory SystemData, equipment In-service Dates.
January 2008 to May 2008
Albuquerque Police Department, White Collar Crimes.
Forensic Auditor (Intern)
Analyzed and developed control environments of financial crime
victims/entities.
Provided financial analysis for ongoing financial investigations.
Served as the liaison between division, Financial Intuitions, and
organizations.
August 2006 to October 2007
Air Force Audit Agency
Auditor
Conducted operational audits in accordance with Government Auditing
Standards Board (GASB)
Evaluated programs and activities, reviewed management controls and
suggested process improvements
Evaluated and analyzed accounting system to ensure that the accounting
system is compatible and reliable
Prepared and presented initial and exit briefings to audit clients.
Created finding outlines, working papers and exhibits using electronic
working papers.
September 2005 to August 2006
Zia Trust, Inc.
Business Intern
Validated transaction and data entered into a system, posted, analyzed and
reconciled variety of accounts.
Conducted research and analysis of financial data using historical
documents and regulations.
Produced and provided status report on research project to supervisor on a
weekly basis.
September 2004 to January 2006
Farmer's Insurance Agency - Lien Dao
Office Manager
Managed day-to-day operation and worked with multiple deadlines.
Purchased and managed office supplies and marketing packages from corporate
office.
Posted payment to customer's account and identified payment discrepancy.
TRAINING
REDW The Rogoff Firm Certified Public Accountants/Business & Financial
Advisors
Audit Watch Initiative, Government Auditing Standards Board (GASB), Audit
Process, General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB).
Air Force Audit Agency
Professional Auditor Training School Entry Level Course, Excel and ACL and
Communication School
United State Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service
Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS) Overview/Purchasing/General
Ledger, Appropriation Law, General Standard Ledger, Intro to Federal
Budgeting, Hyperion System 9 Workspace (BRIO) Insight/Advance/Pivot chart
and table
SKILLS
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Foundation Financial
Information System (FFIS); Equipment Management Information System (EMIS);
Hyperion System 9 Workspace (BRIO), IDEA Data Analysis Tool, CaseWare
Working Paper, Checkpoint Tools for PPC, Colligo Workgroup Edition 9.
Knowledge of Government Auditing Standards Board (GASB), Audit Process,
General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial Accounting
Standards Board (FASB), and Federal Appropriations Law
Fluent in Vietnamese. In 2001, achieved Certified Vietnamese Language
Educator status
ACADEMIC AWARDS
University of New Mexico Dean's List, University of New Mexico Honors List,
New Mexico Bridge and Lottery Scholarship, Collin Smith-Levin Achievement
Award, Outstanding Student Support Services Freshmen of the Year Award
OTHER
Member of Federal Asian Pacific American Council NM Chapter, NM Asian
Family Center Forest Service Asian Pacific American Committee and Asian
Youth Outreach Committee, Beta Alpha Pi Honor Fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi,
National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Vietnamese Youth Group, Asian
Students in America Organization;
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