Accounting Information Technology
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DAFNI R. CALENDER, CPA
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PROFILE Energetic, motivated, experienced business professional seeking an exciting full-time career opportunity in management that will leverage and enhance my unique skill set, breadth of knowledge, and proven ability to develop and lead dynamic teams. CERTIFICATION Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Georgia State Board of Accountancy
License Number – CPA36014
Expiration – 12/31/2019
EDUCATION Jackson State University Jackson, MS
College of Business (AACSB Accredited)
Master of Professional Accountancy December 2009
Major: Accounting
GPA: 3.90
Jackson State University Jackson, MS
College of Business (AACSB Accredited)
Bachelor of Business Administration December 2008
Major: Accounting
GPA: 3.87
EXPERIENCE Georgia System Operations Corporation (OPC Subsidiary) Tucker, GA Sept 2017 - Present SENIOR INTERNAL AUDITOR, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION
• Manage a sound program for monitoring ongoing effectiveness of CIP internal controls that comply with SERC/NERC/FERC regulations
• Serve as a sounding board for industry practice groups, such as NAFT, in encouraging the implementation of a risk-based model for control testing and standard changes
• Serve as a liaison between the Family of Companies (Oglethorpe, Georgia Systems Operations, and Georgia Transmissions) in managing a congruent CIP program
• Effectively support the development of executive management committee agendas as a mechanism for reporting new SERC/NERC/FERC regulatory standards and implementation of adherence, as well as reliability control compliance
• Perform technical special projects ranging from compliance, operational, financial, and/or information technology
Oglethorpe Power Corporation (OPC)
Nov 2016 – Sept 2017 SENIOR SOX ANALYST Tucker, GA
• Actively facilitated the annual SOX 404 financial statement mapping, risk assessment and scoping process for significant process areas
• Served as an integral member of the Fraud Committee by spearheading the update of the fraud risk assessment model through the formulation of more sophisticated and ideal structuring
• Assisted in developing deliverables to the Audit Committee, Risk Management Committee, and Company as a whole that provided training over financial fraud as a way of creating, encouraging, and emphasizing awareness
• Managed the coordination of management’s SOX 404 process controls documentation updates and review process controls to ensure adequate design and identification of “key” controls for assigned critical processes/accounts. Page 2 of 3
• Assisted in presenting quarterly control process review results to the Audit Committee in an effort to support quarterly management certifications Moore Colson CPA Advisors & Consultants
Jun 2016 – Nov 2016 BUSINESS ASSURANCE SENIOR ASSOCIATE Marietta, GA
• Supervised audit staff by coordinating work assignments, providing on the job training, and reviewing audit work
• Researched and reported on technical topics for appropriate accounting and financial statement disclosure
• Eagerly assisted clients in financial statement mapping, risk assessment, process scoping for significant areas of the company for SOX testing support
• Possessed specialized knowledge and understanding in several industries and over regulatory requirements, including pension accounting and SEC reporting
• Performed testing procedures over public companies to ensure compliance with SOX 404, with the goal of reporting over the adequacy of the control environment BKD, LLP
Feb 2015- Jun 2016 AUDITOR ASSOCIATE Jackson, MS
• Analyzed municipal bond agreements to determine long term and short term obligation and to ensure proper accounting for defeasance
• Analyzed significant fluctuations in account balances in order to assess and ensure reasonableness of changes in financial statement accounts, including changing business cycles, economic and social changes, and/or market variations
• Prepared financial statements in accordance with applicable financial reporting framework for compliance audits and financial statement audits
• Industriously committed to the team structure by created and maintain engagement budgets and planning ways to increase realization from year to year
• Actively served as lead auditor on client industries including governmental and nonprofit, banking, and healthcare
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi
Dec 2012- Feb 2015 STATE HEALTH PLAN COMPLIANCE AUDITOR Flowood, MS
• Eagerly supported a team of choice model by actively engaging in control enhancements with several departments, including information technology, legal, accounting, customer service, and claims
• Drafted and submitted audit reports for upper level and executive level management to ensure a clear means of communication is made over operational enhancements
• Managed the implementation of recommendations made over control changes
• Assertively determined material weaknesses and deficiency and reported them to management with recommendations for improvement
• Obtained and converted large amounts and sensitive data into a readable form in order to perform analysis and generate ad hoc reports over specific participant data KPMG LLP
Jan 2010 – Dec 2012 AUDIT SENIOR ASSOCIATE Jackson, MS
• Actively managed the overall audit strategy for audits of consolidated entities and their subsidiaries and communicated the testing strategy to sub-teams, of which maximum team worked with included 6 sub-teams with a minimum of 3 staff per team
• Tested and challenged proper accounting over technical topics such as asset retirement obligations, alternative investments, and pension benefit obligations
• Supervised and provided performance evaluations for engagement staff while providing opportunities for growth and development Page 3 of 3
• Highly motivated through industry experience and exposure in governmental and nonprofit, higher education, healthcare, manufacturing, banking, telecommunications, insurance, real estate, and retail industries.
• Effectively coordinated, communicated, and managed the work of specialist for technical topic issues such as investment valuation, taxation, environmental remediation, alternative investments, and information technology INTERNSHIPS/
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EMPLOYMENT BKD LLP
Jan 2009 – Apr 2009 AUDIT INTERN Jackson, MS
Jun 2008 – Aug 2008 KPMG LLP
AUDIT INTERN Jackson, MS
Jun 2007 – Aug 2007 KPMG LLP
CORPORATE INTERN Jackson, MS
May 2000 – Sept 2006 Rapids on the Reservoir
OPERATIONS CLERK Brandon, MS
Professional
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Georgia Society of CPAs
Institute of Internal Auditors, Atlanta Chapter
National Association of Black Accountants
KPMG Encore Award Recipient: Standing Ovation, 2011 KPMG LLP Intern Champion, 2008
Collegiate/Other Memberships
Jackson State University Alumni Association
JSU Student Government Association Student Body President Pro-Temp, 2006 JSU Student Government Association Academic Council Senator, 2007 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, Secretary, Gamma Rho Chapter, 2008 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, Miss AKA, Gamma Rho Chapter, 2008 Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
SKILLS Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Publisher, IDEA, Pfx Engagement, Workiva, ACL, CAATS, MUS, QuickBooks, SharePoint, Internet, exposures to various financial accounting systems such as SAP, Lawson, and Banner, and highly knowledgeable about GAAP, GAAS, SEC, SERC, COSO, OMB Uniform Guidance, and Governmental Auditing (Yellow Book) standards
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