Objectives

Seeking a position as an internal auditor that will give me the opportunity to use my unique skill set; I hope to gain further experience and knowledge from this position so that I can continue on my path to becoming a senior auditor.

Experience

Seminole Tribe of Florida April 2017-Current

Internal Auditor

Perform compliance and operational audits, including but not limited to Tribal Internal Control Standards (TICS) and Minimum Internal Control Standards (MICS), Gaming Processes, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Purchasing, and Human Resources as part of an audit team.

Perform risk-based integrated audit procedures on scheduled audit projects in accordance with approved risk-based audit programs and in a timely, efficient, and professional manner, demonstrate a working knowledge of internal control concepts for each audit project.

For assigned audit projects, clearly document and evaluate the internal controls present both manually and the automated internal audit system.

Identify internal control strengths and weaknesses.

Prepare audit work papers that accurately and sufficiently document audit tests performed in accordance with departmental guidelines.

GardaWorld Cash Logistics October 2016- March 2017

Internal Auditor

Internal Controls & Compliance Management

Responsible for protecting assets by ensuring compliance with internal control procedures and regulations. Provides an independent, objective assessment of firm operations, and employs a systematic, disciplined approach to risk management, control and governance processes to ensure that business objectives are accomplished.

Ensured compliance with established internal control procedures by examining records, reports, operating practices, and documentation. Prepares audit and control reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing operating information and trends. Completes customer audit response, builds action plan with accurate recommendations within specific deadlines. Communicates audit findings by preparing a final report; discussing findings with auditees. Maintains relationships with various stakeholders including customers, branches and other internal departments.

Tested operational controls according to certification ISAE 3402. Conducted inventory counts and complied with federal, state, and local security legal requirements by studying existing and new security legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.

Maintained professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

South Florida Community Care Network January 2015- August 2016

Financial Analyst

Worked for a busy start-up company as a Financial Analyst providing guidance to upper management in many capacities. In addition, I am in charge of running the Accounts Payable Department and all activities related to its processes. Since we are only a team of three in the Finance Department, I am used to wearing several hats and taking charge of various projects as needed to insure the company’s success.

Financial Analyst Duties

Guide cost analysis process by establishing and enforcing policies and procedures; providing trends and forecasts; explaining processes and techniques; recommending actions.

Assist in developing policies and procedures for the finance department.

File 1099 taxes to the IRS for the company.

File Quarterly FSI Oasis Financials to State of Florida

Improve financial status by analyzing results; monitoring variances; identifying trends; recommending actions to management.

Reconcile transactions by comparing and correcting data.

Maintain database by entering, verifying, and backing up data. Recommend actions by analyzing and interpreting data and making comparative analyses; studying proposed changes in methods and materials.

Increase productivity by developing automated accounting applications; coordinating information requirements.

Protect operations by keeping financial information confidential.

Maintain technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing publications.

Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Accounts Payable Duties

Managed the accurate and timely processing on a large volume of invoices per month for large, multi-site organizations. Assessed and closed A/P sub-ledger on a monthly basis, validated content and resolved various issues.

Enter monthly journal entries for company sub-capitation payments and invoices of parent companies.

Facilitated internal and external audits as a result of sound recordkeeping and thorough documentation.

Thorough monthly reconciliations of receivers and invoices to insure accuracy at month end close.

Renegotiated payment terms with dozens of suppliers/vendors from Net 7 to Net 60 days for manufacturer emerging from bankruptcy. Improved cash flow and helped facilitate company's return to profitability.

Consistently maintained accuracy in calculating figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions and percentages.

Generate company checks for both vendors and internal employees on a daily basis.

Maintain logs for monthly accruals to ensure proper documentation in the GL.

Maintain Purchase Order Log to ensure proper department approvals of vendor invoices.

Maintain Check Reconciliation Log to ensure accuracy of payments sent out.

Memorial Regional Hospital, Hollywood, FL August 2004- December 2014

Internal Auditor (March 2010 – December 2014)

Review and manage all billing audits received by external auditors for the pharmacy department at Memorial Regional, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, and Memorial Regional South. Conduct monthly audits for the OR Anesthesia department to ensure cost efficiency and narcotic compliance.

Discern and assess the pharmacy departments risk areas and present important factors that play an important role in the department’s annual budget.

Carry out audit procedures; this includes identifying billing issues, devising standards to prevent discrepancies, analyzing audit information, and thorough documenting of external auditor’s methods and practices.

Carry out conferences with external auditors, review audit documents and findings, and draft summary memos for the hospital departmental audits.

Make recommendations to administrative and hospital audit team based on my judgment and expertise.

Conduct quarterly meetings with the administrative hospital team to communicate audit findings on the hospital’s departmental compliance.

Return on Investment Projects

Project: Oncology Departmental Analysis/ December 2010

In the fall of 2010 my director asked me to audit and analyze the hospital’s oncology patient accounts. The revenue for this department had gone down significantly in the past year, yet we were still servicing the same patient load. After 3 months of intensive analyzing and auditing of the patient accounts, I discovered a major billing discrepancy. This error was generating a loss of over 2.5 million dollars per year. The results that I presented prompted the hospital to make major operational revisions and implement IT fail safes that eliminated this billing error from occurring again.

Project: OIG Audit/ August 2007

Assisted the hospital’s Audit Team with the Office of Inspector General Medicare Audit. With my assistance the hospital was able to save millions of potential dollars on extremely complex patient charts that were selected for audit.

Pharmacoeconomics Coordinator (August 2006 – March 2010)

Enrolled potential patients for drug reimbursement programs. Kept track of enrollment paper work to ensure compliance with drug programs. Prepared the pharmacy for audits requested by drug reimbursement programs to identify any potential compliance fallouts

Education

Master of Accounting 05/2013

Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL GPA 3.2

Bachelors of Science in Health Administration 01/2007

University of Phoenix Fort Lauderdale, FL GPA 3.875

Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Associates in Arts 12/2005

Broward Community College Fort Lauderdale, FL GPA 3.0

Skills

Certified Fraud Examiner (628907) June 2013- Present

Proficient in AutoAudit Internal Audit Software

Proficient in Quick Books, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

Bilingual: English/ Spanish

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