Professional Experience Management

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

Professional experienced in Audit, Fraud Investigation, Financial Management, Accounting Operations and Supervision.

EDUCATION / SKILLS

MBA. Nova Southeastern University. Florida.

Bachelor of Science. Business Administrative Studies. Nova Southeastern University.

Minor Certificate. Finance and Banking. Nova Southeastern University.

CFE. Certified Fraud Examiner

Skills - Microsoft Office, Quick Books, Peachtree, Great Plains, People Soft, Project Management, Oracle, SAP, Solomon and Yardi.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Financial Aid Officer (Feb 2010 to Dec 2015)

Kaplan University – Orlando, Florida

Resolves conflicts and errors associated with students’ financial aid awards.

Package students with appropriate financial aid sources.

Ad Hoc projects and reports

Senior Auditor (March 2006 to March 2009)

Stanford Financial Group – Orlando, Florida

Oversaw IT projects, contracts and agreements with various vendors to ensure compliance with company guidelines.

Compiled and analyzed specific data necessary for negotiating new contracts and purchase requests.

Reviewed /Audited vendor bids for accuracy and conformity to contract specifications.

Aided in developing and implementing new processes to reduce excessive travel and entertainment expenditures.

Audited travel and entertainment expense reports.

Manager of Internal Audit / Internal Auditor (May 2002 to March 2006)

Spirit Airlines, Inc - Miramar, Florida.

Managed an audit team of three auditors.

Conducted fraud investigations and created a system to track and notify Internal Audit of repeat offenders initiating fraudulent airline reservations.

Reviewed Internal Control Procedures over cash handling, credit sales, refunds process, and disbursement controls at all Spirit Airlines stations.

Documented process flows, developed and executed audit tests, evaluated effectiveness of controls and impact of control deficiencies on the entity.

Assisted in the implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley by planning and executing reviews of business processes utilizing control evaluations, narratives and flow charts.

Conducted departmental audits by identifying, documenting, and testing key internal controls for compliance with Spirit Airline’s business objectives.

Staff Accountant (Feb 2001 to May 2002)

Palmetto General Hospital - Hialeah, Florida

Assisted in the month end close process.

Performed comprehensive variance analysis to determine root-cause of all significant variances.

Analyzed budgets and prepared periodic reports comparing actual costs to budget.

Maintained and reported hospital’s daily productivity statistics to respective units.

Processed nursing agencies time slips for payment.

Recorded monthly accruals.

Reconciled numerous balance sheet accounts monthly.

Controller / Staff Accountant (Dec 1998 to Sept 2000)

Engineering America, Inc. Aventura Fl.

Prepared and analyzed operational data detailing changes in revenue, cost, and expenses (actual vs. forecast).

Developed dashboards and key performance indicators to accelerate management decisions.

Authored and administered accounting policies, procedures and guidelines.

Billed all personnel related expenses.

Administered and maintained employee benefits.

Staff Accountant (Jan 1992 to Dec 1998)

Managed the accounts payable and approval process supporting the weekly production of vendor checks.

Managed the accounts receivable process.

Prepared journal entries and reconciled general ledger.

Prepared financial statements.

Maintained fixed assets and depreciation schedules.

Reviewed travel expenses for non-compliance with company policy.

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