Financial Analyst North Carolina

Zack Tarras

Phone: 919-***-**** ● E-Mail: ********@*****.***

Education & Honors

University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Graduation: 2018 Concentration: Accounting

Dean’s List Student

Work Experience

Senior Financial Analyst

NC DHHS Office of Internal Audit Raleigh, NC

October 2023-Present

● Review over 600 Contracts and audit financial reports, for Local Government and Non Government Subrepients yearly.

● Lead risk assessment for various subrecipients, identifying potential high risk accounts on audit reports. Consult with subrecipient and host workshops.

● Ensure compliance with local Federal and State laws, and issue Management Decision Letters with our recommendations to fix control/compliance issues.

● Review Contracts and Invoices to see if subrecipients are invoicing their funding correctly and abiding by their obligations.

● Communicate daily with multiple divisions internally and external subrecipients and answer any questions or concerns.

● Analyzing payment data of subrecipients and their contracts for any potential fraud or misuse of funds.

● Make judgments on findings and write recommendations throughout the audit process. Senior Auditor Raleigh, NC

NCDOT Office of Inspector General February 2023- October 2023

● Execute audits based on Federal Acquisition Regulation laws and research applicability.

● Perform pre-award audits, overhead audits, post-award audits independently and with a team.

● Assemble and maintain comprehensive audit working papers, supporting audit findings and recommendations.

● Audit over 350 engineering, consulting, and railroad companies.

● Review/audit and approve complex invoices on ongoing constructions projects across the state.

● Collaborate across multiple NCDOT departments and external clients.

● Analyze complex overhead costs and contracts and make judgment calls on allowable expenses based on current laws.

Zack Tarras

Phone: 919-***-**** ● E-Mail: ********@*****.*** Auditor I Raleigh, NC

NC Department of Human and Health Services (NC Medicaid) August 2019-February 2023

● Perform professional level steps on desk audit programs for approximately 420 health care providers

(Nursing Homes/Hospitals)

● Communicate with providers to ensure all audit materials have been received in a timely manner or if any documents are missing.

● Organize confidential information for large quantities of Medicaid paid claims data used for audits.

● Research HCA tax payment data, write opinions on audits.

● Perform miscellaneous accounting duties (helping with PHP/ambulance audits)

● Audit FQHC data for managed care insurance providers, following flow charts Volunteer Experience

Habitat for Humanity Raleigh, North Carolina

Concession Stand Volunteer - West Raleigh Youth Baseball League Raleigh, North Carolina Organizations

● Cameron Executive Network – Provides mentoring for accounting students.

● Alpha Beta Psi- Accounting honor society

Skills

SAP, Tableau, Power BI,HFS, NC Tracks,Microsoft Access(Queries, tables, charts, reports, forms), Microsoft Excel (pivot table, VLookUp, queries, graphing functions, IF/AND function).

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