Internal Controls Engagement Team

CHRISTINE MCCLURE

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EDUCATION

University of Washington – Michael G. Foster School of Business Seattle, WA

Master of Professional Accounting June 2021

University of Phoenix Phoenix, AZ

Bachelor of Science in Accounting March 2016

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Moss Adams LLP Tacoma, WA

Experienced Audit Staff June 2023– Present

Serve on Tribal Government and Tribal Gaming engagement teams

Took on a GASB 96 project for a large tribal government, becoming a go to person on GASB 96

Communicate with all levels within the engagement team and work closely with clients during audits

Evaluated internal controls, performed substantive audit procedures, and documented in audit file work papers for all audit engagements

Deloitte & Touché LLP Seattle, WA

Senior Assistant June 2022– May 2023

Served on the Microsoft and Starbucks engagement teams

While on the Microsoft engagement, served on the first ESG audit

Communicated with all levels within the engagement team, advisory team and the client’s ESG team

Evaluated internal controls, performed substantive audit procedures, and documented in audit file work papers

Audit Assistant October 2021– May 2022

Served on the Microsoft engagement team

Evaluated internal controls, performed substantive audit procedures, and documented in audit file work papers

Reviewed quarterly and annual financial statements

Communicated with all levels within the engagement team and with client contacts

Audit Intern January 2021 – February 2021

Served on the Zillow and Microsoft engagement teams

Attended Control Walkthroughs and documented in YE audit file work papers

Evaluated internal controls and documented in audit file work papers

Mega Machine Shop, Inc. Tumwater, WA

Accountant/Office Manager September 2017– September 2020

Procured $500K Paycheck Protection Program loan which allowed company to keep 25 employees employed during slowdown due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Provided Full-Cycle Accounting and prepared financial statements for manufacturing operations with more than $9 million in yearly revenue.

Reduced annual liability premiums by $70k per year by auditing previous years premiums.

Discovered $250K in overpayment of premiums by auditing previous five years of documents which resulted in a change of insurance agent and filing a gross negligence claim with the Washington State Insurance Commissioner.

Accounting Assistant February 2014 – September 2017

Started training to replace the retiring Accountant/Office Manager at two years of employment while providing a smooth transition for the company.

Promoted to add Payroll Administrator and Human Resources to job duties for two companies for 70+ employees within six months of employment.

Processed Accounts Payable in the amount of $3 million annually in a timely manner to maintain excellent credit with vendors.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Deloitte & Touché LLP

Served as an onboarding mentor to multiple incoming first years within the organization.

Volunteered to support Deloitte’s campus recruiting efforts at multiple target universities, which included traveling to multiple campuses for recruiting events, being a part of zoom panels, and acting as a mentor to students going through the public accounting recruiting process.

Worked closely with the Inclusion council to start an Indigenous & Allies group.

Worked with the PNW Green to provide webinar on Environmental Injustices from the Indigenous point of view as well as with the Women’s & Allies group to present a webinar during Women’s History month.

Chinook Indian Nation

Enrollment Committee Member July 2014 – Present

Research tribal and government rolls to determine eligibility of applications for enrollment in order to maintain accurate tribal enrollment while still fighting for Federal recognition.

Culture Teacher March 2016 - Present

Teach tribal members the process of pulling cedar bark and weaving hats in traditional ways in order to maintain culture knowledge in our tribe.

Finance July 2020 - Present

Auditing non-profit financial documents for the last several years to assure Chinook Indian Nation is in compliance with all grant and tax regulations.

Girl Scouts of Western Washington

Troop Leader March 2013– June 2018

Lead and empowered girls in between the ages of 6 to 12 years of age for over six years.

Manage financial records for the troop, as well as cookie sales of average of 7000 boxes per cookie season, managing $35k in sales annually to earn the troop fund raising revenues of $3,150.

Licenses

Certified Public Accountant Candidate Eligible – currently working towards obtaining

Skills

Full-Cycle Accounting

Auditing

QuickBooks

JobBOSS – Manufacturing ERP system

Microsoft Office Applications – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote

Strong working knowledge of GAAP

Omnia and DNAV Auditing Applications

Detail-oriented

Strong Communication skills

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