Edna O

An Accounting, GRC and Cybersecurity Professional with a background in auditing, risk analysis, and compliance, identifying, evaluating, and mitigating risks Leveraging knowledge of regulatory and compliance frameworks (GAAP, GASB, GAGAS, GDPR, HIPAA, and SOX) and IT Security Frameworks (ISO27001, NIST, CIS Control, and PCI-DSS), ensuring 100% compliance.

Audit Specialist at Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (2025-01 – 2025-12)

• Delivered comprehensive support on 3+ field audits audit engagements ensuring clear, timely communication and alignment with engagement objectives.
• Reviewed standard audit programs and steps, previous workpapers, guidance material, and conclusions on the audit performed in accordance with agency procedures.
• Maintained audit workpapers, prepared schedules, summaries and reconciliations per Bureau of child support.guidelines,
• Performed audit tests and review of payroll and insurance expenses against payroll and insurance reports on assigned audit engagements to verify existence and accuracy
• Verified the appropriateness of charges of expenses and ensured that expenses were properly recorded per child support program guidelines.
• Verified travel, procurements, and other expenses against accounts payable reports, bank statements, checks, invoices and receipts to ensure that they were allocable, allowable and reasonable for the child support program.
• Reviewed 30+ AUP audits reports performed by Single Auditors for the 64 counties in PA
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments appropriately.

Auditor at Rubino (2021-11 – 2024-04)

• Performed assigned audit engagements for 25+ local government Real management properties.
• Reviewed standard audit programs and steps, previous workpapers, guidance material, draft audit report with findings and conclusions on the audit performed in accordance with company procedures.
• Maintained audit working papers including preparation of schedules, summaries and reconciliations per company guidelines.
• Performed audit tests and review of payroll expenses and insurance against payroll and insurance reports.
• Verified the appropriateness of charges of expenses and ensured that expenses were properly recorded.
• Verified travel, procurements, and other expenses against accounts payable reports, bank statements, checks, invoices and receipts.
• Provided comprehensive support on 50+ audit engagements with 50+, ensuring clear, timely communication and alignment with engagement objectives.
• Participated with other team members, providing updates on the status of audit assignments, sharing information, preparing for exit conferences, presenting audit findings that led to implementing 5+ strategic improvements in controls.

Financial Analyst at Randstad (2021-06 – 2021-10)

• Collaborated with the program management team to perform the Monthly Project Financial Review (MPFR) and analyzed 5+ project budgets, actual expenses, commitments, obligations, and burn rates. Lead the MPFR for designated projects or activities.
• Coordinated the creation of quarterly and annual forecasts, monitored the pipeline of bids and proposals, and performed a gap analysis for 5+ projects and developed realignments and new budgets for the project to ensure 100% award spend down.

Grants/ Compliance Manager at Trying Together (2020-09 – 2021-04)

• Reviewed, managed and tracked 5+ grants spending, including 2 large CARESACT (COVID-19) grants issued by the State and Federal government for adherence to donor regulations.
• Issued over 1000+ grants to early childhood development centers.
• Used appropriate contract templates, prepared and finalized grant agreements to support grant awards in alignment with the grant requirements and provided updates and track status for all grant contract related activities and prepared reports and analyses on grant activity for CEO and Vice presidents.

GRC Analyst, Internal Auditor at AllianceRx Walgreens Prime (2018-04 – 2020-02)

• Assisted with the implementation of a comprehensive GRC platform at AllianceRx Walgreens Prime, resulting in a 60% reduction in compliance-related incidents.
• Improved SOX process and policies and procedures to achieve 95% SOX Compliance for FY19 Audit with no significant deficiencies.
• Instituted a continuous monitoring program that detected and remediated 90% of compliance drifts in the early stages and reviewed and helped revise company policies and internal controls to meet regulation.

Senior Field Finance/Accounting Support Officer–Middle East at Relief International (2017-02 – 2018-03)

• Sampled and audited over 300+ transactions generated by field offices to ensure proper use of General Ledger accounts and donor codes and performed adjusting entries to transactions identified as miscoded during month end close processes and served as a final reviewer of 35+ donor financial reports.
• Reviewed 25+ new grant proposals and budget modifications for compliance with organization’s policies and procedures; and donor compliant (USAID, US Department of State, EU, UN, UK donors).
• Traveled to the Regional Office in the Middle East to train staff and act as Regional Finance Manager as needed by the Middle East Finance team.

Project Finance Manager at American Farmland Trust (2017-01 – 2017-04)

• Monitored and analyzed over 200+ project finances and budget activity to ensure adherence to donor compliance and regulations.
• Conducted monthly reviews of 200+ projects activity with budget managers/Program Directors to ensure spending is on track.
• In collaboration with Project Directors and Development staff, prepared grant financial reports to be submitted to donors and Coordinated, tracked and reconciled revenue activity for grants and individual giving with Program Directors and the Development team on a monthly basis.

Senior Financial Analyst at Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (2012-08 – 2017-01)

• Managed 9 finance staff in 3 country offices in Africa (Cameroon, Swaziland, Lesotho, Zambia and Tanzania) on several donors’ financial budget management on USG funded projects (CDC and USAID).
• Analyzed and maintained budget activities with a $50 million plus operating income for cost-effectiveness and adherence to applicable guidance and developed 16+ budgets, budget narratives, forecasts and donor reports
• Provided audit support; obtain and review required supporting documentations/vouchers from field country offices for auditors.
• Reviewed transactions generated by the Country Offices as part of the financial reports review in QuickBooks, 100% of 200+ staff timesheets monthly to identify potential miscoding and incorrect donor charges.
• Processed 15+ invoices billed to foundation’s private donors on a monthly/quarterly basis; journal entries and

Master of Science in Accounting – Internal Auditing – Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland

Bachelor of Science in Double major Accounting and Finance – Strayer University