Internal Auditor at Kern County Auditor-Controller's Office (2021-09 – Present)
- Assist in conducting management, performance, financial, compliance, and information technology (I.T.) component audits.
- Assist and conduct financial studies and investigations by gathering data from various sources and documents.
- Assist in providing technical assistance to departments by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting various information provided by client departments, including specialized training workflows for the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA).
- Assist in conducting comprehensive reviews of County contractors' compliance with their County contracts and other regulatory requirements.
- Assist in reviewing and evaluating accounting systems by auditing various components of I.T. Systems in County departments and contractors.
- Performed comprehensive internal audits of financial and departmental operations, developing risk assessments and conducting process walkthroughs.
- Investigated discrepancies discovered during the auditing process, including drafting single audit notes for the CAO Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and specialized public health inventory lines.
- Recommended new methods to improve internal controls, documented formal operational deficiencies, and produced audit reports with structural findings for submission to the auditor-controller office.
Accounting Manager at Archico Design Build Inc. (2020-11 – 2021-09)
- Developed and scaled robust accounting procedures to convert the corporate enterprise to entirely paperless workflows.
- Reported reconciliation findings and made written presentations to executive management when reconciliations identified a cost weakness, outlining operational deficiencies and corrective options.
- Assisted Project Managers in preparing the monthly billing certificates for clients through cost analysis following the cost-to-cost method for structural revenue recognition.
- Developed detailed monthly and quarterly financial accounting reports for the management and executive boards.
- Revised all active project budgets monthly with project managers using Procore software to minimize and reduce structural cost variances.
- Prepared and executed end-of-month closing, including general ledger reconciliations, monthly accruals, cost adjustment entries, and variance analysis.
Senior Project Accountant at General Procurement, Hyundai Technology Group INC. (2019-10 – 2020-10)
- Directed accounting cycles, budget forecasts, and cash flow projections for a high-complexity $300 Million technology and manufacturing project spanning 8 distinct corporate entities.
- Built and structured the analytical accounting cost charts within Odoo ERP and implemented the platform migration for the active financial year.
- Established the standard inventory and RMA cycles between the primary California corporate warehouse and regional branches.
- Conducted physical counts for corporate inventory and implemented the perpetual method across all tracking lines.
- Identified and implemented process automation and created global intercompany reconciliation procedures.
Accountant at Advanced Tax & Management (2019-04 – 2019-10)
- Registered daily transactions, constructed customized cost charts, and prepared accurate corporate billing invoices for clients.
- Documented cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses, and line of credit transactions to safeguard operational transparency.
- Completed daily cash functions like account tracking, payroll and wage allocations, and comprehensive banking reconciliations.
- Gathered comprehensive physical data on taxable income, deductibles, and allowances for professional tax preparation lines.
Tax Preparer Volunteer at CAPK (VITA / TCE Program) (2019-01 – 2019-04)
- Volunteered in the IRS / VITA program to prepare income tax returns for seniors and low-income families.
- Formally recognized with a commendation from the IRS Director of Stakeholder Partnerships for exceptional compliance accuracy and community leadership.
Deputy Finance & Administration Manager at Itinera SPA (2017-12 – 2018-04)
- Directed localized cash management, bank reconciliations, and financial forecasting projections for heavy infrastructure operations.
- Participated actively in revising corporate budgets with the Finance Manager to minimize operational cost variances.
- Developed and implemented effective accounting frameworks from the ground up, creating custom charts of accounts and billing cycles.
Senior Accountant at Rizzani De Eccher SPA / OHL S.A.-Trevi SPA Joint Venture (2011-10 – 2017-12)
- Managed cost controls, ledger accounting, and internal compliance frameworks for a prominent $1 Billion mega infrastructure development project overseen by a 4-company international conglomerate.
- Partnered with the Cost Control Manager and Senior Quantity Surveyors to audit monthly project certificates via cost-to-cost parameters.
- Responsible for accounts payable pipelines using strict 3-way matching, isolating vendor overcharges, and successfully securing extensive credit notes rewarded by the J.V. with significant cash performance bonuses.
Consultant Accountant at L3 Technologies (U.S. Army Logistics Project) (2011-04 – 2011-09)
- Retained on an elite, fast-track consulting basis to perform deep-dive financial adjustments, forensic corrections, and process restructuring for a vital U.S. Army project across four nations.
- Executed comprehensive cost variance reviews of budgeted targets and spearheaded the financial due diligence that drove a 25% reduction in project costs.
Accountant / Site Supervisor at KBR Inc. (2009-02 – 2011-03)
- Supervised 13 technical and administrative staff members while independently directing vendor reconciliations, cost center allocations, and invoice tracing.
- Managed accounts payable workflows under strict Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and GAAP, cutting overhead costs by 9% and directly supporting bidding efforts that captured $20 Million in new infrastructure contracts.
