About Me

Half-black, half-Aboriginal, fully energized. I'm an auditing professional since 2010 with a passion for writing and getting a job done.

Experience

ADM(RS) - Audit/Program Analyst (May 2013 - Present)
Department of National Defence (Ottawa, ON)

• Developed five-year numerical analyses of multi-billion dollar budget data to improve critical weaknesses
• Took raw, financial data from $250 M organizations to identify inefficiencies using a variety of analytical methods
• Led extensive document analyses across the military to find areas of improvement and evolve business practices
• Assessed departmental system controls, approval procedures, and accounting policies to develop better processes
• Leveraged fifty internal reviews to draw on the knowledge of earlier teams and improve on their results

• Contacted, met, and researched our partners to understand their efforts and align insights to their objectives
• Educated stakeholders ranging from Directors, Base Commanders, and system end users on the value of our work
• Mapped the structures and systems of our partners to easily communicate organizational redesigns
• Explained complex data to our partners as simplistic but attractive presentations, both in person and on the phone
• Further simplified critical insights as meaningful causes of or factors in our partners’ greater interests

• Pieced together and repaired incomplete contracts from semi-functional databases to verify terms and needs
• Quickly addressed unique and routine requests for information made by our partners and my team
• Generated actionable plans to address our partners’ needs based on my and my team’s findings
• Identified and solved new problems before they impacted our partners’ existing operations
• Defined audit criteria, risk probabilities, and risk impacts to reach and maintain organizational priorities

• Frequently solved technical problems of team members involving the Microsoft suite, ACL, or data analysis
• Created meticulous Excel and ACL data analysis process maps for current and new team members’ understanding
• Worked with five-person committees to promote the growth of our team through job shadowing and lunch-and-learns
• Supervised the summer interns’ arrivals and transitions into active audit projects

Audit and Assurance Services - Audit Intern (Apr. - Sep. 2010/11/12)
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (Gatineau, QC)

• Analyzed three years of funding recipients’ financial statements against probationary terms, documenting discrepancies
• Catalogued 400 audit documents spanning various audit projects into a concise, easy-to-read charts within four days
• Developed a series of flowcharts and texts to fully communicate audit processes to external parties
• Identified and presented control deficiencies described by 36 evaluation reports for the annual Risk-Based Audit Plan
• Translated Treasury Board policy into defined management action framework recommendations
• Created summary reports, briefing notes, and executive summaries for use by senior management
• Reported gaps between internal policy, departmental standards, and the actual processes used by partners
• Presented critical areas of concern in AANDC’s program controls to the Audit and Evaluation branch, reflecting these concerns in terms of risk, human resources, financial resources, internal and external management, program design and delivery, and performance measurement strategy
• Successfully completed CIDM (AANDC’s internal database) certified instruction courses, assisting colleagues in its use

Actor (Oct. 2014 - Present)

• Hired for the national Bath Fitters campaign, Armour Home Solutions and an upcoming HGTV program
• Able to adjust a presentation on the fly following feedback or further direction

Education

University of Ottawa – Bachelor of Commerce, Spec. in Marketing (Apr. 2013)

• Specialized in market research, statistical analysis, numerical analysis, and database analysis
• Created real world solutions for existing companies based on their objectives and target demographics
• Completed an additional three and a half years of the uOttawa Honours Accounting program
• Federal government training includes Introduction to ACL, ACL 201 Applications, Risk Management for Finance Professionals, Financial Management Control, Government Planning, Budgeting, Reporting and Evaluation Cycle; IIA – Statistical Sampling and Building Excellence in Teams

Skills

• Strong speaking voice on the phone and during a face-to-face presentation
• Massive interest in performing data analysis and publicly presenting the insights
• Able to mesh with a team’s existing dynamic
• Expert user of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, OneNote, Outlook, ACL, Minitab, and SPSS; advanced user of MS Access and PostgreSQL; proficient user of VBA
• Passionate about grammar, writing, public speaking, problem-solving, small talk, improvisation, negotiation, time management, learning new systems, interpersonal relationships, and receiving constructive feedback

References

References available on request.