Kent Taylor Leipold

Austin, TX  78748

(512) 284-1904

KentTaylorLeipold@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE:   Sr. Auditor / Financial Analyst / Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Analyst

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

• 25 years, Bookkeeping, Auditing, Accounting (15 years, Senior Auditor)
• 6 years, Bank Operations and Bank Compliance and Consulting – Small Banks (commercial space planning, leasing, and lending)
• 4 years, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Analyst
• 4 years, DELTEK Software Auditor (Government Contracting)
• 2 years, Consumer Reviewer (Department of Defense/Cancer Research)
• 1 years, Auditing/Accounting Team Member (National Compensation Matrix)
• 1 year, Insurance Agent:  Licensed for Life, Accident and Health

CLEARANCE:            DHS (pending)

WORK PREF.:           Virginia, Maryland, Florida, or Texas (open for relocation)

EXPERIENCE PORTFOLIO:

10/12 – present, Consultant (1099), Austin, TX

• Subject Matter Expert / Accounting / Risk Management / Insurance consultant
• Perform volunteer work with Coast Guard Auxiliary

09/02 – 10/12, Senior Auditor

Texas Department Of Transportation (TXDOT), Austin, TX

• Conducted performance and compliance audits covering areas of accounting systems, federal acquisition regulations, risk management, internal control, and executive compensation of private companies; audited C.P.A. firms for compliance with the AASHTO Audit and Accounting Guide; company size would range from $2.5M-$150M; in architectural and engineering industries; conducted performance audits of non-profit organizations for compliance with A-133
• Analyzed utilization of labor resources for cost benefit to success of contracted projects within activity-based management projects to determine feasibility of company’s business model
• Developed a risk-based model for use by auditing office
• Trained four new staff over two years on audit process of contractors for compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations, as well as state regulations, accounting standards and risk analysis; via On-The-Job (OJT) training and classes on auditing, risk management, contract analysis, and Federal Acquisition Regulations
• Responsible for audit office response to the drafting of American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Auditing and Accounting guide with a fifty state participation to develop a tool for state DOT auditors, A/E firms, and public accounting firms to perform attestations of A/E firms
• Spearheaded development of financial compliance and reporting with, GAAS and GAAP on toll road project development ($1.5B) and other multimillion-dollar projects
• Developed risk analysis of companies to be audited; achieved audit coverage of high risk firms in universe of the agency
• Organized, planned, and completed audit function: Assessing risk to determine propriety of firms to audit, perform preliminary fieldwork, then an audit plan was developed and approved by Audit Manager; performed audit field work, analyse areas of risk to reconciliation of accounts, discuss audit issues with management, and writing draft audit report for Audit Manager; managed department, manpower planning, assigning work, scheduling, and estimating resource needs
• Improved P&L scenarios by recommending management establishment of cost accounting systems, improved methods such as analyzing amount of direct labor vs. indirect labor on projects and analysis of cost benefits of labor usage on projects
• Performed 15 IT audits on Deltek accounting software verifying accuracy of financial data; analyzed computer and/or network for data integrity, disallowing room for loss of data, or data tampering; audited accuracy/conformance of data to financial records, reports and professional standards, including testing accurate flow of data across departments; documented evidence of any irregularities during the audit process

08/11 – 10/11 / 06/12 – 08/12, Consumer Reviewer

Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research

• Teamed with 10 consumer reviewers and 10 scientists to review grant proposals for funding on cancer research
• Performed financial and performance analysis of grant proposals for research in the cure for prostate cancer
• Analysed grant proposals for effectiveness to the cancer patient, to the medical community, and length of time grant would take to bring procedures to market

07/07 – 07/08, Volunteer Reviewer

Sarbanes-Oxley, Body of Knowledge, Sarbanes-Oxley Institute, New York, NY

• Reviewer, volunteer for Sarbanes-Oxley Body of Knowledge (SOXBoK): An Introduction for publisher: Van Haren Publishing; 1^st ed, August 15, 2008, 226 pages; https://www.spvamerica.com/company/pr_soxbok_110708.php) for the Auditor Independence and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board for the evaluation of Sarbanes-Oxley, Body of Knowledge

07/00 – 09/02, Auditing Consultant

Monday Rufus, C.P.A., P.C., Austin, TX

• Managed risk assessment of the financial impact of compliance statutes and administrative rules on audit issues for six state agencies, high tech firms, state agencies, insurance companies, and corporations
• Provided Subject Matter Expertise for small business and state agencies; developed and provided performance measures to state agencies to improve performance of departments to increase achievements towards meeting strategic goals
• Supervised and implemented eight audit programs for hi-tech, computer-chip manufacturer, insurance companies, governmental agencies, and non-profits

07/99 – 09/00, Accountant

Jeff Heard and Company, (Certified Public Accountant [CPA]), Austin, TX

• Analysed corporate projects through reconciliations, of budget to actual, account reconciliation such as Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable (AR/AP), 941’s and cash disbursements

01/92 – 06/98, Bookkeeper / Financial Advisor

H.C. Leipold and Assoc., Brandon, FL

• Responsible for providing bookkeeping services to circa 20 clientele/residents
• Provided financial guidance to families in the purchase of residential homes

08/88 – 12/91, Assistant State Auditor

State of Texas, Austin, TX

• Performed financial, compliance, and performance of state agencies and state and federal programs

FORMAL EDUCATION:

• 2006, Masters of Business Administration, Financial Management, Le Tourneau University, Austin, TX
• 1976, Bachelor of Science, Economics, Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX

TRAINING / CERTIFICATIONS:

• 2012, IT Project Management, Austin Community College, Austin, TX
• 2011, Certification in Risk Management Assurance, C.R.M.A.: Institute of Internal Auditors Certification number: 272
• 2011, Training on Contract Analysis and Compliance, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), Austin, TX
• 2010, Training on Executive Compensation Analysis, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Philadelphia, PA
• 2008, Certified in Sarbanes-Oxley, C.S.O.X., Sarbanes Oxley Institute, Certification number: 01012
• 2002, Certified Business Manager, C.B.M.: The Association of Professionals in Business Management, Certification Number: 1716

HARDWARE / SOFTWARE / TECHNICAL / COMPUTERS:

• DELTEK (government contracting software)
• GroupWise
• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Statistical Analysis: SPSS
• Teammate

TRAINING PRESENTATIONS / CONFERENCES:

• 2003 – 2012, Annual Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) Audit Conference, Austin, TX; Developed presentation for Analysis of Executive Compensation

AWARDS / RECOGNITIONS:

• 2012, David Campbell Quality Award, AASHTO Subcommittee on Internal/External Audit, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Scottsdale, AZ

VOLUNTEER / COMMUNITY / TRADE ORGANIZATIONS / SOCIAL MEDIA:

• 2012 – present, Member, Project Zero, Washington, D.C.
• 2010 – present, Member, Shriners, Austin, TX
• 2010 – present, Volunteer, Prostate Cancer Awareness Project, Manhattan Bch, CA
• 2010 – present, Member, Scottish Rite, Austin, TX
• 2008 – present, Volunteer, USTOO (501c3), Chicago, IL
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentleipold

KEY SKILL WORDS:  accounting, acquisition, administration, analysis, AR/AP, architectural, assessment, audit, banking, benefits, bookkeeping, budget, Certified Business Manager (CBM), Certified Sarbanes-Oxley, compliance, contract, DELTEK, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), Department of Defense (DoD), disbursement, Department of Transportation (DoT), estimating, evaluation, executive compensation, financial, funding, GAAP, GAAS, grant, insurance, leasing/lending, management, non-profit, operations, organizations, oversight, P&L, planning, procedures, program manager, project manager, proposals, publish, quality assurance, reconciliation, research, review, risk management assurance , Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), software auditing, scheduling, staff, statistical analysis (SPSS), statute, supervise, train/training, transportation