Animated and results-oriented professional with 10+ years experience in financial oversight and audit management. Forward-thinking team leader skilled at operating departments efficiently to meet goals. Proactive and hardworking individual focused on continuous operational improvement. Well-versed in producing reports, evaluating department operations and handling month- and year-end closings. Meticulous, conscientious and methodical in approach. Excelled in leveraging data analytics and ERP systems proficiency alongside exceptional interpersonal communication to enhance internal controls and financial reporting. Brings fresh perspective and strong commitment to quality and success. Recognized for adaptability and proactive approach in delivering effective solutions.
Hi, I’m
Skye Rodriguez
Longmont
Summary
Overview
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Jeffco Public Schools
Internal Audit Manager
10.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Recommend and implement operational improvement measures and identify key financial as well as non-financial risks and advise mitigates for those risks
- Monitored budget allocation and expenditures to enforce compliance with company policies.
- Perform root cause analyses on identified issues, providing actionable recommendations for long-term improvements in business practices.
- Develop comprehensive audit plans to address identified risks, ensuring timely and effective execution.
- Leverage technology tools such as data analytics software to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of internal audits conducted.
- Ensure adherence to professional standards in all aspects of the audit process, upholding the integrity of audit work performed.
- Collaborate with management to develop action plans to address identified issues, fostering a proactive approach to risk management.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements by staying updated on changes in financial laws and standards.
- Establish robust internal control framework, minimizing the risk of fraud and ensuring compliance with regulations.
- Reduce financial risks by developing and implementing robust risk management policies.
- Review analyzed, and improved the overall effectiveness of existing internal controls over financial reporting.
- Facilitate staff development through regular training sessions on new accounting standards, software upgrades, or company-specific policies changes.
- Conduct comprehensive risk assessments, identifying potential financial vulnerabilities and proposing mitigation strategies.
- Evaluate effectiveness of internal controls by testing key controls across various business units within the organization.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on professional accounting standards to manage financial recordkeeping.
- Managed journal entries, collection efforts, reconciliations, and payroll processing.
- Delivered exceptional project management and addressed complex business strategy for senior leadership.
Vail Resorts Inc
Revenue Audit Manager
02.2022 - 08.2023
Job overview
- Provide strategic vision, project management, leadership, and guidance for the development of new revenue audit procedures and analytical tools that better identify financial statement errors or misuse of company assets.
- Trained and mentored department staff on policies and procedures to establish strong foundation for client development and service activities.
- Manage revenue audit functions, ensuring effective and timely audit, review of transactional data, proper recording and reporting of revenue and identification of fraudulent activities.
- Establish strong relationships with all stakeholders including Corporate Accounting team, Resort Operations, Business and Product Solutions, Information Technology and Senior Management.
- Developed high-level knowledge of operational business goals, as well as, policies and procedures to establish foundation for targeted problem solutions.
- Performed internal audits of financial and departmental operations, developing risk assessments and conducting process walkthroughs for compliance with documented processes.
- Reviewed historical records, current operational data and forecasting information to identify and capitalize on system enhancement opportunities.
- Reconciled branch reports and general ledger accounts to identify unusual transactions, fraud and accounting errors.
- Adhered to dual control processes and audited cash drawers to reduce losses due to accounting errors and employee theft.
- Properly processed deposits, withdrawals and payments for an average of $40k-$60k in monthly cash transactions.
- Helped establish a robust internal audit function by developing policies and procedures that met regulatory requirements, fulfilled stakeholder expectations, and aligned with industry best practices.
Vail Resorts Inc
Revenue Audit Supervisor
01.2021 - 02.2022
Job overview
- Managed a team of employees, overseeing training and professional growth of employees.
- Utilized trends and analytics to assess company's efficiency and determine better ways to improve bottom line.
- Scrutinized and recorded revenue for services and products.
- Developed Strategic plans for day-to-day operations.
- Complied with established internal policies.
- Gathered and reconciled revenue and other financial and statistical information for the revenue audit team utilizing various accounting systems reports.
- Researched, investigated, and corrected financial data variances and discrepancies.
- Efficiently reviewed source documents, financial and statistical information daily for accuracy.
- Work with revenue audit managers to preform monthly revenue related tasks and analysis, as well as, continuously help to improve the revenue audit process.
Renaissance Hotel
Accounting Assistant
09.2018 - 03.2020
Job overview
- Utilized strong attention to detail to verify the accuracy of invoices, documents, and records.
- Updated and maintained accounting journals, ledgers and other records detailing financial business transactions.
- Compiled data and prepared a variety of reports utilizing SAP, Fusebox, Opera, and Micros.
- Reconcile records with internal company employees and management, or external vendors and customers.
- Monitored status of accounts receivable and payable to facilitate prompt processing.
- Monitored budget allocation and expenditures to enforce compliance with company policies.
- Collaborated with other departments to achieve accurate and prompt financial reporting.
- Processed payments and documents such as invoices, journal vouchers, employee reimbursements, and statements.
- Achieved timely financial reporting through diligent preparation and analysis of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.
- Reduced discrepancies in financial data with thorough account reconciliations and adjustments.
- Input all relevant transactions and supervised properly within accounting system.
- Prepared detailed financial statements for corporate leadership, highlighting key performance indicators and areas for improvement.
- Enhanced interdepartmental collaboration by creating an accessible central database for all relevant financial information.
Education
Charter College
Associate of Science from Business Administration And Management
University Overview
Skills
- Financial analysis and reporting
- Interpersonal Communication
- ERP systems proficiency
- Account Reconciliation
- Cross-Functional Teamwork
- Employee Coaching and Mentoring
- MS Office Suite
- Internal Controls
- Financial Management
- Bank Reconciliation
- Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Variance Analysis
Timeline
Internal Audit Manager
Jeffco Public Schools
10.2023 - Current
Revenue Audit Manager
Vail Resorts Inc
02.2022 - 08.2023
Revenue Audit Supervisor
Vail Resorts Inc
01.2021 - 02.2022
Accounting Assistant
Renaissance Hotel
09.2018 - 03.2020
Charter College
Associate of Science from Business Administration And Management
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