Cynthia Ballardo
Pomona,California
Summary
Specialization in Financial Audit and Risk Advisory services for a large variety of industries such as Accommodation and Food Services, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Retail, Healthcare, Transportation and Finance and Insurance.
Familiar with managing schedules, directing teams and overseeing closing processes. Well-versed in IFRS standards, ledger updates and report writing. Exceptional interpersonal, communication and multitasking abilities.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Payroll Assistant
Boiling Point
11.2021 - 05.2022
- Processing South California, North California, Washington/Seattle and Canada Payroll Bi-Weekly
- Managed payroll data entry and processing for +800 employees to comply with predetermined company guidelines.
- Administered bi-weekly payroll and performed special calculations for garnishments, reimbursements and benefit deductions.
- Administered company-wide compensation and benefit plans, healthcare and bonus payments
- Processing time-off forms and keeping communications with employees of their remaining sick time or vacation time.
Senior Audit Associate
KPMG Mexico
08.2016 - 08.2021
- Interacted with key client management to gather information, resolve audit-related problems and make recommendations for business and process improvements.
- Led extensive audit programs based upon prior approved audit plans to evaluate management of institutional activities.
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
- Supervised and trained junior audit staff and student interns in how to effectively review physical and digital data.
- Documented and evaluated risk exposures relating to client organization's governance, operations, and information systems.
- Communicated audit findings by preparing and disseminating final reports to managers/partners.
- Followed up on reviews to assess and report on completion or progress of corrective actions.
- Complied with established internal procedures by examining reports, processes and documentation.
- Performed strategic planning, execution and finalization of audits.
- Used eAuit (KPMG Audit system), create Casewares and used KAM (KPMG International Audit guideline) to generate financial statements and facilitate account closing procedures.
Education
Certificate - Principles of Accounting - Financial Accounting
Mt San Antonio College
Walnut, CA12.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting And Finance
Universidad De Occidente
Sinaloa, Mexico08.2017
Skills
- Effective and professional communication
- Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, word and PDF
- Financial Reporting - IFRS
- Preparation of work papers
Hight level / experience:
- Making inquiries of clients
- Journal Entries analysis
- Accounting Records Analysis
- Inventory Verification
- Payroll Software's Paylocity / ADP
Certification
KPMG:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18FMwu4jxWzo3IuCa2IYFuoTBH8PI6p6I?usp=sharing
Timeline
Payroll Assistant
Boiling Point
11.2021 - 05.2022
Senior Audit Associate
KPMG Mexico
08.2016 - 08.2021
Certificate - Principles of Accounting - Financial Accounting
Mt San Antonio College
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting And Finance
Universidad De Occidente
KPMG:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18FMwu4jxWzo3IuCa2IYFuoTBH8PI6p6I?usp=sharing
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