Rupert Wilmot-Dunbar
Auditor
Renton,WA
Summary
Accounting professional with 19+ years of extensive experience doing full financial statement audits, reviews, full disclosure compilations, and government audits with the ability to build rapport and resolve complex issues and is enthusiastic about developing good relations with clients. Dynamic team player who is goal and detail-oriented. A dynamic leader and team builder who consistently motivates others towards success. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking, and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Transportation Security Officer
Transportation Security Administration
Seattle, WA
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Responsible for providing security and protection for travelers across all transportation sectors courteously and professionally
- Operating various screening equipment and technology to identify dangerous objects in baggage, cargo, and/or on passengers, and preventing those objects from being transported onto an aircraft
- Performing searches and screening, inclusive physical interaction with passengers (e.g., patdowns, property searches), conducting bag searches, and lifting/carrying bags, bins, and property weighing up to 50 lbs
- Controlling terminal entry and exit points
- Interacting with the public, giving directions, and responding to inquiries
- Retaining and implementing knowledge of all applicable Standard Operating Procedures, demonstrating responsible and dependable behavior, and being open to change and adapting to new information or unexpected obstacles
- Maintaining focus and awareness while working in a stressful environment which includes noise from alarms, machinery, and people, crowd distractions, time pressure, and disruptive and angry passengers, to preserve professional ability to identify and locate potentially life-threatening or mass destruction devices, and to make effective decisions in both crisis and routine situations
- Engaging in continuous development of critical thinking skills, necessary to mitigate actual and potential security threats, by identifying, evaluating, and applying appropriate situational options and approaches
- This includes the application of risk-based security screening protocols that vary based on program requirements.
Auditor
Defense Contract Audit Agency
Renton, WA
09.2021 - 05.2022
- Provide accounting, audit, and financial advisory services for contracts and subcontracts to the Department of Defense (DoD) and other Federal agencies according to the Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS)
- Researching laws, regulations, guidelines, or approved procedures to support or provide findings
- Develop, evaluate, and modify standard audit program steps to align with the risk assessment
- Assess risk by evaluating internal controls, reviewing policies and procedures, and inquiries of management
- Analyze the reasonableness, allocability, and allowability of expenses including fixed and variable costs relating to contracts
- Elevates significant issues to the supervisor and management promptly & recommends solutions to resolve issues
- Manages time effectively & prioritizes audit tasks to reduce obstacles that may impede audit progress
- Collecting, analyzing, and summarizing audit data to support conclusions
- Assisting with writing audit reports or evaluations, recommending best practices, and preparing audit work papers
- Identifying controls over operations and writing segments of draft reports with summaries, conclusions, and recommendations.
State Program Examiner 1
Office of the New York State Comptroller
Albany, NY
05.2014 - 07.2021
- Conducted financial and performance audits of State agencies, programs, and activities funded by the State and private entities with State contracts according to the Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS)
- Evaluated systems of internal controls, management and operational efficiencies, and effectiveness
- Research and apply government regulations and agency policy, identify deficiencies and/or noncompliance, and document recommendations after all evidence has been considered
- Applies critical thinking and modifies audit procedures to perform more effective and essential audits
- Prioritize audit tasks so that the audit can be completed more efficiently
- Provided ongoing support to team members by taking on additional workload to assist in moving forward with challenging projects
- Developed and completed audit plans including the drafting of memos, letters, and reports that reflect audit activities and findings.
Management Auditor
NYC Office of the Comptroller
New York, NY
07.2012 - 05.2014
- Conducted financial and performance audits of City agencies, programs, and activities funded by the City and private entities with City contracts according to the Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) through City-sponsored contracts that range from $500,000 to $103M+
- Evaluated systems of internal controls, management and operational efficiencies, and effectiveness
- Planned, organized, and conducted comprehensive surveys and other research activities for audits, reviews, or special projects and verified data reliability for completeness, accuracy, and potential fraud
- Developed and completed audit plans including the drafting of memos, letters, and reports that reflect audit activities and findings
- Provided ongoing support to team members by taking on additional workload to assist in moving forward with challenging projects.
Management Assistant
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Brooklyn, NY
03.2010 - 03.2010
- Monitored compliance with new protocols introduced by the Human Resources Administration (HRA)
- Communicated with at least 75 patients and physicians weekly to maximize compliance with regulations governing home care providers
- Updated patient information into HRA's web-based system for LTHHCP providers
- Assisted with various projects and clerical duties as needed utilizing the agency software and Microsoft applications.
Confidential Investigator
N.Y.C. Health & Hospital Corporation
New York, NY
06.2008 - 05.2009
- Performed audit tests of internal audit control to ensure that they are being adhered to at the twenty-one facility that is a part of N.Y.C
- Health & Hospital Corporation
- Planned and performed an audit of procurement procedures as deemed necessary
- Verified inventory valuation and existence
- Performed other tests of internal control that are required by the Internal Audit Department.
Education
ABD, Public Policy & Administration (Nonprofit Management & Leadership) -
Walden University
02.2016 - 08.2022
MPhil- Public Policy & Administration (Nonprofit Management & Leadership) -
Walden University
02.2016 - 02.2020
MS- Business Economics (Global Business & Finance) -
Brooklyn College/ CUNY Brooklyn NY
08.2009 - 06.2011
BS- Accounting (CPA Qualifying) and Business, Management & Finance -
Brooklyn College/ CUNY Brooklyn NYGP
01.2004 - 06.2008
Skills
- US Citizen
- MS Word
- Excel
- Access
- PowerPoint
- Visio
- TeamMate
- Dependable and Responsible
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Friendly, Positive Attitude
- Active Listening
- Relationship Building
- Problem Resolution
- CaseWare
- Financial Reporting
- Public and Private Accounting
- Auditing methodology
- Not-for-Profit Management
- Strategic Planning
- Founding Board Member/Chief Financial Officer; Divine Anointing Touch Ministries (Dec 2015 to Sept 2016)
- Founding Board Member; Helping Hurting Women Heal Inc (Jan to Sept 2016)
- Elder; Divine Anointing Touch Ministries (Feb to Sept 2016)
- Chairman of the Audit Committee at Calvary Cathedral of Praise (Mar 2014 - Feb 2016)
- Executive Member (Board of Directors); Calvary Cathedral of Praise in Brooklyn (Feb 2011 - Jan 2016)
- Vice President; Altar Workers Ministry at the Calvary Cathedral of Praise in Brooklyn (Jan 2000 to Feb 2016)
- Elder; Calvary Cathedral of Praise in Brooklyn (Jan 2011 to Feb 2016)
- Guest Speaker: Leadership in Organizations Course (BUSN 3260); Brooklyn College (Fall Semester 2007 and Spring Semester 2008)
Blog
https://rdunbarsr.wordpress.com/
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Transportation Security Officer
Transportation Security Administration
01.2023 - 12.2023
Auditor
Defense Contract Audit Agency
09.2021 - 05.2022
ABD, Public Policy & Administration (Nonprofit Management & Leadership) -
Walden University
02.2016 - 08.2022
MPhil- Public Policy & Administration (Nonprofit Management & Leadership) -
Walden University
02.2016 - 02.2020
State Program Examiner 1
Office of the New York State Comptroller
05.2014 - 07.2021
Management Auditor
NYC Office of the Comptroller
07.2012 - 05.2014
Management Assistant
Visiting Nurse Service of New York
03.2010 - 03.2010
MS- Business Economics (Global Business & Finance) -
Brooklyn College/ CUNY Brooklyn NY
08.2009 - 06.2011
Confidential Investigator
N.Y.C. Health & Hospital Corporation
06.2008 - 05.2009
BS- Accounting (CPA Qualifying) and Business, Management & Finance -
Brooklyn College/ CUNY Brooklyn NYGP
01.2004 - 06.2008
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