Controller Responsibilities:
Provide financial oversight by leading and directing the accounting team
Prepare and maintain financial records of the County including annual financial statements
Lead and Direct the Internal Audit function
Direct activities of the Tax Administration Office
Budget Officer
County Purchasing Agent
Qualifications:
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
Built a 20-year career as an accounting and audit professional working for government entities and large corporations including Deseret Management Corporation and Clyde Companies (Geneva Rock)
Analyzed and built financial processes and systems that prevent errors while reducing the risk of fraud, waste, and abuse within these large companies, and government entities
While working in public accounting demonstrated the ability to evaluate the financial well-being of corporations as an external auditor
Created budgets and analyzed complex budgets of government entities and corporations
Successfully led and performed numerous internal audits including financial, fraud, compliance, and performance
Vision/Goals:
Aggressively root out fraud, waste, and abuse through precise audit work
Lead and direct a professional award-winning accounting team
Create a clear separation of duties of key personnel in Davis County Department’s to eliminate conflicting responsibilities that create opportunity for fraud, waste, or abuse
As the Budget Officer of Davis County, I will recommend ways to reduce spending (Do more with less)
Conduct performance audits that provide the Commission with valuable insight to take action to improve key operations
Streamline purchasing processes while ensuring compliance with County purchasing policy