1. Karrie Dawson
2618 57th
Street SE
Auburn WA, 98092
(206) 730-4212
Mrskarriedawson@yaho
o.com
Education
 Bachelors of Science, Accounting, graduated magna
cum laude, CWU, GPA 3.86
License
 CPA licensure
Work History
08/16’’ –Current, Senior Accountant, Hauser Jones and
Sas, Bellevue, WA
 Responsible for:
• Ensuring audit conclusions are based on a complete
understanding of the process, circumstances, and
risk
• Developing audit programs and testing procedures
relevant to risk and test objectives
• Ensuring adherence at all times to all applicable
departments, professional standards, state and
federal regulations
• Ensures adequate focus on personal professional
growth relevant to taking on more challenging
assignments, in line with standard audit career
progression – proactively and seeks relevant
education and training opportunities
• Researching and analyzing financial statement and
audit related issues
 Duties Include:
• Conducts assigned audit Credit Union engagements
successfully from beginning to end
• Identifies and communicates issues raised, offering
recommended solutions relevant to business and
risk
• Obtains and reviews evidence ensuring audit
conclusions are well-documented
• Communicating assigned tasks to engagement team
in a manner that is clear and concise ensuring high
quality, accurate, and efficient results
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2. • Organizes personal effort along with those of junior
auditors to be risk-based, productive, and efficient
at all times
• Acquire a working knowledge of the client’s
business
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Proactively interact with key client’s management
to gather information, resolve problems, and make
recommendations for business and process
improvements.
09/15’ –Current, Accounting Instructor, Highline
College, Des Moines, WA
 Responsible for:
• Preparing and delivering relevant curriculum to
adult students using a variety of teaching
methods to introduce students to Practical
Accounting 121.
• Preparing students to understand the
fundamentals of accounting in a practical, easy-
to-comprehend manner.
• Preparing students with the opportunity to utilize
the technology of the rapidly changing accounting
profession and understand how to make sound
business decisions and become successful problem
solvers and communicators. Using journals and
general ledgers, students will understand the
basic double-entry accounting methodology--
along with gaining a working knowledge of the
accounting terminology.
 Duties Include:
• Teach assigned courses as specified in the
schedule and course contract
• Evaluate and select texts and instructional
materials; prepare course materials and lesson
plans
• Deliver course content using a variety of teaching
styles and provide interesting and engaging
assignments that demonstrate the real-world
applications of concepts covered
• Observe and evaluate student performance in
meeting course objectives and learning outcomes
through assignments, projects, discussions or
examinations; provide feedback in a timely
manner on student progress
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3. • Revise and update course content as needed
04/11’ –08/16, Financial Examiner 3, Department of
Financial Institutions, Tumwater, WA
 Responsible for:
• Auditing of funds held in trust, corporate assets
and liabilities, borrowing arrangements, deposit
and disbursement procedures, contractual
arrangements, capital adequacy or bonding and
insurance coverage, and electronic accounting
systems to determine administration in
accordance with state law and regulation and
applicable accounting guidelines
• Analysis of lending, disclosure practices, sales
practices, closing procedures and loan servicing
portfolios. Employs the use of mathematical
calculations and examination software in
analysis of these areas
• Writes technical reports of findings for
supervisor’s review, including concerns, criticisms
and recommendations to the Director regarding
business practices and enforcement response
 Duties Include:
• Interpret and review compliance of financial
institutions with federal and state laws and
regulations
• Plan and coordinate specialized examinations
including input and implementation, review,
evaluate, analyze, and edit findings of staff
assigned on examinations
• Assess an institution’s policies and procedures,
cash flow, warehouse line, and other factors that
may affect the sustainability of commitments
• Analyze complex financial accounting data and
reports; which include examining and solving
difficult financial problems
• Investigate for predatory lending practices, such
as loan flipping, engaging in fraud or deception to
conceal the loan obligation
• Analyze complex fraudulent transactions or
practices
• Lead complex examinations and review programs
as a lead examiner and interpret the various
reports provided
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4. 02/07’ –04/11’ Sales Associate, Super Supplements,
Federal Way, WA
 Responsible for providing excellent customer service,
generating sales and ensuring a professional, clean
and organized store, accurate cash handling, and
creating product displays.
 Duties Include: provide outstanding customer service,
perform essential functions of the Point Of Sales
systems and accurate cash handling, assit training
new hires, personal sales, inventory control, and
creating supplement displays
04/02’ – 02/07’ Operations Manager, 24 Hour Fitness,
Various Locations, WA
 Responsible for employee relations and training,
payroll budget and scheduling, policies and
procedures, operations-based revenue and facilities
maintenance.
 Duties Include: maintained club payroll expenses at
or below budget (50+employees), planned and
implemented merchandising promotions, and
created new operational procedures in the club.
Directed retail sales and promotions and monitored
inventory control.
Software proficiencies
 STAR Production
 NMLS
 Proficient in Microsoft Excel, word, & PowerPoint
 ProSystem FX Engagement
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