Kenneth Barboza Tenorio
Auditor And Accounting Professor
San José,SJ
Overview
2
2
Languages
7
7
years of post-secondary education
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Internal Auditor
FONABE (National Scholarship Fund)
San José, San José
12.2020 - 04.2021
- Advise the administrative, financial and accounting management of the institution.
- Produced and reviewed audit reports for submission to inspector general and advised inspector general on audit recommendations and internal controls.
- Performed internal audits of financial and departmental operations, developing risk assessments and conducting process walkthroughs for compliance with documented processes.
Internal Auditor
Archivo Nacional (National Archive)
Zapote, San José
08.2019 - 05.2020
- Performed internal audits of financial and departmental operations, developing risk assessments and conducting process walkthroughs for compliance with documented processes.
- Produced and reviewed audit reports for submission to inspector general and advised inspector general on audit recommendations and internal controls.
- Identified and reported audit issues.
- Identified and reported audit issues; reviewed conformity of financial statements with Costa Rican accounting regulations and International Financial Reporting Standards (NIIF's).
Senior Auditor
Banco de Costa Rica
San José, San José
03.1995 - 08.2019
- Worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
- Identified audit risks, prepared budgets and coordinated with management and audit team in preparing related reports.
- Facilitated financial and operational audits, working with internal and external managers to communicate recommendations or issues surrounding audits.
- Identified management control weaknesses and provided value added suggestions for remediation.
Internal Auditor (Internship)
Banco Internacional de Costa Rica BICSA (Banco de Costa Rica)
Miami, Florida
07.2006 - 02.2007
- Development of the work plan for the Internal Audit of BICSA Miami and BICSA Panama for 2007 through a risk-based methodology.
- Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting.
- Follow-up of compliance with the audit findings made by the Federal Reserve of the United States.
Education
Licenciatura - Accounting
Universidad Hispanoamericana
Costa Rica 06.2021 - 12.2021
Posgraduate Course - Stock Market
Universidad De Costa Rica
Costa Rica 01.2021 - 11.2021
Posgraduate Course - Information Audit Technician
Universidad De Costa Rica
Costa Rica 01.2021 - 12.2021
Master of Science - Auditing
Universidad Estatal A Distancia
Costa Rica 06.2017 - Current
Master of Science - Digital Transformation
Universidad Europea Del Atlántico
Santander, Spain 02.2021 - Current
Skills
Regulations and compliance
Accounting principles
Fraud investigations
Daily reporting
Proficient with Technology: Windows, Power BI, Phyton, Tableau, Lotes Notes, SQL Server, ACL, TFS,
Agile methodologies: Scrum
Oral and written communications
Risk mitigation strategies
Financial records review
English level: B2+
Language Knowledge B2+
Reading Comprehension B1+
Listening Comprehension C1
Overall Result: B2+
Timeline
Licenciatura - Accounting
Universidad Hispanoamericana
06.2021 - 12.2021
Master of Science - Digital Transformation
Universidad Europea Del Atlántico
02.2021 - Current
Posgraduate Course - Stock Market
Universidad De Costa Rica
01.2021 - 11.2021
Posgraduate Course - Information Audit Technician
Universidad De Costa Rica
01.2021 - 12.2021
Internal Auditor
FONABE (National Scholarship Fund)
12.2020 - 04.2021
Internal Auditor
Archivo Nacional (National Archive)
08.2019 - 05.2020
Master of Science - Auditing
Universidad Estatal A Distancia
06.2017 - Current
Internal Auditor (Internship)
Banco Internacional de Costa Rica BICSA (Banco de Costa Rica)
07.2006 - 02.2007
Senior Auditor
Banco de Costa Rica
03.1995 - 08.2019