Paula Vasquez

About Paula Vasquez

Experienced Operational/Compliance Internal Auditor • Proficient at planning and executing internal audit procedures and at creating internal audit reports • In-depth knowledge of healthcare business processes • Effective attention to detail • Bilingual – English (Fluent), Spanish (Fluent) • Certified Internal Audit (CIA) Candidate • Excellent analyzing, communicating, and organizational abilitiesExperienced Auditor // Professional Volunteer// Social Media Enthusiast. Paula enjoys meeting new people and learning about various business models. In her professional experiences this has driven her to dig into processes and ask management questions to help improve risk management and internal controls.Prior to joining the workforce, Paula successfully completed three internships throughout her college career in Internal Audit, Health Equity and Compliance which expanded her ability to recognize and respond to diverse thinking styles, learning styles and cultural qualities; and improve her ability to communicate project initiatives. Check out Paula\'s key takeaways and internship highlights in the Powerpoints included below; Visual and oral presentations were provided to each company at the end of each internship and posted to Paula\'s LinkedIn account with management\'s consent. Also, as a student, Paula served as the Healthcare Program Fall 2017 teaching assistant for Britt Berrett, former CEO at Texas Health Presbyterian at Dallas- Professional Volunteer// Social Media Enthusiast - Paula\'s communicative skills have helped her exchange information on popular platforms about Internal Audit and Compliance practices.Check out Paula\'s participation as Social Media Chair for the the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Dallas and as Intern blogger and College Staff Writer to find a variety of Paula\'s business communication deliverables. As the Social Media Chair for the IIA Dallas, she was responsible for promoting upcoming chapter meetings, highlighting key takeaways after each meeting, providing chapter updates, spotlighting member achievements, and more. • Recognized by the chapter as Committee Chair of the Year 20••••20• See the Chapter\'s Activity using the linked website above (located in the LinkedIn Contact /Introduction card.)As Compliance Intern, she enhanced communication efforts to promote the importance of becoming a High Reliability Organization (HRO).

Experience

1. Manager - Internal Audit & Financial Advisory

   Protiviti

   Jul 2024 — Present

Education

• The University of Texas at Dallas

  Master's degree, Healthcare Leadership & Management

  2015 — 2017

• Dallas College

  Associate of Arts (A.A.), Mass Communications with an Emphasis in Advertising and Public Relations

  2012 — 2014