Melissa H.

Senior Consultant | Finance Transformation & Data Management | Solutions Architect | Workiva Implementation

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

About

Senior Consultant for the EPM team at Alpha Alternatives (formerly Lionpoint Group), passionate about digital business transformation, identifying and implementing process efficiencies and optimization. Serving as a Solutions Architect, specializing in Workiva Software Implementation for clients within insurance, fund reporting, financial reporting, and private equity. Solution-oriented professional, skilled in project management and agile methodology. Prior to Alpha, Melissa was a Financial Reporting Advisor at USAA, focused on process improvement, with expert knowledge in Workiva. Supporting Statutory Reporting and GAAP External Reporting team, responsible for data management and streamlining how data is consumed and ultimately presented in USAA's financial statements. She also has experience as an Internal Controls Financial Reporting (ICFR) Advisor at USAA, with extensive experience working in a ICFR/SOX environment, including establishing, developing and executing testing standards. Melissa possesses public accounting industry experience at PwC, with clients in a range of industries such as energy, oil & gas, and financial services, comprising of both PCAOB and AICPA clients.

Experience

  • Senior Consultant at Alpha FMC
    Jun 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • USAA (3 yrs 9 mos)
    • Financial Reporting Analyst
      Sep 2022 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos

    • Internal Controls Financial Reporting Advisor I
      Feb 2022 - Sep 2022 · 8 mos

    • Internal Controls Financial Reporting Advisor II
      Oct 2020 - Feb 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Experienced Assurance Associate at PwC
    Sep 2017 - Sep 2020 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Energy | Oil & Gas | Environmental Services Served clients in a range of industries such as energy, oil & gas, and financial services, comprising of both PCAOB and AICPA clients, including the audit for a Fortune 5 company. Served as senior associate for publicly and privately traded companies, coaching and training fellow associates and interns.

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant at The University of Texas at Dallas
    2016 - 2017 · 1 yr