Kelsey is a director with Baker Tilly’s risk advisory practice. She specializes in providing assurance, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) compliance, internal audit and control assessment services to public and private companies in the real estate industry. Kelsey has a wide range of experience across business processes with a focus on ensuring clients are managing key risks and supporting them collaboratively in executing audit activities.
- Performs outsourced and co-sourced internal audit services for public REITs on SOX 404 compliance engagements, including control design, implementation, testing, remediation and audit committee reporting
- Executes business process and internal control assessments through discussion and walkthroughs with key process owners, gap analyses, and prioritization of remediation plans
- Develops internal controls over financial reporting risk assessments, key control matrices, narratives, and flowcharts, including incorporation of services performed by third parties
- Provides financial statement audit services to public and private commercial real estate developers, property managers, real estate investment funds, and real estate investment trusts (REITs), with a focus on retail, residential, office and industrial property types
- Provides auditing services to private real estate companies that report on the fair value basis of accounting
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
- Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) – St. Louis
