Our Team

Mary K. Bayless, CPA

Frisco, Texas 75033

(214)208-6818

Kara.bayless@gmail.com

www.linkedin.com/in/karabayless2019

Employment:

Toyota Financial Services - August 2024 - Current

Treasury Accounting, Analyst Dallas, Texas

▪ Performing month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities by preparing journal entries, reconciling accounts,

and performing roll-forwards to ensure accurate financial reporting.

▪ Supporting quarterly and annual SEC, global, governmental, and statutory reporting processes by developing and

updating financial reports and disclosures for SEC filings and parent company reporting.

▪ Assisting with departmental projects and ad hoc requests, such as subledger or system upgrades, new product

implementations, spreadsheet automation, and internal control enhancements.

▪ Identifying opportunities to improve accounting, tax, and finance processes through automation and efficiency-driven

solutions to reduce operation costs and enhance internal controls.

PriceWaterhouseCoopers - September 2022- August 2024

Experienced Assurance Associate Dallas, Texas

▪ Performs attest and assurance services for large global clients in the banking and capital markets

industry with a specialized focus on derivative, repurchase agreements, loans and deposits FSLIs

▪ Performs limited and reasonable assurance procedures for environmental, social and governance

engagements(ESG) and sustainability clients

▪ Experienced with regulation AB audits

Whitley Penn - June 2021 – August 2021

Returning Forensic Litigation Valuation Services Intern Dallas Fort Worth Area

▪ Performed forensic and valuation character tracing analyses

▪ Reviewed business valuation models and reports

▪ Assisted in mediation and deposition preparation

Forensic Litigation Valuation Services Intern - June 2020 - August 2020

▪ Assisted the team in litigation disputes and estate management projects

▪ Performed research projects, data entry and business valuation processes

▪ Developed technical knowledge of the accounting field and actively sought opportunities to learn from senior

members of the team.

PriceWaterhouseCoopers - January 2021 - March 2021

Assurance Intern Dallas, Texas

▪ Assisted team in completing financial statement audit for large BCM clients.

▪ Efficiently completed the audit work papers under strict deadline with an accelerated early filing

Education:

University of North Texas

Master of Science in Accounting, 2021

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, 2020

▪ Concentration in Audit/Assurance

▪ Accounting GPA 3.7, Cumulative GPA 3.9

Activities:

Beta Alpha Psi, University of North Texas Mentor - Spring 2019

▪ Communicate weekly with mentees

▪ Organize monthly meetings with mentees and provide feedback on resumes

▪ Serve as a resource to help guide through UNT’s extensive accounting recruitment process

Special Projects Director - Fall 2019 - 2020

▪ Plan and coordinate Beta Alpha Psi’s internal social networking events

▪ Organize Beta Alpha Psi’s Fall Banquet including setting the budget, coordinating venue, catering and guest list

▪ Accounting Scholars Program Mentor

▪ Assist other Beta Alpha Psi officers with meeting the yearly agenda

Additional Certifications and Skills:

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Active - April 2024

Blockchain Essentials by IBM January 2021

RPA for Business by UIPath January 2021

Microsoft Office Specialist - Microsoft Office 2016 Spring 2019

▪ Extensive knowledge in Microsoft office, excel, alteryx, and tableau