Nico Arguello
Accounting Doctoral Student with industry and consulting experience in audit and compliance
Graduate Research Assistant at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
ContactBackground
Nico Arguello earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting as well as a master’s degree in accounting (with a double concentration in audit/advisory and tax) from Southern Methodist University in 2014 and 2016, respectively. His professional career includes work as an internal auditor at Trinity Industries. Additionally, he worked as a manager for EY (Dallas) across several lines of service, ranging from assurance and internal audit to accounting compliance and reporting (ACR). Immediately prior to joining UT’s Ph.D. program, he worked as an internal audit manager at Protiviti (Dallas). He is a certified public accountant in the state of Texas and a certified internal auditor. He is also a member of The Ph.D. Project (KPMG Foundation), the president-elect of the Accounting Doctoral Student Association (ADSA), a recipient of the AICPA Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students and a Hispanic Scholarship Fund scholar.
Job experience
- July 2021 - presentGraduate Research Assistant
University of Tennessee, KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN, USAGraduate Research Assistant to:
• Dr. Lauren Cunningham, Keith Stanga Professor of Accounting, Haslam College of Business
• Dr. James Myers, Dennis Hendrix Distinguished Professor, Haslam College of Business
• Dr. Linda Myers, Haslam Chair and Distinguished Professor, Haslam College of Business
• Dr. Terry Neal, Department Head, Richard L. Townsend Accounting Chair
• Dr. Justin Short, Assistant Professor, Haslam College of Business
- March 2020 - June 2021Manager, Internal Audit & Financial Advisory
Protiviti, IncDallas, TX, USA - May 2020 - May 2021Tutor
Varsity TutorsDallas, TX, USATutor in: Cost Accounting, Financial and Managerial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, Risk and Compliance
- August 2016 - March 2020Accounting, Compliance & Reporting Manager
Ernst & YoungDallas, TX, USAAccounting, Compliance & Reporting Manager Nov 2017 – Mar 2020
Risk Assurance Advisory Senior Aug 2016 – Nov 2017
Assurance Intern Jan 2013 – Mar 2013
- May 2014 - August 2016Internal Auditor
Trinity Industries, Inc.Dallas, TX, USA
Education
- Southern Methodist University
Master of Science in Accounting2015 - 2016Double concentration in Audit/Assurance & Tax - Southern Methodist University
Bachelor in Business Administration – Accounting2012 - 2014 - Collin County Community College
Associates of Business Administration2010 - 2012
Certifications
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Certified Public Accountant
Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
111859
August 2016 - presentTexas -
Certified Internal Auditor
The Institute of Internal Auditors
CIA-178666-CCKXY
August 2020 - present