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Nico Arguello

Nico Arguello

Accounting Doctoral Student with industry and consulting experience in audit and compliance

Graduate Research Assistant at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Background

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.


Status
Doctoral Candidate - On the Market
Discipline
Accounting

Job experience

  • July 2021 - present
    Graduate Research Assistant
    University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    Knoxville, TN, USA

    Graduate 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 2021
    Manager, Internal Audit & Financial Advisory
    Protiviti, Inc
    Dallas, TX, USA
  • May 2020 - May 2021
    Tutor
    Varsity Tutors
    Dallas, TX, USA

    Tutor in: Cost Accounting, Financial and Managerial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, Risk and Compliance

  • August 2016 - March 2020
    Accounting, Compliance & Reporting Manager
    Ernst & Young
    Dallas, TX, USA

    Accounting, Compliance & Reporting Manager Nov 2017 – Mar 2020
    Risk Assurance Advisory Senior Aug 2016 – Nov 2017
    Assurance Intern Jan 2013 – Mar 2013

  • May 2014 - August 2016
    Internal Auditor
    Trinity Industries, Inc.
    Dallas, TX, USA

Education

  • Southern Methodist University
    Master of Science in Accounting
    2015 - 2016
    Double concentration in Audit/Assurance & Tax
  • Southern Methodist University
    Bachelor in Business Administration – Accounting
    2012 - 2014
  • Collin County Community College
    Associates of Business Administration
    2010 - 2012

Certifications

  • Certified Public Accountant
    Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
    111859
    August 2016 - present
    Texas
  • Certified Internal Auditor
    The Institute of Internal Auditors
    CIA-178666-CCKXY
    August 2020 - present