Kristen Barrett
Audit Manager
Kristen Barrett earned her Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Oregon State University and is a licensed CPA in Oregon. Kristen began her accounting career with Sensiba in 2016 and was quickly promoted in a variety of roles to her current manager position. Kristen has over nine years of governmental auditing and accounting experience and is highly experienced in auditing the more complex areas for our Oregon municipal audit clients.
As a licensed CPA in Oregon, she is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Kristen specializes in Oregon municipal audits, and maintains the training required to plan and supervise engagements, which requires 80 biannual hours of directly relevant governmental accounting and auditing continuing professional education. In the past five years, courses have included intensive training related to GASB statements 87-102, the Uniform Guidance and how to effectively plan the engagement under those requirements, and ongoing Yellow Book training. Additionally, Kristen conducts internal governmental accounting training opportunities to associates each summer and is the municipal niche representative for the Sensiba summer intern program mentoring college students interested in a future position with our firm.
As audit manager, Kristen will work with the District and is authorized to make recommendations and decisions. She is responsible for helping to make sure audit deliverables are provided to the District in a timely manner and working with the in-charge on high risk, complex areas of the audit.