Experience

Natalie has 30 years of experience in public accounting helping businesses find and use technology to automate their daily processes. Before joining HK in 1988, she worked four years for a Big 4 accounting firm at the world headquarters in Chicago, where she worked in areas of management advisory services and internal auditing. As the technology partner, her wide range of projects include new system requirement definitions, implementation and support of Sage 100 ERP, project management of vendor selections, and implementations.

Specialties

Custom application design and development; system reviews; software selection consultation

Education & credentials

B.S. in accounting and computer science, Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP)

Professional affiliations

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
AICPA CITP Committee
Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants (ISCPA)

Awards

2015 Innovative Practitioner of the Year – CPA.com
2011 Women of Achievement Award – Women’s Leadership Network

Community involvement

Junior Achievement, Board Member
Matter, Inc., Board Member
U.S. Bank – Dubuque, Past Board Member

Family life & hobbies

Natalie’s husband is Mike, and they have three boys, Nicholas, Matthew and William. In her free time, she enjoys running, reading and watching her boys’ sporting events.

Speaking engagements

• Women’s Business Factory Luncheon, April 2018, “Leveraging Technology for Small Business Success”

Thought leadership

• The value of outsourcing payroll
• Smaller, faster, cheaper: 25 years of business technology
• Cloud-based time and attendance adds value across the board
• What to consider before upgrading your HCM system
• Top 5 reasons to use a single sign-on HCM platform