San Diego
Metropolitan Transit System
proudly congratulates
Erin Dunn
selected for
Mass Transit’s
2018 Top 40 under 40
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Fact:
Dunn led MTS
in achieving the
Government
Finance Officers
Association
Award for
Excellence
in Financial
Reporting for 12
straight years.
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Accepted Accounting Principles compliance.
She reports to and advises the
MTS’ Audit Oversight Committee on the
status of annual audits and regulatory
requirements and supervises six separate
required external audits annually
Dunn led the agency’s implementation
in 2016 to ERP system. Th e ERP implementation
was a multi-million dollar
consolidation of three separate inventory,
fi nancial and data tracking systems.
Th rough her leadership, this project was
completed on time and under budget,
and MTS can now successfully manage
with one system: 300,000 inventory
items valued in excess of $17 million
located across three diff erent warehouses;
22,000 annual purchase orders and
contracts; $2 billion of MTS assets; and
the administration of all MTS federal,
state and local grants for greater visibility
and compliance.
AFTER 12 YEARS SINCE JOINING MTS
as an entry-level staff accountant, Erin
Dunn is now the agency’s controller,
one of the most important positions at
a company where every dollar counts.
She advises the chief fi nancial offi cer
and chief executive offi cer on fi nancial
matters related to MTS and leads a department
of 13 professionals within accounting
and payroll and is responsible
for management and oversight of all
fi nancial transactions of a $400 million
organization and executing an employee
payroll platform for 2,300 people, totaling
$135 million in annual payments. She
also manages the agency’s $100 million
treasury and is the primary liaison to the
MTS Board of Directors and Audit Subcommittee
to ensure complete visibility
into the agency’s fi nancial condition.
She is responsible for ensuring all of
MTS’ fi nancial records are conducted
within governmental standards, as well
as appropriate accounting principles.
She spearheads the agency’s comprehensive
annual fi nancial report and prepares
MTS for the Governmental Accounting
Standards Board updates and General
“Relationships, both internal and
external, are vital for success. Your impact will be
greater with a strong team supporting you.”
Erin Dunn, CPA
Controller
San Diego
Metropolitan
Transit System
(MTS)
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