It seems every other day you get an email from a software provider, offering you all the platform bells and whistles that will change your organization for the better—but is another software platform what your enterprise really needs?
This episode, REDW National Tribal Practice Leader Wes Benally discusses how to better target optimal data use in your operations with Lorin Saavedra, Director of Operations in REDW’s Client Advisory and Accounting (CAAS) services group.
REDW LLC is proud to bring you the Insight in Indian Country Podcast, covering important advisory, accounting, and finance topics that impact Tribal Nations and business affairs. Thanks for listening!
Meet Your Hosts:
Wesley Ryan Benally, CPA
Principal and National Tribal Practice Leader
As the leader of REDW’s National Tribal Practice, Wes is committed to improving financial literacy throughout Indian Country. He oversees audits of a wide range for Native American communities, state and local government agencies, and non-profits, nationwide and is a member of the Arizona State Board of Accountancy’s Peer Review Oversight Advisory Committee and serves as an instructor with Arizona State University’s American Indian Policy Institute.
Lorin Saavedra, CVGA
Director of Practice Operations, Client Advisory & Accounting Services (CAAS)
Skilled at strategic planning and creating efficiencies for clients, Lorin has more than 15 years of leadership and accounting experience in banking, hospitality, and manufacturing. She oversees business functions with REDW’s CAAS team, helping clients plan better financial futures and to bridge the gap between the provision of accounting and tax planning services and more extensive financial analysis and consulting.
Compensation Studies—Your Key to Hiring & Retaining Top Talent.
It’s important to attract—and retain—the best employees to ensure the long-term success and sustainability of your tribal organization. And given an exceptionally competitive labor market and the usual budget constraints, this means basing your employee compensation and benefits programs on relevant and reliable data.
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