Paula Augustin

Paula Augustin has over 20 years of work experience in accounting and financial reporting. Paula began their career as an Accounting Intern at Cargill, Inc. in 1999, where they gained experience in account reconciliation and managing month-end transactions. Paula then worked as an Associate Accountant at Cargill, Inc., maintaining general ledgers and quarterly reporting for corporate subsidiaries, as well as serving as the primary contact for international locations. In 2003, Paula joined CarVal Investors as a Senior Accountant and Senior Financial Reporting Analyst, where they utilized investment company accounting standards to account for fund legal entities and served as a liaison to external auditors. Paula later moved to Northstar Capital in 2009 as an Assistant Controller, responsible for portfolio accounting, financial statement preparation, and independently handling controller duties. Paula is currently the Director of Accounting at O'Brien-Staley Partners.

Paula Augustin completed their Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting, Spanish, and Office Administration from Concordia College. In addition, they obtained certification in the CPA program from the Minnesota Board of Accountancy in 2000 (currently inactive) and completed the Mini MBA Program from the University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business in 2018.