Helen is an executive leader with over 40 years of experience in the consulting and banking industries serving as an internal auditor, accountant and executive. Previously, she was an executive for Jefferson Wells, a major professional services firm and she has worked in the financial institutions industry at Bank of America and Comerica Bank in accounting and internal audit. In addition, she worked for Pricewaterhouse Coopers as well as KPMG performing external audits mainly in the financial institutions industry.
Helen is recognized for her visionary leadership with sustained performance in high quality service delivery and client satisfaction, client relationship development and management, and team development. She has proven accomplishments in consulting and special project services in the areas of accounting, finance, internal audit, technology, and project management, in numerous and varied business environments.
In 2010 Ms. Dickey combined forces with Kelly Harris to found Harris & Dickey, LLC, a certified woman-owned professional services firm in Dallas, Texas. Ms. Dickey and Ms. Harris believed that with their shared knowledge, reputation and passion for delivering value and excellence to clients, they could create a unique firm of leaders that were overqualified and had a passion for over-delivering and delighting clients. Now, almost 10 years later, Harris & Dickey is a successful professional services firm known for quality, customized consultative services in accounting, finance, internal audit, technology, project management and special project assistance, primarily delivering services to companies in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
Ms. Dickey graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA in Spanish, her first language. She has been a CPA for over 40 years and a CISA for over 20 years.
She has been serving on the Board of Governors for the Dallas Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors since 2004 and is currently the Chairperson of the Audit Committee for the Chapter. She is a member of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance, Institute of Internal Auditors, and Information Systems Audit and Control Association.