Daniel Lopez, B.B.A.’18

Financial Frontman

Senior Analyst Financial Reporting, The Kraft Heinz Company

After graduating from Western in 2018, Daniel Lopez started his career in auditing. He completed an 18-month audit associate program with Wells Fargo in Denver, where he primarily worked on regulatory and compliance audit engagements.

After completing the program, Lopez became the treasurer for the Denver chapter of The Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA) from 2021 to 2024. Competing with over 55 chapters nationwide, ALPFA Denver won the 2023 L.E.A.D. Champion Chapter of the Year Award for exemplifying the organization‘s pillars of leadership, engagement, advancement and development.

In his current role, Lopez works with Kraft Heinz on financial reporting where he‘s assisting with deploying a new global financial internal reporting system to ensure master data integrity.

Most Helpful WMU Courses: 

“Accounting Information Systems and Controls gave me a great understanding of what a career in accounting would encompass. In my current role, financial data, software and internal controls are critical, all of which were covered in that course. I believe financial literacy is a key component to success, and the Investment Analysis course taught me the importance of having an investment portfolio. It‘s never too early to start thinking of retirement, and individual retirement accounts and a 401(k) are great vessels for an investment portfolio.”