PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current
- Principal, Ryan, Dallas – Three Galleria Tower office
- Practice area leader of the abandoned and unclaimed property compliance service line, providing services such as state unclaimed property report preparation, due diligence management, statutory and administrative exemption analysis, and unclaimed property payment preparation.
- More than 16 years of experience in unclaimed property, including unclaimed property asset recovery, analysis and quantification of potential unclaimed property liabilities, voluntary disclosure initiatives, development of comprehensive policies and procedures, and the development of strategies for unclaimed property audit defense.
Previous
- Director, Abandoned and Unclaimed Property, Ryan, Dallas office
- Senior Manager, Ryan, Dallas office
- Senior Manager, Unclaimed Property, property tax consulting firm
- Manager, Unclaimed Property, property tax consulting firm
- Senior Consultant, Unclaimed Property, Big Four accounting firm
- Consultant, Unclaimed Property, Big Four accounting firm
PUBLICATIONS
Mr. Jensen has co-authored several articles, including:
- “Expect the Unexpected: Nuances of Unclaimed Property Oil and Gas Reporting,” Thomson Reuters CheckPoint (July 2013)
- “Unbilled Payables – What AP Professionals Need to Know,” PAYTECH magazine, American Accounts Payable Association (January 2013)
- “Paycards – Pitfalls, Advantages, and Analysis,” PAYTECH magazine, American Accounts Payable Association (April 2010)
- “Unclaimed Property: Wanted or Not,” Insight Magazine (February 2010)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization (UPPO)
- Chair of the UPPO Finance Committee (2008–2014; 2021–Present)
- Shining Star Annual Award (2011, 2022)
- President’s Award (2021)
- Treasurer – Board of Directors (2017–2021)
- Southern Regional Vice President (2014–2017)
EDUCATION/ACCREDITATION
- Bachelor of Science Degree, Accounting, University of Mary
- Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Administration, University of Mary
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Licensed in North Dakota and Texas
(Ryan is not a CPA firm.)