Professional with 17 years’ experience in Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Compliance and Risk Management, with a history of delivering high quality results in multinationals companies (Insurance, Mining, Retail) at international and national levels, including 3 years on a Big Four. Skilled in Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Fraud Investigation, Risk and Compliance Management. Recognized for effective business partnership and audit coordination, working across multi-cultural environments, fluent in english, spanish and portuguese (native language).Internal Audit Practitioner, currently working to get the CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) Certification issued by Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).Key Audited Areas:» Claims (Life and Non-life), Procurement (PTP), Investments, Treasury, Payments (OTC), Financial Reporting (GL), Regulatory (GDPR, AML, Solvency II, IDD) and ITGCs (Change Management and Access Management).Main skills:» Strong knowledge in conducting internal audit engagements, coordinating audit teams, covering all the projects phases, from planning to reporting, follow-up procedures and risk assessment, including review and formalization of working papers and CAATs.» Sarbanes – Oxley Act – coordination of all the phases of SOX projects, including processes mapping, risks identification, review and update of risk controls matrix, controls testing and reporting of the results.» Solid experience in data analysis, COSO and Agile methodologies.» Background in fraud investigation focused on loss prevention and due diligence of key vendors, considering anticorruption regulations (FCPA, UKBA) and reputational risks.Main achievements:» High quality in audit engagements delivered, considering IIA Standards and internal methodologies, certified by independent reviewers (internal and external) as “Adequate”, with positive feedback from 92% of internal clients.» Recommendations for Internal control system improvements/effectiveness with 90% of agreed due date accomplished.
