Brandon Ford Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

- Named AVP Security Risk & Compliance in February 2023. Responsible for leading a 100+ member team, including Governance & Policy Management, Security Risk & Vendor Risk Management, IT Privacy, Vulnerability Management, and Security Maturity, Trust & Compliance.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

- Named Interim Head of Security GRC in February 2022. Led all aspects of Security GRC, including policy management, security and third-party risk management, and security compliance.

Seattle, Wa, Us

- Identified by Security Leadership to support the development of the Security Governance, Risk & Compliance function in 2018, with an initial goal to formalize a Security Compliance function and manage external auditor relationships.- Responsible for leading the security compliance program function; built and lead a high performing team responsible for ongoing delivery of PCI-DSS, SOC2 and SWIFT certifications/attestations, as well as supported Expedia’s Privacy program and compliance management.- Established the Expedia Partner Support function to solve for strategic B2B partner engagement and improve partner trust. Formal program led to YoY reduction in audit time by 60% while protecting more than $2.5B in gross booking value.- Led the strategy development, implementation and expansion of Expedia’s Security Risk and Third-party Risk Management functions, including the adoption of FAIR risk quantification methodology.- At the request of and reporting to the CTO Council, named co-leader of an Expedia Group wide Cloud Governance group responsible for the development and implementation of a cloud governance framework.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

- Supported in the build out of the eCommerce Platform (eCP) Controllership function in 2015. Built and lead a high preforming team responsible for providing eCP technology and business teams support in managing large-scale compliance initiatives, improving overall control environment and support the organization during ongoing audits / partner assessments.- Named Interim Controller in January 2017. Responsible for reshaping the team to better align with organizational and business needs, while rebuilding and fostering a culture of collaboration and partnership.- Led the controls track of a large back-office financial accounting platform initiative.- Oversaw the buildout of an Expedia Partner Solutions security compliance team, responsible for ensuring contractual obligations were met, while also representing eCP during ongoing partner assessments.- Responsible for overseeing the eCP SOX program, driving efficiencies in our overall control environment and reducing testing effort by auditors.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

- Identified by Accounting Leadership to help start up the Accounting PdM function in 2013. A part of an initial 3 person PdM start-up team, actively engaged in developing the model and function (ie: Program Roadmap development, Requirement & UAT processes, Resource Planning, etc.) to help drive quality project delivery.- Product owner and manager of the Customer Payments Program, working across the Accounting Organization to drive improvements in our service delivery model in close alignment with our Finance counterparts and Technology Team partners. The Customer Payment Program currently encompasses a multitude of projects, including the development of next generation payment systems and the addition of new/alternative forms of payment globally and across all Expedia Inc. Brands.- Develop & maintain the Customer Payments Accounting Delivery Roadmap & identify resourcing needs to support the approved roadmap.- Lead the development of business requirements for Customer Payment projects across the various Accounting teams/stakeholders, communicate requirements cross-functionally and work collaboratively with Technology to ensure Accounting requirements are met as part of the UAT process.- Own and drive the Finance UAT Planning and Execution efforts for Customer Payments projects by partnering with the Finance UAT Team and Finance stakeholders. Manage the Accounting Sign-Off/ Approval Process throughout the project’s life-cycle. - Lead the Weekly Key User Forum for the Customer Payments Program focused on driving relevant project activity, problem resolution, feedback and fostering open communication within the cross-functional team.- Lead the Annual Accounting Planning cycle for the Customer Payment Program.

Seattle, Wa, Us

- Project manager responsible for managing technology projects for the Merchant Revenue/Cash Accounting organization by partnering with Product, Technology, Finance, Customer Operations and Data Warehouse teams.- Developed and implemented a project testing program that was utilized throughout the Accounting Organization.- Performed detailed testing on various project to ensure appropriate logging and processing of transactions.- Documented and published detailed project impact documentation, which provided technical details (logging specifics, changes to queries/reports, etc.) to Accounting Stakeholders.- Worked closely with the Revenue Systems team to automate and re-engineer internal accounting processes, as well as perform analysis and report on the results to ensure process improvement.

Seattle, Wa, Us

- Led and performed complex internal audit and consulting reviews (both IT and business process audits/ reviews) by planning, executing, and reporting on issues around various company departments or key IT processes. This included audits over area such as General Computer Controls, Virtualization, Disaster Recovery/ Business Continuity Planning, and Affiliate Commission Systems/ Calculations. - Co-led annual SOX planning for IT related processes by partnering with Internal Audit management and External Auditors.- Performed and drove risk assessment and system implementation reviews to help identify risks and recommend controls and process improvements prior to implementation.- Managed an ongoing advisory project to provide insight and guidance over Expedia’s Disaster Recovery program.- Performed data analysis and created recurring monthly reports for upper management over ProCard usage using SQL and IDEA data analysis software.- Managed and mentored staff auditors. Providing training on methodology, current projects, and an overview of the Expedia technology architecture for all new hires.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

- Provided and led professional client services with regards to Sarbanes-Oxley, IT control and process consulting, and banking regulatory compliance (including GLBA and information security, business continuity planning, vendor management, and lending compliance).- Conducted multiple accounting department process reviews, including a review of the accounting for nonrefundable loan origination fees.- Performed monthly quality control reviews on Fannie Mae and FHA loans. - Prepared and presented reports on audit findings to Board of Directors and upper management.

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- Provided professional services with regards to Sarbanes-Oxley readiness, integrated audit work, and the issuance of SAS 70 IT and Business Process Outsourcing reports. - Responsible for the review of business process and general computer controls. - Performed detailed testing on both control design and operating effectiveness. - Obtained SAP security experience via testing of change management, computer operation, and access controls, as well as SAP IT general control training. - Assisted in a year-end financial statement audit for a large mining client.

Master Of Accounting, Accounting

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration