Carlene Wright Email & Phone Number

Georgia, United States

• Managed Internal audit engagements from start to finish, including the planning, walkthroughs, testing, and report writing.• Provided wide-ranging assistance to regulatory examiners and external auditors by preparing work papers and other necessary documents.• Developed and performed audit tests aligned with audit objectives to ensure internal controls are designed and operating effectively and efficiently and comply with established policies and procedures, applicable laws, regulations, best practices, and generally acceptable accounting principles.• Added valued input while participating and helping improve corporate audit’s continuous monitoring activities and reporting.• Worked with business units to recommend and implement best practices and prudent internal controls.• Identified and suggested efficiencies in the audit process, including the implementation of data analytics and more efficient and effective testing.Notable achievements while in the position included:- Satisfactorily completed assigned audits and, where necessary, made recommendations for process improvements.

• Reviewed financial transaction activities submitted by each location each month during month-end close and booked related journal entries.• Completed monthly revenue receivable reconciliations and prepared bank reconciliations.• Compared cash/credit card vs. revenue analysis for review by the team and Finance Director every month.• Monitored and reconciled cash/credit card payments received in 100+ bank accounts to external records, investigating differences as needed.• Partnered with various internal and external contacts to ensure the timely set-up of new locations, taking ownership of the set-up process and related follow-ups with minimal supervision.• Completed Month-End bank sweeps and downloads and analyzed discrepancies and research as needed.Notable achievements while in the position included:- Consistently completed all monthly tasks on time.

Kingston, Jamaica

• Developed annual risk-based audit plans and conducted operational, financial, and compliance audits to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of the company’s internal control systems and the quality of performance of each.• Performed in-depth audits related to consumer investment banking and the credit portfolio, drafting reports of audit findings for discussion with respective auditees.• Submitted timely reports on audit findings, recommendations, and corresponding responses agreed upon by management to the management team and the audit committee.• Reviewed, assessed, and validated customer records to assist in detecting possible money laundering, terrorist financing, and fraudulent activities.• Provide an assurance of compliance with industry-related guidelines to deter Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing activities, as required by the Banking Services Act and the Financial Services Commission for the Merchant Bank and Securities Dealer.• Conducted in-depth audits of the organization’s IT environment to determine compliance with defined procedures related to data security and access by responsible officers. • Completed special investigations into fraud and other irregularities, conducted special investigations requested by Management and the Board, and performed internal SOX control assessments.Notable achievements while in the position included:- Successfully completed 90% of audit engagements for all entities at the required monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting intervals.- Selected to participate as the Bank’s representative on the Financial Institutions’ deliberation team for the formulation of the National Credit Bureau in Jamaica.- Reviewed the restructuring of the entities’ archive and recommended the policy manual to guide its operations, resulting in easy access to documents that saved at least 75% of the time spent looking for the requested records.