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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Executed operational, compliance and financial audit and advisory engagement projects of domestic and/or international operations. Participated in all aspects of the audit process including planning, risk assessment.
• Developed testing strategy for mainframe operating system audits in accordance with departmental standards to complete the audit work and to support the audit finding and recommendations to management.
• Developed progressive risk assessment and audit execution processes to ensure the audit plan and subsequent activities align with the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) top risks and strategic priorities.
• Recommended new controls and modified existing controls to align the business and IT organizations, with industry best practices, and in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX); Financial Systems, SOC1, SSAE 16, SSAE.
• Audited Information Technology (IT) controls related to SOX compliance. Evaluated risk management controls and audited IT Operations compliance with internal controls and external audit requirements.
• Conducted assurance reviews and audits to evaluate the design and effectiveness of controls with specific focus on IT General Controls.

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

• Contributed to audits to identify value-added opportunities that impact key performance measures, improve processes, strengthen internal controls and ensure compliance with Company policies.
• Planned and conducted operational, compliance and financial audit and advisory engagement projects of domestic and international operations.
• Supervised the preparation of monthly account reconciliations for all accounts.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Participated in the annual audit plan and related risk assessments.
• Provided subject matter expertise for assigned geography for both IT and corporate functions.
• Reviewed internal control documentation, evaluated adequacy and effectiveness of controls to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) Section 404, SOP 97-2 and SAS-70 for government, healthcare, healthcare-IT.
• Engaged with stakeholders to evaluate internal controls and interpret field audit results for internal control weaknesses and lack of compliance with internal procedures and policies.

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

• Determined root cause(s) for raised issues, developed practical solutions and value-added recommendations, and concluded as to the effectiveness and efficiency of overall controls and business practices.
• Reviewed audit universe for inclusion or exclusion of new entities, risk evaluations, coordinating with business groups involved in SOX-related risk assessment activities.
• Performed IT, COBIT, CAATS, and RAS audits and process reviews to identify opportunities where enhancements to internal controls can be cost-effectively achieved through infrastructure, system, operational, and process.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Provided trend analysis and operational and financial insights to assess risk, plan, and execute audits.
• Tested logical access, change management, and Periodic Access Review (PAR) with exposure to system security packages (RACF) obtained from the AS/400 server.
• Developed audit working papers according to departmental standards and completed audit work to support findings and recommendations to management.
• Developed audit programs for IT, financial and management policy-related, and global processes.
• Contributed expertise in information technology control concepts and systems development methodologies.
• Guided the audit team in the audit design, implementation, close-out, and reporting of audits.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Controller Management: Managed the institute finances, including budgeting, fiscal reports, audit preparation, and grant reporting. Analyzed various contracts for revenue recognition for financial reporting.
• Existing Client Conversion: Participated in the successful conversions to SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, and Great Plains based general ledger systems without any interruption of accounting operations for technology.
• Audit Execution and Program Management: Participated in audits to identify value-added opportunities that impacted key performance measures, improved processes, strengthened internal controls and ensured compliance.
• Process Re-Engineering: Led initiative to refine and enhance operational processes, job functions, and deliverables to improve established a 403B plan for company employees, enhancing the company's benefits package.
• Project Management: Provided guidance to the Human Resources Department with respect to fringe benefits, including 401K plan. Supervised staff (3), interns (5), and member volunteers (50) on different fundraising.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Supervision of staff (1) interns (4) and member volunteers (50) on different fundraising activities.
• Prepared accounting system conversion.
• Formulated and implemented policies and procedures as well as internal controls applicable to company operations.
• Prepared monthly financial statements, budgets and cash flow for review by the board of directors.
• Developed spreadsheet applications to automate various accounting and office functions
• Function as a key member of Shared Services Management to ensure that all common goals are achieved.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Accounting

M.B.A, Management Information Systems, General

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