Dustin Robinson, Cia, Ccsa Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Position highlights include:Developing and managing a $900K budget and work plan that creates organizational value, increases IA’s brand value, and ensures activities are aligned with the organization’s strategic initiatives and transformational goalsPresenting the annual work plan and budget to the Audit Committee for approval and providing periodic updates on projects and emerging risksEnsuring my team is innovative and curious and has diverse skills and backgroundsBuilding and maintaining strong relationships with service providers, external audit leadership, Executive Leadership, and the Board of Directors Audit CommitteeOverseeing value creating consulting and operational processes improvement projectsStreamlined the SOX program: reduced key controls 25% from 245 to 180, created a 30-page SOX manual, reduced annual cost by ~$350K, and implemented the AuditBoard platform to house all documentation and manage all SOX activities Member of critical initiatives and committees including Environmental Social & Governance, Corporate Compliance, Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Council, and the NexGen back-office technology transformation committee Manage the third-party SOX and special projects co-source partnership with an annual $300K budget

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

I joined Houghton Mifflin to streamline the organization's SOX 404 program, grow staff’s technical and soft skills, manage internal and out-sourced personnel, and affect positive organizational change through collaborative operational reviewsPosition highlights included:Hiring and managing team membersManaging third party service providersWorking with Leadership to streamline operational processes and Identify opportunities for robotic process automation (RPA)Maintained strong relationships across the organizationDeveloping the annual work plan with the Chief Audit ExecutivePresenting project status and results to the Audit CommitteeBuilding and maintaining strong relationships with the external audit team and company management

I joined Cott Beverages to build out a new internal audit function and implement SOX 404 at their $1B DS Services division in Atlanta, GAPosition highlights included:Creating the Internal Audit (IA) department with two staff and two senior auditors, completing the 2016 and 2017 risk assessments, and overseeing an annual $700K budget and work planExpanding IA’s scope of work to include reviews of T&E, accounting estimates, payroll, HR, branches, and plants, increasing annual revenue ~$6MEducating Management on COSO 2013, SEC, and PCAOB SOX guidance; implementing 116 controls and achieving a 95% and 97% pass rate on 1st and 2nd year testingManaging SOX testing, reviewing and approving work papers, presenting observations to the CFO, Chief Audit Executive (CAE), and Director of Compliance, and working with control owners to implement remediation actionsPreparing Board of Director Audit Committee presentations for the CAEInvestigating ethics and compliance complaints and presenting findings to the CAE and Sr. ManagementDuring two acquisitions, educated Leadership on the value of Internal Audit, implemented SOX controls, and built out new audit functions or embedded existing team membersForging strong relationships with executives including the Chief Accounting Officer (CAO), CFO, Sr. Director, HR, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), VP of HR, VP of Accounting, VP of Financial Reporting, and VP of Credit and Collections

Grapevine, Texas, Us

I joined GameStop to manage and simplify the organization’s SOX 404 program and work with management to identify process improvement opportunitiesPosition highlights include:Internal Audit liaison to the SVP Chief Accounting Officer (CAO), Sr. Director US Controller, VP Controller, SVP Treasury, EVP CFO, Sr. Director Compensation, and Sr. Director HRMember of the Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) tool evaluation and selection steering committeeManaged one staff and two senior auditors Managed the testing of 149 SOX controls and was the liaison to the Compliance Department and Deloitte audit team Managed a review of the Payroll function, oversaw three auditors, reviewed work papers, wrote the draft report, provided updates to Sr. leadership, and presented findings to Payroll and IA leadershipLed 2015 risk assessment executive meetings and assisted with the development of the audit planManaged all discretionary and SOX projects at the tech brand division in Salt Lake City, UT

Worldwide, Oo

Managed Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), UK Anti Bribery Act, U.S. SOX, and Japanese SOX testing at manufacturing, consumer products, and retail clientsManaged COSO 2013 control mapping projects for public utilities, technology, and retail clients, analyzed internal controls for compliance against COSO 2013Managed risk assessment projects; duties included interviewing client management, evaluating operations for high risk activities using materiality and qualitative risks, evaluating current controls using COSO 2013 and PCAOB guidance, and developing new controls.

Worldwide, Oo

Participated in client risk assessments and internal control reviews; led client meetings, analyzed financial and operational risks and controls, created risk and control registers, wrote narratives, and presented results to firm and client managementAssisted financial statement audit teams with operating effectiveness testing of client's internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) and the IT environment (ITGC)Lead senior on a SOX Implementation project at a newly public healthcare companyLed testing of a state government’s procurement department to determine compliance with federal government contractsManaged 10 member team that reviewed documents for compliance with federal and state mortgage foreclosure regulationsAssisted on Lawson ERP implementations at two of the nation’s largest children’s hospitals

Irving, Tx, Us

With the chief audit executive (CAE), performed 2010 company-wide risk assessment Managed SOX testing of accounts payable and payrollManaged branch audits of product and parts inventory, hiring, practices, sales commission, safeguarding of customer information, and customer sales discounts and rebatesLed ethics compliance audit including planning, field work utilizing a web-based survey tool, interviewing employees, and presented results to the SVP General Counsel and the SVP HRAssisted in drafting the Internal Audit department operational manualMaintained team project calendar to track project milestone dates, monitored open audit observations and performed follow-up testing to assess the effectiveness of new policies and procedures, and reviewed Audit Committee presentations

Plano, Texas, Us

Led annual SOX controls analysis and testing for JCPenney's real estate operations Recovered $1,612,053 in overcharges through reviews of vendor contractsLed risk and control meetings with senior management for 2007 - 2009 company risk assessments and audit planning, documented and analyzed discussions, and participated in developing the audit plan Led multi-department process improvement teams that evaluated risks and controls and developed new controls to mitigate identified gapsTrained and supervised staff to ensure projects were performed in accordance with department and The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) standardsLed a committee tasked with increasing employee morale and productivity, presented ideas to the CAE and received approval and funding to implement initiatives

Plano, Texas, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

Led sales and use tax compliance audits of construction, retail, oil and gas, manufacturing, and engineering firms with revenues up to $50M.