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New York, Ny, Us

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

Participate in testing 60 IT automated controls (ITACs) for an Investment Banking division with a PBT of over $500M, resulting in improved control compliance.Conduct audits of logical security, change management, user access management, and operational management, enhancing security postures.Lead 30% of walkthroughs for ITAC testing, coordinating with 30 IT professionals to audit the entire company.Collaborate with business assurance teams to support IT procedures and avoid control… Show more Participate in testing 60 IT automated controls (ITACs) for an Investment Banking division with a PBT of over $500M, resulting in improved control compliance.Conduct audits of logical security, change management, user access management, and operational management, enhancing security postures.Lead 30% of walkthroughs for ITAC testing, coordinating with 30 IT professionals to audit the entire company.Collaborate with business assurance teams to support IT procedures and avoid control failures.Conduct control readiness assessments for major banking systems, identifying and mitigating potential control issues.Participate in assurance activities and meetings, collaborating on highly complex controls to avoid failures.Apply knowledge of current IT environment and industry trends to identify and address client service issues.Utilize tools such as Alteryx for workflow creation and Excel for reporting and evidence documentation.Applications tested include ServiceNow, Jira, and ADP.Perform frequent risk assessments alongside the EY business assurance team to ensure that all policies and best practices were being adhered to.Tested 30 IT general controls (ITGCs) for a major multi-national banking client with a revenue of over $57B, leading to zero audit deficiencies.Tested 5 entities under the parent company with 40 walkthroughs, supporting a SOC audit for a full 10-month audit cycle.Partnered with the EY business assurance team, following their IT procedures to support the audit.Reviewed and validated work of new team members, ensuring adherence to audit best practices and standards.Developed risk assessments and work program timelines for 5 entities and 10+ process owners.Utilized Microsoft Excel for data validation for the business assurance team.Collaborated with key stakeholders to ensure that all technical documentation was reflective of the application they control to ensure that all technical documentation was reflective of the application they control. Show less

New York City Metropolitan Area

Oversaw and provided leadership to a team of 4 students on a simulated case study focused on third-party risk management, completing research, development, and implementation phases ending in presentation to hypothetical executives.Led several workshops for students to teach the specific skills necessary to succeed in the program.Was in charge of coordinating other mentors in the program, providing reviews to students, and grading work provided by students.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Assisted client in remapping controls to current standards, contributing to a 20% improvement in control efficiency.Researched and informed clients on control updates, leading to enhanced compliance with regulatory requirements.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Oversaw and provided leadership to a team of 4 students on a simulated case study focused on third-party risk management, completing research, development, and implementation phases ending in presentation to hypothetical executives.Led several workshops for students to teach the specific skills necessary to succeed in the program.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Collaborated with a team of 4 students and EY professionals on a simulated case study focused on cybersecurity, completing research, development, and implementation phases ending in presentation to executivesCreated risk assessment methodology, rating scale, and Excel tool based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework in order to evaluate the risk of controls proposed by the hypothetical financial institution

Huntington, New York, United States

Responsible for handling food in a safe manner and ensuring the work area is always clean and neat. Worked on cash registers to process payments, make change, etc., where applicable. Worked with vendors to place orders and make payments.