Eric Gee Email & Phone Number

Crystal Lake, IL, US

• Responsible for the loss prevention strategy for the company, including Retail, Supply Chain, Home Services and Online, while maintaining leadership responsibilities within Internal Audit
• Led an overhaul of the dotcom fraud data strategy, leading to a significant reduction in manual reviews and a reduction in the fraudulent chargeback rate
• Redesigned the internal control framework for business and technology as the company shifted from a retail-driven company to a service-driven company
• Led the implementation of multiple process automation and analytic improvements throughout the organization. Key examples include Access Management, Change Management, Firewall Reviews, Vulnerability Reviews, and.
• Leader of the crisis management function, including the task force responsible for the company’s response to COVID-19

• Responsible for preparation and presentation of material to the Audit Committee
• Regular interaction with Business Unit Presidents to identify high risk areas of the organization to proactively and effectively address through the annual audit plan
• Transitioned the operational audit function to a more agile audit approach, decreasing the amount of administrative tasks required and increasing the amount of time that the audit function spent addressing the key.
• Responsible for maintaining morale, keeping key talent engaged and continuing to complete audits committed to the Audit Committee during extended periods of budget restrictions
• Audit team size varies from 9 to 33, consisting of SOx, Technology, Operational and Field based auditors

• Responsible for the strategy and management of all functions within Internal Audit, including SOx compliance and operational audits for the technology and corporate teams. Team consists of local, off-shore and field.
• Identified opportunities throughout the Sarbanes-Oxley process for the automation of audit testing and evidence requests, reducing the overall hours required to support the function going forward. IT workpapers for.
• Revamped the Sarbanes-Oxley workpapers and work flow, further increasing efficiency and reporting capabilities
• Implemented improvements throughout the Internal Audit department, including an internal quality review process, off-shoring of the management action plan closure process, and implementation of a process to review the.
• Responsible for the process and actions around identifying and developing key talent for Director, Manager, Senior and experienced Staff Auditor roles throughout the department.

• Direct interaction with senior leadership through audit deliverables, including process recommendations, issue escalation, action plan review, project consulting and risk assessment
• Responsible for the planning and execution of the annual audit plan for all corporate, compliance and field based audits for a team of twenty, inclusive of Managers, Seniors and Staff auditors
• Integrated a six person India based audit team into the local audit team to drive increased productivity and enhanced morale of the India team
• Heavily contributed to the development of the Internal Audit travel expense review application, including the creation of the business requirements, in-depth analysis of data and rule creation
• Implemented a SQL training program to increase the effectiveness of the data analytics capabilities within the internal audit function
• Active participant and contributor to the Internal Audit RILA group, a network of audit leaders throughout the retail industry

• Responsible for the development of audit lifecycle components including the annual plan, risk assessment methodology, cadence of audit planning, fieldwork and reporting for multiple business units
• Accountable for planning, supervision and resource management of operational, compliance and retail store audit projects executed by up to ten senior and staff auditors
• Replaced TeamMate by designing and implementing Smartsheet as the new audit workpaper and reporting tool for the department, leading to increased work efficiency and enhanced reporting
• Redesigned the retail store audit program by incorporating data analytics into previously manual audit procedures, increasing the quantity of stores audited from 40 to 143.
• Developed action plans and responses to annual associate engagement survey designed to increase department morale and productivity which included the implementation of monthly internal development sessions
• Responsible for the project management and deliverables of multiple co-sourced audits delivered by a Big 4 firm

Hoffman Estates, IL

• Responsible for training and developing new staff auditors while continuing to lead independent projects
• Contribute to the annual risk assessment process, including meetings with business unit senior leadership and analysis of potential auditable areas for inclusion in the audit plan
• Assists in department recruiting efforts by interviewing potential candidates, including summer interns
• Served as the Product Manager for the Internal Audit tool that was developed on behalf of the compliance group to monitor Anti Money Laundering compliance. Responsibilities included business requirements for.
• Responsible for the development of objectives and approach used during audit engagements
• Prepares performance evaluations and compiles coaching notes for each team member after every audit engagement