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Boston, Ma, Us

Reading, Ma, Us

Providing senior leadership level promotion of risk-awareness to ensure the overall effectiveness of audit, internal controls and risk management programs, risk analytics and operations in the business. My forte is partnering and collaborating with all three lines of defense to ensure adherence to governance of established risk frameworks and ongoing execution of business control frameworks. Oversight of reporting and monitoring, deficiency ratings and aggregation, facilitating remediation plans, evaluation of operating effectiveness, rationalization and capacity planning for assessments to strengthen the overall governance environment. Identify key insights from risk data to achieve compliance goals. Serving as a steering partner with key internal and external stakeholders to evangelize, advocate and advise senior management on audit, risk and control matters.

Us, Us

Provide senior leadership in the promotion of risk-awareness to ensure overall effectiveness of internal controls and risk management testing and evaluation programs, and operations in the business.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Global Financial and Regulatory Assurance, served as SME in SOX with deep understanding of COSO, PCAOB auditing standards / SEC requirements and Public Accounting firms’ SOX / Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) guidelines• Established billing risk management function (SLOD) reporting to the Management Committee to evaluate end-to-end billing control environment in response to management and regulator / DPA-initiated risk and process assessments• Acquisition integration of Charles River Development including applicable revenue recognition standards (SAAS, ASC 606) and related internal controls including remediation of an existing Material Weakness• As part of SOX program transformation, hired, trained, developed, and maintained distributed captive and JV teams in Asia and Europe as low-cost testing hubs to oversee the company’s Financial Assurance programs (SOX, SOC, FDICIA, FFIEC, etc.) using a centralized approach with PCAOB / IIA standards; achieved highest external audit reliance and audit fee reduction of more than 40%• Assessed all SOX-identified deficiencies for materiality, aggregation risk and remediation plan adequacy• Responsible for annual scoping and trial balance assessments including risk profile recommendations to inform target in-scope financial controls and IT applications and identify process evolution• Led coordination with external auditors on program reporting to the Certification and Audit Committees

Wilmington, Ma, Us

Work with Internal Internal Audit team and financial process owners to plan, execute, and complete business process control design reviews, testing and remediation efforts. Identify deficiencies in the North American business processes. Develop and test remediation plans for key findings.

Watford, Hertfordshire, Gb

Plan, execute, and complete business process control design reviews, testing and remediation efforts. Work with Internal Control and Audit teams to complete SOX testing cycle on aggressive timetable. Developed and completed ICFR testing plans to evaluate and document business processes for the Costa Rica operation controls, Procure-to-Purchase and Order-to-Cash and other business cycles. Identified deficiencies in the North American inventory management and reserves processes. Develop and test remediation plans for key findings including inventory reserves and other significant manual review, judgement and estimation controls.

Burlington, Ma, Us

Direct global assessment of CIRCOR’s Internal Control framework (ICOFR) to achieve compliance with new COSO 2013 framework; develop and present management's implementation strategy to the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors and new external audit partners to support successful SOX certification. Investigate business partners and support organizations with CIO/CTO to ensure performance metrics, data integ-rity and record retention standards are attained by security and technology platform vendors. Perrform risk-based assessments, compliance and financial audits for worldwide business units.

Boston, Ma, Us

Developing and maintaining a robust, scalable program infrastructure, meeting rapidly expanding organization’s needs; including the control framework, scoping and risk assessment process, testing and monitoring operations and management reporting and to ensure organizational transparency and visibility. Advising and advocating for the business in process improvement to minimize or remediate risk, increase efficiency and minimize business disruption.

Rosebank, Gauteng, Za

Lead Risk Management Committee as surrogate for CEO and CFO to define and evaluate financial and strategic risks, formulate tactical plans and address mitigation.Monitor insurance, contract review, and risk management programs, secure all local and group cover placements for brokered and self-insured programs and associated collateral.

Rosebank, Gauteng, Za

Working with Sappi Ltd. Group CFO and global project team, implemented self-assessment culture across the organization to transfer knowledge and ownership of the internal control framework to functional business areas, achieving clean sign-off with No Material Weaknesses using no paid consultants.

Successful financial advisory business providing support (business models, contingency forecasts for restructuring, manage global planning and forecast reporting to senior executives, etc.) to respected companies in various industries: software, e-commerce, high tech.

Developed national vendor program, manage negotiations and relations with strategic vendors and alliance partners; pursue discount and payment terms to reduce cost and increase cash flow; oversee capital review process.

London, Uk, Gb

Developed and executed operational and financial audit review programs, managing staff in the planning and fieldwork phases of audit engagements.

London, Uk, Gb

As Executive Team member responsible for Finance, developed business model to secure business unit funding for technical consulting and project management resources for migration of hardcopy products to on-line and eCommerce platforms.

Boston, Ma, Us

Coordinate analysis, development and distribution of company-wide planning and forecasting processes and system (Hyperion) for products with >$115 billion in assets under management.

Toronto, On, Ca

Manager, Financial Reporting & Analaysis - Thomson Financial ServicesFinance Director - First Call CorporationInternational Research Consultant - First Call (London)Business Analyst - AutEx Systems

Mba, International Business & Finance

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, International Business

Bba, Double Major - International Business & Economics

Honorary Ba