Joseph O'Connor, Cpa, Cisa Email & Phone Number

Centerport, NY, US

Zurich, Zurich, CH

• Leading private writer of New York statutory disability insurance insuring more than 120,000 businesses, unions, and municipalities covering approximately 1.2 million lives. The company also offers essential ancillary.
• Support the Audit Committee in achieving its objectives.
• Issue periodic audit reports to the Audit Committee and management.
• Develop/maintain flexible annual audit plan using a top down risk based approach.
• Evaluate, coordinate and facilitate company’s Enterprise Risk Management process.

• $4 billion life insurance company providing fixed deferred and immediate annuities, and life insurance products to financial service professionals and their clients across the United States.
• Responsible for the performance of audits in accordance with the annual audit plan, including workpaper review, audit reporting and audit findings follow-up.
• Lead effort in assessing and testing the design and operating effectiveness of the key controls that will either prevent or detect material errors in the transactions that constitute the balances in significant.
• Develop/maintain flexible annual audit plan using a risk based approach.
• Provide quarterly status reports to the Audit Committee.
• Coordinate/provide support to external auditors and/or other regulatory agencies.

• National firm providing general regulatory and specialized skills necessary for examinations of insurance companies along with various other regulatory needs including confidential intervention through conservation.
• Perform and manage financial regulatory examinations in accordance with standards prescribed by various state insurance departments’ procedures and NAIC Examiners Handbook.

Hamilton, Bermuda, BM

• $45 billion global insurance and reinsurance company providing property, casualty and specialty products to industrial, commercial and professional firms, insurance companies and other enterprises on a worldwide basis..
• Reviewed and evaluated status on an ongoing basis for several key areas of general ledger conversion of PeopleSoft upgrade, ensuring completeness and financial accuracy prior to go-live date.
• Collaborated on quarterly basis with SEC Compliance Officer ensuring accuracy and timeliness of 10K/10Q filings.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Leading professional services firm providing accounting, tax and business consulting.Performed and managed financial regulatory examinations in accordance with standards prescribed by various state insurance.
• Performed significant role in development of risk assessment approach for financial examinations, which was subsequently adopted by the NAIC, saving company under examination approximately $4 million.
• Led effort in the creation of SOX framework for multi-million dollar foundation.
• Enhanced IT audit competency with participation in general information technology controls review of company’s information technology environment. Additionally, passed CISM examination in preparation for Information.
• Effectively used ACL to provide statistically valid samples, including analyses for inconsistencies and/or outliers, strengthening testing of large databases.
• Heightened firm’s reputation by effectively managing audit cost of global insurance carrier in spite of unforeseen complexities associated with information systems framework/structure.

• Leading professional services firm providing accounting, tax and business consulting.Performed and managed financial regulatory examinations for various state insurance departments, which included reviews of.
• Participated in project for World Bank whereupon an innovative regulatory framework was developed, and later adopted by the South Korean Financial Supervisory Service.

Bloomfield, CT, US

Performed and supervised various operational audits for the health care division. Industry experience included eligibility, provider contracting, and claims processing. Supervised the Y2K Eligibility Audit for health care division and participated in HealthSource acquisition review. Strengthened audit competency by obtaining CISA certification.PRIOR.