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San Antonio, TX, US

San Antonio, TX, US

• Develop internal audit programs and strategic annual audit plans that identify potential business risks, control weaknesses in key processes and procedures, accounting deficiencies, and effectiveness and efficiency.
• Manage internal audit staff to accomplish the annual plan; mentoring staff so internal audit is a recognized, respected, and valued contributor to the company business divisions and corporate functions.
• Perform internal audits and business process reviews to assess the operational, financial, and technology processes and procedures, including issuing audit reports with findings and recommendations to senior management.
• Leverage data analytics and data visualization to turn raw information into valuable actionable insights.
• Perform follow-up testing and analysis activities, as needed, to ensure control action plans have been implemented.
• Support the annual financial statement audit, annual audit of Service Organization Controls (SOC), Self-Assessment of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS), and other external audits.

Palo Alto, CA, US

• Manage the insurance program audit review process to ensure state-specific regulations and contract provisions of the program administrator agreement are met.
• Develop an annual program audit plan staffed with internal and external resources.
• Validate Third Party Administrators (TPA’s) are complying with the terms of their contractual agreement, including ensuring claims are accurately processed and reported in a timely manner.
• Issue program review audit reports which include control findings, recommendations, and program management action plans.

New York, NY, US

• Partner with Information Technology, Operations, Business Delivery and the Business unitsto provide a standard framework and governance structure for Vendor Management oversight.
• Ensure that key performance indicators (KPIs) and contractual commitments are met byservice providers; breaches are addressed timely and actions and/or improvement plans areimplemented.
• Enhance and implement business continuity strategy that includes remote sites/employeesand third-party vendors as necessary.
• Develop, implement and govern KPI and metric reporting for identified operational risksincluding business continuity.
• Provide oversight and guidance to cross-functional teams and committees to manageoperational risk, business continuity, crisis management, disaster recovery and businessresilience.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with service partners and proactively manage themto ensure targets are met and appropriate risks management and controls are in place andmonitored.

New York, NY, US

• Develop the annual audit plan using inputs from key stakeholders to identify audit priorities and resource requirements for the plan year.
• Ensure the audit plan meets the Head of Internal Audit expectations and is aligned to the risks and strategic objectives of the organization.
• Schedule and assign audits to team members, ensuring effective and efficient use of resources.
• Ensure final reports are issued with all recommendations agreed and accepted by the audited group.
• Manage and oversee team performance through goal setting, planning, monitoring, and coaching.
• Motivate and inspire the team by providing them with the tools needed to do their jobs well and meet customer expectations.

Rolling Meadows, Illinois, US

• Enterprise Risk Management
• Work with domestic and international resources to ensure adoption of the corporate ERM framework, including processes encompassing risk identification, risk assessment, risks mitigation and monitoring.
• Provide counsel to business partners and senior executives on overall risk management issues.
• Partner with corporate resources to align division risk mitigation activities with corporate strategy.
• Ensure risk mitigation activities actions manage or reduce divisional risks to an acceptable level.
• Ensure the capture of appropriate risk-related data to support the measurement of risk.

Lake Mary, Florida, US

• Provide the internal audit profession with research and educational products that anticipates/reacts to material changes that could impact on the practice of internal auditing.
• Develop RFP’s and review proposals for research and educational products.
• Provide project management and quality assurance for approved research projects.

Glen Allen, Virginia, US

• Directs audit staff in the planning, organizing, directing and monitoring of Internal Audit operations, including assisting in hiring, training and evaluating staff; and taking corrective actions to address performance.
• Directs the identification and evaluation of the Corporation’s risk areas and oversees the development of the annual Audit Plan.
• Directs the audit staff in the identification, development and documentation of audit issues and recommendations.
• Communicates the results of audit and consulting projects via written reports and oral presentations to management and the Board of Directors.
• Performs related work as assigned by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.ERM Coordinator:
• Architect of the Company’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework and process.

Zurich, Zurich, CH

• Global audit planning coordinator responsible for leading 40 directors/managers and140 staff members through the annual/quarterly risk assessment and planning process.
• Audit reporting of control weaknesses, ineffective opinions, high impact findings and unresolved issues to local risk management committee.
• Member of audit quality assurance review (QAR) team evaluating audit compliance to standards in Europe and North America operations.
• Supervise a professional staff with sufficient skills, knowledge and experience necessary to achieve the objectives outlined in the audit charter.
• Responsible for the implementation of the quarterly risk assessment and rolling audit plan process.
• Developed the audit strategy on examining and evaluating fraud risk (prevention, detection and response).

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Assist the VP of Internal Audit with the P&C enterprise risk assessment and audit plan.
• Facilitate the execution of audit process and participate in critical decisions.
• Key role in development of the internal audit methodology.
• Conduct training sessions to audit staff on related industry topics.
• Internal control consultant for Business Process Outsourcing project (India Call Center).
• Manage audit plans for the Small/Middle Market Commercial Underwriting Group.

Bloomington, Illinois, US

• Planning specified procedural and internal control audits of claim operations country-wide.
• Managing and training of staff auditors as required.
• Development of new audit programs for changing claims environment.
• Prepare audit reports to present control concerns to claims management and executive office.
• Coordinate internal control presentations to various claim management schools.