Kate Willard, Cpa, Cisa Email & Phone Number

Partnered with CIO and IT leadership to understand and translate IT initiatives into financial plans as well as owning general internal controls compliance for the IT organization. Owned quarterly internal controls certification for the IT organization and functioned as the gatekeeper and final approver for all IT Security Policy exception requests. Responsible for directing and developing a team of financial analysts supporting short and long-range forecast plans, quarterly close, as well as capital management for all IT infrastructure hardware worldwide. Highlights: • Worked hand in glove with IT Security and Security Operations; providing feedback for security assessments such as penetration testing and SOC2 reports and participated in IT Operations pilot programs and IT Security end user training.• Significantly strengthened requirements for WW IT security related risk acceptance/exception requests, including but not limited to non-compliant application security parameters, patching, and data security. • Spearheaded an initiative to improve collaboration and increase efficiency related to large infrastructure projects across all business support organizations. Projects included building of new fabrication facilities, datacenters, and major storm repairs. • Delivered on time, content rich presentations for executive management, including quarterly P&L/Balance Sheet reviews and IT capital/lease approval cycles.• Ensured IT organization financials were reported accurately and in accordance with GAAP including quarterly general internal controls certification.

Partnered with SVPs/executives to understand and meet financial and general compliance objectives for the F&O, Legal, Tax, and Digital Marketing organizations. Functioned as a key business advisor for new software implementations/upgrades for respective organizations. Owned quarterly GAAP/IC certification for supported organizations. Responsible for directing and developing a team of financial analysts supporting overhead and capital forecast plans.Highlights:• Performed ROI analysis for multiple new software products and assisted with system controls design.• Successfully lobbied for segregation of the accounting and finance functions for all support organizations.• Reengineered the control procedures related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and owned implementation across support entities.

Developed and led execution of audit and business advisory plans designed to evaluate effectiveness of controls for IT systems and processes.Highlights:• Utilized ITIL and COBIT frameworks to design and manage numerous IT service area audits including IT governance, application security (IAM and configurations), change management, backup/recovery, BCP/DR, asset management, and datacenter security. Identified multiple critical/significant findings and worked with issue owners to establish expectations on the resolution and implementation of mitigating controls where warranted. • Served as the key audit business advisory partner for large system implementations, significant upgrades, and acquisition integrations. • Significantly increased the effectiveness and coverage of SOX controls testing without requiring additional resources or extended timelines.

Designed audit programs to evaluate business processes from transaction initiation to financial statement recognition by integrating financial and IT fieldwork. Managed team of employees responsible for conducting IT operational reviews for customer/data privacy, system development life cycle, asset management, change management, accounts payable, purchasing, and other processes. Directed all aspects of assessing and testing SOX controls related to system interfaces, application access, system queries, reports validation, and other SOX cycles as required, with responsibilities including narrative development, walkthroughs, interim and roll forward testing, and exception evaluation.

Utilized COBIT to establish and test ITGCs for SOX compliance and assisted with implementing PCI DSS.