• Leads three (3) teams of high-producing Information Security Program Managers that focuses on Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) & Security Operational Controls (SOC) Audits, CyberSecurity Maturity Assessments, and External Due Diligence for Third Party Risk Management.• Oversees the execution of the 2022 Active Directory revamp project that consolidated over 60K Active Directory groups to promote the concept of least privilege; remediating execcessive access through nested groups.• Collaborates within cross functional teams such as ERM, External Audit Internal Audit, Legal, Finance, Technology to influence change and control awareness.• Implements an enterprise wide change management, identity access management, and privilege access management policy and their associated standards.• Developed the assessment framework for NYDFS & GLBA Compliance across multiple subsidiary companies within the organization.• Streamlines the Just-In-Time privileged access model for PAM tool to include identification of shared accounts, credential compliance, and session recording.• Maintains an Application Score Card that lists over 50 critical systems and their control performance across the information security domains.• Defines best practices and processes for technology teams to establish consistency for control execution. • Monitors and manages approach/end results, budgeting, planning, policy formation, and contribute to future strategy of the compliance team.• Appropriately assesses risk when business decisions are made demonstrating particular consideration for the team’s reputation and safeguarding technology assets by driving compliance in accordance with industry standards.

• Provides excellent client services for accounting, tax and consulting clients. • Establishes strategic financial direction and drive implementation of key initiatives.• Oversees execution of daily activities.• Measures the effectiveness and efficiencies of client operations to find innovative opportunities for continuous improvement.• Implements financial infrastructures through technology and automation that give valuable time back to small business owners.• Performs monthly reconciliations that categorize business transactions to determine performance and tax strategies.• Identifies, manages, and mitigates risk, safeguard assets, and create a competitive advantage for clients.• Assists new entrepreneurs form businesses and collaborate with them to develop their long-term, strategic vision. • Creates intricate business plans to obtain financing from community programs like Motor City Match, grants, and banks.

• Managed a complex IT audit program focused on IT Governance, Infrastructure, Security, and Application Development by implementing risk-based audit techniques to gain audit efficiencies and evaluate key processes against industry standards.• Lead the enterprise risk assessment process that evaluates emerging risks to auditable entities and ensures that projects are integrated between financial, operations, and technology departments.• Demonstrated excellent project management skills, inspires teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, and use current technology/tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services.• Created audit project plans, performance metrics, and audit reports to communicate to executive management based on the adequacy of controls in operation.• Acted as a consultant to management and provide guidance on solutions to enhance value through the identification of operational improvement and risk mitigation opportunities.• Managed individual direct reports by providing coaching, development, guidance and scheduling.

• Manages multiple client engagement teams at an executive level by evaluating significant financial information systems that facilitates the business internal control process and data security.• Supervises IFRS and US SOX audits for public & privately held entities, primarily serving the software, manufacturing, automotive, and health care industries.• Collaborates with international executive teams to execute procedures for complex and specialized issues. Coordinated remediation efforts and recommendations.• Identifies potential sources of business and financial risk within the client’s operational framework and develops audit plans to evaluate management’s procedures that addresses those risks.• Utilizes extensive knowledge of the client's business/industry to identify technological developments and consider the impacts on the client's business.• Demonstrates excellent project management skills, inspires teamwork and responsibility with engagement team members, and use current technology/tools to enhance the effectiveness of deliverables and services.

• Reinforced the planning and execution of technical, compliance, financial, and operational audits, and special projects in accordance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing, US GAAP, COBIT, SOX 404 Standards, and the Michigan Gaming Control Board.• Reduced record storage costs through data analytics for MGM Grand Detroit by $50,000 within a year. Discovered over $200,000 in over reported sales within vendor contract breaches.

Designed Audit programs and testing procedures in accordance with auditing principles. Ensured accounting transactions and balances are recorded in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles and the Michigan Gaming Control Board. Ensured compliance, quality and operational processes are functioning efficiently, effectively and in accordance with company policy.

• Executed an integrated audit approach that included financial, operational, and information system audit processes for each business unit by examining records, documents, policies, & cost to determine if functional areas are in accordance to the organizations policies & procedures, along with governmental, accounting & legal requirements. • Evaluated the following criteria for each area in extreme detail: adequacy of internal controls, reliability of accounting information, quality of ongoing operations of the areas reviewed, and compliance with applicable regulations and standards.• Documented audit test results & conclusions in a clear and concise manner in Teammate Audit Software for manager review. • Recommended appropriate follow up actions to negate significant issues found during the audit.

• Facilitated staff meetings and supervised 18 – 25 staff members.• Monitored branch operations for compliance with company standards. • Analyzed department reports: sales, expenses, and customer retention.