Matthew Hoffman Email & Phone Number

Newark, Ca, Us

Santa Clara, Ca

Experienced Auditor  Performed testing plans in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Sections 302 and 404 for $450M Telecommunication Company. Performed technical review of the Oracle implementation of Accounts Payable transition from 3rd party provider to in-house team. Lead domestic and international physical inventory and cycle count audits. Prepared and analyzed risk assessment based on company’s quarterly financial results to determine worldwide entities in-scope and… Show more Experienced Auditor  Performed testing plans in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Sections 302 and 404 for $450M Telecommunication Company. Performed technical review of the Oracle implementation of Accounts Payable transition from 3rd party provider to in-house team. Lead domestic and international physical inventory and cycle count audits. Prepared and analyzed risk assessment based on company’s quarterly financial results to determine worldwide entities in-scope and materiality threshold. Reviewed entity level test of control working papers and provided comments to improve quality of the audit documentation and presentation. Maintained proactive relationship with Finance, IT and Operations functional business process owners and provide guidance and assistance in the implementation of process changes. Conducted special investigations related to whistle blower and fraud allegations. Substantial experience with SOC 1 and key report testing around the Oracle, Discoverer, and Noetix systems. Experience working with 2 of the Big 4 audit firms, E&Y and KPMG, as external auditors.Staff Auditor Performed functional business test of design and test of effectiveness in accordance with SOX 404 including mapping of business processes.  Evaluated deficiencies and provided value added recommendations to business process owners to strengthen overall internal control processes.  Reduced companywide Segregation of Duties (SOD) violations from 3,100 to 0 in one month utilizing the Infor/Approva Governance tool.  Shortened SOX 302 certification response time for worldwide sales and finance personnel from 2 weeks to 5 days using SharePoint Survey. Show less

Daily responsibilities included dealing with accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger, fixed assets, credit card disputes and bank reconciliation.Tied out accounts at month-end, compared current month numbers to previous months and year average, and devised and implemented cost-savings ideas for branch managers and the admin office.Trained and explained polices and procedures to new employees.