Michael Roberts Email & Phone Number

Internal Audit specialist with solid business acumen, exemplary technical and relationship skills. Initially under direct mentorship of highly qualified Chartered Accounting Partners engaged on Internal/External Audits. Joined Dutch giant Rabobank (A$1 trillion assets) and gained significant Internal Audit exposure to diverse Banking activities (lead/support roles). Subsequently demonstrated transferable risk and compliance skills by leading Stockland's Residential Transactions Finance team (Australia's largest residential landowner). As a respected trusted advisor with a collaborative style and keen eye for detail, colleagues regularly seek my advice on risk/control matters, process improvement and frameworks. Over my career engagement types have included governance, operational, compliance, projects (locally/internationally) across planning, fieldwork, report writing, risk committees, in complex and challenging environments.Stockland highlights:• Brought in to strengthen compliance, governance and control over Residential Transactions in Finance; • Surveyed processes and documented trust accounting procedures for Sales, Finance and Conveyancing divisions and presented national training to 100+ employees;• Lead business to migration to SAP/Salesforce systems - including provision of compliance advice, embedding system controls, development of data exception reporting; • Developed State risk/control self assessment programs;• Overhauled Residential trust accounting training and made role-specific;• Developed internal finance procedures for team.Rabobank highlights:• Worked in Internal Audit when Rabobank was RATED THE WORLD's SAFEST BANK by Global Finance Magazine;• LENDING - autonomously audited for 4 years the Bank's residential mortgage origination portfolio (credit, compliance, operations, marketing, securities, originator site visits), which at the time represented 1% of Australia’s home lending market. The portfolio was successfully sold to ANZ Bank at significant profit;• DEPOSITS - autonomously performed Bankwide audit;• SYSTEMS/PROCESSES - Audit implementation of RaboDirect AU and NZ online deposit-taking platforms; autonomously audited complete overhaul of core Retail Banking system;• AU & NZ AUDIT TEAM LEAD - Rural branch audits for 6 years (90 branches);• WH&S - significantly overhauled control and efficiency for entire branch network and central management.Qualifications - BEc (Professional Accounting & Finance), Fellow Institute of Internal Auditors, CPA (High Distinction in Auditing). Dual AU & EU citizen.

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