Director Of Internal Audit
New York City Metropolitan Area
My responsibilities as the Business Risk Assurance Manager listed below, were merged with the responsibilities of the Director of Internal Audit, in 2008. Coinciding with this merger was a new CFO, Controller, Accounting and Payroll staff, and the relocation of Corporate Headquarters from Albany, to New York City. As a result of these changes, I trained the employees in the New York City location on compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, hired new Internal Audit Department staff, and developed a new risk assessment and five-year audit plan. Consulted with management on the “New Products Committee” to evaluate internal controls and procedures before the implementation of a new trading desk or new investment products; reported results of Sarbanes-Oxley testing and internal audits to executive management and the Board of Director’s Audit Committee; assisted management in the examinations performed by regulatory agencies, and assisted the firm’s external auditor during the annual Audit of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting.