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Oslo, Norway

Lysaker

Main responsibilities:• Internal Audit:o Planning, conducting, reporting and follow-up of internal audits worldwide in locations such as Nigeria, Ghana, Brazil, Egypt and Kuala Lumpuro Annual risk assessment and development of the annual audit plan o Continuous improvement of the PGS audit methodology• Compliance:o Continuous improvement of the PGS Anti-corruption Program and Controlso Risk assessment and monitoring of control effectivenesso Performance of Due Diligences for new suppliers, clients and joint venture partnerso Development of annual compliance training, both e-learning and in-persono Investigating whistleblower reportsMain achievements: Implemented significant improvements to the internal audit and compliance functions. Better communication with the business. More use of IT tools to test larger data populations and automate monitoring of compliance controls. More and more audits of critical operations and processes. Extended compliance scope to cover new areas such as Export Control and Sanctions, Tax Evasion and Money Laundering.

Oslo

Responsible for:• Planning and conducting internal audits to ensure compliance with governing documentation• Developing and improving the work processes and governing documentationMain achievements: Implemented improvements to the exploration process which provided management with a better basis for decision-making. Developed and delivered a very successful training course for Exploration Project Managers.

Lead and co-auditor on a variety of internal audits throughout the Equinor organization.Designed and implemented SOX controls within the IT process. Responsible for a team that tested these controls. COSO provided the overall framework. COBIT standards used within IT.Responsible for the annual planning process and follow-up of outstanding audit actions. Became a Certified Information Systems Audit (CISA) and a certified Quality Auditor.Part of a work group that translated the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Standards to Norwegian.

Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway

WM-data was a significant supplier of ERP solutions, Web development and hardware implementation. It was decided to close the Stavanger Office due to lack of business in the economic recession. Managed the office closure office including termination of employees without any issues

Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway

Responsible for IT operations, user support and system development. Led a department of about 20 employees. Main IT users were the major projects building platforms for oil and gas fields such as Åsgard and Jotun.Key achievements: Maintained stable operations and improved service levels despite forced reductions in number of employees and significant budget cuts

Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway

Project Manager for IT projects for clients such as Statoil, BP and Saga. Quality Manager with responsibility for implementing an ISO9000 certified quality system that was used to ensure good quality solutions for our customers. The role also included monitoring of compliance.

London, England, United Kingdom

Wide variety of projects and studies including project management, IT strategy studies and consulting work for clients such as Marks & Spencer, Barclays Bank, Shell and BP. Gained many skills and techniques which have contributed significantly within areas such as problem analysis, report writing, holding presentations and interpersonal relationships.

London, England, United Kingdom

System design and programming for various clients.

Bachelor Of Science, Accounting & Financial Management

BA Hons Accounting and Financial Management

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