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Florida, United States

Weston, Florida

Consultant at Ultimate Software: assisting Finance and Compliance with ASC 606 revenue recognition initiative. In addition, performing interim Sox pretesting for KPMG auditors.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Supporting a wide range of SOX 404 cycle review activities,including planning, overseeing and driving testing strategies, communicating with the testers, ensuring timely milestone completion, evaluating errors and performing gap analysis for Companies such as Cordis, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson and Mastec, Construction outsourcing firm.

Weston, Florida

Temporary assignment to collaborate with process owners in updating the design of their internal control processes, via narratives and VISIO flowcharts.

Doral, Florida

Temporary assignment to assist the risk assurance group with their interim and year end SOX testing: balance sheet account reconciliation review; journal entry review; casino operations and financial review; Oracle user access and change controls; debt, equity, and derivatives roll-forward reviews.

Southeast, Florida

Performed Internal Audit outsourcing engagements including: JSOX audit at TradeStation, Physical Inventory observation at United Data Technologies, Inventory Rollforward at Innovative Technologies. Assessed controls, designed & performed tests, and communicated results with the business to develop cost effective remediation.

Miami Beach, Florida

Initiated Company’s origination of SOX 404 Project Approach: Participated in Project Management; Materiality, Scoping & Mapping; Risk Assessment; Entity Level Control Assessment; General Computer Controls; Process Documentation and Key Control Identification; Testing of Internal Controls; and Remediation. Performed internal reviews and testing of Asset Management, Real Estate Investment and Finance, and Property Development responsibilities, including the CMBS market (special servicer, workout, and foreclosure), compliance to regulatory constraints, and real estate leasing and sales.

Boca Raton, Florida

Oversaw Company’s compliance with SOX 404, US GAAP, and corporate policies/procedures and identified high risk areas such as fraud and segregation of duties. Evaluated and assessed controls, completed process mapping and gap analyses, designed and performed tests, and worked with the business to develop remediation plans and report results. Performed internal reviews of the following: order management (bad debt reserves, safeguarding of inventory assets and manufacture costing), procurement (validation of supply chain management, vendor contracting, accounts payable invoicing/payment, travel and expenses) as well as analyzing of financial reporting control processes. •Observed Physical Inventories and performed audit counts, analyzed data during the reconciliation process and provided process improvement recommendations•Maintained full responsibility for creating and managing the global cycle count reporting process which resulted in the exemption of physical inventory validation for multiple entities •Discovered $140k in cost savings due to inventory recording errors processed by third party warehouse •Participated on team project reducing Segregation of Duties (SOD) conflicts (from 18,000 to 1,000) in the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Warehouse Management (WMS) Systems, using software tools•Key contributor on multiple Six Sigma Projects with particular emphasis on process (value stream) mapping •Acted as Liaison with internal and external auditors•Received “Living the Tyco Value” monetary award for teamwork

Ft Lauderdale Florida

Performed an insurance claims audit, systematic risk appraisal, analysis and verification of internal accounting and operating controls for a fortune 500 Shipping Company. Identified critical risks and business process improvement opportunitiesPrepared and executed a remediation plan in response to findings

S.E. Florida

Performed full scope of business operations including all financial, marketing, and sales management.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Analyzed balance sheet and income statement account fluctuations using analytical procedures for this media giant. Evaluated/recommended efficient internal controls, reviewed financial statement transactions to pinpoint areas of potential risk and determined compliance with corporate policies, procedures and accounting standards.Prepared and presented audit recommendations to improve the Company's financial condition.Initiated policy requiring all IT back up tapes to be stored in secured offsite locationEstablished recovery plan utilizing alternate IT processing sites to eliminate disruption in operationsImplemented business unity policy governing use and responsibilities for employees PCs

Basel Area, Switzerland

Member of an integrated audit team performing operational, financial statement, and IT audits; drafted audit report recommendations for this European PharmaRecommended increased reserve balances to cover unusual activities in Eastern European Countries

Master, Business Administration

Graduate School, Nutrition

B.S, Botany/Nutrition