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Ewing, Nj, Us

Performed second-line duties to ensure risk is mitigated through appropriate identification of risks and controls, proper handling of risk acceptances, and perform quality testing reviews on control tests.* Wrote departmental documentation to support efforts regarding quality testing, testing templates, and executing IT Triage process.* Developed reports used to create risk metrics presented to senior management.* Lead risk analyst on data lake project; responsible for documenting applicable risks and controls.* Assisted in compiling risk data (including developing risks and controls) for IT Security, Infrastructure, Operations, and Cloud (Azure and AWS) business functions.

Ewing, Nj, Us

Contribute as team member to deliver results to fulfill regulatory requirements.* Complete Interim Data Dictionaries to detail data lineage and fields involved in generation of various reports* Develop solution to ensure validation and documentation controls are automated for inclusion of reports in internal dashboards* Wrote the Business Requirements Document and Application Support procedures for newly developed application* Develop and execute user training for business units to enable use of new application and associated processes

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Designed Model Audit Rule controls, developed test plans, and wrote control reports for a top ten U.S. property and casualty insurance company’s organization-wide system implementation covering policy/underwriting, billing, commission, claims, and data analytic processes. Responsible for the complete redesign of IT controls including the software development lifecycle, anti-virus, and ITGC at a client affiliate.Performed SOX testing of ITGC controls related to inventory, security, system access, and segregation of duties.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Us

Interim and year-end SOX testing for manufacturing client, processes included accounts payable, financial reporting, revenue, and inventory.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Coached and guided bankruptcy business line managers on the development of appropriate and valuable process and management controls. Developed standards, guidelines, and test plans to evaluate the effectiveness of operational controls in order to identify control and compliance gaps. Key Responsibilities: • Maintain a strong understanding for the requirements from regulations, policies, and investors • Develop and execute risk-based review programs for business processes• Develop and deliver review summaries that provide business management with a clear view of risk-based opportunities • Assist new team hires with system access and application requests; develop training tool to aid in accessing and using various systems and applications necessary for testing

Initiated, developed, and delivered roll-out of actuarial control transformation initiative to the enterprise.Involved in selecting and interviewing senior and mid-level managers for enterprise risk management survey; analyzed responses to stratify inherent and perceived risks for the enterprise by division.Participated in the ERM process by developing documentation and interviewing significant enterprise personnel.Conducted fraud analysis on retirement disbursements using IDEA data mining software.Worked closely with various departments to complete Model Audit Rule documentation reviews, control testing, and mapping of reserves, DAC, claims, treasury, reinsurance, and suspense processes.Led an internal audit team on Model Audit Rule process review of stop-loss insurer: processes included claims, commissions, premiums, fee income, actuarial, and underwriting.Performed audit of transactions on retirement account that enabled retention of client with assets worth $3.1M.Completed enterprise-wide USA/PATRIOT Act compliance audit.Nominated and participated in OneAmerica's Leadership In Action supervisor training seminars.

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Performed many different tasks in numerous industries while consistently exceeding client expectations.Wrote Sarbanes-Oxley 404 documentation to identify key controls for several business cycles for a large insurance carrier.Reviewed accounting processes including account reconciliation using Oracle during post-acquisition period for a large consumer product wholesaler. Led an audit of accounts receivable that identified over $900K in recoverable deductions. Consulted with national accounting firm to support major medical facility in research and service grants administration.Serviced 21 federal, state, and city public health programs representing 75 different grants with funding over $30 million.Team leader - distributed, assigned, and prioritized work and acted as liaison with all levels of management.Performed account analysis and general accounting functions using Lawson for a biopharmaceutical firm.Conducted all aspects of month-end close procedure while reducing the close cycle by 5 days. Conducted internal audit of billing and revenue recognition process for a large information services provider.Prepared financial statements, including fees and rates of return for timberland investment clients.Assisted in preparation of client tax documents. Performed various systems tests (returns, depletion, financial) during installation of Great Plains.

Annually managed 500 audits of both large and small commercial insurance accounts representing $25M in premium. Reviewed and distributed assignments for New England regional offices. Provided businesses with the tools to maximize efficiency and productivity through the utilization of each client's strategic resources.Systematized and implemented an audit program for a $15M national advertising account.Led project team that developed an audit program generating 20% additional premium ($2.5M) for a national account.Designed self-audit form that increased timeliness by 25-50% on all accounts for a telecommunications cooperative.

Managed audit office, supervised audit staff, assigned accounts, organized workloads, and determined departmental priorities. Conducted on-site procedural reviews and evaluated performance and productivity. Personally serviced large national accounts while developing expertise in loss (claim) audits. Reduced theft claim amount submitted by a clothing manufacturer by approximately $2.75M as a result of an audit investigation.Assumed responsibility for an office audit function, increasing accuracy and productivity by 20% within three months.Audited business interruption claim for an utility/construction company, resulting in savings of $500K.

M.B.A., Finance

B.A., Accounting