Rosa Vela, M.Sc. Finance Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Dublin, California, Us

San Jose, Ca, Us

- Performed and/or managed audit assignments including Sarbanes Oxley Compliance (SOX) projects and other audit engagements to provide an independent assessment of company’s risk management & internal control- Analyzed audit results and assisted project teams in preparing audit reports to communicate them to management and boards- Led project teams consisting of 1-4 auditors (including Accell’s largest account) and provided engagement status regularly

San Isidro, Lima, Pe

- Followed-up on the implementation of the organizational internal control system in accordance with the guidelines established by Senior Management- Designed the organizational risk assessment methodology and prepared a long-term work program for the organizational risk assessment - Participated in the formulation, monitoring, and control of the strategic plans and institutional action plans

Pe

- Structured and implemented internal audit plans in order to mitigate risks, improve controls and obtain a positive economic impact; supervising eight store auditors- Planned and supervised audit activities in 78 stores. Planned and conducted audits of processes, identifying control weaknesses and opportunities for improvement. Followed-up on the implementation of the audit recommendations- Evaluated the cost/benefit of implementing tools for space management, workforce management, and process modeling, performing the presentation of their impact on the EBITDA to Senior Management

Lima, Pe

- Planned and managed the successful execution of several projects (achieving more than USD 145,000 in revenues), leading teams of up to three consultants- Assessed and improved critical business processes by providing documentation such as narratives, flowcharts, risk control matrices and recommendations, being responsible for the presentation of the final reportMain projects:- Evaluation of critical processes in compliance with SOX for a financial services company in Chile and for an IT products distribution company in Peru.- Review of internal audit for one of the major oil companies in Peru.- Review of internal audit of the financial area for a wire & cable and security solutions distributor in its subsidiaries in Peru and Colombia.- Review of internal audit of the contractor's invoicing for a leading company in the oil sector in Colombia.- Review of compliance with the financial control framework in a major pharmaceutical company in Peru.- Review of internal audit of the enterprise risk management in a microfinance institution and review of different processes in a large educational organization.

Munich - Germany, De

Boston, Ma, Us

- Reviewed and graded homework for four finance courses for a total of 170 undergraduate and graduate students- Performed individual research on the three largest companies measured by market capitalization in 102 industries. Research used to identify underlying drivers of year-over-year market performance in the first half of 2008 and to forecast the following 6-month outlook

Lima, Pe

Senior Consultant 2005 – 2007 Experienced Consultant 2004 – 2005 Consultant 2003 – 2004 - Assisted twelve companies (including Fortune 500 and Global 500 companies) in developing and documenting their certification process for compliance with SOX. Consistently obtained unqualified opinion on management’s internal control over financial reporting from external auditors- Worked with four internal audit departments of leading companies in the energy, financial services, mining and fishing industries to provide the value-added risk management capabilities needed to support their business strategies and continuously improve operational performance. Improvements achieved led to a 100% satisfaction rate from internal and external constituents - Identified risks associated with various business processes in seven engagements for Peruvian rural and municipal saving and loans banks and developed solutions to improve the control environment. Implementation and follow-up execution resulted in 5 out 5 stars for client satisfaction

Worldwide, Oo

- Participated in financial audits of small to mid-size companies in the brewery, chemical and broadcasting industries performing control and substantive tests

Master, Finance

Title Of Licentiate In Administration, Business