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Served
Fortune 1000 organizations in a variety of industries
including: mortgage banking, insurance, manufacturing,
medical services, technology, pharmaceutical, and
software.
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Engaged
as SOX Project Manager of International
manufacturing firm.Developed approach and project
timeline. Performed all coordination between corporate
and int’l teams, big-4 SOX partner and external
auditors. Conducted training class for int’l teams on
SOX and the company’s documentation approach. Prepared
presentation to the Audit Committee and made
presentation to external auditors on company’s
approach to SOX. Responsible for ongoing management of
project.
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Performed SOX
404 compliance project for internal audit department of
major biotech company from initial planning phase
through documentation and remediation of significant
accounts/processes. Served as project manager during
identification and presentation of significant
accounts/processes to steering committee and external
auditors. Coordinated RFP process for selection of
repository tool. Designed initial project timeline for
assessing risk, documenting processes, identifying gaps,
testing existing controls and remediation. Partnered
with Deloitte to perform risk assessment through
remediation steps and populate repository tool for nine
processes.
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Performed
COSO (which is a framework for improving internal
controls and reducing the risk of fraud) review for the
secondary marketing division of a rapidly expanding
local mortgage bank and designed procedures that reduced
the risk of losses due to FHA/VA fines and security
trading fraud.
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Performed
HUD compliance audit for a national homebuilder and
enabled them to satisfy their HUD regulatory
requirements despite severe staff attrition.
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Enabled
CEO and CFO of a $171MM software company to comply with
Q3 2002 Sarbanes Oxley internal control sign-off
requirements by performing a revenue cycle review that
assessed the risk of exposure and provided best
practices for improving internal controls.
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Planned
and managed the audit of a $980MM technology company for
compliance with SEC SAB 101. Uncovered $13M in deferred
revenues. Final report included 34 prioritized areas of
improvement in shipping, billing, customer service and
contract administration with best practices to
implement.
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Partnered
with PriceWaterhouseCooper as a Change Manager to create
a shared services center for a Fortune 500 company and
upgrade from Peoplesoft 6.0 to 7.5. Hired by controller
to provide post-transition support due to outstanding
performance during implementation.
