CAREER SUMMARY :Experienced and dedicated senior auditor, with extensive internal/external audit knowledge. Skills in financial, compliance, IT audit and operational areas within different sectors including banking and real-estate.
Skills
IT Audit
Certified Information Systems Auditor
Compliance
Internal Audit
Information Security
Project management
Risk management
Education
Amberton UniversityGarland, TXExpected in 11/2015 ā āMaster of Business Administration:Project Management - GPA:
Amberton UniversityGarland, TXExpected in 05/2013 ā āBachelor of Business Administration:Management/Accounting - GPA:
Certifications
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Scrum Alliance Inc., 08/2018
CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) ISACA
Work History
Aarp - Sr Operations Associate Phoenix, AZ, 06/2020 - 12/2020
Assist in creation of IT risk assessment and develop self-assessment programs to evaluate areas of risk or concern based on regulatory, customer, internal and best practice requirements across the enterprise.
Collaborated in the development and implementation of the annual audit plan by assessing relevant risk factors, considering management's expectations of Internal Audit's strategic involvement throughout the organization and with outside vendors.
Participated in developing hypotheses regarding potential operational/IT risks and determine appropriate testing strategies to determine if key controls are properly mitigating all identified risks.
Develop and maintain an ongoing relationship with control owners and key stakeholders including Information Security, IT, business lines, Internal Audit, and external third parties.
Maintain data within system of record which tracks issues, engagements and metrics that gets communicated throughout the organization.
Responsible for designing and executing IT audit test plans and reporting results to management.
Conduct project planning and risk analysis for audits and special projects to develop the audit scope, objectives, and procedures.
Execute audit tests; evaluate results, identify, and report exceptions, root causes and recommendations; document audit work in accordance with department and company standards.
Identify gaps and inefficiencies, identify process improvement opportunities, create recommendations, and design future state processes collaborate with leadership.
Collaborate with leadership and business units to ensure that adequate internal controls are designed and documented to comply with company-wide requirements.
Monitor major change in business, process, and systems to ensure timely updating of controls documentation to mitigate the risks.
Document, risks, controls, and process workflows while working cross-functionality to achieve a high-quality end-to-end process view.
Communicate audit findings and recommendations, both verbally and in writing, to promote constructive change; collaborate with audit team to identify and assess risk areas to be reviewed.
Assist in developing effective audit programs and recommend revisions to existing audit programs.
Review organizational data, policies, processes, procedures, and practices to verify the accuracy and compliance with management expectations, regulatory requirements, and overall leading practice.
Bank Of America Corporation - Senior Anti-Money Laundering Analyst Arlington, VA, 01/2012 - 01/2018
Analyzed multiple data sources and technical/analytical tools to identify potentially unusual and suspicious activity as defined by AML/BSA regulations as well as industry best practices.
Reviewed, researched and made determination of suspicion on items and transactions identified according to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) via AML automated alerts, manually received reports and referrals.
Wrote and reviewed Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) while ensuring compliance with federal regulations.
Conducted KYC/KYCC procedures to assess and monitor customer risk.
Developed and executed high-level strategies and plans in supporting assigned business units with review of transactions, recordkeeping, and communications that are subject to specific regulations affecting the business.
Gathered data, reports, and documentation pertinent to regulatory reports and filings for regulatory agencies.
Implemented optimum solutions considering policies and current regulations.
Prepared recommendations of policies and procedures for future regulatory reporting and compliance.
Supported managers and supervisors with complex Fraud investigations, while coordinating with team members and other departments, to determine the proper course of action in handling potentially suspicious activity as required by law.
Acted as internal consultant for the compliance/ethics staff and for cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with regulations and policies.
Studied highly complex data.
Presented insights and learning.
Advised management of significant findings.
Bank Of America - Business Control Specialist City, STATE, 01/2009 - 01/2012
Identified risks and assess potential impact of risks on the organization using a risk-based approach to develop audit plans and determine areas requiring additional analysis.
Built and maintained relationships with business partners at the manager and staff levels.
Provided advice and shared Internal Audit knowledge with business partner managers and staff to strengthen governance, risk and control environments, as appropriate.
Prepare and execute specific audit programs, risk assessments, procedures, and tasks that are enough to opine on the adequacy of governance, risk management, control and compliance processes.
Provided day-to-day project management oversight of Internal Auditors (including project guidance and informal coaching).
Conducted first level review of Internal Auditor and Senior Internal Auditor work and documentation.
Tracked results of prior audits, identifying audit themes across organizations and determining if appropriate corrective action had been taken regarding significant audit concerns.
Contributed to strengthening and improving the governance, risk and control environment of the organization by sharing issues, ideas and recommendations with the Internal Audit Manager/Director and Internal Audit teams.
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