Anthony Opara CISA,CNSS,CC

Deputy Manager( audit and investigation) at Royal Exchange General Insurance Company
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Lagos Mainland, Lagos State, Nigeria, NG

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Credentials

  • Certified Information Systems Auditor® (CISA)
    ISACA
    Sep, 2022
    - Oct, 2024
  • Certified network security specialist
    ICSI (International CyberSecurity Institute), UK
    Dec, 2020
    - Oct, 2024
  • Certified in cybersecurity
    (ISC)²
    Sep, 2022
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

    • Nigeria
    • Insurance
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Deputy Manager( audit and investigation)
      • Aug 2022 - Present

      · Work directly with the internal audit team to plan IT audits of the company from start to finish. · Develop a risk-based technology infrastructure, security, and general IT audit plan. · Plan and execute audits, consulting engagements, and other influencing activities of infrastructure technologies, security, supporting operations and processes. · Examine internal IT controls, evaluate the design and operational effectiveness, determine exposure to risk, and develop remediation strategies. · Plan, implement, monitor, and upgrade security measures for the protection of the organization’s data, systems, and network. · Perform consulting and advisory services related to governance, risk management and control as appropriate to the organization. · Participate in assigned IT change management process. · Conduct efficient and effective IT audit procedures. · Provide recommendations and guidance on identified security and control risk. · Perform regular audit testing and provide recommendations. · Test and identify network and system vulnerabilities and create counteractive strategies to protect the network. · Build and maintain close working relationships with all key stakeholders, acting in an advisory capacity to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of internal controls and risk management. · Conduct IT General Controls (ITGC) reviews to provide reasonable assurance on systems and controls design, implementation, and operating effectiveness. Show less

    • Nigeria
    • Accounting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Consultant
      • Jan 2022 - Aug 2022

      · Conduct fieldwork, manage, and supervise small teams in delivery of external audit engagements.· Perform consulting and advisory services related to governance, risk management and control as appropriate to the organization.· Building and managing client relationships across several clients · Coaching and developing more junior team members on engagements.· Contributing to the practice of management e.g., knowledge sharing, training, and knowledge management.· Collaborate with IT compliance management to ensure appropriately designed controls are implemented for all in-scope entities and divisions and performed testing to validate their operating effectiveness throughout the fiscal year.· Test the efficiency of systems, applications, hardware, and software used by the organization.· Analyze and perform 100% audits on internal controls adhering to the company's standards.· Perform ITGC to verify compliance with professional standards around change management, logical access, business continuity, job scheduling, problem, and incident management.· Perform data analysis within the ERP systems and interpret data to strategically support business needs. Show less

    • Senior Associate
      • Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

      · Complete standard paperwork and questionnaires to confirm internal controls. · Analyze audit results for adequate and effective corrective actions for management to improve.· Perform ITGC to verify compliance with professional standards around change management, logical access, business continuity, job scheduling, problem, and incident management.· Prepare report of audit findings and make recommendations to the business.· Provide Case ware software support using advanced knowledge of software systems.· Perform data analysis within the ERP systems using CaseWare IDEA and interpret data to strategically support business needs. Show less

    • Associate
      • Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

      · Complete standard paperwork and questionnaires to confirm internal controls. · Analyze audit results for adequate and effective corrective actions for management to improve.· Perform ITGC to verify compliance with professional standards around change management, logical access, business continuity, job scheduling, problem, and incident management.· Prepare report of audit findings and make recommendations to the business.· Provide Case ware software support using advanced knowledge of software systems.· Perform data analysis within the ERP systems using CaseWare IDEA and interpret data to strategically support business needs. Show less

    • Intern Claims Analyst
      • Jan 2018 - Apr 2018
    • Intern Underwriter
      • May 2016 - Sep 2016

Education

  • Michael Okpara'​ University of Agriculture Umudike
    B.ENG, Computer Engineering
    2012 - 2017

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