Experience

• 

  Morgan Stanley

  • United States
  • Financial Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Vice President of Risk Management

    • Jun 2020 - Present

    - Building Risk/Control Assessments and Compliance Framework for complex Operational areas including Client Tax, Client Reporting Operations and Account Onboarding. - Managing Regulatory inquiries and exams, Internal/External Audits, and Compliance reviews. Play a key role for internal stakeholders (Operations and Technology) in strengthening control environment, conducting root cause analysis, and establishing action plans to remediate Operational risk. - Delivering risk metrics and areas of concerns to Senior Leadership Team for transparency and improvements.- Career development and strategic planning to optimize team capacity

  • Vice President Internal Audit

    • Oct 2017 - Jun 2020

    - Led global audits covering complex operational areas such as Client Tax, Regulatory Reporting, Client Reporting, Margin, Corporate Actions, and Pricing. Deliver value-added results and share control best practices, as well as act as subject matter expert on Corporate Tax and Client Tax for the audit department. - Provided training to global operation audit teams on key tax concepts, reform updates, and significant industry challenges.- Lead as audit methodology champion to provide training on methodology and identify opportunities for improvements.- Advanced data analytics usage into audit execution to drive targeted samples and produce effective audit findings. - Maintained strong partnerships with senior business stakeholders through audits and continuous monitoring by speaking their language, providing point of view, and designing remediation plans. - Developed and delivered annual audit plan for Global Operations

• 

  International LEAP Network

  • Executive Member

    • Jan 2024 - Present

• 

  Goldman Sachs

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Internal Audit, Tax and Controller

    • May 2015 - Oct 2017
    • Greater New York City Area

    - Led global audit projects focused on assessing control adequacy for key risk areas with a focus on Tax, Regulatory Reporting, Financial Reporting, and Securities Division Operations.- Participated in Capital Planning, CCAR, and Resolution audits with a focus on the firm’s budget and operational preparedness in stressed scenarios. - Designed scope of the audit and test plan for key controls and created data analytics approach to perform effective testing. - Performed risk assessments and continuous monitoring for different business areas to support annual audit plan and targeted audit review.

• 

  GE Capital

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Assistant Vice President, Internal Audit

    • Mar 2015 - May 2015
    • Greater New York City Area

    - Led audits on corporate treasury/finance functions and SEC reporting to identify and mitigate key risks within first audited processes. - Improved audit processes and delivered value added audit findings by implementing data analytics and risk base samples.

• 

  IBM

  • Senior Internal Auditor

    • Jul 2012 - Feb 2015

    • Leads and performs engagements in international audits on tax, pension and finance accounting processes while coordinating with local management to ensure the success and thorough completion of risk assurance projects.• Performs analysis of business objectives and processes in order to determine areas of potential operational and financial risk and recommends remediation procedures for identified risks.• Provides independent and objective consulting activities to add value and improve an organization’s operations.• Improves and executes test strategies to assess the effectiveness of internal controls and measurements.• Presents executive summaries of audit findings to corporate senior management.• Collaborates with Internal Audit Intelligence Technology Team to implement data analytics and improves audit efficiencies.

  • Cost Accountant

    • Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

    Performs monthly cost variance analysis of IBM’s global manufacturing sites to minimize cost of goods sold and are responsible for maintaining current pricing of hundreds of IBM products

  • Balance Sheet/Income Expense Accountant- HR, Marketing and CIO

    • May 2010 - Jul 2011

    World-wide contact for the Globally Integrated Support Function divisions of HR, Marketing and the CIO OfficeHead focal point for the creation of IBM's CIO office expense tower

  • Balance Sheet/Income Expense Accountant-Microelectronics

    • Sep 2009 - Apr 2010

    Applied Generally Accepted Accounting Principles with a focus on accounts payables , accounts receivables, bonus/compensation accruals, amortization, deferred income, and income recognitionPrepared monthly balance sheet reconciliations to explain operational balances using ledger backups

• 

  Indianapolis Public Employee Retirement Fund

  • Indianapolis, Indiana Area

  • Internal Auditor

    • Jun 2008 - Feb 2009
    • Indianapolis, Indiana Area

    Analyzed member accounts to ensure they receive proper fund distribution and ensuring that they match plan provisions and participant elections

• 

  Deloitte

  • External Auditor

    • Jan 2006 - May 2006

    Assisted 5 teams with audit of major accounts, including Wal-Mart, UPS, John Deere, Murata Electronics CompanyPrepared accounts payable, accounts receivable, bank reconciliations, expenses and voucher testing Performed analytical review of audit documents and reviewed client accounting, operating procedures and systems of internal control