Experience

Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Auditeur interne sénior

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  •Plan and carry out internal audit mandates in order to assess the compliance of the Department's activities, the optimal use of resources and the reliability of the information and data produced;•Become familiar with the activities covered by the mandate, identify the risks and existing controls and circumscribe the areas where the audit should be accentuated;•Establish audit objectives and scope of work to ensure the most meaningful results for the organization;•Estimate the resources needed to carry out the mandate, taking into account logistical needs when travel in Quebec or abroad is to be expected;•Develop and obtain approval of the audit program taking into account the available resources and the schedule;•Identify and collect sufficient, reliable, relevant and useful information to achieve the objectives of the mission;•Review the information collected and analyze the problems observed by identifying their causes and their impact on organizational objectives;•Draw up a summary report of the results of the audit, noting the most important findings and making recommendations;•Discuss the results of the audit with the manager mainly concerned to allow him to comment and provide details on the findings and recommendations;•Write a final report including a general assessment of the results of the audit, the findings and recommendations requiring action by the Department, and, if applicable, the other points for improvement desired, but deemed non-priority;•Ensure the development of the action plan in response to the recommendations, assess the corrective measures adopted by the manager and, if necessary, suggest adjustments;•Follow up on the recommendations made in the audit reports by verifying the degree of achievement of the action plans of the administrative units;•Participate in the development and implementation of new audit approaches and new tools and thus contribute to the continuous improvement of management practices.



Vérificateur général du Québec

• Canada
• Accounting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chargé de projet - auditeur informatique

  • Nov 2020 - Feb 2022

  •Become familiar with the security policy and monitoring activities of various ministries;•Ensure that security software is properly configured;•Participate in the analysis of the legitimacy of special privileges;•Collaborate in the description and audit of the processes governing automated operations, incidents and system continuity;•Participate, if needed, in performance audit mandates, particularly with regard to information technology (IT) governance;•Carry out mandates relating to the extraction and analysis of data in the various government computer systems;•Led and managed IT general controls audits projects from planning, executing audit procedures to final reporting; •Communicated regularly with different parties affected to the audit to outline the work breakdown, and to coordinate all task related activities;•Measured all project progress (timelines/budget, and effort needed to accomplish the mandate in due time;•Developed and maintained productive and collaborative relationships with clients;•Participated in and led ITGC audits, including scoping, planning, and executing audit procedures, reviewing and analyzing evidence, and documenting processes and procedures;•Tested the design, implementation, and operating effectiveness of ITGCs;•Worked with audit team members and audit entities in identifying, analyzing, and documenting IT control risks;•Produced final reports and presented audit findings directors.

• Conseiller en audit financier

  • Nov 2018 - Nov 2020

  •Collaborate with the project manager in planning the mandate;•Perform audit work;•Apply audit procedures according to the established program, conduct surveys;•Perform analyses, comparisons and other methods to ensure that the financial statement items for which the audit is responsible are established in accordance with GAAP;•Formulate in writing the appropriate observations and comments relating to the anomalies observed and assess their impact on the financial statements or on the compliance of operations with laws and regulations, promptly notify the project manager/director and discuss them with him;•Discuss or participate in discussions with the stakeholders of the audited entities in order to inform them of the findings as well as the findings of previous years that are to be followed;•Contribute to the drafting of the draft report to management as well as the draft comments retained for the Auditor General's report to the National Assembly, by informing the supervisor of the weaknesses and significant gaps noted;•Contribute to the integration and familiarization of new staff;•Participate in meetings with team members;•Bring to the attention of the project manager/director all anticipated delays and all explanations for discrepancies between actual time and budgeted time;•Follow up on findings and recommendations from previous years;•Formulate in writing the appropriate observations and comments relating to the anomalies observed and assess their impact on the financial statements or on the compliance of operations with laws and regulations, promptly notify the supervisor/director and discuss them with him;•Discuss and participate in discussions with the stakeholders of the audited entities in order to inform them of the findings as well as the findings of previous years that are to be followed.



Omni Hotels & Resorts

• United States
• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• Auditeur des revenus

  • Jul 2014 - Jan 2020

  •Verifies and records banquet invoices as well as tips from the disbursement of tips banquets;•Balance the transactions of all Food & Beverage points of sale in the hotel;•Verify that the cash registers of the receptionists are balanced and that the appropriate deposits have been carried out;•Verify and balance transactions in the accommodation's accounting system;•Record and verify transactions made by credit cards;•Check that additional rooms, discount coupons and other applicable promotions recorded correctly and are accompanied by the appropriate permissions;•Update revenue-related files (Excel, etc.) and ensure accuracy of information;•Transfer verification data into accounting systems and transmit reports in respecting the imposed deadlines as well as the Omni standards and policies.

• Auditeur de nuit

  • Aug 2014 - Nov 2019



Revenu Québec

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vérificateur

  • Oct 2016 - Nov 2018

  •Analyze tax records for investigation purposes that may reveal tax fraud;•Verify the activities of organizations, companies, individuals and individuals in business in order to validate the compliance of their tax file in application of laws and regulations;•Analyze the financial statements and any other document submitted by taxpayers in order to proceed with the assessment;•Analyze the financial situation of large-scale companies in order to find ways to protect and recover outstanding tax debts;•Determine audit issues, formulate and modify audit plans;•Conduct research in the laws administered by the Agence du Revenu Québec, other laws, case law, as well as in the publications and policies of the ARQ, in order to arrive at audit conclusions;•Comment on and negotiate proposed adjustments, penalty recommendations, as well as technical and contentious issues with taxpayers and/or their representative;•Draft audit reports and working papers in support of (new) assessments and penalties;•Contribute to the training and development of other auditors with less experience;•Act as an ambassador for ARQ by participating in recruitment activities.



Environment and Climate Change Canada

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Agent d'approvisionnement

  • Jan 2015 - May 2016