SUMMARY:

• An ACCA a qualified accountant, BS Finance and an IT Auditor with years of experience in public finance, not - for-profit and IT Auditing having worked with a Chartered Accountancy firm delivering services to both commercial and government clients on various projects.
• Wealth of experience in Information Technology General Controls ( Confidential ), Federal Information Security Management ( Confidential ), good understanding of risk management framework, NIST, FIPS, Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance, FISCAM Framework, COSO, COBIT, OMB Circular A-123 Audit,, IFRS, IASBs, and GAAP.
• Challenging business objective, assertive, attention to detail and ability to prepare and interpret information isolating the core message to induce technical debate at the highest-level meeting deadlines on projects.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Financial application like Sage, SAP Dynamics, PeopleSoft, Workday & Quick Books. Proficient use of the Confidential suit.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Reston, VA

IT Auditor

Responsibilities:

• Performing testing on IT general computer controls ( Confidential ), general application controls, change management to evaluate the effectiveness of client’s internal controls.
• Conduct tests around financial system control compliance.
• Reviewing test controls with standards and frameworks using NIST special publications.
• Understanding of NIST and FIPS guidance.
• Assess information systems to identify risks and protection for customer needs.
• Conduct, assess and analyse tests results for accuracy.
• Facilitate meetings and work with client to share update, answer questions, and collaborate on delivery. Comprehend the FISCAM and Financial Audit Manual approach and assess information system controls in areas of information assurance, access control, change control, disaster recovery and segregation of duties.
• Familiar with SAP, Confidential Dynamics and PeopleSoft ERP business process and the relevant test controls
• Develop and update the information systems security documentation (e.g., Security Plan, Contingency Plan, Contingency Plan Test, Business Impact Analysis, FIPS-199, eAuthentication, Privacy Threshold Analysis)
• Assist in the development of an audit program for the testing of IT controls across various platforms and application environments.
• Helping to develop innovative solutions and strategies to assist client with implementation of IT security best practices .
• Executing compliance testing and interpret/report results to client.
• Monitoring compliance and conducting periodic reviews of policies.
• Experience in planning and executing risk-based IT audits or IT advisory projects
• Providing Training and awareness for IT staff in terms of IT Governance and the IT Audit process.
• Provide support on issues relating to Sarbanes-Oxley, internal controls, remediation assistance, and other compliance areas, as requested.

Confidential

Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Process updates to asset records (equipment and buildings) in the Asset.
• Asset management. Cost Capitalisation, Tracking, Inventory, Transfer, Cost rollforward and Disposals.
• Asset policy and compliance updates for asset management.
• Analyse accounting data structures and data inter-relationships and make recommendations on process, system and control improvements.
• Prepare monthly asset management journal entries for equipment and space capitalization, depreciation and disposal.
• Reporting: fixed asset summary reporting, changes in capital asset,
• Perform monthly reconciliation of Asset Management records to the General Ledger for capital equipment.
• Bank accounts reconciliations and analysis.
• Preparing weekly and monthly roll forward of all assets
• Identifies substantive issues with the assets and proposes solutions
• Prepare journal entries to associate license and matter ID to intellectual property checks deposited.
• Preparing audit papers for interim audit and annual audit.
• Yearly inventory procedure for the various clients

Confidential, Fargo, ND

Senior Financial Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Preparing monthly and quarterly roll forward of Corporate Global Fixed Assets
• Reviewing and researching Assets, depreciation reports and ensuring their movement in the asset log and appropriate quantified amount.
• Preparing monthly and quarterly roll forward of Corporate Intelligent property and Goodwill.
• Reviewing and assisting with the compliance of US GAAP to MAP ( Confidential Accounting Practises)
• Monthly and quarterly preparation of cash flow analysis.
• Inception of intelligent property in the Assets log at year-end.
• Managing assets to ensure proper accounts of other assets
• Prepping and reporting monthly review to Senior Finance Managers.
• Preparing monthly reconciliation of accounts
• Journal entry management
• Writing the initial Standard Operating Procedures for the capturing, monitoring and managing of global retail assets.
• Preparing and managing monthly global retail fixed assets and reporting back to management any core message and analysis of equipment.
• Costing and reviewing cost of accounts on fixed assets.
• Assisting in the review of critical accounting policies
• Monthly review of accounts with Business Partners
• Preparation and presentation of High Level Corporate Reporting on Retail Stores (Global) Fixed Assets and Maintenance
• Performing monthly review of third party accounts in regards to Retail store.
• Preparing update reports and presentation for management group.
• Reconciling month end retail fixed assets accounts and roll forward.

Confidential

Accountant, Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Preparing business plans for start-ups and providing coaching services to clients.
• Preparing personal taxation (self- assessment returns) of clients, capital gains tax calculation and general tax planning advice.
• Periodic review of Client account, Reporting and financial analysis and research of the clients’ account.
• Quarterly compilations and filling of Valued Added Tax to the Confidential
• Daily journal entry management and monthly account reconciliation.
• Monthly performance review of team members and assessing the raining needs.