Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines
- Performed Technical Validation around system changes / upgrades, digital tools implementation / transformation, etc. in obtaining assurance that the relevant IT element impacting a Financial Control is working as intended and is fit for purpose in effectively addressing risk objectives. - Supported Finance Operations assurance activities primarily on Process (LoD1) and External Audit (LoD3) queries. Obtaining data for deficiencies and issues as well as giving advice on ITGC and Application Controls. - In-scope technologies include SAP (S4 HANA/ECC), SaaS applications (Salesforce), Data Analytics (Alteryx), and mainframe legacy applications.
- SOX attestation for IT General Controls - Effectively communicated exceptions and findings to stakeholders (i.e., control owners and operators). - On-boards new joiners and provide coaching and training when it comes to the E2E Process and ways of working - Responsible for cascading timely updates to the team and can be consulted regarding testing concerns (E2E updates, Not Effective assessments, and methodology clarification).
SOX attestation for IT General Controls IT Audit
Information Risk Management Involved in auditing information systems such as SAP for various clients from different industries. Work includes understanding of client’s IT environment, walkthrough, identification, evaluation and testing of IT General and Application Controls which the financial audit team intends to rely upon. Business Process Improvement Conducted a review and assessment of “as-is” state of the Record-to-Report stream of the finance function for the Philippine branch office of an international developer and contractor. Responsibilities included documentation of As-Is Process Maps, preparation of gap analysis reports, and identification of quick wins and opportunities for improvement. Procurement Advisory Part of the team engaged by a development bank to review and assess its procurement function. Project scope includes performing a high level review of policies and procedures, conducting procurement maturity assessment workshops with various stakeholders, review of current IT system and its suitability, assessing identifying opportunities to improve processes and efficiency, and developing an implementation plan.
Assisting the IT and Financial Audit Team in several task Inventory count