Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
I’m a seasoned internal audit leader (CA(SA)) with 13+ years of experience across external audit, internal audit, and commercial governance. I thrive at the intersection of technology, risk, and people, building audit functions that not only control risk, but actively support strategic growth. My style is warm and people-first, while staying focused on delivery, structure, and clarity. In my role as Head of Internal Audit at TomTom, I led 20+ audits across critical domains like cybersecurity, software development lifecycles, GDPR, and vendor risk. I redesigned reporting formats to help Executive Boards and Audit Committees engage more effectively with audit outcomes. My strength lies in connecting stakeholders, from IT and finance to operations and legal, and delivering insights they can act on. I am currently available for senior roles in internal audit, risk, or assurance where I can combine leadership, strategy, and execution. Let’s connect if you're looking for someone who builds audit functions people trust, and who brings energy, empathy and structure to everything they do. Internal Audit | Risk Management | Audit Committee | Cybersecurity | Vendor Governance | SOX | CA(SA) | Controls Advisory | Cross-Functional Teams | Strategic Reporting | GRC | Stakeholder Engagement | ITGC | ERP Audit
Supporting sales teams coordinate and develop proposals to Automotive customers. This includes guiding these sales teams through the proper commercial governance process to ensure management can effectively review and approve the presented proposals.
Managed the full IAF in full with 2 reports. This included creating and managing the audit plan, reviewing work/reports generated by the IA team, representing IA for all major projects, etc. Reported to the Audit Committee and Management Board quarterly. This included being the secretary of the Audit Committee.
Manager in the Consumer and Industrial Products and Services (CIPS) division within the risk assurance competency of PwC Cape Town. My work revolved around system and process assurance in the SAP space. My key areas of expertise: > IT general controls and business process controls assurance > SAP controls assurance > SAP security > Financial auditing Professional experience as a manager (types of engagement): > External audit (system and process assurance and assurance analytics) > Internal audit (system and process assurance) > Consulting projects around - Data migration. - Business blueprint/process document reviews. - System implementation deep dives (including cutover readiness assessments). Internal roles within the team I manage(d): - SAP ITGC and business process training (organising and presenting). - Business development for IT audit role and financial controls. - Managers meeting and operational finance. - Quality management to ensure consistent documentation within the team. Most prominent competencies exhibited: > Managing and taking complete ownership of engagements. > Project manage large teams with various stakeholders. > Reporting to clients. > Mentoring and coaching junior staff members. > Determining approach changes and reviewing fieldwork. > Leading meetings and building trusted relationships with clients in order to sell on work. > The ability to learn and adapt to new environment and technical areas quickly. Professional experience as a manager (industries): > Food & Beverage > Retail > Beverages - Wineries & Distillers > Health Care
Included a 6 month secondment to PwC Brussels where I gained the following experience: > SOx testing for external audit (control assurance) > Developing internal financial controls to be SOx compliant > Working on financial services clients Professional experience as an assistant manager (industries): > Oil & Gas > Food & Beverage > Retail > Beverages - Wineries & Distillers > Mining > Health Care > Public Sector Professional experience as an assistant manager (types of engagement): > External audit (financial audit) > External audit (system and process assurance) > Internal audit (system and process assurance) > Consulting projects Most prominent competencies exhibited: > Planning and executing engagements > Reporting to clients > Coaching junior staff members > Reviewing fieldwork > Leading meetings and building trusted relationships with clients
Professional experience as an associate/senior associate (industries): > Oil & Gas > Hospitality > Tobacco > Retail > Food & Beverage > Retail > Beverages - Wineries & Distillers > Mining Professional experience as an associate/senior associate (type of engagement): > External audit (financial audit) > External audit (system and process assurance) Most prominent competencies exhibited: > Proficient technical knowledge. > Efficient use of internal tools as well as 3rd party software (Microsoft Office, ACL.). > Strong communication skills and building good working relationships with team members and client staff. > High quality documentation and working papers.