George Idicula

Audit & Compliance Director at Stellantis

Detroit Metropolitan Area

About

Executive Audit & Risk Leader with a strong record of driving financial value, operational excellence, and regulatory resilience for Fortune 100 enterprises across North America, Enlarged Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. I combine Engineering precision with Financial acumen to evaluate risk, streamline operations, and deliver insights that influence strategic decision-making at the highest levels. Recognized for building agile audit functions, leading cross-regional reviews, and conducting complex investigations that protect assets and enhance stakeholder trust. Known for quickly assimilating into dynamic environments and uniting global teams to achieve measurable results. Expertise includes: Product Development & Engineering │ Risk & Compliance Strategy │ ESG & Governance Reviews │ Operational & Regional Audits │ Supply Chain Oversight │ Fraud Investigations │ FCPA & Customs │ Forecasting & Cost Control │ Agile Audit Practices

Experience

  • Stellantis (5 yrs 8 mos)
    • Director - Audit & Compliance, Global Product Audit
      Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Audit & Compliance Manager
      Dec 2020 - Feb 2025 · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • Senior Internal Auditor at General Motors
    Jul 2018 - Dec 2020 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Internal Audit at McDermott International Inc.
    Jun 2013 - Jul 2018 · 5 yrs 2 mos

    Legacy CB&I employee with an Engineering background, currently working as an Audit Service Associate. Typical audit/consulting engagements conducted in include: Operational Audits ►Supply Chain Strategy ► Contract Consulting ► Cost Forecast & Scheduling ► Process Reviews ►Project Audits ► Financial Audits ► Fraud Investigations ► Statutory SOX Reviews ►Other Consulting Engagements • Experience performing wide variety of audit/consulting engagements within various areas of an organization. This includes Finance, SOX 404 & 302 (including external auditor assist), Process Consulting, Engineering Reviews, Supply Chain, Fraud investigations and other consulting activities. • Global exposure having worked for extended periods in different countries, across different cultures • Diverse educational background in Engineering & Finance/Accounting enabling a ‘beyond finance/cost’ understanding of operations • Excellent working relationships across all levels of the company from Sector Presidents discussing audit observations/reports to regional office personnel, allowing smooth execution of audit/consulting engagements • Experienced in various tools & systems including TeamMate, Idea, Tableau, JDE, AutoCAD, Primavera P6, PMCS (Project management Control Systems) to extract, analyze & visualize data to help with various engagements performed • Experience presenting the results of consulting engagements, to the subject matter experts and addressing/clarifying the methodologies, details on the proposed solutions and other engagement details • Mentoring junior staff, providing guidance, reviewing work papers and assisting with any impediments they may face

  • Research Assistant at Louisiana State University
    Jan 2012 - Dec 2013 · 2 yrs

    Research/Teaching Assistant at LSU. I have worked in Fluids/Thermal and Bio-Engineering projects

  • Ass. Professor at Amaljyothi College Of Engineering
    Aug 2010 - Dec 2011 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Handled Thermal/Fluid Dynamics, Control Systems, Engineering Drawing related courses among other responsibilities