Robert Gonzales

Experienced Internal Audit and Internal Controls Leader

San Antonio, Texas, United States

About

Seasoned professional with over 15 years of leadership experience focused in auditing, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), and multi-state tax experience within Fortune 200 companies. Major accomplishments include identifying $8 million in unutilized capital, $3 million in revenue opportunities and $250k annually via development and execution of a vendor audit program. Developed a departmental audit process in adherence with IIA standards by reconfiguration of the departments TeamMate audit software tool along with automation of audit report generation via the software.

Experience

  • Senior Internal Controls Manager at Rackspace Technology
    Feb 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • Director Business Risk and Controls at USAA
    Jun 2019 - Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Led a team of 50 people (13 FTEs and 37 contractors) to mitigate corporate financial risk by completing control testing, issue management and various management reporting for the Chief Financial Office(CFO) group which was responsible for over 1,800 key controls.

  • Manager Global SOX Compliance at Rackspace, the #1 managed cloud company
    Jul 2015 - Jun 2019 · 4 yrs

  • Director Internal Audit Services at PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc.
    Jul 2011 - Jul 2015 · 4 yrs 1 mo

    Prepared and presented operational updates to the audit committee and the executive committee on the audit department’s progress regarding the annual audit plan and the department’s budget.

  • Senior Internal Auditor at Tesoro
    Mar 2008 - Jun 2011 · 3 yrs 4 mos