San Francisco, California, United States
Results-driven audit executive with deep expertise in optimizing business processes, evaluating financial, operational, and IT risks, and designing scalable internal control frameworks for high-growth environments. Passionate about solving complex problems, driving efficiency, and building high-performing internal audit functions that evolve with the pace of the business. As Head of Internal Audit, Sarah leads a skilled and dynamic team in executing SOX compliance audits, risk-based audits, and the enterprise risk assessment. Known for a pragmatic, impact-focused approach, she brings strategic insight and hands-on leadership to strengthen governance, support business objectives, and enable smart, sustainable growth.
Leading a best in class Internal Audit team and program at MongoDB. MongoDB empowers innovators to create, transform, and disrupt industries by unleashing the power of software and data. Remit includes Risk-Based Audits, SOX, ERM.
A founding leader of Salesforce’s management led SOX program, with a strong focus on SOX readiness due to the company's dynamic environment. I developed Salesforce's SOX readiness program as part of Salesforce’s Internal Audit function (3rd line of defense) and successfully transitioned the program to the Controllership (2nd line of defense) as part of Salesforce’s risk management maturity journey. As part of that transition, the program scope expanded to include functional enablement and deeper stakeholder partnering (incl operational consulting) on both finance transformation initiatives and acquisition readiness, including system implementations, migrations, F&E, and RPA. Beyond SOX Readiness, I also enable the success of the annual SOX audit through support of the annual risk and control assessment, coordination of testing across Salesforce’s 2nd and 3rd lines of defense, execution of quarterly certification processes, external audit coordination, reporting, and continuous training. And, advise our CIO, CLO, CFO, and CAO, Board, and senior leadership on SOX risks and considerations.
> Director within Salesforce’s Internal Audit function, with a focus on financial and IT risk. Delivered independent audit and advisory services in a dynamic environment of enterprise transformation initiatives, including the integration of acquisitions and introduction of new business units, which all drive significant changes to the Salesforce operating landscape. Leadership role included people leadership responsibility for all full and partially dedicated program resources, stakeholder management, development/socialization/implementation of strategic program vision, and management of a multi million dollar budget. > In response to the advisory needs stemming from Salesforce’s highly dynamic environment, built SOX Readiness program at Salesforce. Transitioned program and team to Salesforce’s 2nd line of defense to increase proximity to the business and maximize impact and scope, in recognition of program success to date and anticipated continued value contribution, as part of Salesforce’s risk management maturity journey (see above role description). Program Overview: - The Internal Audit-SOX Readiness Program is focused on supporting compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) by independently advising our Salesforce business partners on their processes and internal controls over financial reporting to ready them for complying with SOX requirements. This program is vital to Salesforce due to its significant ongoing growth and acquisitive strategic approach. - Advisory services are provided to various SOX-relevant functions across the company (including Finance, Security, Business Technology, HR, and Product) for more than 20 enterprise transformation and M&A projects each year. > Began in role as SM; title hence-forth adjusted in recognition of program scope, complexity, and performance.
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External audit for clients, primarily, a publicly traded Fortune 25 company. - Audit work in accordance with US GAAP. - Performance of procedures and preparation of SEC Filings (comfort letters, consent letters and agreed-upon procedures letters) in connection with debt offering documents. - Designing and testing of control and substantive audit procedures with large team coordination. - Responsible for reviewing associate work, daily coaching and management of staff, budgeting and performance evaluations.