Global Internal Audit Manager at AESC (2023-07 – 2026-07)
- Directed the US Internal Audit function while supporting the European IA department function including the timely completion of all financial and/or operational reviews in US (3), FR (1) and UK (1) locations per the annual audit plan and closure of the 90% of action plans to fix audit findings.
- Led SOX compliance activities across US, UK, JP & CN regions including coordination of processes walkthroughs to identify main key controls on each business cycle, definition of controls' description and updates, reporting of interim and roll-forward assessment progress and results.
- Improve the execution of end-to-end reviews by implementing best practices tools and internal audit techniques including use of initial request lists, standardized control testing templates to aid the visualization of the identified gaps, schedule of check point meetings to discuss potential audit gaps during fieldwork, implementation of a closing meeting practice at end of fieldwork to confirm audit gaps before drafting the audit report.
- Other major achievements include the identification of unchallenged customer claims for around $37M that lacked an assessment to confirm the US company was liable for the products' claim, capital expenses that were booked as operating expenditures for around £15M related to a UK plant construction project, and company unfulfillment with the Supply Chain Due Diligence EU regulation exposing the company to potential fines, product seizure, and market exclusion.
Internal Audit Program Manager at Snap-on Inc. (2017-12 – 2023-07)
- Monitored department's quarterly budget and led end-to-end financial, operational and compliance reviews across the 4 business units of the company worldwide according to the annual audit plan.
- Led SOX 404 certification of disclosure process with key owners and implemented a standardized testing template that aligned with the company's external firm requirements. Prior measure increased the reliance of the firm on the departments' controls testing documentation from 40 to 65% which reduce the firm's annual attestation fees. Also defined minimum mandatory attributes to test on each key control.
- Defined and developed the methodology approach to conduct anti-corruption/anti-fraud, PII and GDPR audits.
- Managed and mentored a team of two auditors.
- Other major achievements include the finding of a false scheme used at an Indian BU branch where customers sales were booked intentionally at end-of month and then reversed as RMAs in subsequent periods allowing the involved customers to get preferred sales volume discounts and grant Sales Reps commissions for the period, and the identification of a company listed in the Specially Designated Nationals US sanction list that was used as an active supplier by a Thailand BU branch that exposed the company to potential government fines.
Sr. Internal Auditor Americas at Adient, a former Johnson Controls Inc. company (2015-02 – 2017-10)
- Led end-to-end financial and operational reviews in the America's region on time and according to the audit plan and across the 3 business units of the company, at JCI.
- Led SOX 404 controls' testing and report assessment progress during interim and roll-forward testing phases.
- Other major achievement include the identification of an intentional lack of capitalization of fixed assets totaling $600K by a Mexican BU branch as the newly Finance team was not aware of the company policy.
Business Analyst at Alexan Consulting Enterprise Services (2013-07 – 2015-01)
- KOLEA project. Client: Hawaiian State Department of Health subcontracted to KPMG. Developed system training documentation, trained end-users and mapped program flows to define workarounds for non-automated procedures.
- EDAP project. Client: California Department of Public Health. Mapped 'As Is' & 'To Be' workflows to identify processes subject to automation, identified system gaps between the project state of work and end-user business requirements, scheduled user acceptance testing sessions to develop training plan drafts, and updated use cases scripts.
Internal Controls Manager at Motorola Mobility Mexico (2006-05 – 2012-08)
- Led end-to-end financial and operational reviews in the LATAM region on time and according to the audit plan across the 4 business units of the company.
- Extended the department's responsibility scope across the LATAM region by implementing a self-assessment audit program that aided the monitoring and reporting of the control environment.
- Acted as a lead project manager on diverse key projects like the use of an electronic invoice system for customers and suppliers as required by the Mexican Tax authority, streamlined the supplier's payment process that helped decreasing overdue invoices equal and greater than 180 days by 40%, defined and implemented KPIs for the LATAM shared service center that helped monitoring each department performance.
Internal Audit Supervisor at Grupo TMM (2003-07 – 2006-04)
Performed financial and operational audits to achieve company's first SOX 302 & 404 certification as a public company. Defined KPI’s throughout business cycles according to best practices. Assisted management in developing testing procedures according to SOX guidelines. Supervised a team of six senior auditors.
