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Experience
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IT & ITeS Service Company, Houston, TX
10/2006 – Present
Senior IT Auditor
- Review business and IT controls, processes and systems, tests compliance with SOX 404 and 302, in conformity with Company Standards, Policies, Procedures, using recognized frameworks like COBIT and COSO.
- Create audit plan, coordinate and conduct reviews of existing systems and applications for appropriate security, management, and data integrity risks and controls.
- Review and document the design of IT controls over management of application and system upgrades.
- Review IT controls implemented for securing and restricting access to computer center.
- Check adequacy of facilities and environmental control over servers and computer equipments.
- Review documents relating to IT application inventory to determine their completeness and availability for use in achieving corporate objectives.
- Review IT controls over significant applications and programs and assess their impact on financial reporting.
- Review operations of the Data Centers to ensure and validate that adequate environmental control exists and functioning as intended.
- Conduct inspection of the Data Center facilities to test and validate the effectiveness of security over physical controls on equipment and databases.
- Test and evaluate IT general controls in order to recommend improvements and ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, monitor assessment to ensure that evaluations and remediation are completed in a timely manner.
- Ensure documentation exists for key processes in accordance with Sox 404 standards.
- Review test plans and results with process owners to ensure compliance with Sox 404 requirements and ensure documentation exist for key processes in accordance with PCAOB standards.
- Prepare written reports and communicate findings to all levels of management in accordance with traditional internal auditing standards and requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
- Involved in audit execution including planning, risk assessments, fieldwork, working paper documentation and audit report drafting.
- Liaise with technology groups to proactively engage and discuss risk control frameworks as part of a value-added service and continuous monitoring.
- Responsible for identifying and testing of IT related key internal controls.
- Identify internal control and procedural best practices at the field locations and champion their use across the Company.
- Deliver written audit reports and final issues with recommended actions and clear improvement commitments by management to be included in the audit reports.
- Propose future audit work on scheduled assignments and future audit assignments.
Financial Consulting Services Company, NY
07/2005 – 09/2006
IT Auditor
- Involved in audit assignments, investigations, reports, analyses and perform duties, as assigned on large/complex activities, both independently and as part of the audit team.
- Reviewed test plans and results with process owners to ensure compliance with SOX 404 requirements and ensured documentations existed for key processes in accordance with PCAOB standards.
- Analyzed systems and obtained evidential matter to corroborate the effectiveness of controls, management of resources, and adherence to directives.
- Developed and implemented assessment and effectiveness testing programs in accordance with SEC and PCAOB requirements.
- Tested and evaluated general IT controls in order to recommend improvements and ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, monitored assessment to ensure that evaluations and remediation were completed in a timely manner.
- Formulated conclusions on internal controls and business process and efficiencies, participated in exit meetings and compile presentations.
- Prepared written reports and communicated findings to all levels of management in accordance with traditional internal auditing standards and requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
- Assisted process owners with application of action plan to remediate gaps.
Global Internet Service Company, Nigeria
01/1999 – 04/2005
Principal Auditor
- Responsible for ensuring timely completion of financial audit engagements, tax work and special assignments.
- Worked to assess risk, developed audit plans and programs, perform, evaluate and report audit outcomes and recommendations.
- Evaluated and tested the design, effectiveness, and operational efficiencies of clients’ internal control system covering, financial processes, operational control, and audit risks as well as determined the extent and scope of transaction testing on audit engagements.
- Carried out the examination of financial statements prepared by management through systematic testing of the underlying supporting documentations.
- Reviewed working papers of subordinates and determine the audit was performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
- Supervised the preparation of audit finding memoranda and working papers to ensure that adequate documentation exists to support the completed audit and conclusions. Working papers must be of sufficient quality to be reviewed by audit managers and partners.
- Presented written and oral reports and other technical information in a pertinent, concise, and accurate manner for distribution to management.
- Consulted with and advised administrators, management, and staff on various operational issues related to computerized information systems, and on general business operations as needed.
- Audit field work of various business concerns in sectors such as oil & gas, manufacturing, service, banking, transport and government agencies.
- Prepared financial statements and performed statutory tax returns for clients.
- Supervised and controlled work of subordinate audit staff.
Muti-faceted Business, Nigeria
07/1989 – 12/1998
Senior Internal Auditor
- Responsible for directing and ensuring timely completion of audit engagements and special assignments.
- Evaluated and tested the design, and operational efficiencies of internal controls, financial processes and procedures of companies in the Group to identify risks as well as determine the timing, extent, and scope of audit engagements.
- Carried out audits of various departments and entities in the Group to determine adherence to established plans, policies, procedures and good business practices.
- Determined that company assets are safe-guarded and that corporate policies and procedures are followed.
- Identified areas of potential operational improvement and provided value-added suggestions for achieving improvement.
- Prepared audit finding memoranda and working papers to ensure that adequate documentation exists to support the completed audit and conclusions.
- Effectively communicated audit findings and corrective actions with management at various levels through written and oral reports and other technical information.
- Followed up on audit findings to ensure that management has taken corrective action.
- Assisted external auditors with completing the year-end audit.
Deloitte & Touché, Nigeria
01/1985 – 06/1989
(Formerly Deloitte Haskins & Sells)
Audit Senior
- Organized review engagements of locations and business processes. These engagements generally consist of three phases 1) Planning, 2) Fieldwork and 3) Reporting.
- Evaluated and tested the design, effectiveness, and operational efficiencies of clients’ internal controls, financial processes and procedures to identify business, control, operational and audit risks as well as determined the extent and scope of transaction testing on audit engagements.
- Carried out systems audit with a view to identifying inherent internal control weaknesses and suggesting measures aimed at bringing about an overall improvement to the client organizations system.
- Involved in the comprehensive application of generally accepted accounting principles and generally accepted auditing standards to diversified field examinations, which culminates in the submission of an independent report on the reliability of the completeness and accuracy of financial data presented.
- Prepared audit finding memoranda and working papers to ensure that adequate documentation exists to support the completed audit and conclusions. Working papers must be of sufficient quality to be reviewed by audit managers and partners.
- Involved in audit field work of various business concern in sectors such as oil & gas, manufacturing, service, banking, transport and government agencies.
- Supervised and controlled work of subordinate audit staff.
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Houston, Texas
03/1979 – 11/1984
Accountant (Property Section)
- Maintained the Assets Register.
- Prepared monthly depreciation schedule with coding of vouchers and journals for batch posting.
- Analyzed Authorization for Expenditure compared with the Budget and prepared variance report.
- Analyzed the Suspense Account and raised JVs to reclassify entries into correct G/L accounts
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Technical Skills |
ERPs: SAP/R3, JD Edwards, Oracle Financials, ACL.
Operating Systems: Windows, IBM OS400, Novell, Unix/Linux
MS Office Tools: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access and MS Visio
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