Ria Datta, CFE

** ****** *****, *** ******, New Jersey 08857

Email: ad4l2y@r.postjobfree.com, Tel: 646-***-****

EDUCATION:

Baruch College, New York, 2005

Major: Business Administration Accounting Major

Certified Fraud Examiner

12+ years of experience in Sox Compliance, Financial, Operational and IT Audits

EXPERIENCE:

VP Sox Compliance, Citibank

11/22 – Present

•Coordinate and ensure SOX 404 objectives, deliverables and timelines are met

•Deficiency Analysis for Business process and IT related issues, and SAB99

•Foster strong relationships with business, technology partners and external auditors; be a trusted advisor

•Maintain working knowledge of laws and industry guidance for establishing, maintaining and reporting on internal controls (e.g., PCAOB guidance, SEC, GAAP Accounting, COSO, etc.)

AVP Sox Compliance, IDB Bank

8/18 – 11/22

•Assist the Head of SOX Compliance in developing and maintaining an effective control environment that complies with the testing and reporting requirements of SOX 404

•Assist the Head of SOX Compliance by serving as liaison between the process owners, IA co-sourced providers, and the external auditors

•Assist in the development and management of the SOX project lifecycle (including scoping, documentation (process and RCM), test of design, test of effectiveness, remediation and reporting

•Provide subject matter expertise on control design and implementation, and guidance for remediation efforts

•Support improvement relating to internal controls within corporate IT systems and consult on internal controls during the implementation of new IT systems

•Proactively identify and monitor process and system changes, and other areas of change that have a direct impact on the Company's financial statements and related disclosures

•Evaluate control deficiencies in accordance with a framework designed in collaboration with the external auditors

•Maintain the SOX repository of documentation, testing evidence and internal policies

•Provide summary status reporting/presentation to business units and management

•Plan and execute SOX company-wide communications and develop training sessions, as deemed appropriate

Lead Internal Audit Manager, Corporate Internal Audit Department, AXA Equitable.

11/17- 8/18

•Responsible for leading the planning, fieldwork and reporting of the detailed audit testing

in accordance with auditing standards.

•Assisted in drafting reports used by the Vice President of the Corporate Internal Audit Department to communicate the observations to senior management

•Worked on special projects such as fraud investigation as requested by management.

Senior Internal Auditor, Corporate Internal Audit Department, New York Times, Inc.

03/14- 11/17

Plan and execute financial, operational and Information Technology audits of the activities of the company’s various business units to determine adequacy of internal controls, efficiency of operations, fairness of reported financial data, and compliance with the corporate financial policies and the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

• Supervised, provided guidance, and reviewed the work of auditors assigned to my projects. This included developing test plans for the evaluation of internal controls, walking through processes as well as testing key controls identified during process documentation.

• Assisted in drafting reports used by the Vice President of the Corporate Internal Audit Department to communicate the observations to senior management.

• Worked with E&Y on their annual audit of The New York Times Company. This included performing walkthroughs, controls and substantive testing for fixed assets, circulation, advertising, benefits, participant plan data and payroll processes.

• Assisted management with the Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 internal control testing and helped redesign controls that were either not applicable or incorrect as a result of changes to the processes.

• Worked on special projects such as fraud investigation as requested by management.

Senior Internal Auditor, Corporate Internal Audit Department -L-3 Communications 09/10- 02/14

• Responsible for performing the planning, fieldwork and reporting of the detailed audit testing

in accordance with auditing standards for various L-3 divisions. Worked with the division

management and assisted in the completion of internal audits at various domestic and

international locations.

• Evaluated internal controls design and operating effectiveness for Sox 404 engagements

• Completed Annual Risk Assessments process; assessed specific risks and recommended future audits at L-3 Communication’s divisions.

Senior Accountant SOX & Financial Reporting - L-3 Communications

11/06 -8/10

• Assisted in the project management of company-wide Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance program, including scope, internal control framework review, and communicate and coordinate

compliance program requirements with Corporate and Divisional financial management.

• Assisted in obtaining and reporting any exception in the quarterly certification of existing L-3

divisions.

• Assisted in the preparation of Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance program status reports to the Audit Committee, including developing control remediation action plans and tracking and reporting remediation status.

• Assisted in Inventory count results monitoring of L-3 divisions and reviewing of SOC Reports.

• Assisted in the coordination of PricewaterhouseCoopers attestation procedures regarding L-3

management's internal control evaluation and in the evaluation of findings reported.

• Assisted in updating of L-3 Legal Entity Structure of existing L-3 divisions.

• Assisted in preparation and review of all Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings,

including forms 10Q, 10K, and other public presentations such as press releases.

Internal Audit & Sarbanes Oxley Compliance Staff -Volt Information Sciences, Inc. 08/05 - 10/06

• Sarbanes Oxley documentation, testing and remediation work.

• Worked with documentation of processes, evaluation of control, identifying gaps

• Provided recommendations, designing and developing test plans.

• Assisted management with the testing and remediation work.

• Worked with the process owners to ensure that the internal controls are working effectively.

• Worked in evaluation, implementation, and monitoring of internal control concepts and

procedures based on COSO components.

SKILLS:

Proficiency in Microsoft XP (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook), Hyperion, Archer, and ACL, Workday, ServiceNow

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