Ama Danielle Hermance Assal
Phone +1-832-***-****
********.******@*****.***
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
. Excellent analytical, technical, investigative and leadership skills
. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
. Excellent team player
. Attention to detail
. Fluent in French (Native) and English
. Eagerness to Learn and succeed
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Internal Auditor
Dresser-Rand (USA - Houston)
November 2008 - Present
Key responsibilities:
. Plan audit assigned by conducting preliminary meetings with the
auditee, identify areas of concerns and other issues that may help in
developing the audit program.
. Define audit objectives based in the preliminary assessment.
. Develop audit program for each objective identified.
. Conduct financial, information systems and security audits in
accordance audit program developed and / or adapt the program to
issues identified on the field.
. Identify control / process weaknesses and provide management with
recommendations for improvement.
. Provide assurance on whether or not current operations processes are
in conformity with the company's policies and global / local legal
requirements.
. Maintain effective, timely communication with the management and staff
of the department under review.
. Prepare audit report for each auditee.
. Conduct monthly status meeting for corrective actions Implementation.
Assignements:
Dresser Rand Service Centre pty ltd (South-Africa - Centurion)
. Readiness assessment for policies and procedures in place prior to
acquisition
. Draft local policies and procedures to comply with global company and
regulatory policies and present to management.
. Create new accounts in the Pastel software package used by the
location.
. Monitor sales, order back logs, accounts receivable, and accounts
payable reports for reporting.
. Assist the controller in the preparation of the monthly and quarterly
journal entries.
. Reconcile sub-ledger accounts and assist the controller in the
financial close process.
. Assist in preparing the monthly, quarterly sales forecast.
Dresser Rand (France - Le Havre)
. Change Order management, Inventory, Logistics, payroll, Supply Chain
management audits.
. Sox compliance testing.
Dresser Rand (USA)
. Export compliance, Import Compliance, Insurance procurement,
Intellectual Property, Payroll, and Repair & Maintenance, Small Plant
(includes all business cycles) audits.
. Sox testing for all business cycles.
Senior Auditor
Deloitte & Touche, LLP. (USA- Mclean) September 2006 -
August 2008
Key responsibilities:
. Maintain a close relationship with the audit partner, manager and
other team members in order to identify issues and resolve them in a
timely manner.
. Prepare analytical procedures in order to identify risky areas and /or
unusual relationships between financial statements line items.
. Perform substantive testing of assigned areas and review relevant
audit evidence in support of each area by providing assurance of
compliance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of the
United States of America (GAAP).
. Review clients internal control system for compliance with the
Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) for public companies, including
performing walkthroughs, controls design, implementation and operating
effectiveness testing for all business cycles tested.
. Assist clients in the financial statements consolidation process.
. Assign and review staff (Interns) testing areas in a timely manner by
ensuring proper completion and accuracy based on the audit program and
Auditing standards.
. Identify issues and observations encountered during fieldwork to be
discussed with management for improvements.
Audit assignements:
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
. FY 07 & 08 Financial Statement Audit.
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc (OAPI)
. FY 06 & 07 Financial Statement Audit.
E*Trade Corporation
. FY 07 Financial Statement Audit.
Telvent Farradyne
. FY 06 Financial Statement Audit.
Reinforced Earth
. FY 06 Financial Statement Review
Ernst & Young (Abidjan - Cote-D'Ivoire) May 2005 - August
2005
Audit Intern
. Orange Telecommuniations FY 05 Financial Statement Audit.
. Olam International FY 05 Financial Statement Audit.
EDUCATION
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA
. Masters of Science, Accounting
Graduated: May 2006
Financial Reporting and Assurance Services
. Bachelor of Science, Accounting
Graduated: December 2004
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
. CPA candidate (In progress) - To be licensed in the State of Virginia
COMPUTER SKILLS
. Proficient in using various applications including : Microsoft excel,
Microsoft Word, Power Point, Access, Audit Analytics and continuous
monitoring software (ACL 9), Audit Systems / 2 (AS/2), Teammate.
. Oracle General Ledger Basic Training.
References Available Upon Request