Rod Smith, MBA, CISA, CGEIT
Work: 610-***-**** E-mail: abhgdl@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY
Audit executive with deep risk and controls, compliance and consulting
experience within Big 4 public accounting and industry. Well-rounded
experience in both business risk (financial and operational) and IT
controls assurance. Extensive experience working with global Fortune 500
senior and middle management. Strong problem solving skills and ability to
reach consensus and collaborate with diverse constituencies. Proven
leadership style with consistent track record of hiring, mentoring and
retaining top talent. Recognized expert in the audit profession and a high
profile leader in risk and control professional organizations. Areas of
Expertise include:
Corporate Governance Contract Risk and Compliance
Program/Project Management IT Governance
Operations Risk Management IT Organization and Strategy Assessments
SAS 70 Service Auditor Examinations
Control Deficiency Remediation Continuous Monitoring
Control Optimization Business Process Modeling /Measurement
Risk-Based Global Internal Audit Planning Vendor Management
IT Metrics / Balanced Scorecard
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Deloitte & Touche LLP Philadelphia, PA
2005 to Present
Senior Manager, Audit & Enterprise Risk Services
Lead busines risk and controls practice serving the Greater Philadelphia
financial services. Responsible for profit and loss, staffing, management,
execution and delivery of technology and business risk and control advisory
services delivered to the financial services industry clients in the
Greater Philadelphia marketplace. Managed or participated in several
enterprise-level systems integration and business transformation projects.
Consistently met or exceeded aggressive sales, utilization and managed
revenue targets over time.
Selected Accomplishments:
. Lead business risk risk and controls practitioner for the largest and
most technology-forward companies in Deloitte's clients in the
Philadelphia Marketplace.
. Assigned lead controls assurance role for all Office of the Chief
Executive Officer ("OCEO") clients in the Greater Philadelphia
marketplace. Received highest client satisfaction assessments in
Philadelphia Office for clients served.
. Manage diverse staff teams, with varying work/life balance requirements.
Consistently recognized for superior talent management practices,
supported by metrics related to retention, advancement and satisfaction
scores of subordinates and peers.
Representative Engagements:
. Top 10 Mortgage and Vehicle Management Services Company- Lead controls
assurance effort for mortgage originator and servicing entity and fleet
vehicle services business units for both IT and business cycle areas.
Conducted financial statement review, Sarbanes 404 assessment and managed
service auditor examination (SAS 70).
. Structured Finance Organization - Perform a wide range of Internal Audit-
related services for leader in the structured settlement finance industry
including operational risk assessment, audit planning, IPO readiness
diagnostics and assessments of general IT controls.
Rod Smith, MBA, CISA, CGEIT
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American Water Company Voorhees, NJ
2000 to 2005
Director, Customer Care Systems
. Led $50,000,000 Enterprise Customer Information System ("CIS")
integration project with consulting partner Accenture to restructure all
state utility subsidiaries (23) into a National Customer Service Center
and common CIS application resulting in $18,000,000 reduction in annual
operating expenses and significantly improved customer service metrics.
. Managed development and support of customer care applications for
3,000,000+ customer accounts serving over 10,000,000 water consumers
throughout the U.S.
. Designed and implemented a practical and effective, Program Management
Office as well IT Governance and Design Authority body and processes.
. Led team of 80 IT professionals providing support for Customer Service,
Billing and Field Operations.
Reliance Insurance Group Philadelphia, PA
1999 to 2000
Assistant Vice President, Information Technology Audit
. As Corporate Director of IT Audit for a $13 billion property-casualty
insurer, led IT-related control reviews of all of Reliance's operations,
including six independently managed insurance companies and their
respective IT organizations.
Deloitte & Touche LLP Philadelphia, PA
1996 to 1999
Manager, Enterprise Risk Services
. Managed and staffed financial statement audit and IT consulting
engagements to assess controls governing clients' use of information
technology, as well as software quality assurance reviews.
. Performed general IT control reviews in support of year-end financial
statement audits and the monitoring of consulting engagements for
clients' full life cycle system implementation projects.
General Accident Insurance Philadelphia, PA
1991 to 1996
Manager, Information Systems Audit
. Managed the IT audit function and four staff members for a $7 billion P&C
insurer. Established the annual IT audit plan and staffed IT audits.
Reported and presented audit findings to Senior Management.
Accenture plc New York, NY
1989 to 1991
Systems Analyst
. Defined requirements, designed and installed information technology
solutions to meet client needs.
EDUCATION
Cornell University Ithaca, NY
M.B.A. - Finance, Accounting
Connecticut College New London, CT
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
President, Information Systems & Control Association (ISACA), Philadelphia
Chapter, (2008 to Present)
Conference Host and Leader, Week-long Philadelphia ISACA Spring Training
Conference (April 2011)
Leader, IT Track, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Eastern Regional
Conference (September 2009)
CERTIFICATIONS & DESIGNATION
Certified Internal Systems Auditor (CISA)
Certified in the Governance of Enterprise Information Technology (CGEIT)
(Sitting for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Examination;
will sit for all 4 sections by Oct. 2011)