ERIC M. KHELAS, CISA
**** ****** **** ****, **********, TX 75080
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Multi-lingual CISA certified Senior IT auditor with over five years of
audit experience (including 4 yrs within a Big 4 Public Accounting
firm) along with exposure to various industries such as manufacturing,
oil & gas, telecom, revenue assurance, internet and financial services
(+10 years of work experience in total).
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration in Finance
1995
Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing
1990
The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
Currently studying for CISSP Certification (exam to take in
Oct. 2010)
EXPERIENCE
Capital One Auto Finance. New Orleans, LA & Plano, TX
Sept 2009 - June 2010
Corporate IT Auditor (Contract Position through Staff Focus
LLC)
. Assisted Corporate IT Audit Group with various assigned tasks such as
SOX audits & special projects such as documentation of Capital One
Risk Management & Controls Framework (RMCF).
. Performed risk assessments of business activities, potential exposures
and the materiality of loss for Treasury Management applications
(Treasury Optimizer & TowerNet).
. Designed and performed appropriate audit procedures to verify the
effectiveness of existing controls, identify and defines issues,
review and analyzes evidence, and document auditee processes and
procedures.
. Performed & led audits of various internal and outsourced financial
systems applications for different business units.
TXU Energy (TXUE). Irving, TX
Nov 2008 - Feb 2009
SAP IT Auditor - (Contract Role through Accretive Solutions)
. Identified and defined SAP IT General Controls to be tested during
implementation phase of CRM (Customer Relationship Management), IS-U
(Utilities) and BI (Business Intelligence) modules on SAP ECC6
platform to replace various existing legacy systems.
. Performed testing of IT General Controls around SAP Basis & Security
focusing on areas of logical access, change management and other
general controls (backup & recovery, job scheduling & physical
access).
. Reviewed SAP configuration settings to determine if configurable
system controls are being used appropriately.
. Reviewed SAP application security profiles to assess how application
security is being used as a part of the overall business process
control environment.
. Performed segregation of duties testing on SAP application security
profiles.
. Documented test results and presented audit findings to upper
management.
Ernst & Young. Dallas, TX May 2004 - Oct 2008
Senior IT Auditor (TSRS - Technology & Security Risk Services)
. Performed data analytics and data mining projects for financial audit
team using Computer Assisted Auditing Techniques (i.e. JE CAATs) and
tools such as Audit Control Language software (ACL).
. Collaborated with other members of the engagement team to plan the
engagements and develop work programs timelines, risk assessments, and
other planning documents. Interacted with financial audit team to
document the business processes dependent on information technology.
. Led engagement teams of 2-3 Staff Auditors during planning, execution
and reporting phases of various IT and business process related
audits. Was also responsible for detailed review of workpapers
prepared by staff.
. Designed and helped client implement & maintain information security
policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines (e.g. Sarbanes-Oxley
and Information Security).
. Developed and updated IT control audit programs and test scripts for
Application Security, Change Management, Operations as well as various
application controls to assess the design and operating effectiveness
of key internal controls.
. Performed testing of complex IT general controls and application
controls. Identified efficiencies in testing, reducing overall
budgeted hours.
. Managed the execution of the audit process including opening/closing
meetings, execution, drafting and finalizing the audit reports for
senior management.
. Strong knowledge of SAS70 engagements.
. Extensive knowledge of COBIT and COSO framework.
. Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley 404, Audit Standards S 2.0 and 5.0,
GAIT (Guide to Assessment of IT General Controls) Methodology,
identified critical IT functionality areas, applications based on risk
and ITGC process risks, and related control objectives.
Neiman Marcus Information Services. Irving, TX
April 2003 - Jan 2004 Finance / Telecom Auditor (Contract
Position through Resulte Inc)
. Performed billing analysis, invoice auditing and monitoring of telecom
expenses for all locations.
. Conducted research and analysis to provide management with
financial/statistical data and advice for their use
in setting and realizing profit objectives.
MCI/Worldcom. Richardson, TX
Sept 2002 - April 2003 Research Analyst (Contract
Assignment through KForce)
. Researched corporate addresses for creditors in preparation for mass
mail-out of court documents, compilation
of schedules using Excel spreadsheets with incremental submissions to
Project Leader, special assignments related to Top 100, 200 and 500
vendors.
ACS (Affiliated Computer Services). Dallas, TX
Jan 2001 - Aug 2002
Billing Analyst
. Assisted project managers to resolve issues with circuits, voice and
data lines not in database
. Provided monthly accruals to project managers to explain monthly
billing variances.
Project Management: Telecom Audit Project (Crawford Insurance
Company)
. Prepared provisioning recommendations for the migration of desirable
local and long distance (AT&T ONENET) services. Provided analysis of
voice & data systems and recommendations for annual cost savings of
$1,000,000.
KPMG Consulting. Dallas, TX
May 2000 - Nov 2000
Management Analyst (Project Consultant)
Client: Southwestern Bell Long Distance. IT Group. Richardson, TX
. Executed incoming Table Change Requests (TCRs) in areas of Price Plan,
Customer Service Management (CSM), Accounts Receivables, Billing and
Security using SQL Plus 8 or Telegence LD Online Price Plan Tool.
. Completed LD Telegence Table copies and saved them into production
environments using UNIX, SQL and
on-line Price Plan Tool
LANGUAGE SKILLS
French (native speaker), English (fluent), Spanish
(conversational)
CERTIFICATIONS/AFFILIATIONS
CISA, Certified Information Systems Auditor, 2009
Member of ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control
Association)
COMPUTER SKILLS
Accounting & Financial systems: Lawson General Ledger, Peoplesoft
7.5
Auditing Softwares: AutoAudit
ERP Packages: SAP ECC6, Oracle Financials 11i, JD Edwards
Operating systems: Windows XP, Windows 2003, UNIX (HP-UX, AIX,
Sun Solaris), AS400
Network Security: Dumpsec tool (Windows)
Programming languages: PL/SQL, SQL & COBOL
Application softwares: Microsoft Office 2007, SAS, PowerPoint
Databases: Access, Oracle 9i, Sybase, MS SQL Server
Billing applications: AT&T Billing Edge, Kenan Arbor 7&8
Service & Support applications: Peregrine, Lotus Notes 6.5
Data Analytics: ACL version 8.3, E&Y Global Analytics (used for JE
CAATs)