Manager Quality Assurance

FILIPINA PEREZ SCHLESIER Email: ***********@*****.***

Phone: 908-***-****

Objective:

To acquire a position in audit and/or compliance that can utilize and enhance

my skills and experiences

Experience:

Accume Partners Livingston, NJ Moorestown, NJ

Internal Audit Manager 2006 to 2009

Performed and facilitated various Operational and/or Financial Audits,

Sarbanes Oxley Compliance, Regulatory Compliance for Pharmaceutical

Expenditures, SAS 65 and Agreed-upon procedures

Work performed include but not limited to the following: Planning, Risk

Assessment, Development of audit programs, Gathering of data, Testing

Procedures and Documentation, Preparation of Reports, Communication with

Client and Audit team and Follow up Procedures. Work varied per client.

Managed duties as assigned. Prepared management reports of audit findings and

recommendations

Interfaced with client senior management to ensure audit or compliance testing

activities supported corporate initiatives and help manage corporate risks

Reviewed financial results and operational procedures at a global

pharmaceutical company and at a major medical facility reviewing receivables

and compliance with Government Payors

Performed special projects as requested by Client management, for example,

assisted with JDE system implementation for Pharma and Biotech Sales and

Support Solution Company, reviewed purchase card process for a State

University, assisted with State Compliance on Expenditures related to

Pharmaceutical Marketing Activities, assisted in J-Sox compliance testing for a

Global Car Manufacturing Company

Recent engagements include Co-Sourced Internal Audits, Compliance Audits, and

Sarbanes Oxley Compliance testing, which includes key control vs. risk

assessment and internal control testing and documentation, remediation and

follow up including reporting and communication with client management.

Performed external audits in collaboration with client and their external

auditors, Big 4 firm.

Worked with different levels of management. Clients included Subaru,

Medialink, Covance, PDI, Opnext, UMDNJ, Rowan University, Montclair State

University, Sanofi Aventis, Sanofi Pasteur, Breeze and Dressbarn.

Quest Diagnostics, Inc. Livingston, NJ Lyndhurst, NJ

Senior Financial Systems Control Analyst/ SOX 2005 to 2006

Managed and facilitated the development & implementation of home grown Sarbanes

Oxley ("SOX") compliance process application & documentation tool.

Improved the design of User Interface. Created the documentation to support

redevelopment & implementation. Created & performed test scripts for the

application prior to roll out.

Acted as liaison between IT Development Team & various process owners.

Performed online & classroom presentations of project to related process owners

such as Directors, Consultants, Analyst, Controllers & Asst. Controllers.

Consulted in areas designing internal controls and compliance tests to confirm

the adequacy of internal controls over financial reporting.

Collaborated with Internal & External Auditors in Internal Controls assessment

& documentation process.

Assisted Controllers and Assistant Controllers in their SOX Assessment Process.

Consulted in areas designing internal controls and compliance tests to confirm

the adequacy of internal controls over financial reporting

Administered to the process owners' quarterly the self-assessment, compiling

results, and reporting out.

Maintained and administered the tools used by the Company to evidence its

Internal Controls including self-assessments and surveys. Compile responses

and create reports of summary level data.

Assisted the Director in evaluation of Control Gaps and the overall assessment

activities of internal control over financial reporting.

Administered the database of information and documentation that supports the

quarterly and annual Internal Control Assessment process supporting the public

certification and attestations by CEO/COO.

CIT Group, Inc.

Livingston, NJ Manager Quality Assurance & Compliance (Internal Audit & SOX)

2005

Ensured that all operational, information technology, regulatory compliance and

SOX work papers are in compliance with our Internal Audit work paper standards

and CIT's SOX 2005 Control Testing Guidelines and Documentation requirements

Made recommendations and soliciting from other team member recommendations to

improve our processes and procedures.

Presented suggestions at staff meetings for feedback from the other team

members

Managed projects to improve our processes, including the implementation of an

automated work paper system

Monitored department metrics to ensure we are meeting our standards

Managed the work paper review process and consultants assisting in this review

Performed reviews of Internal Audit and SOX Assessment work papers and

documentations.

Accredited by The Institute of Internal Auditors to perform Internal Quality

Assessment of Internal Audit

Manager Audit Technology

2003 to 2005

Developed and maintained the process used by auditors to gather business rules

and systems information and by the Audit Technology team to develop audit

automation.

Coordinated the audit team's needs for automated testing procedures, from data

extraction routines, data mining, reporting, and quality control procedures

from different sources.

Created database programming such as tables, queries, reports and present

results in simple formats for Sampling & Exception Reporting needs for ongoing

audits, Sarbanes Oxley Reviews, special projects & ad hoc reporting.

Assisted auditors in the proper use of reports and available tools to validate

results by communicating on a one on one basis, team discussions, and

presentations. Also responsible for obtaining quality feedback from users to

enhance the audit automation process.

Special projects include creating analytics to detect suspicious activities and

incompliance to corporate policy.

Developed and maintain the inter-departmental Email Newsletter. Designed &

co-created the first Internal Audit Email Newsletter to communicate and educate

employees worldwide on Fraud prevention in compliance with Sarbanes Oxley.

Helped review given Business Unit's internal control process and testing

documentation with regards to Sarbanes Oxley initiatives.

Senior Operational and Financial Auditor 2002 to 2003

Functioned as a relationship manager to designated business unit and as an

"In-Charge" during its audits.

Performed audits of various CIT business units and prepared audit work papers

and reports.

Evaluated internal controls, performed, documented audit tests work, and

communicated audit findings and recommendations to management.

Also prepared and ensured completion of planning documentations such as design

of audit programs and actual test work.

Performed follow up procedures on prior audit issues with management.

Ernst & Young, LLP Iselin, NJ

Senior Internal Audit Consultant 2001 to 2002

Performed senior functions on operational audits, agreed-upon procedures and

special projects.

Reviewed work paper support, supervised and coached staff on day-to-day

procedures.

Developed and executed audit programs.

Drafted and presented briefings and findings to audit team and clients.

Identified further opportunities where E&Y products can be of assistance to

clients.

Experience within the Healthcare and Life Science Industries. Clients included

Pfizer and Alpharma, Inc.

External Auditor 1999 to 2001

Documented data processes and workflows and tested internal controls.

Audited financial statement account balances using analytical review,

fluctuation analysis and testing procedures.

Assisted in preparing financial statements and audit reports, including

footnotes, consolidating worksheets and other documentation.

Clients included UMDNJ, St. Barnabas Health Care System, Meridian Health

Systems, HIP, Songbird Hearing, Inc.

Education: Rutgers University, School of Newark, NJ

Business May 1999

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite-Word, Excel and Access

Computer Database. Knowledge & experience in SQL database and Visio.

Skills: Experience in PeopleSoft Financial Systems, Business Objects

Reporting and various Receivable Systems.

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