Carol Stelnicki

Email: abqmhh@r.postjobfree.com

Address: ***** ********** **

City: Strongsville

State: OH

Zip: 44136

Country: USA

Phone: 440-***-****

Skill Level: Director

Salary Range: $120,000

Willing to Relocate

Primary Skills/Experience:

Organizational Development Strategic Planning / Implementation Director/Manager Accounting/Auditing Information Technolog

Educational Background:

Masters Degree, Organizational Development

Case Western Reserve, 10/2011 - 05/2013

Cleveland, OH

Not Selected,, Not Selected

Job History / Details:

Carol M. Stelnicki, CPA, CISA, CGEIT, HISP

440-***-****

abqmhh@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/pub/carol-stelnicki/7/74/131

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Results-driven Senior Finance Professional with a large spectrum

of experience in public and private accounting, auditing,

consulting, and IT for a diverse group of industries. Recognized

for creating strategic partnerships resulting in enhanced control

environments, remediation and reduction of financial and

operational risk, and optimized shareholder value. Extensive

experience with internal and external auditing and reporting

including financial, operational, and technical auditing.

Practical finance, operations, and IT experience in transforming

the effectiveness and efficiency of organizations resulting in

enhanced profitability and reduced costs. Strong team-building,

leadership, training, motivation and communication skills coupled

with insights into emerging opportunities, trends, issues and

challenges. Core competencies:

* Collaborative and Innovative Leader

* Strategic Planning / Implementation

* Finance / Operations Management

* Organizational Development

* Financial Systems / IT Governance

* Internal / External Audit

* Regulatory / Compliance

* Profit and Loss Management

* Performance Management

* Appreciative Inquiry

* Emotional Intelligence

* Cross-Functional / High Performance Teams

* Change Management / Culture Change

* Internal Controls / Policies

* Operational Efficiencies / Cost Savings

* Coaching / Mentor

* Executive Development

* Project Management

* Client / Customer Focused

* Superior Communication Skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., Cleveland, OH

2008 - 2013

Fortune 500 International $6.8B mining and natural resource

company, the largest producer of iron ore pellets in North

America.

Director of Financial Systems and Process Management

2010 - 2013

Spearheaded a new Financial System and Process Management

department focused on the functions of end-user support, systems administration, employee training, and governance.

Managed international department of 11 professionals including a budget of approximately $2M.

* Within two years of the establishment of the department,

reduced consultant and vendor support costs by approximately

90%.

* Fostered an atmosphere of continuous improvement and

championed those efforts including: ensuring process efficiency and consistency, effective use of system functionality, and evaluating enhancements.

* Served as liaison between Finance, Information Technology, and Operational departments to partner and strengthen relationships between management, promote effective cross-functional processes,and guide positive corporate growth.

* Served as steering committee member for corporate Finance

strategic projects; led and / or represented the Financial

System`s department objectives focused on the development of

elite financial systems.

* Championed the creation of a governance and financial system`s Center of Excellence by centralizing and leading the development and management of the following:

o Consistent financial system policy and processes including

compliance adherence and sustainability.

o Network of financial systems subject matter experts to focus and enhance the corporate concepts, drive consistency in process provide system support and control functions, train and educate end-users, ensure compliance and process accountability.

o Controlled End User Computing (EUC) applications including

Excel and Smart View spreadsheet, Business Objects reporting, and Access database usage, as appropriate.

o Administered financial system / application access, driving

toward Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) practices.

Information Technology (IT) Governance Manager

2008 - 2010

Managed the design, implementation, and administration of all IT governance activities, resulting in almost the complete elimination of reportable audit findings.

* Developed and implemented all IT policies, standards, and

procedures consistent with Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT), and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) standards.

* Established and executed IT components of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program.

* Championed the design, development, and execution of a

corporate-wide IT governance awareness and training program.

* Developed and implemented an annual and on-boarding IT security compliance and certification program.

* Supported, monitored, and ensured execution and / or

implementation of remediation efforts related to both external and internal audit issues; provided ongoing executive management status reporting, resulting in almost complete elimination of reportable audit findings.

* Performed continuous and / or periodic monitoring, testing, and assessments of Sarbanes-Oxley and critical technology controls.

KeyBank, N.A., Cleveland, OH

1995 - 2008

One of the nation's largest bank-based financial services

companies, with assets of approximately $89B.

SVP & Senior Audit Manager: Trust, Brokerage & Investment

Management Internal Audit Department

2005 - 2008

Managed the Trust, Brokerage, and Investment Management internal audit department of 9 professionals.

* Performed internal audits in compliance with IIA, COSO,

industry, and regulatory standards.

* Served as liaison with regulatory agencies including the OCC, Federal Reserve, SEC, and external auditors.

* Direct involvement in uncovering / identifying fraudulent

activities, resulting in recapture of funds and/or arrest of

perpetrators.

* Championed the creation of corporate-wide operational and

technical Minimum Audit Standards used to evaluate, quantify, and report risk exposures, globally, across the organization.

VP & Senior Information Systems Auditor

Technology Internal (IT) Audit Department

1998 - 2004

Responsible for the accurate and timely completion all types of large and small technology audit engagements including the

coordination and execution of enterprise-wide audit engagements.

* Developed Sarbanes-Oxley process evaluation, control standards, and testing requirements for all types of information systems and technologies in compliance with regulatory and corporate standards.

* Served as audit consultant for business-line technical

development projects including consulting on systems development, project management methodology, and internal controls.

Senior Auditor

Trust & Investment Management Internal Audit Department

1995 - 1998

Responsible for the accurate and timely completion trust and

investment management audit engagements. Managed an audit team of 6 professionals.

* Prepared and presented to senior management internal audit

reports including audit issues and applicable control weaknesses and recommendations.

Hausser & Taylor, Cleveland, OH

1993 - 1995

Regional public accounting firm offering of audit, tax, and

advisory services in various industries.

Senior Auditor

Coopers & Lybrand, Cleveland, OH

1992 - 1993

International public accounting firm offering a broad range of audit, tax, and advisory services in every industry.

Tax Accountant

Aetna Life & Casualty Insurance Co., Hartford, CT

1991 - 1992

International insurance company offering a wide range of

traditional and consumer-directed health insurance and investment products and related services.

Internal Auditor

KPMG Peat Marwick, Cleveland, OH

1990 - 1991

Audit, tax and advisory firm; is the U.S. member firm of KPMG

International Cooperative with 145,000 professionals in 152

countries.

Public Accountant / Auditor

EDUCATION

Currently Enrolled in Master of Positive Organizational

Development (MPOD)

Expected graduation in May 2013, GPA: 3.9 / 4.0

Additional certifications earned in professional management

Coaching and Appreciative Inquiry

Case Western Reserve University:

Weatherhead School of Management, Cleveland, OH

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting,

GPA: 3.7 / 4.0

Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Certified Information System Auditor (CISA)

Certified Fiduciary and Investment Review Specialist (CFIRS)

Certified in the Governance of Enterprise Information Technology

(CGEIT)

Holistic Information Security Practitioner (HISP)

Project Management Professional (PMP) (expired)

TECHNOLOGY

Application Software: Hyperion Suite and Smartview, Ellipse ERP, Protiviti, Business Objects

Tools: MS Office Suite, MS Project, MS Visio

Management Center: Taleo Human Resource Suite

Methodologies: Software development life cycles including

waterfall, Rational, and Agile; Capability Maturity Model (CMM)

Applications Audited: Oracle, SQL, DB2, databases, Middleware including Citrix, Mainframe including CICS and RACF, Windows NT, Contract and Vendor Management Systems, Trust Management Systems, Investment Management Systems, ACH and Wire Transfer Systems

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)

Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants (OSCPA)

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

Information Technology Audit and Control Association (ISACA)

PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING AND TRAINING

ISACA IT Governance Roundtable Panelist, May 2010

InfraGuard IT Summit, October 2010

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