Salvador Araiza, MBA, PMP, CPA, CIA Candidate

Internal Audit SOX Compliance, Internal Controls Process Improvement

Southern California 818-***-**** ac1wdv@r.postjobfree.com

I have 20+ years of experience in Internal Controls, SOX Compliance, Financial and Internal Audit, ERP system Implementations and Business Process Improvements. I have been working for Big Four Public Accounting and Top-tier consulting firms in 60+ projects for Fortune 500 companies in several industries and countries.

I have been helping Public Traded Corporations to comply with their first year of SOX, and for the Corporations within their second and more years of compliance, I have improved their internal controls, documentation and testing, that allow the Independent Auditors to rely more in the management testing.

I have been performing IT and Internal Audits, and business process improvements through ERP Accounting Systems implementation to reduce operational cost and improving efficiency in the process of their daily transactions and month-end closing.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Certified Internal Auditor, CIA Candidate 2017

Master of Business Administration, MBA - Walden University, US-2008

Certified Project Management Professional, PMP - Project Management Institute PMI, US-2003

Certified Public Accountant, CPA-MX., Institute of Mexican Certified Public Accountants, IMCP, 1998

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Accounting -National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico-1990

Member of IIA-Institute of Internal Auditors, ISACA and PMI

SOFTWARE AND LANGUAGES

Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Visio.

ITGC Knowledge in Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft and NetSuite

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Accretive Solutions July 2006 – Present

Manager, Internal Audit and SOX (position in Northern California)

Projects in Public Traded Companies in the Telecom, Semiconductor, Biotech, Medical Devices and Manufacturing industries.

Responsible for planning, executing, and reporting SOX compliance audits (following COSO 2013 and PCAOB standards, i.e. AS 5, AS 2201).

Perform Internal Audits (following The IIA- Standards, i.e. IPPF) in several processes: Procure to Pay, Record to Report, and Order to Cash, Human Resources, Royalties, Inventory, Corporate Governance.

Perform risk assessments, interviews and walkthroughs. Prepare narratives, risk control matrices and test plan.

Examine records, test controls and analyze big data to identify deficiencies, duplication of effort, fraud and lack of compliance with policies and procedures.

Prepare reports of findings and recommendations for management, and follow-up the action plans.

Test ITGC, IT internal controls over financial reporting, (following COBIT) i.e. Logical Access, Change Mgmt., Physical Access, Backup/Restore, Application Controls and Segregation of Duties. Review SOC-1.

Test SDLC Software Development Life Cycle controls and prepare UAT-User Acceptance Test for NetSuite.

Supervise, train and mentor staff. Develop and track engagements budget

Control Solutions and Ajilon Solutions December 2004 – July 2006

SOX, Auditor Consultant, (position in Southern California and Mexico)

Projects in Public Companies in the Gas Utility, Manufacturing and Mining industry.

Performed Sarbanes Oxley-SOX 404 projects following COSO and PCAOB standards

Performed objective/risk mapping, walkthroughs, key control identification and test plans.

Identified and tested key spreadsheets and key automated controls.

Improved business processes, procedures and internal controls for US foreign subsidiaries and obtain consensus on remediation plans with process owners.

Interacted with various levels of management, including functional department managers and directors.

Kinko’s June 2003 – November 2004

Director of Finance (position in Mexico)

Facilitated the setup of accounting and financial operations in Mexico.

Supervised the implementation of EPICOR v7.3 Finance modules.

Managed the cash activities and relationship with banks, lenders and vendors.

Managed the financial planning, and prepare reports to the headquarters in USA.

Controlled branches finance transactions: Point of Sales, cash controls, payroll, taxes, and construction.

CIMA Consulting June 2002 – June 2003

Project Manager (position in Mexico)

Managed the PEOPLESOFT v.8.3 implementation: General Ledger, Budget and Commitment Control

Provided training to end-users at client and at the PeopleSoft facility.

Prepared ERP business proposals and designed prototypes

Supervised the Firm’s accounting department and improved their policies and procedures.

Microcom Technologies September 2000 – May 2002

Controller (position in Southern California)

Implemented MACOLA Financial suite

Managed the general accounting in California and Mexico and supervised the purchasing department.

Managed the Bank’s relationship: wire transfer, letter of credit, investment, loan and foreign currency

Implemented internal controls; redesigned operational procedures and created employee manuals.

BearingPoint November 1998- September 2000

Supervisor ERP Consultant (position in Mexico)

Managed the implementation of PEOPLESOFT v.7.5: Finance core modules.

Redesigned accounting processes and chart of accounts

Provided training to users and prepared end-user manuals for PeopleSoft

Participated in the Security Administration: setting up user roles and evaluating segregation of duties

Designed Financial Reporting Packages for Top Executives, Management and Auditors.

Arthur Andersen and Deloitte July 1990 - November 1998

Senior Auditor and Audit Manager, (positions in Mexico)

Performed and managed financial audits, from planning, risk assessment to presenting findings reports.

Prepared FAS52 and reviewed 10Q and 10K SEC documentation support.

Participated in Due Diligence and System Selection projects

Reviewed the General Computer Controls: Logical Access, Change Management, System Acquisition, Program Development and Physical Access.

Involved in Human Resources matters: recruiting, hiring, training and projects assignments.

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Areas of interest: Internal Audit Manager, Internal Auditor, SOX 404, ITGC, Compliance, SOC-1, ERP Functional Consultant, Travel in America and Rest of the world.

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