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Location:
La Crescenta, CA
Salary:
Open for a fair compensation
Posted:
February 08, 2019

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FERNANDO GOMEZ - MBA CPA (Bilingual)

Experienced Sr. Internal Audit Manager with a proven track record assisting public and private companies to stay in compliance with federal regulations and Company’s internal policies and procedures. Specializes in:

Development and preparation of audit plans and risk assessments

Financial, operational and compliance audits

Preparation of comprehensive audit reports including recommendations for control deficiencies noted

Scoping and project planning for SOX compliance sections 302 & 404

Design, implementation and testing of ICFR for Business Processes & ITGC

Improvements on new or exiting internal policies and procedures to increase productivity

Employment History:

Aryzta Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) 08/18 – Present

Sr. Manager, Risk Management and Financial Controls

Conduct audit reviews for operational risk, IT risk, compliance risk to improve company’s the control environment.

Act as the main liaison between internal and external auditors in US and Europe and responsible to ensure compliance with ICS framework in Switzerland or equivalent to SOX in USA.

Monitor and test internal controls. Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.

Provide recommendations to business units regarding gaps or deficiencies identified and assist in developing and maintaining an effective internal control framework.

Enhance and improve operations across different business cycles identifying automated controls in SAP and other systems.

Document reports presenting testing results to internal stakeholders that articulate a clear root cause analysis and countermeasures to be implemented to address remediation agreed upon between management and internal audit.

Assist in investigation and reporting of issues, conducting inquires, obtaining and reviewing necessary documents and interviewing personnel, as appropriates to address process improvements and operational enhancements.

MOXKOR dba - Credit Union Financial Services (Pasadena, CA) 03/18 – 08/18

Independent Consultant (6 month-project)

Assisted Management in the budget preparation and financial planning and analysis.

Project managed system implementation as the liaison with outside firm in India to document the AR and AP billing processes.

Assisted in the identification of key processes and controls and gap identification in the main business cycles.

Assisted in the preparation of flowcharts and SOPs documenting the revenue recognition business cycle from time vehicle was repossessed to the time unit was sold out in Nation-wide auctions.

Assisted in other special projects such as: preparation of monthly financial statements, data analysis, KPI’s, implementation of policies and procedures.

Honda Motors - North America (Torrance, CA) 10/14 – 03/18

Sr. Consultant/Project Leader (Co-source) Subcontracting via Vaco Financial, LLP

Responsible for reporting, managing and monitoring the quality of J-SOX deliverables (Business processes, ITAC and ITGC) controls in Mexico and North America as well as operational and compliance audits.

Responsible to develop audit programs and testing procedures to confirm internal controls in scope are operating as designed.

Plan and execute audits and/or projects to effectively evaluate risks and controls and recommend control improvements.

Designated liaison to discuss with representatives from Legal, Operations, Finance and external auditors to improve ICFR.

Integrate engagement plans, schedules and budgets to ensure efficient and effective resource allocations.

Coordinate team activities so that engagement timelines, objectives and deliverables are met.

Communicate and present audit reports for each engagement including findings and recommendations to management.

Salem Communications Corporation (Camarillo, CA) 06/10 – 03/14

Internal Audit Manager

Presented detailed audit reports that included recommendations, summary of findings or control deficiencies to Executive Management, External Auditors and the Audit Committee that addressed significant areas of opportunity.

Developed an efficient annual audit plan that simplified the criteria to perform risk assessments to financial, operational and IT audits at a business process level and for IT General Computer and Application controls.

Developed IT P&P’s and audit programs to audit IT applications and projects including project level risk assessment, audit scope determination, and audit steps definition. Audited projects related to IT general controls for: change management, access security, computer operations, disaster recovery and SDLC.

Led and managed various operational and compliance audits that improved 20% employee performance at a division level and 30% at a process level. Participated in a fraud audit investigation that totaled $100K in personal barter and trade.

Implemented and redesigned the Company’s key controls including policies and procedures that increased significantly management’s awareness and adherence to compliance.

Managed SOX audits for sections 302 and 404 including: scoping, planning and the assessment of the design, implementation, monitoring and execution of the Company’s ICFR in accordance with the SEC regulation.

Established a consistent and efficient audit methodology that standardized and improved the time allocated to the required audit and corresponding testing procedures performed.

Youbet.com (Woodland Hills, CA) Acquired by Churchill Downs 03/07 - 06/10

Internal Audit Manager

Presented detailed audit reports that included recommendations, summary of findings or control deficiencies to Executive Management, External Auditors and the Audit Committee that addressed significant areas of opportunity.

Performed IT SOX audits and control testing procedures for access security, change management, SDLC and operations. Reported IT inadequacies or deficiencies noted with process owners addressing the required remediation and the implementation timelines.

Planned the design and execution of significant operational and compliance-based SOX audits. Allocating 50% of my time for SOX audits and 50% for non-SOX audits.

Assisted and prepared detailed audit reports that included recommendations, summary of findings or control deficiencies to the senior management and the Audit Committee that addressed significant areas of opportunity and lack of employee’s productivity.

Liaison with external auditors assisting them in the enforcement of the processes, policies and procedures impacting the control environment of the Company.

Performed an efficient followed-up on material weaknesses and significant deficiencies previously noted by the former outside consultants addressing and remediating all of them in the first six months of my tenure.

Provided quarterly audit reports to management from wagering accounts. Participated in a $300K fraud investigation.

Vaco Financial LLP (Los Angeles, CA) - Consultant 02/06 - 02/07

Client and Project Type:

BCBG Max Azria - “Internal Audit Review - SOX Project”

Image Entertainment -“Financial Analysis, Royalties SOX audit”

John Laing Homes - “Financial Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting Project”

Assisted management with the planning and the execution of financial, operational and compliance SOX audits.

Assisted in the preparation of budgets per project allocation, flux analysis and revenue re-forecast analysis.

Assisted management with the documentation, testing and remediation of recurrent designed/operational control deficiencies.

Analyzed and documented results of the audit investigations to effectively communicate observations and recommendations to senior management to improve operational, financial and IT processes involving governance, risk and compliance matters.

Performed follow-up on recommendations to improve the internal control environment.

Maintained concise, up-to-date records of audit plans, findings, work papers, reports, and other supporting documentation.

Importadora Carnicos San Jose (Mexico City) 06/05 - 12/05

Strategy & Business Consultant

Deloitte & Touche (Mexico City & Dallas, TX) 02/99 - 12/02

Senior Auditor – ERS Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers (Mexico City - Miami, FL) 01/97 - 01/99

Associate 1 (Staff) Auditor

Education and Certifications:

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Swinburne University of Technology (AGSE) Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, Melbourne, Australia. Major in Corporate Entrepreneurship (2005)

Postgraduate Advanced Diploma in Finance - Universidad Tecnologica de México (2001)

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - Mexican Institute of Public Accountant (2001)

Bachelor of Accounting (BA) - Universidad Tecnologica de México (Graduate Business School) (2000)



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