Project Management

DAWN BEACHY

*** ***** ******, *** ****, QLD, ****, Australia

+61-402-***-*** : *********@*****.***

US Citizen / Australian Citizen

I am a versatile, professional and internationally experienced Senior Audit Manager with a proven t rack record of

managing internal audit services, external audit and project assurance services across a variety of sectors

i ncluding financial services, oil and gas, mining, technology, real estate, government and consumer retail products.

Highly driven and motivated, I am methodical in my approach to audit management and project assurance whilst

possessing a keen sense of ownership of all tasks set. I particularly excel at delivering quality work, coaching staff

and engaging stakeholders to improve risk and controls within a business, ultimately adding significant value to

t he client.

SK I L LS & EXPERT ISE

• Ten years’ experience of managing and conducting internal and external audits in compliance, operational

and financial processes.

• Ten years’ experience of performing detailed review and assessment spanning JDE, SAP, Oracle, MS

Solomon, MS Great Plains, MS Dynamics, Hyperion, SQL, DB2, Informix, UNIX, Windows, AS400 and Mainframe

technologies.

• Nine years’ experience of performing and managing SOX internal controls audits.

• Six years’ experience of reviewing projects using PRINCE2, PMBOK and Agile methodologies.

• Nine years’ experience of conducting controls identification, evaluation reviews and IT project, IT

governance, IT security and business process engagements.

• Six years’ experience of reviewing project governance, pre/post implementation reviews, project health

checks, disaster recovery and business continuity, risk management and business impact analysis.

CAREER H I G H L I G H TS

• Managed a global SOX client (Rio Tinto) with locations and testing globally to ensure that reporting and

t imeframes were met for regulatory requirements in each country. Scoped the audit using a r isk based approach

and mapped the testing plan and process to ensure consistency. Led local in-country auditors and ultimately

p roduced 13 group-wide compliance reports, presenting issues and process management suggestions to senior

management.

• Worked with Levi to implement SAP. Reviewed the project governance, controls and process, reporting gaps

and process improvements whilst investigating and presenting improved ways to automate or manually perform

p rocesses.

• Reviewed the fraud framework for Suncorp’s group-wide operations, in turn giving me the opportunity to

u nderstand the r isk and controls in each line of business (Insurance, Life, Bank and Share Services). As a result, I

was able to define ways to improve the process and provide value added insights to the business.

PROFESSIONAL EXPER I ENCE

S uncorp, Brisbane, Australia Ma r 2012 –

P resent

ACT I NG SEN IOR AUD I T LEADER – I nte rnal Audit Sep

2013 – Present

A UD I T LEADER – I n te rnal Audit Mar 2012 – Sep

2013

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E ngaged in a broad role that encompasses both Internal Audit and Project Assurance, I specifically provide support

to various business units including Corporate Shared Services, Finance, Chief Risk Office, HR, Outsourcing,

M arketing, Legal and business-critical Transformation projects across the Group.

I n te rnal Audit responsibilities:

• Evaluate system controls to determine their efficiency and effectiveness.

• Identify key risks and control activities within business process areas and provide a gap analysis to the

p rocess owner that includes process reengineering suggestions.

• Review and assess enterprise risk management, internal and external fraud, and operational risk

management frameworks.

• Develop, distribute and communicate audit results and reports that detail observations, implications and

recommendations for improvement to senior management.

• Coach and mentor junior staff

P roject Assurance responsibilities:

• Perform project governance and health check reviews over key project phases and milestones.

• Manage key transformational process and system implementation reviews.

• Highlight and assess controls, gaps and process improvements for the projects, including evaluating project

governance controls and r isk management.

• Review data migration and user acceptance testing (UAT) procedures.

P r icewaterhouseCoopers Jan 2004 – M a r

2012

R ISK AND CONTROL SOLUT IO NS SEN IOR MANAGER, Brisbane, Australia Jun

2011 – Mar 2012

R ISK AND CONTROL SOLUT IO NS MA NAGER, Brisbane and Sydney, Australia Jun

2009 – Jun 2011

R ISK AND CONTROL SOLUT IO NS SEN IOR CONSULTANT, Sydney, Australia May

2008 – Jun 2009

SYSTE MS PROCESS AND ASSURANCE SEN IOR ASSOCIATE, San F rancisco, CA Sep

2006 – May 2008

Managed and performed detailed IT reviews, business process cycle reviews, business continuity, disaster recovery,

p re/post implementation and health check reviews for clients in Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia and

North America within the financial services, oil and gas, mining, technology, real estate, government and consumer

p roduct industries.

I n te rnal Audit responsibilities:

• Coached and mentored junior staff alongside delivering t raining courses to improve staff knowledge of

specific ERP systems and controls including SAP and Oracle.

• Reviewed the designed and implemented financial control frameworks for SOX clients.

• Championed the use of automated auditing and control self-assessments to improve the efficiency of

reviews.

• Identified risks and control activities within business process areas and provided gap analysis to the

p rocess owner that, including process reengineering suggestions.

• Oversaw and conducted audits in line with plan, creating reports and communicating results and areas of

concern with senior management.

Exte rnal Audit responsibilities:

• Managed and performed reviews of IT and business process controls in support of global financial

statement audits.

• Conducted IT and automated control reviews for SAP, JDE, Oracle ERP and in-house developed systems,

i ncluding detailed segregation of duties review.

• Prepared budgets and resourcing requirements, monitored budget vs. actual spend and reported monthly

status updates to the client.

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• Managed the planning and delivery of engagements to ensure deadlines were met and completed within

budget.

• Coached and trained junior staff on IT general controls (ITGCs), controls testing, reports testing, SAP

controls and segregation of duties testing, Oracle ERP controls, and project management and reporting.

• Led, coached and managed teams of between two and ten staff.

• Conduced testing in financial reporting, internal controls, compliance and substantive testing.

• Conducted Computer Assisted Audit Techniques (CAATs) in revenue, inventory, accounts payable,

depreciation and manual journals.

• Developed strong relationships with clients by ensuring they were aware of audit timing, involved in status

updates and including in final reporting and sign-off.

P roject Assurance responsibilities:

• Perform project governance and health check reviews over key project phases and milestones.

• Managed SAP and Oracle project and system implementation reviews.

• Performed consulting engagements to meet government compliance requirements over asset management

and reporting.

• Conducted SOX readiness testing at Levi, including reviews of their new SAP implementation.

• Reviewed data migration and User Acceptance Testing procedures and project governance for a large SAP

payroll implementation.

SYSTE MS PROCESS AND ASSURANCE ASSOC IATE, San F rancisco, CA Dec 2004

– Sep 2006

F I NANC IAL AUD I T ASSOC IATE, Washington DC Jan 2004

– Dec 2004

ED UCAT IO N, QUAL I F ICAT IONS & PROFESSIONAL M E MBERSH I PS

Bachelor of Science in Accounting and I nte rnational Business Aug 1999 –

D ec 2003

M inor in I nformation Systems and Statistical Analysis

Pennsylvania State University, State College PA

Certified in COBIT Oct 2011

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Jul 2011

Certified in ITI L V3 Foundation Jan 2011

Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) Feb 2007

Member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)

Certified Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (CMIIA)

LANGUAGES

English (Fluent), Spanish (Intermediate)

REFERENCES

Available on request

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