Internal Auditor
Resume:
Prince N. Washaya, CISA, CFE
*** ***** *****, ******, ** 27529
Email: **************@*****.***
EXPERIENCE
MAJOR STRENGHS
• Outstanding people, organizational as well as written and oral communication skills;
• Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley, NIST standards and COBIT principles;
• Experience working with major IT Application Systems/Data bases, e.g. Lawson HR; PeopleSoft, All-Scripts
PM, Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal System (CAMA), Cerner, Ascend 01, Oracle Database, SQL, &
Windows;
• Proficiency in using Auditing Software, e.g. Teammate; and
• Avid researcher on new regulations and new guidelines.
Novant Health, Winston Salem, NC Sept 2014 - Present
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• Provides independent, objective assurance services for Novant Health’s Information Systems & Technology
Infrastructure to promote an effective control environment & compliance with Novant Health’s policies &
procedures, government, and other regulatory agencies guidelines.
• Participates in Systems Development Projects (Upgrades/ New IT. Systems).
• Performs risk assessments, IT operational & general control reviews.
• Plans audits, determine scope & development of audit specific risk & control matrices.
• Designs audit programs to test and evaluate IT processes for Novant Health.
• Reviews & evaluates IT Systems/Operations to ensure compliance with prevailing regulatory laws &
requirements.
• Performs detailed testing of controls to ensure that identified risks are mitigated to acceptable levels.
• Identifies IT related root problems and develop practical and feasible recommendations.
• Prepare & presents audit findings report, including recommendations to management.
• Follows up on audit findings & validates the implementation of recommendations.
• Assist and provides support to external auditors.
Mission Health Systems, Asheville, NC Sept 2013 – Aug 2014
Senior Internal Auditor
• Safeguards the assets of Mission Health by performing audits to assure compliance with established
policies and regulatory/legal requirements.
• Identifies deficiencies in the design, operating effectiveness of controls and provides solutions.
• Develops efficient testing procedures and provides testing guidance to team members.
• Protects the financial operation of the system by identifying and assessing risks and exposures and making
recommendations to minimize or eliminate those risks.
• Plans, organizes, and conducts detailed audits on Information Technology (IT) processes and security and
financial transactions and reporting.
• Performs IT project implementation reviews, including User Acceptance Testing (UAT), conversions from
ICD -9 to ICD-10, preparedness for implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHR), system upgrades or
changes from legacy system to new systems (e.g. from CERNER to All-Scripts PM).
• Perform continuous monitoring of data using ACL audit software.
• Performs system audits for Revenue Cycle, including hospital, ambulatory and urgent care.
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• Improves Mission Health's overall operations by participating in appropriate system development, user
acceptance testing (UAT), and system implementation teams.
• Review the Human Resources operations including access, security, and general performance of LAWSON
HR System.
• Effectively communicate risk assessment results, audit findings, and recommendations for improvements to
senior management and relevant audit committees.
District of Columbia Government, Washington, DC January 2013 – Sept 2013
Auditor
• Assessed and evaluated government agencies’ IT controls environment through: gaining an understanding
of the control environment, identifying key risks associated with the key controls, assessing the design and
operating effectiveness of the key controls, identifying gaps in the control environment, communicating gaps to
the process owners and capturing action plans and remediation timing to address gaps identified.
• Performed reviews of HR system (PEOPLESOFT) to ensure that general and application controls are in
place and functioning properly.
• Reviewed access to enter and approve property tax assessments within the Computer Assisted Mass
Appraisal (CAMA) System, “Vision”.
• Reviewed Oracle Database Administrative Access to ensure that business end users do not have logical
access or ability to make changes to the CAMA database through ODBC connections.
• Reviewed the reconciliation process for the interface files transferred from the CAMA System, “Vision”, to
the Tax Administration System (TAS) to evaluate implementation procedures performed.
• Performed testing over privileged access for the operating system supporting CAMA, “Vision”, to that
administration functions are performed by the appropriate personnel using unique user accounts.
• Conduced IT general control and application control testing, with focus on areas such as system
development life cycle (SDLC), user access administration, security, transaction and electronic data flow &
processing.
• Reviewed results of audit procedures performed by external parties (e.g. external auditors) on the DC
government agencies’ and work with the DC government agencies’ process owners to develop remediation
plans, implement remediation plans and track the remediation efforts.
North Carolina State Government, Raleigh, NC February 2006 – January 2013
Senior Internal Auditor
• Planned, directed and executed the audit process over insurance companies, financial institutions, and
other governments departments in North Carolina ensuring compliance with policies and procedures as well as
prevailing regulations.
• Scope of audits included financial statement reviews, substantive and analytical tests of account balances,
and test of controls.
• Served as the lead auditor responsibilities for scoping the audits, directing the daily progress of fieldwork,
reporting on audit status, managing staff performance, reporting issues and recommending action plans.
• Team leader in the implementation of “Risk Focused Auditing Approach”.
• Ensured that the work performed by less experienced auditors is properly reviewed to ensure that findings
are supported by well annotated supporting documentation (electronic work papers) in Teammate (Audit
Software).
• Maintained active dialogue between the audit team and the audit client throughout the audit engagement.
• Performed leading role in Exit Conferences.
• Prepared draft audit report for review by senior management.
University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC January 2003 – January 2006
Senior Accounting Specialist
• Served as team leader for the Emergency Department’s coding and charges section.
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• Conducted month-end closing and generated all management summary reports.
• Analyzed and reported on budget against actual expenditure for management review.
• Ensured full compliance regarding Privacy policies (HIPPA) and hospital policies by all staff in my section.
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe March 1991 – January 2003
Senior Bank Examiner
• Coordinated and worked with the Director in formulating examination annual plans.
• Documented processes using narratives; flowcharts and process maps.
• Executed procedures, performed detailed analysis, reached conclusion & suggested ideas for efficiencies.
• Analysed process documentation to evaluated effectiveness and efficiency.
• Incorporated risk management in the implementation of new systems, processes and changes to existing
systems and procedures.
• Planned, coordinated, and monitored supervisory activities, including supervising the work of other team
members.
• Conducted activities which involved complex issues and present a high level of risk to the bank;
• Participated in discussions with senior bank management on findings and recommendations;
• Ensured effective use of human and financial resources and compliance with priority schedules;
• Responsible for writing concise examination reports for management.
Professional Licenses
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) – # 12105687
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) - # 610871
Certified Sarbanes Oxley Expert (CSOE)
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) currently in progress, left with one part to complete – to complete by 1/2015.
EDUCATION
Bachelors Degree in Business Management November 1990
Major: Accounting and Management
Master’s Degree in Business Management Left with dissertation to complete.
Major – Business Management
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