christopher nicholas

acytqu@r.postjobfree.com I 207-***-****

professional summary

Internal Auditor for a large payment processing company • Various progressive roles with a large disability insurance reinsurer for 8 years

SOX Compliance Audit Report Writing

Operational Audits Control Deficiency Identification & Remediation

Claims Accounting & Bank Reconciliations Insurance Policy Understanding & Set-up

professional experience

WEX, Inc. (South Portland, ME) 2014–2016

Internal Auditor 2015–2016

Internal Audit Intern 2014–2015

Responsible for assessing the company’s internal control environment for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404, including process mapping business processes, risk and control identification/evaluation, and testing of identified controls. Participated in several internal audits, including HR and Treasury, to evaluate adequacy of the controls over business processes to determine compliance with company policies.

Ensured workpapers were appropriately documented in a logical manner to support conclusions ascertained from controls testing.

Handled inquiries from external auditors to provide assistance with the annual financial statement audit.

Performed audits requiring an understanding of GAAP, operations and processes, information systems, and regulatory compliance.

Reviewed financial accounting records to determine that all journal entries were appropriately recorded and had sufficient support.

Discussed deficiencies and communicated risks noted during audits with management to validate findings and obtain responses.

Conducted data analyses to identify appropriate population and test samples and to determine potential exposures of findings.

Disability-RMS (Westbrook, ME) 2006–2014

Accounting Specialist (Claim payments and bank account reconciliations) 2013–2014

Policy Specialist (Insurance policy data entry and maintenance) 2011–2013

Senior Imaging Services Clerk (Document and claim/policy file maintenance) 2006–2011

Promoted through various roles which provided operational support to the company’s claims processing and underwriting functions. Responsibilities included:

Generated claim payment and expense reports which were reconciled on a monthly basis to ensure accurate expense sharing between the company and direct insurers.

Performed bank account reconciliations for individual claim payment accounts and followed up on identified variances as needed.

Entered inforce insurance policies into the company’s system of record so that claims could be paid accurately and timely.

education

BS in Accounting, 2015 • University of Southern Maine • Portland, Maine

BS in Kinesiology and Physical Education, 2006 • University of Maine • Orono, Maine

technology skills

Excel, Word, Power Point, Visio, MKinsight, PeopleSoft, Host Analytics

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