It Auditor

Evaristus Akasike, CISA.

Mobile: 863-***-****

Email: ad2hpl@r.postjobfree.com

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Goal Oriented IT Audit Professional with over 5+years of experience in technology, banking, and Healthcare sectors.

Communicates cross-functionally and at all levels of an organization and a creative problem-solver who transforms ideas into action with systems-oriented thinking, intelligent planning, and an ability to successfully work in a team and on multiple projects.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND INTERESTS

SOX, NIST, COBIT, COSO, PCI-DSS, HIPPA, ITGC, Business Continuity Plan, Disaster Recovery, Data Center, and Risk Assessment. IT application and IT infrastructure Controls testing.

WORKING EXPERIENCE WITH DATE

Exxon Mobil

Spring, Texas 06/2020 – Present

IT Auditor

Prioritize assigned audit tasks and ensure accurate and timely completion with best quality delivery that meets management expectations deploying applicable frameworks and standards - COBIT, COSO, ISO and NIST.

Conducts cybersecurity control testing detective, preventive, corrective, and compensating controls to determine appropriateness and control effectiveness.

Evaluates the Business Continuity Plan and Disaster Recovery plan (DRP).

Performs SOX and CCPA compliance audit, verifying control design adequacy and operating effectiveness.

Performs ERP systems audit – PeopleSoft, Oracle Financials, and other IT Applications within the organization.

Test IT General Controls (ITGCs) and IT Applications controls (ITAC) to verify design adequacy and operating effectiveness.

Conducts IT infrastructure control testing of Servers, Active Directory, Operating Systems.

Develops testing procedures that adequately evaluate identified controls for design and operating effectiveness.

Documents work done through concise work papers that represent the results of walkthroughs and test of controls.

Performs walkthrough and audit status meetings to evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of controls.

Participates in all phases of the audit lifecycle.

Collaborates with external auditors and co-sourced resources during various compliance audit projects.

Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center 05/2019 – 06/2020

Lakeland, FL 33805

IT Auditor

Served as the contact person for the co-source and external auditor during SOX and HIPPA engagements.

Reviewed risks of key control deficiencies and effectiveness of overall control framework, and ensured management has effective and timely control remediation plans.

Conducted audit to identify weaknesses in the existing control environment, and business processes, provide value adding recommendations to fix identified gaps to maintain IT control metrics per the compliance activities.

Conducted cyber security audit, testing preventive, corrective, detective, and compensating controls to determine the adequacy of the overall management control environment.

Performed SOX Audits and tested Access Controls, Configuration Management using NIST 800 53, and other NIST Guidelines.

Identified and communicated IT audit findings to senior management and client.

Executed Information Security audit – Administration, Technical and Physical controls.

Worked with the IT Audit Manager in preparing audit status reports for presentation to executive management and the company's Audit Committee

Engaged in entire IT Audit process from audit planning, execution, reporting, and follow-up as needed, with assistance with special projects.

Conducted Information Technology General Control testing - ITGCs testing, IT Application Controls testing (ITACs) and IT infrastructure audit - Network Device, Operating System, and Databases per industry leading practices – COSO, COBIT, NIST, ISO etc.

Conducted walkthroughs and detailed testing, document work done inform of work papers that detailed, the control tested, the outcomes and determined management’s compliance with SOX and HIPPA regulatory requirements.

Communicated results of IT audit projects to appropriate stakeholders in a business terminology understandable to them for effective remediation

Involved in the identifying, evaluation and documentation of key IT risks and controls throughout the organization, across multiple information technology platforms.

Developed test procedures for new audit projects, to conduct a proper audit that adds value to the enterprise.

Updated and maintained the recommendation remediation tracker to keep management abreast of the outstanding internal audit findings.

Bank of America MAR 2018 – 05/2019

Sebring, FL 33870

IT Auditor

Planned, implemented, and generated reports on medium to complex IT security and governance reviews and IT general and application control audits. Assessed existence, efficiency, and effectiveness of the IT control environment by directing control/process optimization.

Established application interface controls to ensure proper reconciliation as part of the SOX program.

Provided control improvement recommendations during audits of market surveillance and enforcement, IT security, data centers, networks, and operating systems.

Coordinated semi-annual management access review for all critical IT applications with financial and regulatory impact on the enterprise.

Analyzed key control deficiencies supported management in timely implementation of control remediation plans.

Conducted ERP systems audit to identify and resolve deficiencies if any.

Created tailored risk-based audit plans allowing improved focus on key critical business areas.

Conducted comprehensive audit on cyber security systems, testing preventive, corrective, detective, and compensating controls to determine adequacy of overall management control environment.

Protected organization data/information by evaluating backup and recovery plans.

Designed and executed tests to verify control effectiveness.

Led cross-functional audit teams, provided guidance and support to team members throughout the audit process.

Conducted detailed testing of internal controls, identifying weaknesses, and recommending improvements to enhance efficiency and mitigate risks.

Developed business partnerships within Internal Audit and with teams companywide through professional communication and clear audit deliverables.

2001-2006

2014-2015

Bachelor’s degree, Communication Eng

Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO)

Masters Degree, Disaster Risk Management

Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria

Licenses & Certifications

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

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