Mark C. Monroe
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Description
Experienced internal audit executive with experience in diverse industries and environments,
including telecommunications, insurance, manufacturing and utilities. Strengths include internal audit start-up, risk assessment and management, personnel development audit committee communications and presentation skills as well as overall audit management.
Experience
Vice President Internal Audit and Risk Management DentaQuest, LLC 2005-October 2023
Director, Internal Audit
Established and led internal audit function for $2B dental benefits management company
Accomplishments
Established internal audit function including defining audit plan and performing initial risk assessment.
Led effort to comply with Model Audit Rule, the regulatory regime for insurance companies over adequacy of Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
Implemented Enterprise Risk Management structure.
Ensured Company complied with Own Risk and Solvency Assessment regulatory requirement.
Led effort to become HITRUST data security compliant.
Assumed responsibility for Business Continuity including plan development and execution.
Coordinated with external auditors to deliver SOC 1 reports.
Worked with procurement business and other parts of the Company to establish vendor management program.
Established strong communications and relationship with Audit Committee.
Director Internal Audit Boston Communications Group 2003-2005
Established internal audit function for $100M telecommunications service provider
Accomplishments
Led Company effort to achieve first-year compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements including process definition and documentation and process and system testing.
Coordinated two first time SAS 70 reports over billing and back-office systems.
Developed and implemented risk-based audit plan.
Worked with Legal Department to implement export controls function.
Director Internal Audit Illuminet/Verisign 2001- 2003
Established internal audit function for $2B telecommunications/internet services provider.
Accomplishments
Developed risk assessment and audit plan for Company. Executed plan in conjunction with Audit Committee oversight.
Participated on three acquisition audit teams.
Assumed responsibility for revenue assurance after corporate reorganization.
Director Internal Audit Viatel 2000-2001
Established internal audit function for $250M telecommunications company
Director Internal Audit Services KPMG LLP 1998-2000
Established new service offering in Denver office of multi-national accounting firm
Accomplishments
Performed first risk assessment and operational for United States IAS practice achieving over $1M in revenue
Worked to propose and successfully acquired $3M client relationship including assurance, tax and internal audit outsourcing
Manager, Internal Audit Continental Cablevision 1987-1998
Established and led internal audit department for $1.7B broadband company
Accomplishments
Led internal audit function of eight auditors including remote personnel
Placed 21 auditors in operating and financial positions
Executed audit plan of financial and operational audits in decentralized environment
Participated in numerous acquisitions totaling over $6B with responsibility for working capital adjustments as well as internal control evaluations
Led effort for accounting and operational controls integration of acquisitions
Led multi-company group to ensure SAS 70 performance for industry-standard billing system
Education
Northeastern University
MBA Finance and Accounting
University of Massachusetts Amherst
B.A Economics