Anthony J Holden

Audit Leader

Contact

Address

**** ******* *** **

Marietta, GA, 30067

Phone

919-***-****

E-mail

adco5e@r.postjobfree.com

Skills

Accounting

Excellent

Financial Modeling

Excellent

Internal Audit

Excellent

Risk Assessment

Excellent

Project Management

Excellent

Data Analytics

Excellent

Strategic Planning

Excellent

MS Office

Excellent

Regulatory Compliance

Excellent

COSO

Excellent

SOX

Excellent

Software

SAP

ACL

IBM

Advanced Excel skills

NetSuite

Sage

QuickBooks

Microsoft Visual Basic skills

Oracle

Accomplishments

Created Business Risk & Control Department and found recoveries of over $20M.

Significantly improved audit efficiency by 35% during first 12 months in position.

Developed financial models for the corporate restructuring project resulting in saving over $100M.

Established a Governance Framework, Audit Committee reporting requirements.

Talented risk and controls leader offering 20+ years of success in audit, finance and accounting. Offers proven ability to build effective teams. Collaborative communicator continually focused on building key relationships and promoting synergy across business lines to increase understanding of current and emerging risks. Certified in internal audit. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and driving overall operational improvements. Competent in working with new technology to bring concepts to fruition.

Work History

2018-11 - 2019-10

Head of Internal Audit

Paya, Atlanta, GA

Managed all risk assessments, developed audit plan, and issued final audit reports.

Conducted over 12 operational, financial, compliance and IT audits including reviews of operating system, data center, applications and networks.

Reviewed suitability of internal control design, determined compliance with policies and procedures, recommended corrective action.

2016-07 - 2018-08

Director, Quality Audit

Lincoln Financial Group, Atlanta, GA

Managed all risk assessments and audit plans; approved draft audit reports; completed final audit opinion and classification of issues and recommendations.

Directed IT audits and reviews of systems, applications and processes.

Managed hiring and training of approximately 21 in-house audit personnel; provided leadership, support, and coaching.

Worked closely with organizational leadership, including c-suite to strategically affect direction of operations.

2015-03 - 2016-03

Controller (Contractor)

KM Machine, Biscoe, NC

Introduced approximately 20 internal controls to monitor critical areas of financial control and devised management action plans to address risks or deficiencies.

Assisted in upper-level decision making by creating comprehensive financial reports and collaborating with finance and accounting departments.

Managed budgets, assets, portfolios, accounts payable and receivable and general financial reporting procedures.

2012-09 - 2014-10

Audit Director

GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC

Conducted interviews with key stakeholders to perform enterprise risk assessment.

Based on risk prioritization, developed annual audit plan.

Reviewed suitability of internal control design, determined compliance with policies and procedures and recommended corrective action.

Recruited, interviewed, hired and trained 10+ employees.

2009-07 - 2012-09

Director of Finance

GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC

Managed approximately 10 finance professionals.

Led all financial operations, directed corporate strategic financial planning, reporting, and structure.

Completed annual budget plans, forecasted trends and recommended changes.

Analyzed monthly financial statements against forecasts to prepare high-level variance analysis.

2008-11 - 2009-10

Senior Manager

GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC

Developed annual audit plan providing most economical and efficient use of audit resources.

Conducted approximately 15 operational, compliance, financial, strategic and IT audits, working with internal and external managers to communicate issues and recommendations.

Supervised five team of business risk professionals, reviewed reports prior to internal and external distribution.

Identified control gaps in processes, procedures, and systems through in-depth research and assessment and suggested methods for improvement.

2006-12 - 2008-11

Business Risk Manager

GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC

Conducted approximately 20 financial, operational and compliance audits, working with internal and external managers to communicate recommendations or issues surrounding audits.

Conducted IT audits and reviews of systems, applications in order to identify risks and evaluation level of compliance of policies, procedures, and standards.

Identified control gaps in processes, procedures and systems through in-depth research and assessment and suggested methods for improvement.

2004-06 - 2006-12

Audit Manager

Ernst & Young, Philadelphia, PA

Conducted enterprise risk management (ERM) and implemented internal control frameworks such as COSO for clients.

Conducted internal control evaluation and reporting (SOX).

Conducted internal audits and prepared detailed reports on findings.

Cultivated mutually beneficial relationships with clients and company financial officers to facilitate improved business operations.

Education

Bachelor of Science: Accounting

Norfolk State University - Norfolk, VA

Certifications

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)

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