It Auditor Senior

EBENEZER KWASI YEBOAH

347-***-**** adxg16@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Candidate with master’s and bachelor’s degrees in accounting and relevant IT Audit Cybersecurity experience combined with strong analytical, quantitative, teamwork, project management, and client services skills. Excellent interpersonal, communication and time management skills. Passionate about learning new things every day.

CONTROLS AND FRAMEWORKS

FISCAM OMB Circular A-123 SOX COSO COBIT SSAE 18 SOC 1& 2, FISMA RMF NIST SP 800-60, 800-53A 800-37, 800-30, 800-171, FIPS 199, 200, FEDRAM ISO 27001:2013, ISO 27002:2022, PCI DSS, HIPAA, HITRUST.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

Fordham University, Graduate School of Business, New York, NY

MS Professional Accounting

Relevant Coursework: International Accounting (US GAAP Vs IFRS)

Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business, Bronx, NY

BS Public Accounting

Member: Omicron Delta Epsilon, International Honor Society in Economics

ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) In Progress (Expected June 2023)

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) In Progress (Expected August 2023)

COMPUTER SKILLS

RSA Archer, Nessus, Service Now, CAATs, QuickBooks, Salesforce, Microsoft Suite, Wolters Kluwer ATX Tax

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Deloitte (Contractor), New York, NY

2021-Present

Senior IT Auditor

Participates in the scoping and planning of audits in kickoff meeting with key officials and the audit committee.

Facilitated the remediation of past due IT general controls on client engagements using POA&M management skills to obtain certifications within a shorter duration of employment.

Performs Internal and External Audit on Financial Statement, IT Audit engagements, Risk-Based audits, Substantive Testing of financial balances, analyzing deficiencies in ITGCs for State, Local, Government and Public Services (GPS), Financial and Consumer Services.

Performs government audits in accordance with OMB-133, “Yellow Book”, OMB Circular A-123, “Green Book” and OMB A-134 Cybersecurity frameworks.

Lead Sarbanes-Oxley SOX testing, enhancements, Operational controls, risk management, IT control governance relating to Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM), Federal Information System Management Act (FISMA), National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST), Cybersecurity controls and FFIEC standards.

Assists in audits related to IT process, infrastructure, ITGCs (Information Technology General Controls), pre and post implementation reviews in accordance with accepted professional standards and industry best practices.

Performs audit on enterprise-wide Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), COBIT, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Service Organization Controls (SOC) reports addressing Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting (ICFR).

JP Morgan Chase (Contractor), New York, NY. 2018-2021

Senior IT Risk & Audit Consultant

Conducted Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) on business partners and vendors across organizations and helped to reduce 120 findings on previous assessment to an acceptable level.

Mentored team members to complete projects on time. Trained an employee overseas by multi-taking and adjusting to time zone differences.

Used SIG questionnaire, performs due diligence on third party vendors to determine the effectiveness of their controls to protect the firm’s data, identifies any discrepancies and provides recommendations to management

Assessed BCP/Disaster Recovery (DR) compliance status of third-party vendors and communicated their status/impact to the firm’s BCP/DR team.

Identified Information Security & Business Continuity risks in compliance with Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) and made recommendations for corrective actions/mitigation of risks.

Performed audits on Cloud Computing Identity and Access Management Security Domain and Cybersecurity controls.

Reviewed Cloud Service Provider (CSP) controls in compliance with corporate security policies and procedures.

Ensured continuous monitoring of IT SOX compliance, COSO, COBIT, SSAE 16, SSAE 18, SOC 1/SOC 2, ISO 27001, 27002, information cybersecurity frameworks.

Evaluated the design of internal controls, proactively identified, and monitored IT systems and liaised with external auditors on operations that have direct impact on company’s financial statements.

Performed risk assessments by reviewing organizational policies, standards, and procedures in compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS).

Beak Business Solutions, LLP, Bronx, NY.

2012-2018

Accounting/Tax Manager

Prepared financial statements with disclosures and footnotes in accordance with US GAAP.

Increased Profits 15-20% by providing business advisory services to clients on proper bookkeeping/accounting.

Performed research on complex accounting issues for effective and efficient financial planning and reporting.

Reduced10-20% in tax liability for small and medium size businesses through tax research.

Increased tax refund 20-30% for families by applying accounting skills to complete relevant tax forms.

Administered online banking functions and reconciliations.

Supervised employees with General Ledger and Trial Balance duties.

Analyzed financial information to answer general questions and on specific accounts.

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