Internal Auditor

JOBY JACOB

**** *. ******* #*, ******* IL, ****3 • Cell 847-***-**** • *******@*******.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sara Lee Corporation, Downers Grove, IL

Finance Auditor August 2007 – Present

 Audited the accounting and financial data of various divisions and subsidiaries of Sara Lee Corporation, revenues annually totaling $13B, to provide reasonable assurance that accounting and financial data are accurate and compliant with US GAAP.

 Executed process audits for various divisions and subsidiaries of Sara Lee Corporation to provide reasonable assurance that an adequate and effective system of internal controls is maintained.

 Identified improper accounting or documentation, researched issues, and made recommendations to improve policies and procedures accordingly.

 Tested Sarbanes Oxley internal controls to provide reasonable assurance of compliance with government regulation.

 Responsible for assessing internal risk of divisions and subsidiaries of Sara Lee Corporation and developing corresponding audit programs.

 Worked in teams of 3-6 to implement audit programs.

 Interacted with senior management, legal department, and division personnel to discuss audit issue points, recommendations for issue resolutions, and action plans.

 Managed interpersonal and professional contact between team members and client management through the use of engagement opening meeting presentations, status updates, memos, audit reports, and engagement closing meetings.

 Worked with outside auditors (Price Waterhouse Coopers) to support the external auditing function.

 Provided detailed work paper documentation to ensure audit procedures were adequate and can be re-performed.

Sara Lee Corporation, Downers Grove, IL

Staff Accountant July 2005 – August 2007

 Responsible for managing day to day cash wired activity

 Responsible for determining variances between Sara Lee Corp and other divisions

 Complete month-end tasks and reports (i.e. journal entries, account reconciliations of balance sheet accounts, and run non operating companies financial statements)

 Prepared yearly budgets for non operation companies

 Review monthly departmental statement for accuracy and reasonableness

Sara Lee Coffee and Tea, Rolling Meadows, IL

Staff Accountant February 2004-July 2005

 Handle 80% of month end journal entries for Douwe Egberts Coffee Systems (DECS).

 Responsible for bank, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and various other reconciliation on the DECS ledger.

 Responsible for the disbursement account reconciliation for Sara Lee Coffee and Tea.

 In charge of DECS year end tax reporting kit that rolled up to Sara Lee Corporate.

 Assisted with internal control testing when needed.

 Formatted travel and entertainment expense spreadsheet for DECS and help distribute to the right personnel.

EDUCATION

Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL

 Bachelors of Science in Accountancy December 2003.

 Currently perusing CPA certification.

SOFTWARE

 Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

 SAP Enterprise Application Software.

 Hyperion

 JD Edwards

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

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