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Internal & External Audits / Analysis / Risk Assessment / International / SOX / IFRS Project Management / Policy Development / Accounting & Regulatory Compliance Performing audits across diverse business operations, I have provided objective evaluations, and identified improvement opportunities that strengthened internal controls, enhanced performance, and reduced costs. I ensured risks were overcome and company goals and objectives were achieved with value-added ideas and solutions. Key strengths include: * Ensuring financial and operational audits are compliant with GAAP and SOX * Evaluating the effectiveness of controls in place to minimize significant risk exposure * Implementing new processes, systems and compliance programs on-time and budget * Obtaining executive / Board buy-in for constructive change My Masters in Accounting is from Eastern Michigan University, and my BS in Criminal Justice is from Michigan State University. I am a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Fraud Examiner, and hold Accreditations in Internal Audit Quality Assessment / Validation, Control & Risk Self-Assessment, and Advanced Control Design.