My background….
I am fully qualified ACCA (2002) and spent over 10 years working in practice, before taking a leap into the world of Internal Audit, at Pilkington Glass Ltd.
In 2009, Pilkington became part of the NSG Group, resulting in the necessity for SOX compliance.
As internal audit manager, I was ultimately responsible for managing and delivering the annual business process controls SOX compliance attestation, including;
- Documentation and evaluation of risks
- Mapping of existing controls against COSO
- Controls testing
- Standardisation of output from three global teams (Europe, USA, Japan).
- In the early stages of the project I was also responsible for IT compliance.
In 2013 I took some time out to pursue a complete house renovation (overseas), before joining the internal audit team at Total Produce Ltd in 2015.
Both of the above Internal Audit roles involved extensive global travel, and I have been fortunate enough to conduct audit work in places such as Moscow, Buenos Aires, Sao Paolo, Tokyo and Las Vegas to name but a few.
In late 2017 I decided to take my career in a new direction, using almost 20 years of experience to benefit a wider audience, and have been a self-employed consultant since 1st January 2018.
Since 2018, I have undertaken a variety of projects. In addition to work for various internal audit clients, I also undertook a 10-month placement as an interim Financial Controller, to cover recruitment.