PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lead Internal Auditor 08/2013 – 04/2014
Mondo Convenienza Holding, Rome (Italy)
• Organized the start-up of the Internal Auditing Department introducing the risk-based approach into the company business model
• Designed and developed the Group Internal Audit Plan
• Coordinated audit and risk assessment processes, managed team works and reviewed the quality of work performed
• Delivered independent assurance over the design and effectiveness of internal controls
• Agreed and presented back findings and proposed action plans to Top Management
Internal Audit and Risk Management Senior Consultant 03/2011 – 08/2013
Ernst & Young, Rome (Italy)
• Assisted managers in technical proposal presentations to potential clients and supported the EY Risk Services Department in commercial activities
• Participated in the project planning phase and led teams in complex engagements
• Executed process and control reviews and designed annual internal audit plans
• Benchmarking internal control models and business processes assessed, against leading practices and international recognized methodologies
• Scheduled regular management and staff meetings to present audit findings and recommendations to improve risk management as well as individual or establishment’s accounting and management practices
• Led client’s new internal auditors, developed and delivered training regarding internal controls and risk management approach, across all levels of staff
Main clients served:
Finmeccanica Group, Ferragamo Group, Selex Galileo Ltd, Procter & Gamble, Shell, Daimler, AnsaldoBreda, SNAI Group
Internal Audit and Risk Management Consultant 05/2008 – 03/2011
Protiviti, Rome (Italy)
• Interviewed and documented the results of assessment with clients across a broad range of areas and processes (es: account payable, account receivable, supply chain, etc.)
• Analyzed and mapped business processes to identify key process and key risk indicators
• Tested the compliance and effectiveness of internal control system to laws and corporate procedures
Main clients served:
Enel Group, Impregilo Group, Vitrociset, TotalErg, Technicolor, Met-life Insurance, MBDA
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Economics and Management 03/2006 – 04/2008
Tor Vergata University – School of Economics, Rome, Italy
(equivalent to a Master of Science degree in Economics and Management from an Ontario university, as determined by World Education Services in Toronto, ON)
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration 08/2002 – 12/2005
Roma Tre University – School of Economics, Rome, Italy
(equivalent to a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from an Ontario university, as determined by World Education Services in Toronto, ON)
CIA Auditing Professional Designation 08/2014
English Language Certificates:
• IELTS: overall score – 6.5
• TOEFL: overall score – 95/120
• Diploma in Advanced English