Printer friendly ]Freelance IT Auditor Slough, Buckinghamshire, UK
I am an experienced and highly versatile Senior IT Auditor with a proven track record of successful contract and assignment delivery for many organisations over the last 19 years.
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| Hourly Rate / Cost: | £50.00 per hour (ex. VAT) |
| Daily Rate / Cost: | £400.00 per day (ex. VAT) |
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| Seller ID: | 253777 |
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CV | 
SkillsCV (Curriculum Vitae) / Résumé
Commercially astute and results orientated with a strong technical background and a strong emphasis on goal directed solutions.
Expertise in development of risk analysis programmes, auditing, periodic audit reviews, control systems, troubleshooting, issue resolution, system security, data analysis, reporting, technical documentation, physical installation reviews, software development, preparing & presenting training, coaching, efficiency, reliability, configuration & change management, business development, management support & resource planning. Highly experienced user of CAATs (IDEA) software.
More recent audit experience is within the finance industry, but previous audit work includes retail and local government.
Employment History
(Aug 2007 to Sep 2007)
IT Auditor
• Responsible for performing a full audit of a 3 tier cross-border settlement application
• Appointed to investigate security, change management, release management, performance & capacity management, organisation & structure & user documentation
(May 2006 to Mar 2007)
IT & Data Systems Manager
• Responsible for IT & data support & creating review files for duplicate payment recovery
• Utilised IDEA, Word, Excel & other tools to complete tasks within stringent timescales
(Feb 2004 to Apr 2006)
Computer Auditor
• Responsible for auditing of computer installations & systems in Swindon & Northampton
• Appointed to carry out a variety of audits & train junior staff auditors to perform these
(Apr 2003 to Jan 2004)
Computer/Business Auditor
Swindon Borough Council• Responsible for compiling the audit universe through developing IT audit strategy
• Appointed to carry out audits across all departments ensuring compliance was met
• Utilised IDEA for computer audits and transferred files over with use of ODBC
• Successfully trained staff to identify potential system risks & computer audit techniques
Professional Qualifications
• CISA fully accredited
• QiCA (Qualification in Computer Auditing)
• KPMG – Information Risk Management 1, 2 & 3
• Appraisal, Interviewing & Performance Improvement
• Introduction to Computer Auditing (IIA foundation course)
• Attended Seminars on Fraud, security, audit techniques & attendance at COMPACS
• TOPS Cobol Programming, Applications Systems Design, ICL System Control Language, IDMS-X Transaction Processing Management System
Additional Information
TECHNICAL
• Application Software: IDEA, VISIO, Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint
• Hardware & Operating Systems: Windows NT/server, NT/workstation, Windows 9x, 2000 and XP, Novell, Unix, Experience of Burroughs, Honeywell, IBM, ICL, Tandem, Stratus, VME 2900, ICL TPMS, VME/B, MVS, OS/400 operating systems & utilities
AUDITING
• Carrying out risk based audits to gain information to provide accurate & timely reports
• Utilised IDEA software for CAATs on a wide range of applications to improve accuracy
• Excellent knowledge of testing physical and logical access and security for businesses
• Performing reviews on certain projects to ascertain processes, security & data risks
• Championed auditing strategies ensuring they were in compliance with regulations
• Successfully trained and mentored staff to carry out various audits when not present
• Reviewed negotiations for outsourcing and the renewal software maintenance contracts
CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP
• Ability to deliver high levels of customer service & support to all clients cost effectively
• Establishes develops and maintains strong, effective, working relationships with clients
• Utilises experience & communication skills to guarantee the effective handling of issues
COMMERCIAL MANGEMENT
• Experienced and trained in business systems development and implementation
• Consulted and advised a wide variety of businesses across a spectrum industry sectors
• Proven ability to improve the overall efficiency and reliability of business systems
EARLY CAREER INCLUDES:
• COMPUTER AUDIT CONSULTANT – Alpa Solutions Ltd
• INFORMATION RISK CONSULTANT – KPMG
• SENIOR COMPUTER SYSTEMS AUDITOR – Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society
• AUDIT TEAM LEADER – Bankers Automated Clearing Services (BACS)
• AUDIT TEAM LEADER – Nationwide Building Society
• COMPUTER AUDIT MANAGER – Town & Country Building Society
• COMPUTER AUDITOR – Saffery Champness
• COMPUTER AUDITOR – Armitage & Norton
• DP AUDIT MANAGER – House of Fraser
• ANALYST / PROGRAMMER – Dixons Limited
• JUNIOR ANALYST / PROGRAMMER – Fine Fare Limited
• TRAINEE PROGRAMMER – Training Services Agency
• DEBT CONTROLLER – Manpower Limited
• ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT – Normans Garages Limited
• ASSISTANT LEDGER CONTROLLER – Calor Group
• ACCOUNTS CLERK – National Adhesives Ltd
Assignment History
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- Data Governance Auditers: I require a freelance Auditor immediately for Data Governance Auditing, including reclaiming royalties for the end client and security auditing. Data auditing experience is essential. Please apply for more details.
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