The Institute of Internal Auditors Northern California East Bay Chapter NEWSLETTER

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1 The Institute of Internal Auditors Northern California East Bay Chapter NEWSLETTER Jason Philibert Issue 303 September 2015 President s Message Ruth Powell, Chapter President Greetings members, friends and associates of NCEB! All the hard work by your Chapter leaders is about to pay off! We are ready to present seven programs, three seminars and one social event for the upcoming year! Our first event of the year will be our September kick-off program on September 17 th from 2-4:30 at Chevron s Concord Auditorium. By popular demand we are bringing back our CAE Panel Discussion. Cheryl Louie, our VP of Programs, has secured a great group of CAEs to participate in an interactive discussion moderated by our very own past President Theresa Nidetz. Please come with all your questions for this knowledgeable panel! Please note that this will be our last event at the Concord facility as Chevron is moving our Audit department to San Ramon in the near future. We will be hosting events at Chevron and other facilities, so please be sure to note the location on our advertisements. As we have done in past years, at our September program we will distribute a calendar of events for the chapter year. For those who can t attend the program, we ll also post it on our website. Please take the time to mark your calendars for all of the upcoming sessions, so you won t miss any of our interesting and cost-effective events! The IIA periodically offers Members-only Webinars, the next scheduled webinar Financial Statement Fraud, is on October 20 th If you d like to find out more about this webinar, log into and click on Training & Events - elearning. An additional webinar is scheduled for November 17 th. If you are a CIA and are looking to serve our chapter, we have an opportunity for you! Our Certification Chair position is open. The Certification Chair is responsible for generating awareness of, and growing the IIA Global Certification Programs within our Chapter throughout the Certification Program lifecycle for both members and nonmembers of The IIA. The primary objective of this role is to help candidates pursuing their designation with ways to prepare, and study for the examination(s). The Chairperson must be a CIA. If you are interested in this role, please contact me for more information. Your leaders would love to hear any ideas and suggestions you might have to help us continually improve our chapter and remain a primary source for your CPE and professional development. Leader s are listed at the end of the newsletter or you can reach me at See you at our September program! Ruth Powell, Chapter President Northern California East Bay Chapter Programs Cheryl Louie, VP of Programs Welcome to the new NCEB year! We kick off our year on Thursday September 17 th with CAE Panel Discussion with Tom Austin (Cisco in San Jose), Dan Samson (SRI International in Palo Alto) and Perry Liu (AAA in Walnut Creek) with our Moderator, Theresa Nidetz. The location is Chevron Concord Auditorium from 2 4:30pm. Come and learn about these companies and how these CAE s run their departments. Hear what they

2 SEPTEMBER 2015 PAGE 2 have to say about career planning and what advice they can give to you. Make sure you have your questions ready and ask away. So don t forget to sign up. Remember you must pre-register. There are no drop ins. Registration closes at 10am September 17 th. See you at our first program! Cheryl Louie, VP of Programs Ahmad Ghafouri Academic Relations Below are two volunteer opportunities for our Chapter members to participate at Meet the Firms events at San Francisco State University (SFSU) and California State University, East Bay (CSUEB) in September and October. This is a great opportunity for us to meet many students at the same event. SFSU September 22, 2015 (6-9pm) CSUEB October 6, 2015 (6-9pm) If you re interested to volunteer at either one of these events, please let me know. Ahmad Ghafouri, Chevron aghafouri@chevron.com Employment Opportunity The City of Oakland is currently recruiting for an Auditor for the Office of the City Auditor. The successful candidate will assist with conducting audits of all City operations, financial analysis and/or proposed major expenditures and ballot measures. Auditor I Entry level position Minimum requirements include a Bachelor s degree in accounting, economics, public policy, public administration, or a related field. A Master s degree and possession of a professional designation as a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Governmental Auditing Professional, Certified Information Systems Analyst, Certified Government Finance Manager or Certified Fraud Examiner are desirable. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of principles and practices of accounting and auditing, research techniques, performance measure systems, analysis, quantitative techniques, report writing and municipal government operations. Strong computer, communication, interpersonal, collaboration and analytical skills are essential. To apply and view current openings visit our employment opportunities webpage at: t.cfm. You may also contact Stephen Lawrence at (510) for information. EOE Employment Opportunity 2 Senior Auditor (Temporary Assignment) Location: San Francisco CA US Job Type: Full-time Job Description: The Gymboree Corporation is the leading specialty children s retailer with over 1,200 stores domestically and internationally and generating over $1 billion in sales annually. The Gymboree Corporation continues to grow and expand at a rapid pace but without sacrificing our commitment to quality. Most of all, we pride ourselves in hiring great people with the talent it takes to keep up with our growth. An excellent opportunity exists to join the Internal Audit team of a $1B+ retail Company. This is a rare opportunity at the senior auditor level to be highly visible to the executive management team and have an immediate impact on the organization. This role will primarily focus on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance activities, but may expand to include partnering with the broader Finance organization to drive process improvement and standardization as well as internal audit projects. Working under the guidance of the Senior Internal Audit Director and Internal Audit Senior Manager, your responsibilities will include: partnering with management to ensure compliance with a robust control environment and efficient operating practices. evaluating the adequacy of the design and operational effectiveness of the Company's internal controls and processes through walkthroughs, testing of controls and continuous

3 SEPTEMBER 2015 PAGE 3 monitoring of control compliance and reporting results to all levels of Company personnel. promoting internal controls awareness, and, as needed, perform various types of financial and operational audits. acting as a liaison and coordinate activities with third-party auditors and process owners to enable completion of testing by deadlines. maintaining the master company-wide Risk Control Matrix and leading the quarterly selfassessment process with all control owners. establishing risk based audit plans. reviewing test results as well as performing tests of company policies, procedures and internal controls in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (404) guidelines. performing control remediation testing, assisting in maintaining the Deficiency Log, and aiding in deficiency reporting tasks. ensuring compliance with accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls. managing multiple priorities/projects timely including ad-hoc projects, as needed. The Senior Auditor will work closely with various levels of management, auditors and accounting personnel as a member of our Corporate Finance department. This is a hands-on position that requires an individual with a demonstrated ability to work independently and analyze, investigate and resolve operational and accountingrelated issues with many internal and external contacts. This candidate will be extremely flexible; enjoy a startup mentality and environment that changes dayto-day; and will assume positive intentions at all times. Candidates who are personable, open to learning, collaborate well with others and have a positive attitude, and are more apt to saying yes or we ll find a way (rather than no or that s impossible ) will be at the top of our list. Demonstrated audit / SOX controls testing experience with the ability to apply the principles in business. Flexible and have the ability to adapt quickly to changing work environments / priorities and tight deadlines. Superior verbal and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal, presentation, and influencing skills with some experience dealing with people of various levels of seniority. Strong team player, analytical, and organizational skills are also a must. Ability to balance quality of work with speed of execution, good problem solving skills, and out-of-the box thinking is required. Should have good knowledge of accounting and the ability to analyze processes and provide recommendations for improvement of accounting practices, controls and efficiencies. Strong computer skills: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio and Access required. Retail industry experiences a plus. Oracle experience a plus. Principals Only. EOE. No phone calls please. Apply Please send your announcements, articles, employment advertising and other information to the editor, Jason Philibert at: Jason.philibert@trinet.com Visit the NCEB Chapter Website by scanning the QR code below with your smartphone! Job Requirements: Bachelor s degree in Business, Finance, and Accounting related field, or equivalent experience. Certified Public Auditor (CPA) and/or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) strongly preferred. Minimum of three to five years of internal or external audit experience, including exposure to Sarbanes-Oxley Sections 302 and 404 and COSO.

4 SEPTEMBER 2015 PAGE NCEB BOARD BOARD OF GOVERNORS O F F I C E R S Chapter President Ruth Powell RuthPowell@chevron.com VP of Programs Cheryl Louie clouie2@stanford.edu VP of Seminars Mushtari Nagpurwala mushtari.nagpurwala@sri.com Treasurer Andrea Chiapello Andrea.chiapello@elliemae.com Assistant Treasurer Catherine Blackmon catherineblackmon@chevron.com Secretary Scott Lowry Scott.lowry@appdynamics.com P A S T P R E S I D E N T S Paul Becker pbecker@chevron.com Tracy West Tracy.West@delmonte.com T E R M G O V E R N O R S Term Expires in 2016 Kendall Tieck Jason Philibert Perry Liu Vin Taneja kendall.tieck@workday.com Jason.philibert@trinet.com Perry.Liu@goAAA.com taneja1@llnl.gov Term Expires in 2017 Theresa Nidetz Paul Schafer Kirk Rehage Tom Crane tnidetz@comcast.net schafer2@llnl.gov kirkrehage@chevron.com tcrane@ortc.com Term Expires in 2018 Marina Gouchian Open Jeff Romano Brenda Roberts marina.gouchian@e-arc.com JeffRomano@chevron.com brenda_roberts@att.net

5 SEPTEMBER 2015 PAGE 5 OTHER CONTACTS C H A P T E R R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S District Representative Kara Giano KGiano@golden1.com C O M M I T T E E C H A I R P E R S O N S Academic Relations Ahmad Ghafouri aghafouri@chevron.com Audit Committee John Pingatore JPingatore@ortc.com CIA Certification Open Chapter Achievement Program Bill Warner William.warner@chevron.com Newsletter Editor Jason Philibert jason.philibert@trinet.com Membership Marina Gouchian marina.gouchian@e-arc.com Web Site Bill Warner William.warner@chevron.com Hospitality Shannon Wilhite Shannon.Wilhite@delmonte.com Nominating Committee Record Retention Committee Tracy West Paul Becker Ruth Powell Theresa Nidetz Bill Warner Gabrielle Middelton Tracy.West@delmonte.com pbecker@chevron.com RuthPowell@chevron.com tnidetz@comcast.net William.warner@chevron.com gabriellefmiddleton@gmail.com Academic Board Advisor Nancy Mangold nancy.mangold@csueastbay.edu