Yamila Bara

• Assist in day-to-day execution of the SOX program; this includes SOX walkthroughs, control testing, deficiency evaluation and remediation testing of the Revenue and Receivables, Payroll, Purchase to Pay and Financial Closing and Reporting cycles.
• Document testing and prepare workpapers in AuditBoard.
• Conduct interviews with business partners to ask engaging question and quickly understand complex areas.
• Manage competing priorities, ensuring work is delivered on time, with quality.

• Assisted in performing end to end walkthroughs, identifying relevant controls and control gaps, developing risk and control matrices (RACMs) and process flowcharts for a client in the gambling industry. For this project I have also taken project management responsibilities.
• Performed RACM updates and the first review of process mappings for a company in the retail industry.
• Have coached new team members & peers through classroom training sessions & during conduct of audit.
• Well versed with processes such as P2P, O2C, Payroll and media.
• Key member on the Central Sox Audit team serving one of the key Global Media & Advertising Client. Performed multiple audits at various entities across UK, Europe & US. Responsibilities include, audit planning, field work control testing, preparation & presentation of draft report, accommodating Management responses, recommending Management Action plan and issue of Final Report.

• Actively involved in internal control evaluation, risk analysis and financial SOX audits for a world leader company in the advertising and marketing industry. Financial and internal control reviews in several companies of the group including onsite audits in US, Spain, France, Germany, Portugal, Ecuador, Poland, Czech Republic, Italy, Israel. Audited companies include research, production, media and SSCs.
• Throughout the project for a company in the telecommunications industry, performed remote SOX control testing for client's operations in El Salvador, Panama, Bolivia, Paraguay, Nicaragua and Honduras.

• As an external auditor, I was involved in the full audit of Financial Statements for companies in the Energy and Mining industry.