Valentine Oliech
Pittsburgh
Summary
Forward-thinking individual with great understanding of auditing procedures. Offering more than 3 years of expertise of regulatory issue validation for large businesses. Known for accuracy, efficiency and team collaboration skills.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior
Ernst & Young LLP
2022.08 - Current
- Lead senior of North America region for a multinational financial and retail technology company where he is responsible for managing the engagement’s Staffs and other seniors, preparing for, and leading client meetings, updating the weekly status deck ahead of client status meetings, requesting documentation and following-up on requests, and performing first-level and final review of Business Process SOX testing.
- Provided post-SAP-go-live support for the RTR (Record to Report) function, particularly SAP 4 HANA GR/IR functionality. During this engagement, Valentine leveraged his existing experience, particularly his knowledge of SAP GRIR (Good Receipt Invoice Not Received) processes and experience performing GRIR reconciliations in the past. Particularly, he helped in identifying accounts that were wrongly mapped within the systems providing recommendations for the adjustments and correct accounts that transactions should be mapped to.
- Served as the lead Senior on Site Start-up Audit engagement for a Logistic Company where he was responsible for managing the engagement’s Staff, preparing for, and leading client meetings, updating the weekly status deck ahead of client status meetings, requesting documentation and following-up on requests, and performing first-level review of process flowcharts and the draft audit report. During this engagement, Valentine and the team evaluated existing processes and procedures with seven business processes including solution, pricing, IT (Information Technology) and operation implementation, invoicing (P2P (Procure 2 Pay) & OTC), implementation budget monitoring, and customer satisfaction. The team identified improvement opportunities and recommended best practices to mitigate risks associated with Governance oversight related to contract setup, pricing, and solution; Lost revenue and profit due to solution and contract terms; Ability to bill for overruns appropriately and accurately; and Customer satisfaction and retention.
- Assisted with the review of applications and implementation controls for a media and entertainment company. During this engagement, Valentine tested and
reviewed the ITACs to verify that they are operating effectively. Specifically, Valentine was involved in testing SAP 4 Hana and Ascend to ensure the configuration/coding cannot be manually by-passed within the system (without
utilizing appropriate change management processes) and access to the configuration/coding are governed by appropriate provisioning/deprovisioning/review controls. - Led a team of 4 EY personnel to provide internal audit co-sourcing for a multinational financial and retail technology company where he helped in review of SOX testing, developing staffs and seniors, and tracked issues that were
identified during testing to ensure that they were timely communicated to the Client’s internal control team. The team started from risk assessment where key controls were identified and tested to address the identified risks.
Audit and Assurance
Deloitte
2021.06 - 2022.08
- Supported management decision-making by providing accurate insights into the organization''s financial health through audit and assurance services.
- Participated in business development initiatives to expand the firm''s client base within the Audit and Assurance division.
- Ensured compliance with regulatory standards by conducting regular audits and updates to the information management system.
- Supported continuous improvement initiatives by participating in quality assurance audits, identifying areas for improvement, and contributing to the development of corrective action plans.
- Conducted thorough quality assurance checks on test materials, guaranteeing accurate and valid results for each assessment administered.
- Performed regular audits on approved applications to ensure adherence to established underwriting standards and regulatory requirements.
- Ensured compliance with federal, state, and local regulations by conducting regular audits and addressing any identified issues promptly.
- Assisted in conducting regular safety audits to ensure the work environment was compliant with all relevant regulations and standards, maintaining a safe working space for all team members.
Education
MBA - Accounting And Business Management
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA05.2021
Skills
- Effective Leadership
- Influencing skills
- Feedback Delivery
- Oral and written communications
- Regulations and compliance
- Audit management
- Decision-Making
- Team Collaboration
- Team Building and Leadership
- Risk Management
- Accounting Processes
Membership
A member of Ernst & Young Global Limited
Experience
Ernst & Young LLP, Lead Senior, Managing engagement’s Staffs and other seniors, Preparing for and leading client meetings, Updating weekly status deck ahead of client status meetings, Requesting documentation and following-up on requests, Performing first-level and final review of Business Process SOX testing, Provided post-SAP-go-live support for the RTR function, Leveraged existing experience in SAP GRIR processes and reconciliations, Lead Senior on Site Start-up Audit engagement for a Logistic Company, Managed engagement’s Staff, prepared for client meetings, and evaluated existing processes, Reviewed applications and implementation controls for a media and entertainment company, Tested and reviewed ITACs for effective operation, Led a team for internal audit co-sourcing for a multinational financial and retail technology company, Reviewed SOX testing and tracked issues identified during testing, Big Four Public Accounting Firm, Audit and Assurance, 1 year, Auditing Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR), Accounting Analysis within various industries, Multi-state Bank, Commercial Credit Analyst, 1 year, Assisted with development and implementation of Payroll Protection Program (PPP) Application
Timeline
Senior
Ernst & Young LLP
2022.08 - Current
Audit and Assurance
Deloitte
2021.06 - 2022.08
MBA - Accounting And Business Management
Duquesne University
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