Natalie W. Nussman
Audit Manager, Commercial banking
Columbus, OH · (614) 555 0121 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/nataliewnussman
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Twelve years in internal and external audit with five years managing audit teams
INDUSTRIES
Commercial banking, consumer lending, trust and wealth services
SPECIALTIES
Risk based audit planning, Sarbanes Oxley section 404 testing, lending audits
SYSTEMS
AuditBoard, Workiva, Archer, Tableau, Excel
CREDENTIALS
Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Public Accountant
TEAM
Six auditors and one data analyst
EDUCATION
Bachelor of science in accounting, Ohio State University
Results at a Glance
42
Auditable units
404
Testing over key
38 days
After moving workpapers
$68m
Commercial loans
Executive Summary
Audit manager leading internal audit at a bank holding company with 9 billion dollars in assets. Twelve years in audit, five of them managing a team. Owns the risk based audit plan, runs Sarbanes Oxley section 404 testing over financial reporting controls, and presents results to the audit committee each quarter.
Signature Achievements
- Built an annual audit plan from a risk assessment covering 42 auditable units and delivered all 24 planned engagements in the year.
- Directed Sarbanes Oxley section 404 testing over 210 key controls with no material weakness raised by the external auditors.
- Cut the gap between fieldwork close and report issuance from 38 days to 15 after moving workpapers into AuditBoard.
- Found a renewal gap that left 68 million dollars of commercial loans without an updated collateral valuation on file.
- Raised on time closure of management action plans from 61 percent to 94 percent over two audit cycles.
- Grew the team from three auditors to six and moved two of them into first line risk roles.
Professional Experience
Audit Manager
Scioto Valley Financial Group, Columbus, OH 2021 to present
Leads a team of seven covering credit, deposit operations, treasury services and financial reporting for a bank holding company with 58 offices.
- Prepares the annual risk assessment and audit plan approved by the audit committee.
- Supervises fieldwork on commercial lending, allowance methodology and branch operations.
- Manages Sarbanes Oxley section 404 scoping, walkthroughs and control testing against the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations framework.
- Reviews every report before issuance and negotiates management responses with business heads.
- Coordinates with examiners from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency during their supervisory cycle.
Senior Internal Auditor
Buckeye Central Bancshares, Dublin, OH 2017 to 2021
Led individual audits of lending, wire operations and vendor management at a bank with 2 billion dollars in assets.
- Ran eight audits a year from planning through report drafting.
- Tested key controls over loan origination, appraisal review and construction draw approval.
- Built a continuous monitoring report on dormant account reactivations reviewed each month.
- Coached two staff auditors through their first solo engagements.
Audit Senior
Olentangy Assurance Partners, Columbus, OH 2014 to 2017
External audit senior on engagements for community banks and closely held manufacturers.
- Planned and executed audit procedures over revenue, receivables and the allowance for credit losses.
- Supervised two staff accountants on each engagement.
- Prepared financial statements under generally accepted accounting principles for partner review.
Licensure and Certification
Certified Public Accountant, Accountancy Board of Ohio, license 0038421
Certified Internal Auditor, Institute of Internal Auditors, 2018
Member, Institute of Internal Auditors, central Ohio chapter
Education
Bachelor of science in accounting, Ohio State University, 2014
Core Skills
Risk based audit planning · Sarbanes Oxley section 404 testing · Commercial lending audits · Audit committee reporting · Control design assessment · AuditBoard · Workiva · Team supervision · Findings negotiation · Examiner coordination · Data analytics review