Breann Griffin

Experience

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  Whitehall Biological Weed Control Corporation

  Jun 2006 - Sept 2007

  Consultant

  Consulted with private land owners and the Bureau of Land Management through on-site, one-on-one meetings regarding noxious and invasive weed control issues. Assessed the weed control needs, and designed biological control plans appropriate for the land and type of weed. After agreeing on an appropriate solution, implemented the solution on-site, and conducted follow-up interviews to ensure satisfaction.

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  United States District Court

  Jan 2009 - Jun 2012

  Administrative Assistant

  Assisted the Clerk of Court with various administrative tasks including drafting official correspondence, courthouse construction management, and organization. Filled in as Executive Assistant to the Clerk of Court for three months, effectively managing the office, and maintaining official mailings. In a public facing role, coordinated semi-annual Naturalization Ceremonies for newly naturalized citizens and Bar Admission Ceremonies for newly admitted attorneys.

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  Sunderland Martial Arts Academy

  Feb 2011 - Feb 2011

  Systems Analysis and Designer

  Worked one-on-one with the the owners of Sunderland Martial Arts Acadamy to gain an understanding of the business needs. Independently designed and built an MSAccess database to be used for input and storage of member data with invoicing and reporting functionalities. Through collaborative meetings with the owners, tailored the database to fit specific industry needs. Also built a user guide and trained the client in its use.

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  PwC

  Jul 2012 - Oct 2014

  Risk Assurance Experienced Associate

  • Lead engagement teams in executing audit work, provide real-time coaching, review work and maintain budget to actuals while demonstrating personal organizational, prioritization, project administration, and time management skills• Establish, cultivate and maintain strong client relationships from entry level to executive level personnel through personal communication, collaboration and gaining mutual respect • Collaborate with team members to perform risk based assessment over business and system processes that support financial reporting. Develop, write and execute streamlined operational testing procedures for IT General Controls and business process controls. • Formally document test of design and operating effectiveness procedures in order to clearly and concisely communicate findings with upper team management and client contacts• Flexibly perform work on both private and public clients ranging in size from small to Fortune 500 across Financial Services and Consumer Industrial Products and Services industriesFamiliarity with various ERPs, financial applications, and IT infrastructure systems including the following; Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), Lawson, SAP, AS400, Unix and Windows OS and SQL and Oracle database. Show less

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  First Republic Bank

  Oct 2014 - Oct 2018

  • IT Audit Manager

    Jul 2017 - Oct 2018

  • Senior IT Auditor

    Oct 2014 - Jun 2017
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  Charles Schwab

  Apr 2019 - now

  • Director, Internal Audit

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Senior Team Manager, Internal Audit

    May 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Senior Manager, Internal Audit

    Dec 2019 - May 2021

  • Manager, Internal Audit

    Apr 2019 - Dec 2019