Experience

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  Deloitte

  Mar 1994 - Mar 1998

  Auditor

  Supported the planning and execution of external audits for large corporate entities including CSR and BHP. Completed the Deloitte Graduate Program and attained membership to the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia.

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  Rsa

  Mar 1998 - Jan 2003

  Audit advisor, royal sunalliance group internal audit

  Planning and executing internal audits of Royal SunAlliance Asia Pacific operations. Conducting General Insurance underwriting audits of Royal SunAlliance Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines and New Zealand. Conducting audits of Life Insurance, Wealth Management and Investments Back Office in Australia and New Zealand.

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  Suncorp group

  Jan 2003 - Dec 2015

  Leading audits to assess the quality and effectiveness of internal control frameworks, risk management and governance systems of Life Insurance Underwriting, Life Insurance Claims, Life Reinsurance, Superannuation Administration and Trustee Management, Financial Advice operations as well as Personal Lines and Commercial Insurance Distribution. Developing and executing audits to assess the quality and effectiveness of internal control frameworks, risk management and governance systems of Promina’s Life Insurance Underwriting and Claims divisions in Australia and New Zealand, Superannuation Administration and Accounting and Investment Back Office operations. Designing and leading audits Promina’s financial planning groups and personal lines businesses including Shannons, AAMI, NTI, Covermore.

  • Senior Audit Leader, Suncorp Group Internal Audit

    Aug 2008 - Dec 2015

  • Senior Auditor, Promina Group Internal Audit

    Jan 2003 - Aug 2008
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  Zurich australia

  Jun 2016 - now

  Audit manager

  KEY RESPONSIBILITIESHead of Audit for Zurich Assure since 2022. APAC co-lead of Zurich GA Centre of Excellence for Risk and Compliance since 2023. Leading audits to independently assess the quality and effectiveness of internal control frameworks of Life Insurance, Financial Advice, General Insurance and Wealth Management value chains.Collaborating in dynamic audit planning while incorporating inputs from multiple stakeholders.Designated 'Report Writing Champion' for Zurich GA APAC supporting high quality communication of control and risk themes. Providing clear, concise and timely content to senior management and Board Audit Committees. Creating and delivering knowledge sharing sessions for the Australian and wider APAC Audit Teams. Leading audit teams and developing audit staff capability, ensuring ongoing management and audit quality. KEY ACHIEVEMENTSExpertise in auditing M&A transactions and successfully executing pre-completion audits of OnePath Life and the post-acquisition audits of Macquarie Life risk business. Designing adaptive audit programs to evaluate integration programs and controls including the program governance framework, post acquisition assessment of due diligence assumptions, benefit identification and tracking, program management and the implementation of Transitional Service Agreements. Created and delivered ZED Talk (modelled on TED Talks) on auditing M&A transactions.Supporting business transformation through enterprise-wide audits of complaints and AML/CTF programs. Applying technical and regulatory knowledge to conduct deep and effective assessments of the control environment and considered business insights. Effective delivery of audit insights in Financial Advice, Claims, Underwriting and Distribution with consistently positive feedback. Show less