Eugenio Masis

Experience

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  Despacho Díaz & Villalta

  Apr 2002 - Mar 2005

  Auditor

  Initially performing as external financial audit assistant, later as senior auditor being responsible of conducting financial external audits by planning the review, executing the audit plan and reporting results.

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  Despacho Carvajal & Colegiados

  Mar 2005 - Mar 2006

  Auditor

  Support on external financial audits by evaluating the reasonableness of assigned financial accounts. As an audit team member, we covered several industries such as financial institutions, public entities, industrial, commercial businesses, non-profit organizations and professional associations.

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  Crowe Horwath Costa Rica

  Aug 2007 - Jul 2012

  Managed the implementation of external audits that verified the operating effectiveness of the AML program in accordance with Costa Rican regulation. The scope of this audits were focused on customer identification, transaction monitoring and suspicious activity reports, cash transaction reports, training, governance oversight, know your employee and correspondent banking. Customer portfolio covers financial institutions with consumer banking, insurance, fund pensions and markets business. Responsible of the external audit engagements with a wide range of industries as such financial institutions, public entities, industrial, real estate, commercial and agricultural. Responsible to plan audit scope, conduct fieldwork and report results in order to issue an independent opinion about the reasonableness of the financial statements.

  • Anti-Money Laundry Audit Manager

    May 2011 - Jul 2012

  • Senior Auditor

    Aug 2007 - Jul 2012
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  Walmart Mexico and Central America

  Jul 2012 - Jul 2014

  Senior Auditor

  Support on the reviews that covered financial, real state and inventory management processes for Central America and Mexico legal entities. Risk-based audit reviews were conducted according to internal audit methodology and US regulations, as applicable. Sarbanes-Oxley audit reviews required special attention in order to ensure internal controls were appropriately design and operating effectively for assuring the accuracy of financial reporting and disclosures.

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  Philip Morris International

  Aug 2014 - Aug 2016

  Supervisor Internal Controls

  Supervision of the appropriate implementation of the Chart of Controls that standardized the complying with local regulations and corporate policies. Accountable Central America legal entities by conducting internal audit reviews and continuous monitoring. As second line of defense we were required to innovate and add value to our stakeholders by not only conducting internal controls reviews but also by participating in some processes that require independent criteria and interpretation of policies; e.g. contracting suppliers, investigating employees’ behavior, and reviewing customer commercial programs. Show less

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  Citi

  Sept 2016 - now

  Financial Crimes Audit Manager

  Responsible to conduct Internal Audit (IA) reviews in accordance with established IA Methodology and professional auditing standards for evaluating that Central America and the Caribbean legal entities are complying with local and U.S. regulations including Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Bribery & Corruption and Sanctions. Internal audit reviews assessed the design and operating effectiveness of controls to mitigate the inherent risks relating to the AML Program established. In addition, as Audit Manager I am in charge of internal audit and regulatory issue validation, quarterly business monitoring and risk assessments. Show less