Megan Batlas

Megan Batlas

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Vice President at Morgan Stanley

  • Education

    • Dulaney High School

      2007 - 2011
    • University of Delaware - Lerner College of Business and Economics

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Operations Management
  • Experience

    • The University of Maryland Medical System

      Dec 2011 - May 2012
      IT Support Staff

      • Assisted with testing of Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system implementation.• Prepared implementation support materials in preparation of go-live.• Trained nurses and physicians on how to customize the Epic EMR tool in order to gain efficiencies.• Provided support post go-live for the implementation of Epic EMR software.

    • KPMG

      Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
      IT Advisory Intern

      • Performed testing of general IT controls in the areas of access management, change management, and computer operations.• Assisted various clients in mitigating risk in order to help their business thrive.

    • Bridgeforce

      Jan 2015 - May 2015
      Operations Intern

      • Completed various internal projects for a rapidly expanding consulting firm serving top financial institutions.• Performed financial cost analysis of various corporate credit card programs in order to select the most beneficial program.• Reviewed and approved employee expense reports as well as managed expenses for top executives.

    • KPMG

      Jul 2015 - Jan 2019

      Financial Statement Audit/SOX Testing:• Test and document controls across general IT control domains and business processes. Familiar with control best practices and scalability of IT controls for different sized IT departments.• Identify and document deficiencies and assess the potential risk posed to the reliability of the financial statements. Lead deficiency evaluation discussions with client contacts and Audit team partners.• Serve as the key point of contact for client interactions, including developing agendas and leading client reporting meetings.• Scope and develop test approach for newly on-boarded systems.• Perform and document analysis of SOC 1 reports for clients using hosted applications to provide user organizations with assurance of vendor controls.• Track and report budget to actuals. Update staffing plan and testing strategy based on results.Access Governance Consulting:• Facilitate client’s quarterly user access review process for approximately 250 reviews covering the application, database, and operating system levels.• Gather metrics for reporting to client’s upper management.• Manage both onshore and offshore resources.Internal Audit Services:• Conducted risk assessment of client’s IT environment and provided recommendations to client based on analysis.• Performed remediation testing across client’s infrastructure in order to ensure audit findings were rectified. Designed and implemented monitoring processes to prevent future audit findings. Show less

      • IT Advisory Senior Associate

        Oct 2017 - Jan 2019
      • IT Advisory Associate

        Jul 2015 - Sept 2017
    • Morgan Stanley

      Feb 2019 - now

      • Serve as Product Owner for Operational Risk technology products• Assist with the development and maintenance of the strategic program roadmap, project plans, and milestones• Gather business requirements, functional specifications, create test plans, and coordinate testing and signoffs• Perform user acceptance testing for the delivered solutions• Ensure key risks and issues are identified, documented, mitigated, and communicated in a timely manner• Execute on project management processes including risk and issue management, status reporting, and change control• Provide pre and post implementation support, including creation of training materials and user education• Provide business administration and support, including management and investigation of user issues, troubleshooting of user/business requests, and maintenance of reference data Show less

      • Vice President, Operational Risk Department

        Jan 2022 - now
      • Associate, Operational Risk Department

        Feb 2019 - Jan 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Project Management Professional (PMP)

      Project Management Institute
      Jun 2020