Joseph Kinsella

Experience

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  Federal Signal Corporation

  Jan 1992 - Jan 2003

  MIS Manager

  ▪ Management of core IT services across 3 divisions of geographically diverse manufacturing organization▪ IT strategic planning, LAN/WAN design, oversight of information security▪ Guide technical teams to deliver 99.95% cumulative system availability▪ Disaster Recovery planning and EDI operational support

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  PRI Audit and Control

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Senior Information Systems Auditor

  ▪ Development of COBIT-based SOX and FDIC audit programs for manufacturing and banking clients▪ Interface between internal audit functions and external audit organizations for IT compliance efforts▪ Audit management functions included project planning, field team leader, and client presentations▪ Development of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans for banking clients

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  Texas State Bank

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  Corporate IT Audit Manager

  ▪ Development of technology risk assessment and IT audit program for regional financial institution modeled after FFIEC IT Examination Handbooks and meeting SOX and additional regulatory requirements▪ Interface with external audit entities and banking regulators for IT audit planning and reviews▪ Training and development of internal IT audit staff▪ Liaison to IT, Operations, and Financial management for audit plan, findings, and recommendations

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  Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

  Sept 2007 - Mar 2019

  Senior Director, Audit Services, Information Technology

  ▪ Refinement of technology risk assessment through alignment with COBIT and NIST control objectives▪ Application of Lean Six Sigma techniques to accelerate execution of audit methodology▪ Leadership role in the transformation of multi-market IT audit model to global IT Audit organization▪ Audit program planning and execution encompassing corporate and market technology environments▪ Program leadership of technology audit integration with finance, operations, and compliance audit functions▪ People development, recruiting, and career planning for globally distributed team Show less

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  Walmart Stores, Inc.

  Mar 2019 - Jan 2022

  Principal Technical Program Manager

  ▪ Design of an application risk scoring algorithm that incorporates business value and technology risk metrics to assign 8000+ enterprise applications to one of four risk classifications. Output from this model directs the prioritization of global application control assessment and remediation activities• Creation of an application intake process to proactively connect program management teams with appropriate compliance teams for controls discussions prior to implementation

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  Walmart Stores Inc

  Dec 2021 - now

  • Scoping and execution of the annual IT SOX program focused on identification of technologies that support critical SOX business processes and appropriate controls to provide reasonable assurance of financial data integrity• Close collaboration with internal & external audit, technology risk management teams, and technology/business stakeholders to support the performance of IT controls according to SOX compliance requirements• Senior leadership reporting of enterprise IT SOX control effectiveness, control failures, remediation efforts and impact on upstream business processes Show less

  • Director, Controllership

    May 2022 - now

  • Senior Risk Expert, Cybersecurity

    Dec 2021 - May 2022