Delivering risk-based internal and IT audit and risk consulting services to clients, delivering findings at Board level. Engagements included an interim Head of Internal Audit role, a number of interim senior internal audit roles, an external quality assurance assessment for an internal audit team, providing training in risk based internal auditing and process improvement for internal auditors. Clients included a global financial services organization and several banks (Russia and East Africa).

Consulting team with responsibility for delivering internal and IT audit projects, and managing a team of up to 20 people. Projects included internal and IT audits, a major fraud investigation, controls reviews, development of standards for internal audit and risk management functions, a review of risk management processes and procedures. Clients included several banks, a hotel chain, a chemical wholesaler.

Delivering internal audits to Russian banks (AML, KYC, CDD, forex, liquidity management, market and credit risk, business process re-engineering etc.), a review of the implementation of an ERP computer system, a review of risk management and internal control procedures.

Director in the Performance Improvement team, initially for 2 years and then extended pending a potential relocation within the CIS. Responsible for leading a team of 20 providing a range of services including internal audit projects. Projects included audits of the internal control, financial reporting, risk management and IT for a number of financial services organizations within Russia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Poland, and Romania. Reported results at Board level. Clients included several major life and non-life insurance companies, several banks and a payments card processor.

within the Assurance and Advisory Services team, with responsibilities including ``people, training and quality'' and management of a team of 10-25 people. Scoped and led a large number of pre-acquisition, pre-sale and pre-IPO audit reviews of internal control, risk management, internal audit, IT and financial reporting arrangements. Led contracts for the development and delivery of risk-based internal audit plans, reporting results at Board / Audit Committee level. Financial services clients included major British, American, Russian, Ukrainian and African banks, major European, American and African insurance and re-insurance groups, mortgage processors, insurance claims processors, ATM management company etc.

Internal Audit Manager responsible for preparing risk assessments, annual audit plans (for the US and the UK), scoping and leading internal audit projects within the UK and Africa, and reporting to senior management. Identified weaknesses in the internal audit planning processes that resulted in key risk areas being overlooked. Subsequent internal audits identified very significant weaknesses within areas that had been assumed to be well controlled.

Manager within the Information Systems Assurance and Advisory Services practice, with responsibility for selling and leading the delivery of IT audit projects. Developed internal and IT audit strategies for a number of clients and led the delivery of the resulting audit plans. Led reviews of internal audit teams with a remit to assess scope for improvement.

South East team of 20 IT auditors, delivering services to the Police, Fire and Ambulance services and County, District and London Councils. Senior positions within internal audit teams in District Councils. Introduced state of the art (at that time) internal methodologies such as widespread use of computer assisted audit techniques, systems based contract auditing, automated working papers, quality management procedures. Developed internal audit strategies and plans, leading the delivery of projects.