ALLAN F DABRE
New Jersey,USA
Summary
With over 9 years of experience in risk management, IT audit, and controls implementation at PwC, Allan specializes in leading high-impact projects that enhance compliance, security, and operational efficiency. Expertise spans risk assessment, SOX compliance, Agile project management, and process optimization, driving the design and implementation of robust internal controls and compliance frameworks. Recognized for building strategic partnerships and fostering cross-functional alignment, Allan delivers measurable improvements in risk mitigation, audit quality, and process efficiency across complex, regulated environments.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Manager
PricewaterhouseCoopers
06.2015 - Current
- Established a second line of defense for telehealth and electric vehicle manufacturing companies, focusing on rigorous risk assessment and control monitoring. Delivered SOX compliance, facilitated flawless audits, and strengthened both regulatory and operational security in these high-stakes industries.
- Led a comprehensive Risk and Controls program for a global consumer goods company’s Salesforce environment, supporting ~22,000 users. Oversaw a team of 15 to implement 40+ controls covering business, IT, and interface processes, reinforcing SOX compliance, access control, and risk mitigation.
- Built partnerships with 10+ business and technology leaders to align on compliance objectives, resulting in improved adherence to protocols and faster, more consistent implementation across departments.
- Enhanced fraud prevention by implementing a balanced mix of manual and automated controls across critical processes, including a pricing override mechanism to reduce discrepancies. This approach minimized errors and saved $5M over 18 months.
- Facilitated over 30 cross-functional workshops with finance, operations, and IT to evaluate “Order to Cash” and “Procure to Pay” processes. Embedded SOX-aligned controls that drove $15M in savings through streamlined operations and effective risk management.
- Spearheaded a Salesforce security redesign to tighten user access controls and optimize permission management. Realigned profiles, permission sets, and permission set groups to meet role-specific requirements, reducing access-related incidents by 40% and boosting compliance audit scores by 25%.
- Established an Emergency Access Management (EAM) process to enhance change management, cutting downtime and speeding up response times during critical incidents. Enabled comprehensive logging for audit trails, further strengthening compliance and operational support.
- Applied Agile project management methods to compliance initiatives, allowing for early identification of scope changes and reducing project delays by 15%. This approach improved adaptability to functional updates that impacted compliance and controls.
- Developed analytics frameworks to monitor control effectiveness and track Key Risk Indicators (KRIs), elevating SOX reporting standards. Improved control assessment accuracy by 30% and increased audit quality scores by 10%.
Technical Product Specialist
Accenture
03.2010 - 08.2013
- Created detailed 10+ technical specifications and configured system settings to precisely meet business requirements, ensuring a robust and tailored SAP system implementation for SAP EHS module
- Conducted thorough training sessions for ~10 end-users on new SAP workflows and functionalities, ensuring a smooth transition and rapid adoption of the new system, thereby minimizing downtime and boosting productivity
Education
Master of Science - Information Management
University of Maryland College Park
College Park, MD05.2015
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering
University of Mumbai
Mumbai, India06.2010
Skills
- Risk Assessment
- Controls Implementation
- SOX Compliance
- Program Management
- Digital Transformation
- Controls Implementation
- Safe Agile
- SAP
- Salesforce
Extracurricular Activities
- Co-led a strategic AI initiative to drive business development, supporting the design and execution of proof-of-concepts (POCs) and practice growth strategies to expand PwC's service offerings.
- Oversaw screening interviews as part of PwC's talent acquisition strategy, evaluating and identifying high-potential candidates to support the firm’s growth and development objectives.
- Led campus recruitment initiatives across New York and Boston, building university partnerships and securing top talent for PwC’s intern program.
- Led audit and emerging technology training programs for new joiners and interns, fostering skills development and accelerating readiness for high-impact client engagements.
Certification
Salesforce Certified Administrator
Salesforce Certified Business Analyst
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Senior Manager
PricewaterhouseCoopers
06.2015 - Current
Technical Product Specialist
Accenture
03.2010 - 08.2013
Salesforce Certified Administrator
Salesforce Certified Business Analyst
Master of Science - Information Management
University of Maryland College Park
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering
University of Mumbai
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