Babila Lima
Ankeny,IA
Summary
AI governance and compliance professional with experience in NIST, OECD, and EU AI Act frameworks, policy documentation, audit coordination, approval workflows, and access controls that strengthen secure, cross-functional AI adoption. Experienced professional blending AI governance, accounting, and audit support
Overview
2
2
Languages
1
1
Certification
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
AI Governance Expert/Analyst
Babs AI Consulting
Ankeny, Iowa
01.2025 - Current
- Researched best practices in AI governance frameworks, including NIST, OECD, EU AI Act, and regional standards.
- Developed and implemented access control protocols for AI coding tools, enhancing compliance standards and ensuring secure usage across teams within 6 months.
- Managed documentation for compliance with governance standards, national policies, and regulations, ensuring alignment with best practices.
- Built approval workflows for agentic frameworks, streamlining documentation to enhance process compliance.
- Facilitated cross-functional workshops for technical training, enhancing risk management processes and promoting adoption of AI governance compliance standards.
- Supported cross-functional teams on analytics initiatives.
Senior Financial Accountant
Tower Resources Oil & Gas PLC
London, Texas
10.2015 - 12.2025
- Prepared IFRS financial statements for Tower Resources PLC group reporting.
- Reviewed financial journal entries for accuracy and compliance, ensuring integrity of general ledger postings.
- Reconciled balance sheet accounts across upstream exploration entities.
- Drafted monthly management reports for Tower Resources PLC leadership, providing insights for decision-making.
- Monitored cash flow forecasts for exploration and corporate spending.
- Collaborated with AI Governance Team on internal and external audits to ensure compliance and accuracy.
- Supported audit requests and resolved accounting queries with external auditors.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles standards.
Accounts Payable Supervisor
Glencore Explorations LTD
London, Texas
04.2012 - 09.2015
- Supervised accounts payable workflow for exploration operations and vendor payments.
- Coordinated payment runs and maintained accurate cash disbursement schedules.
- Reviewed invoices, coding, and supporting documents for Glencore Explorations LTD compliance.
- Reconciled supplier statements and resolved invoice discrepancies with vendors.
- Trained AP staff on policies, controls, and approval procedures.
- Supported month-end close through accrual reviews and liability reporting.
- Liaised with procurement and site teams on purchase order matching.
- Analyzed financial data to identify potential areas of cost savings.
- Researched past due invoices.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Finance
Oxford Brooks University
Oxford, AL06-2010
Associate of Science - International Finance
University of Buea
12-2009
Skills
- AI governance frameworks
- Regulatory compliance
- Access control protocols
- Risk analysis
- Risk mitigation
- Data integrity assurance
- System analysis
- Machine learning
- Policy documentation
- Process enhancement
- Continuous improvement
- Project management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Stakeholder communication
Languages
English
Professional
French
Professional
Certification
- ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
Affiliations
- Volunteer work at Welform MD. Assisting weight-loss patients
Timeline
AI Governance Expert/Analyst
Babs AI Consulting
01.2025 - Current
Senior Financial Accountant
Tower Resources Oil & Gas PLC
10.2015 - 12.2025
Accounts Payable Supervisor
Glencore Explorations LTD
04.2012 - 09.2015
Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Finance
Oxford Brooks University
Associate of Science - International Finance
University of Buea