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Bryan Becker

Summary

Results-driven audit professional with strong IT and Business Process / Financial audit experience and knowledge. Effectively builds positive, collaborative, and productive relationships with stakeholders. Expertise in risk management, internal controls, and regulatory requirements. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Dependable and adaptable with keen ability to navigate changing needs. Known for analytical thinking, integrity, and effective communication.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Audit Manager - Executive Director

Wells Fargo
12.2021 - Current
  • Managed teams of auditors as the Auditor in Charge (AIC), ensuring accurate and timely completion of audit projects.
  • Developed comprehensive audit plans outlining scope, goals, budgets, timelines, and resource requirements for each project.
  • Coordinated with front-line, second-line, and audit teams throughout the pre-planning, planning, fieldwork, and reporting phases to ensure transparency and alignment throughout audits.
  • Developed deliverables such as announcement and engagement letters, planning memos, Process, Risk, and Controls (PRC), scope, and budget documents, status memos, walkthrough narratives, test programs and supporting documentation, Automated Business Controls matrices, Issue and Recommendation memos, and audit reports.
  • Provided up-to-date knowledge on operational and financial audits and best practices to ensure high-quality audit results were delivered consistently.
  • Implemented risk-based auditing strategies, resulting in identification of potential issues.
  • Enhanced audit efficiency by streamlining processes through development and implementation of new templates and guidance.
  • Evaluated effectiveness of internal controls by testing key controls across various business units within the organization.
  • Trained and mentored audit staff on audit policies, procedures, and methodologies to establish strong foundation for performance of audits.
  • Completed Annual Risk Assessments of Audit Entities.
  • Performed Change Management Risk Assessments (CMRAs) for over 70 projects. Coordinated with the Audit team stakeholders to input data into the project monitoring System of Record (SOR), align with stakeholders regarding risk assessment scores, and finalize scores in SOR.
  • Facilitated and performed Quality Assurance (QA) reviews of audit engagements to ensure standards were upheld and provide credible challenge.
  • Lead project audits to ensure implementations were appropriately developed and provided credible challenge to project teams, provided interim and final reports.
  • Completed issue monitoring and validation efforts


Senior Audit Leader (SAL) / AIC

Wells Fargo
04.2019 - 12.2021


See responsibilities identified under the Audit Manager - Executive Director / AIC role above.

IT SAL / AIC

Wells Fargo
05.2015 - 03.2019


See responsibilities identified under the Audit Manager - Executive Director / AIC role above. Additionally:


  • Performed as IT Issue coordinator for the ETAG Wholesale Banking team including identifying and tracking IT and LOB issues that require monthly and quarterly updates and interacting with team members and business partners to ensure updates were made timely. Communicated with scheduler to ensure timely issue validation scheduling. Performed tracking to ensure details for open issues and issues that were ready for validation. Coordinated with business and risk validation teams to obtain validation support and results.
  • Coordinated and / or presented during the annual Wells Fargo Enterprise Technology Audit Group (ETAG) Connection Conference / Training in 20-16 through 2018. Liaison and presenter for "Auditing Interfaces at Wells Fargo" module (2018). Other duties included developing presentation tracking template to ensure presentations met requirements, developing guideline document that was provided to presenters, coordinating with the presenters and Wells Fargo standards team to make updates to presentation power point documents as well as CPE questions, and ensuring presentations were completed in timely manner. Facilitated the presentations during the conferences.
  • Developed Operational Physical Security Audit Guidance including coordinating with ETAG management team to formalize and finalize the guidance.

IT Audit Supervisor and Team Lead

Colorado Office of the State Auditor, Denver, CO
10.2013 - 05.2015


Performed many of the functions identified in the Audit Manager - Executive Director roles above as well as:


  • Completed IT performance audits and Information Technology General Controls (ITGC) audits in support of annual financial audit.
  • Performed SSAE 16 — SOC 1 assessments.
  • Presented audit reports to the Colorado Legislative Audit Committee.
  • Developed ITGC audit program for the Colorado State Auditors Office and implemented the newly designed program as part of annual financial audit support.

IT Supervisor, Business Advisory Services

Hein & Associates
12.2012 - 11.2013
  • Managed and mentored teams of IT audit professionals, during audits, ensuring accurate and timely completion of audit projects and fostering growth in skills and knowledge.
  • Developed comprehensive audit plans outlining scope, goals, budgets, timelines, and resource requirements for each project.
  • Coordinated with clients throughout the pre-planning, planning, fieldwork, and reporting phases to ensure transparency and alignment throughout audits.
  • Developed deliverables such as announcement and engagement letters, planning memos, Process, Risk, and Controls documents, scope documents, budget documents, status memos, walkthrough narratives, test programs and supporting documentation, Automated Business Controls matrices, Issue and Recommendation memos, and audit reports.
  • Provided up-to-date knowledge on technology and business / financial audits and best practices to ensure high-quality audit results were delivered consistently.
  • Implemented risk-based auditing strategies, resulting in identification of potential issues.
  • Evaluated effectiveness of controls by testing key controls across various business units within the organization.
  • Trained and mentored audit staff on audit policies, procedures, and methodologies to establish strong foundation for performance of audits.


Associate and Senior Associate / Consultant

Grant Thornton LLP
09.2006 - 12.2012
  • Performed IT Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16 (SSAE 16) / SAS 70 (Statement on Auditing Standards 70) Readiness, Type I and Type Il engagements, IT FISMA (Federal Information Security Management Act) and FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program) Audits / Consulting and Sarbanes Oxley and Integrated Audit / External IT Audits, Process Improvement projects.
  • Developed comprehensive audit plans outlining scope, goals, timelines, budgeting, and resource requirements for each project.
  • Performed process walkthroughs, testing, writing business process narratives, assessing risk, analyzing control environments, testing, documenting and providing testing results to management.
  • Managed teams of auditors, ensuring accurate and timely completion of audit projects.
  • Coordinated with clients throughout the pre-planning, planning, fieldwork, and reporting phases to ensure transparency and alignment throughout audits.
  • Developed deliverables such as announcement and engagement letters, planning memos, Process, Risk, and Controls documents, scope documents, budget documents, status memos, walkthrough narratives, test programs and supporting documentation, Automated Business Controls matrices, Issue and Recommendation memos, and audit reports.
  • Performed auditing work in accordance with rigorous auditing standards and principles.
  • Managed multiple simultaneous audit engagements while maintaining strict adherence to deadlines and quality standards.
  • Provided up-to-date knowledge on operational audits and best practices to ensure high-quality audit results were delivered consistently.
  • Implemented risk-based auditing strategies, resulting in identification of potential issues.
  • Enhanced audit efficiency by streamlining processes through development and implementation of new templates and guidance.
  • Evaluated effectiveness of controls by testing key controls across various clients.
  • Trained and mentored audit staff on audit policies, procedures, and methodologies to establish strong foundation for performance of audits.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Metropolitan State College of Denver
Denver, CO
01-2006

Skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Adaptability
  • Collaboration
  • Time Management / Efficiency
  • Critical Thinking
  • Coaching / Training

Certification

  • Member of Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) since 2012 - ISACA ID 722619


  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) - Certification Number 12103738

Timeline

Audit Manager - Executive Director

Wells Fargo
12.2021 - Current

Senior Audit Leader (SAL) / AIC

Wells Fargo
04.2019 - 12.2021

IT SAL / AIC

Wells Fargo
05.2015 - 03.2019

IT Audit Supervisor and Team Lead

Colorado Office of the State Auditor, Denver, CO
10.2013 - 05.2015

IT Supervisor, Business Advisory Services

Hein & Associates
12.2012 - 11.2013

Associate and Senior Associate / Consultant

Grant Thornton LLP
09.2006 - 12.2012

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bryan Becker