CAROL BRUNSDEN
Monroe Township,NJ
Summary
CPA professional with deep expertise in Internal Audit, Business Consulting, and Finance. Diverse industry experience in Sarbanes Oxley (SOX), risk management and business process. Effective team contributor with strong time management and project management skills. Brings positive attitude, integrity, and commitment to continuous learning and growth.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Financial Audit Consultant
Kidzdent Children's Dental, P.A.
07.2025 - 12.2025
- Generated audit plans to perform initial audit prior to JV formation.
- Initiated company documentation by assessing risks and creating strong internal controls
- Achieved timely resolution of outstanding audit issues through diligent follow-up activities with management.
Senior Internal Auditor - Sox Lead
Toyota Financial Services
01.2024 - 09.2024
- Serving as Sox Lead collaborator with ERP Team organized to ensure effective implementation and design of IT controls for new insurance products and systems.
- Prepared comprehensive audit planning documents and Risk Control Matrix (RCM), narratives, flowcharts, and test plans prior to conducting audit testing.
- Presented clear, concise audit findings to senior management, offering actionable recommendations for improvements.
Audit Manager
Clark Davis
08.2022 - 02.2023
- Developed initial process mapping documents including narratives, flowcharts, internal controls and RCM for R2R P2P, FSCP. ensuring robust risk management for organization.
- Evaluated effectiveness of internal controls by testing key controls across various business processes within the organization.
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
- Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations.
Senior Analyst, Internal Control and Compliance
Dow Jones & Co
04.2017 - 12.2021
- Prepared the annual design effectiveness for selected process reviews preceding process walkthrough, risk assessments, flowcharts, control testing and issue resolution.
- Worked closely with E&Y to conduct testing in accordance with their test plans facilitating a 15% reduction in audit costs.
- Analyzed AR chargeback monthly reconciliations with v-lookups and pivot tables to remove six month backlog exceeding 1M transactions
- Prepared and presented comprehensive reports to upper management covering issues and recommendations.
Business/Risk Management Consultant
Public Service Electric & Gas
02.2014 - 01.2016
- Summarized energy efficiency solar loan programs with narratives and Visio diagrams.
- Conducted compliance review of PJM Market Trading system risk and controls to ensure compliance with regulations and best practices.
- Prepared Report Packages for Solar Loan data producing comparative month over month analysis for the Board of Public Utilities.
- Completed accounting analysis from Track Smart system data report summarizing complete solar loan ad hoc analysis by program and project size.
Financial Lead Consultant
American Water Enterprise
07.2013 - 01.2014
- Collaborated with Business/ IT Cross Functional Team to complete process mapping documents, Visio flowcharts, evaluating risks and necessary internal controls before implementation of new ERP system.
- Documented and presented security module training for SMEs to complete roles, duties, and permissions.
- Streamlined regulatory reporting procedures ensuring timely submission of accurate data to relevant authorities.
SOX Compliance - Consultant
Dun & Bradstreet
03.2012 - 02.2013
- Completed Walkthrough and SOX 404 Testing for business and IT application controls, ensuring compliance and effectiveness.
- Prepared documentation and records for upcoming audits and inspections and enhanced Risk Control Matrix (RCM) .
- Provided detailed internal management reports, including summaries of audit deficiencies, to identify gaps and areas for improvement.
Sox Compliance Manager
Volt Information Sciences
07.2005 - 05.2011
- Designed projects plans to implement audit repository for risk, internal controls, test plans, test results, issues and remediation.
- Provided training program including mentorship for staff on compliance standards and best practices.
- Conducted process walkthrough to update narratives, Visio flowcharts and RCM for current year SOX 404 audit testing ensuring control efficiency and effectiveness.
- Prepared and presented comprehensive reports to upper management covering issues and recommendations.
Education
MBA - MIS
PACE UNIVERSITY
New York, NY01-2020
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ01-1985
Skills
- Microsoft Office - Excel, Word, and Visio
- Peoplesoft, SAP
- Salesforce
- Arriba
- Audit Board and Lucid
Certification
CPA License, 073615, Certified Public Accountant
Timeline
Financial Audit Consultant
Kidzdent Children's Dental, P.A.
07.2025 - 12.2025
Senior Internal Auditor - Sox Lead
Toyota Financial Services
01.2024 - 09.2024
Audit Manager
Clark Davis
08.2022 - 02.2023
Senior Analyst, Internal Control and Compliance
Dow Jones & Co
04.2017 - 12.2021
Business/Risk Management Consultant
Public Service Electric & Gas
02.2014 - 01.2016
Financial Lead Consultant
American Water Enterprise
07.2013 - 01.2014
SOX Compliance - Consultant
Dun & Bradstreet
03.2012 - 02.2013
Sox Compliance Manager
Volt Information Sciences
07.2005 - 05.2011
MBA - MIS
PACE UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Rutgers University