CHARLONDA M. DANDY
Severn,MD
Summary
Results-driven SOX and Internal Controls Leader with 20+ years of experience managing SOX/ICFR programs, internal audit operations, and enterprise risk assessments, including 10+ years with Deloitte. Proven ability to lead end-to-end SOX compliance cycles — from scoping and risk assessment to control design, testing, remediation, and reporting — while partnering closely with Finance, IT, and external auditors to ensure high-quality, timely, and sustainable compliance. Recognized for elevating control environments, reducing deficiencies, and driving remediation strategies that strengthen financial reporting integrity. Skilled in leading audit and SOX teams, reviewing workpapers and control documentation, and delivering clear, actionable insights to senior leadership. Adept at identifying and mitigating risks across financial processes, operations, cost, schedule, and quality, with a track record of improving control maturity and supporting scalable, well-governed SOX programs.
Overview
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Certification
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years of professional experience
Work History
Audit Manager, Internal Audit, Risk & Compliance
Deloitte & Touche LLP
04.2015 - 10.2025
- Selected Engagements
- SOX Compliance & Testing, United States Postal Service (USPS)
- Directed the Business Mail and Entity SOX cycles, working with key stakeholders to design, assess, and enhance internal controls for improved financial reporting and operational reliability. Managed end-to-end SOX/ICFR testing, documentation, and remediation while driving continuous improvement across the control environment. Collaborated with Accounting, IT, and external auditors to ensure high-quality, timely, and compliant deliverables. Performed internal audit fieldwork, prepared detailed workpapers, identified control deficiencies, and developed risk-based findings to improve operational effectiveness and audit quality.
- Key Achievements & KPIs:
- As team lead, supported key stakeholders remediating and redesigning revenue controls to address a Notice of Finding and Recommendation (NFR) impacting $54.5B in commercial revenue, improving revenue accuracy and securing full auditor sign-off on the redesigned commercial revenue analytic control for fiscal year 2016.
- Completed 100% Entity cycle SOX testing on schedule, improving documentation quality and reducing auditor requests through enhanced control narratives, evidence standards, and streamlined workflows.
- SOX/Internal Control Compliance, Department of Navy Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP)
- Oversaw audit remediation for U.S. Navy's NAVSUP command, addressing Notice of Findings and Recommendations (NFRs) from external audits. Led stakeholder engagements to assess processes, provide technical audit guidance, and implement remediation strategies. Developed key process documentation—including Narratives, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Desktop guides, Risk and Control Matrix (RCMs), and Flowcharts—to strengthen control design and audit readiness while driving timely corrective action plans to address identified gaps.
- Key Achievements & KPIs:
- Expanded the engagement team from 3 to 8 members in under a year at the client's request and became a trusted SOX/internal controls SME, delivering one-on-one training and leading 10 audit workshops that strengthened stakeholder capability, improved control execution, and increased client confidence in the program.
- Assigned 7 NFRs, including one Super CAP, and successfully closed 4 NFRs while downgrading a material weakness to a significant deficiency within a 12-month period through targeted remediation, strengthened control design, and sustained stakeholder engagement.
- Awarded the Top Practitioner Award for outstanding performance on the Navy account, earning the highest honor out of 15 nominees for expanding engagement work, strengthening stakeholder relationships, and delivering tangible, high-quality audit results.
- Internal Audit Engagement, Bank of America
- Executed walkthroughs, risk assessments, and control evaluations across key financial and operational processes, partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to validate control effectiveness and align on remediation strategies. Identified control gaps and translated findings into actionable recommendations that strengthened compliance and improved control performance, enhancing overall audit reliability.
- Key Achievements & KPIs:
- Maintained 90%+ quality scores on SOX test script development and testing execution, ensuring accurate, well-supported results and strengthening overall audit reliability.
- Internal Audit Preparedness, Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)
- Supported the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) in revising the DoD Financial Management Regulation (DoD FMR) and strengthening Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) program integrity. Conducted policy research across GAAP, FAR, Treasury, and OMB guidance to identify required updates and assisted leadership with final policy approvals. Led CARES Act compliance efforts by performing process walkthroughs, designing and implementing key controls, developing test scripts, analyzing data for materiality, and integrating new requirements with minimal operational disruption. Partnered with DoD Components to assess internal controls, evaluate compliance methodologies, and support responses to audit findings and open NFRs.
- Key Achievements & KPIs:
- Co-led the development and implementation of control testing and compliance procedures for $10.5B in DoD CARES Act funding, ensuring Components established effective internal controls and maintained full compliance with congressional requirements.
- Audit Assurance & Compliance, Department of Homeland Security Risk Management and Assurance Division (RM&A)
- Directed audit remediation and OMB A-123 internal control assessments for DHS's Risk Management and Assurance Division (RM&A) across multiple Components. Provided technical guidance on internal controls, reviewed Verification & Validation documentation for completeness, and supported monitoring of Mission Action Plans to resolve material weaknesses and significant deficiencies, contributing to enhanced compliance and operational accountability. Performed Test of Design and Test of Operating Effectiveness for key financial reporting controls, evaluated entity-level and process-level controls across Property Management, Budgetary Resources, Payments, HR, and Revenue, and advised DHS leadership on the impact of identified issues and deficiencies on DHS-wide ICFR.
- Risk Based Internal Audit Program, Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED)
- Supported the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) in executing its OMB A-123 Managers' Internal Control Program by leading assessments of key controls, evaluating operating effectiveness, and providing assurance over internal control objectives. Designed, implemented, and monitored control activities to mitigate financial and operational risks, ensuring alignment with compliance and reporting requirements. Identified risks impacting strategic goals, contributed to defining risk appetite and tolerance, and strengthened the organization's overall control environment. Partnered with leadership to enhance governance practices, improve documentation quality, and support a more mature, well-managed internal control framework.
Education
Master of Science - Cyber Accounting
University of Maryland Global Campus
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Business Administration – Accounting
Bowie State University
Skills
- Operational Compliance & Internal Controls (SOX, COSO)
- Audit documentation
- Audit planning
- Audit Quality Assurance & Professional Standards
- Internal control assessments
- Risk assessment
- Audit techniques
- Process evaluation
- Data analysis
- Staff training
Certification
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Pending August 2026
Timeline
Audit Manager, Internal Audit, Risk & Compliance
Deloitte & Touche LLP
04.2015 - 10.2025
Master of Science - Cyber Accounting
University of Maryland Global Campus
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) - Business Administration – Accounting
Bowie State University