Gbemisola Aragbaye-Ajayi
Glendale,AZ
Summary
High-achieving GRC Analyst with years of experience in ensuring regulatory compliance and mitigating risks in changing environments. Proficient in interpreting and implementing frameworks such as (GDPR, HIPAA, COBIT, COSO, HITRUST, and SOX) and IT Security Frameworks (ISO27001, GLBA, NIST, SOC2, CIS Control, and PCI-DSS), ensuring compliance and risk management strategies. Achieved a 98% compliance rate across various audits, reducing noncompliance incidents by 25%. Expertise in developing and maintaining security policies and procedures, resulting in a 30% decrease in security incidents.
Overview
1
1
Certification
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Policy and Compliance Analyst
- Integrated compliance practices into business operations, increasing data protection and privacy measures by 50% and achieving 100% adherence to evolving regulations.
- Leveraged direct care experience to shape policy decisions, boosting patient safety and care quality, and reducing compliance incidents by 40%.
- Navigated complex compliance frameworks (ISO27001, GLBA, NIST, CIS controls, PCI-DSS, GDPR, HIPAA, SOX), attaining a 95% compliance rate.
Financial Analyst
Boeing | Aerospace USA
06.2023 - Current
- Generated accurate financial forecasts, annual business plans, and rolling plans, achieving a 15% reduction in budget variances through detailed variance analysis and account reconciliation.
- Created comprehensive materials for management reviews and meetings, contributing to strategic decisions that increased operational efficiency by 10%.
- Delivered crucial business insights and prepared over 50 ad-hoc reports, aiding executive decision-making and supporting growth initiatives.
- Developed sophisticated financial models and conducted thorough benchmarking and process analysis, leading to a 20% improvement in financial performance metrics.
- Conducted in-depth business studies on historical, current, and projected performance, identifying trends that resulted in a 25% increase in profitability.
- Delivered strategic recommendations aligned with company goals and financial health, driving a 30% enhancement in overall financial strategy effectiveness.
Data Analyst
Axis Capital Holding USA
07.2021 - 08.2022
- Uncovered actionable insights by analyzing over 10,000 data points, leading to a 15% increase in operational efficiency.
- Processed and cleaned complex datasets, identifying key trends that informed strategic decisions and boosted sales by 20%.
- Developed a data visualization dashboard that reduced report generation time by 30%.
IT Compliance Analyst
Banner Health
03.2019 - 12.2021
- Implemented control points for each phase of system implementation (SDLC), securing end-user approval and conducting comprehensive testing in a development environment, ensuring 100% testing adequacy.
- Assessed and enhanced the organization's business continuity plan, achieving a 25% improvement in readiness and response.
- Completed audit tasks with 100% accuracy and adherence to the established timelines, improving audit efficiency by 30%.
- Evaluated and strengthened key systems and application controls, including access control, data integrity, segregation of duties, disaster recovery, and change management, reducing control gaps by 40%.
- Facilitated the Project Management team with audit and compliance consulting, ensuring adherence to defined standards and methodology from project initiation through go-live, resulting in a 20% increase in compliance rates.
- Tracked, monitored, and reported all Internal Risk Control Self Assessments (RCSA), achieving 98% compliance with company policies and standards.
Education
Master of Artificial Intelligence -
Maryville University
09-2026
Master of Science - Data Science
Maryville University
11-2025
Postgraduate - Financial Management
University of Akungba
11-2002
Bachelor of Business Administration - undefined
Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo
04-2000
Skills
- Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)
- Policy & Procedure Development
- Risk Assessment & Mitigation
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Strategic Compliance Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- GRC Framework Implementation
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Security Architecture Design
- Risk Management
Affiliations
- Project Management, ITIL (IT Service Management, Incident Management Problem Management, Configuration Management, Change Management, Release Management)
- IT Audit Controls (Access Control, Audit Log & trail, Change Control, Segregation of duties, Compensatory Control, Data Integrity Control, Data Backup, Data Retention Policy)
- Data Analytics & Reporting and Data Science & Machine Learning. Information System Audit and Control Association in view
- Data Analytics Certificate (Cola Berry Inc. Plano, TX)
- National Association of Black Woman In Accounting (NABA)
- National Society of Leadership and Success
Certification
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA): In-View
- Information Technology Infrastructure Library Certification (ITIL V4 Foundation): In-View
TECHNICAL ACUMEN
ServiceNow
Timeline
Financial Analyst
Boeing | Aerospace USA
06.2023 - Current
Data Analyst
Axis Capital Holding USA
07.2021 - 08.2022
IT Compliance Analyst
Banner Health
03.2019 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Business Administration - undefined
Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo
Postgraduate - Financial Management
University of Akungba
Master of Science - Data Science
Maryville University
Policy and Compliance Analyst
Master of Artificial Intelligence -
Maryville University