Heather Geisler
New York,New York
Summary
Highly-motivated individual with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Recent graduate with excellent communication, technical and problem-solving skills. Driven to be a high performing individual and excels at relationship building with team members and clients to deliver high quality solutions. Background includes internship experience in Technology Risk consulting at Ernst&Young prior to being offered back as full-time hire, post grad. Due to company realignments, moved under Assurance title while performing same financial and IT audit practice procedures in 2023.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Technology Risk, Assurance
Ernst & Young LLP
New York, NY
07.2023 - Current
- Performing control testing and documentation based on the client walkthrough and provided evidence of financially relevant processes
- Finalizing client deliverables
- Leading client facing calls and working directly with upper management and executives to meet project milestones
- Performing common work assignments and projects, including but not limited to: System and Organizational controls ("SOC") reports, third-party risk assessments, IT risk and control framework design and assessments of automated and IT General Controls (ITGCs) and IT Automated Controls (ITACs) as part of SOX and Financial Statement audits
- Developed risk management plans to address identified risks.
- Analyzed logs of system activity to detect suspicious behavior.
- Reviewed technical documents, such as privacy policies, service agreements, and user manuals, for accuracy and compliance with applicable regulations.
- Monitored the effectiveness of existing security controls and developed strategies to improve them when needed.
Technology Risk Consultant - Intern
Ernst & Young LLP
New York, NY
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Developed risk management plans to address identified risks.
- Audited networks and security systems to identify vulnerabilities.
- Shadowed Senior Technology Risk consultants and assisted with the testing and documentation of financially relevant processes
Lifeguard
Dewey Beach Patrol
Dewey Beach, DE
- CPR/AED/First Aid Child and Adult Certified; EMR Certified
- Responsible for open water rescue and implementing the civil laws of the town of Dewey, DE.
Administrative Intern
Richard's Heating and Air Conditioning Co., Inc.
Falls Church, VA
- Customer service representative
- Maintained Job Costing and Accounts Payable in Accounting Software with daily data inputs and reconciliation.
- Compiled weekly and monthly time sheets for payroll processing.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity, Business Information Technology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Pamplin College of Business
Blacksburg, Virginia05.2023
Skills
- Third-Party Risk Management
- IT Risk Assessment
- Analytical Problem Solving
- Risk mitigation strategies
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Advanced Excel: Lookup Functions, Pivot Tables and Charts, Data Analysis Tools, Optimization, Simulation
- Advanced VBA programming and User Interface development
- IYT (International Yacht Training) International Crew Certification
- PADI Open Water Diver, Aware Coral Reef Conservation Specialty
Honors Skills And Interests
- Advanced Excel: Lookup Functions, Pivot Tables and Charts, Data Analysis Tools, Optimization, Simulation
- Advanced VBA programming and User Interface development
- IYT (International Yacht Training) International Crew Certification; 07/2018Present
- PADI Open Water Diver, Aware Coral Reef Conservation Specialty; 07/2018Present
Leadership And Development
- PwC Mid-Atlantic Challenge Case Competition, Winning team, 12/18/2020, Consulted a fictitious retail manufacturing company on more sustainable practices
- Kappa Delta Sorority, VP-Finance, 20202021, Personally responsible for budgeting expenses, collecting dues, and confirming the financial good standing of the Epsilon Pi Chapter at Virginia Tech; developed various financial statements such as balance sheets, statement of cash flows, income statements, and budgeting reports
- First-Year Leadership Experience (FLEX) at Virginia Tech, Participant, 20192020, Selected by Student Government Association (SGA) to be one of 30 freshmen learning leadership skills and how to effectively employ them in the business world
- Dance Marathon at Virginia Tech, Manager of Finance, 20192020, Responsible for recording expenditures and managing the budget for the club to reach a fundraising goal
Timeline
Technology Risk, Assurance
Ernst & Young LLP
07.2023 - Current
Technology Risk Consultant - Intern
Ernst & Young LLP
06.2022 - 08.2022
Lifeguard
Dewey Beach Patrol
Administrative Intern
Richard's Heating and Air Conditioning Co., Inc.
Bachelor of Science - Cybersecurity, Business Information Technology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Pamplin College of Business
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