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JOHN PAINTSIL
Allentown,PA
Summary
Senior audit and risk professional with extensive expertise in internal audit, financial controls, and SOX compliance. Developed risk-based audit programs that identified control gaps and presented actionable recommendations to senior leaders, enhancing organizational risk management and compliance.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Internal Auditor
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS
Basking Ridge, NJ
03.2023 - 08.2026
- Executed risk-based operational audits across high-risk controls, systems, and business processes within a $138B+ annual-revenue enterprise, surfacing control gaps and risk exposures for remediation.
- Designed 10+ audit programs and testing procedures, performed root-cause analysis, and recommended remediation that reduced repeat control issues by 40% across audited areas.
- Presented audit findings and risk implications to senior leaders and process owners, securing agreement on 80% of recommended actions and accelerating remediation decisions.
- Partnered with 5+ cross-functional teams to strengthen control ownership, closing 70% of assigned remediation actions within target timelines and reducing overdue issues by 25%.
Senior Financial Control Risk Analyst
VOYA FINANCIAL
Windsor, CT
04.2022 - 11.2022
- Performed control design and operating-effectiveness testing within a financial-services organization overseeing $711B in AUM/AUA and 14.3M clients, identifying control deficiencies and execution gaps across key processes.
- Collaborated with process owners to analyze control gaps and implement process and procedure enhancements that strengthened the control environment.
- Presented testing results and remediation recommendations to senior management and tracked corrective actions through closure to support audit readiness and accountability.
- Facilitated weekly stand-up meetings for a 20+ member audit team, coordinating status, dependencies, and issue escalation to support timely project completion.
Senior Auditor
MERCADIEN, P.C.
Princeton, NJ
07.2021 - 04.2022
- Led risk-based audits for 10+ governmental and nonprofit clients, including New Jersey municipalities, cities, and school districts with $15M-$150M in annual revenue.
- Performed risk assessments and analytical procedures to identify financial trends and control weaknesses, directing audit effort toward higher-risk accounts and processes.
- Managed 2-4 concurrent engagements, coordinating fieldwork, client requests, budgets, and reporting milestones to deliver work on schedule and within engagement parameters.
- Prepared financial reports and translated audit findings into actionable recommendations for client management, strengthening financial reporting and control practices.
Internal Auditor
BED, BATH & BEYOND INC.
Union, NJ
04.2018 - 06.2021
- Redesigned 20 financial-reporting workflows, reducing compliance-testing exceptions by 32% and shortening review cycles by two weeks.
- Executed SOX, segregation-of-duties (SoD), IT application control (ITAC), and SOC 1 testing for a retailer with 1,500 stores and $11B in annual sales, strengthening compliance and risk coverage.
- Coordinated external-audit support for SOX and ITAC testing, managing data populations, sample selections, and responses to findings to improve audit readiness.
- Led 10+ process walkthroughs and 30 physical inventory observations, identifying five key risks and control gaps and refining testing procedures across three business areas.
- Supervised 2-3 junior auditors and reviewed 15+ workpapers, completing engagements ahead of schedule with a 95% acceptance rate without major rework.
Staff Auditor
GOULD, KOBRICK & SCHLAPP P.C.
New York, NY
01.2016 - 04.2018
- Executed audits, reviews, and compilations for nonprofit, labor, and employee benefit plan clients, supporting accurate financial reporting and compliance.
- Evaluated internal controls through walkthroughs, management inquiries, and substantive procedures, focusing testing on higher-risk accounts and processes.
- Drafted audit findings and recommendations that translated control weaknesses into actionable policy and process improvements for client management.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Northeastern University
Boston, MA05-2027
MBA - Accounting
Johnson & Wales University
Providence, RI05-2015
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Johnson & Wales University
Providence, RI05-2013
Skills
- Internal auditing
- Risk assessment
- Compliance management
- Financial analysis
- Data analysis
- Process improvement
- Project Management
Timeline
Senior Internal Auditor
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS
03.2023 - 08.2026
Senior Financial Control Risk Analyst
VOYA FINANCIAL
04.2022 - 11.2022
Senior Auditor
MERCADIEN, P.C.
07.2021 - 04.2022
Internal Auditor
BED, BATH & BEYOND INC.
04.2018 - 06.2021
Staff Auditor
GOULD, KOBRICK & SCHLAPP P.C.
01.2016 - 04.2018
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
Northeastern University
MBA - Accounting
Johnson & Wales University
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Johnson & Wales University