Nohelia K. Zuniga, MBA

Drove continuous improvement and strengthened compliance by proactively identifying risks and implementing corrective actions across all audits. Ensured audit integrity by meticulously supporting EY in testing critical financial controls (restricted cash, third-party transactions, claims, and disbursements) for accuracy. Additionally, led professional consulting services for non-profits via the Pro Bono program, enhancing community engagement.

• Lead comprehensive contract analysis across private vendors, proactively uncovering over 5 medium-priority risks and critical compliance deficiencies.

• Consistently identified hidden risks and process gaps across all engagements for more than three consecutive years, driving corrective action and improved compliance.

• Drove BCP governance by standardizing risk mapping and testing protocols, resulting in a 70% increase in documented preparedness across critical functions.

• Authored and presented formal audit reports to senior leadership, delivering actionable recommendations that resulted in a 60% reduction in recurring control failures and enhanced strategic decision-making.

• Managed follow-up reviews to ensure sustainable corrective actions, reducing the recurrence of prior audit findings by 100% year-over-year.

• Drove operational efficiency by delivering actionable recommendations that resulted in 100% improvement in control effectiveness and reduced process friction.

• Delivered three years of strategic pro-bono consulting to NC non-profits, supporting five successful community projects and strengthening local engagement.

• Managed external audit coordination (EY liaison) for two years, accelerating critical documentation fulfillment by 40% and significantly minimizing disruption to core internal teams.

Performed critical control testing (cash, claims, disbursements) for EY external audits, ensuring transparency and achieving zero audit adjustments in control reliability.

Strengthened global audit practices and communication through international collaboration; supported acquisition integration and governance audits to ensure seamless compliance transitions. Executed and partnered on diverse operational audits (T&E, OSHA/HR, IT, procurement), delivering recommendations that improved efficiency and reinforced organizational risk management. Accelerated corrective action closure by managing documentation review and ensuring proper resolution of all open plans.

• Audited T&E and IT overhead, reducing unnecessary card issuance by 40% and non-compliant IT expenditure by 30% via enhanced controls.

• Supported diverse audits (governance, logistics) to guarantee 100% compliance with regulatory standards through organizational changes.

• Optimized financial audit procedures for enhanced accuracy. Managed full audit cycle (scoping, review, follow-up) via the audit management system.

Led global SOX audits for U.S. and South African markets, validating key controls and supporting external audits. Delivered strategic recommendations during test, and U.S. walkthroughs to boost efficiency, compliance, and risk management. Optimized controls through contract analysis, improved documentation standards, and collaboration with management on financial and quarterly processes.

• Led compliance and process improvement audits across national and international divisions, ensuring consistent standards and strengthening organizational controls.

• Successfully conducted 30+ control walkthroughs to analyze process controls and validate key control effectiveness, driving compliance and transparency.

• Lead comprehensive contract analysis across private vendors and government entities, proactively uncovering over 3 medium-priority risks and critical compliance deficiencies.

• Partnered with corporate leadership to test financial controls, standardizing two critical processes and improving reporting efficiency by 10%.

• Coordinated SOX testing and external audits, achieving 100% timely document delivery and cutting the overall audit timeline by 15%, minimizing operational disruption.

• Delivered recommendations that enhanced efficiency, reinforced compliance, and improved risk management enterprise wide.