Linta Abraham

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About Linta Abraham

Chartered Accountant Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Fraud Examiner with 16 years of experience in performing operational financial and compliance audits SOX 404 reviews internal controls and business process reviews risk assessments due diligence reviews process automations and fraud investigations in a global environment. Experienced in managing audits and building frameworks to identify and capture business risks in both new and operating processes to enable organisations mitigate risks plug revenue leakages and improve operating effectiveness. Being part of the Global Internal Audit function I am responsible for planning and executing global process and SOX audits with cross country teams in Europe Asia Pacific North America and China. Skilled in providing training on process improvements to enhance control environment. Possess key leadership abilities in managing and leading team in complex situations. Proficient in negotiation and relationship management with key stakeholders. I believe that the success of an organization revolves on its systems and people. As an internal audit leader I act as the organisation's critical partner by challenging current practices championing best practices and be a catalyst for improvement so that the organisation as a whole achieves its strategic objectives. The bit I enjoy about the internal audit profession is meeting a wide variety of people gaining organisational exposure building relationships and helping to make organisations stronger through effective governance risk management and improved controls. No two days are the same! Adept at driving a strong culture of integrity continuous improvement and delivering value to the business. Accomplishments: - Improved control environment and achieved significant audit results leading to savings of USD 7 Million through cost and process optimization - Identified violations of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other misconduct through strong interpersonal skills risk consciousness and ability to grasp complex circumstances quickly. This resulted in conducting investigations and making recommendations to the Employee Disciplinary Committee. Was able to promote anti-fraud and anti-bribery best practices test and monitor systems and advise on changes where ever necessary - Partnered with IT department in automating processes relating to customer sales returns product warranty claims and proof of delivery for shipments made to customers thereby significantly reducing operating costs and improving efficiency.