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ROBERT BREW SPENCER106 Goodwin CircleHartford, CT 06105(860) 519-5012 (H) / (860) 874-4163 (C)Email address: rs960908@westpost.net

BACKGROUND

SENIOR CONSULTANT / AUDITOR

Financial/IT/operational auditor /analyst with proven leadership, problem-solving and communication skills in support of value added business objectives. Extensive exposure with increasing responsibility and achievements in diversified business, systems and executive level operations within Fortune 1000 companies, including over twenty five years of industry and financial management experience and

fifteen years of financial, technology, analytical audit experience. Focused onSarbanes Oxley/SAS 70, SEC compliance, audit, PMO, business analysis, internal

controls, security, strategy development and change management, with extensive involvement in the following areas:

* Financial, operational and IT audit management* Internal controls/compliance* Audit project management/security assessment/documentation/change management controls

* PMO* SEC compliance* Manufacturing / Financial / Security / Retail / Distribution / Service Industry Experience* Informational security applications* Business process and systems analysis* SOX financial, operational and IT design, testing, documentation and resolution* External auditor/Big Four audit coordination* SAS 70 / SOX financial, operational and IT compliance* COSO and COBIT modeling and reporting* AP/AR/INV/FR/FA/Payroll financial audit cycle review* Documentation of critical systems and key controls

* ERP software (SAP/Oracle/JDEdwards/PeopleSoft/SyteLine)* Enterprise risk management* Analysis of financial systems/software integration/IT security/business controls* Infrastructure and data management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cigna Corporation, Bloomfield, CT. (3/08 - 7/10)

IT/Financial Senior Audit Consultant

* Responsible for IT/Financial/Operational audit planning, scheduling and coo

rdination for a $18B Fortune 200 international health care provider* Performed audits at domestic and foreign sites during 2008 - 2010* Managed SOX and SAS 70 compliance for global audit initiatives* Coordinated integration of SDLC project audit model* Administrator for Paisley global audit software tool monitoring audit requirements for business units worldwide* Implemented corporate wide COBIT/COSO internal controls audit program* Supervised three audit professionals responsible for global business unit internal audits

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IT/Financial Audit Consulting (7/07 - 3/08)

* Clients included Fortune 1000 financial services, distribution, retail and manufacturing companies* Sarbanes Oxley / SAS 70:- Managed Financial/IT/Operational audit team projects and deliverables- PMO staffing and implementation- Defined/documented Financial/IT /Operational business and security risks/controls- COSO/COBIT audit framework and design- Financial statements/reporting/SEC compliance review- Defined/established cycle/system process flows and interfaces- Documented formal processes and procedures- Identified critical system security controls- Interfaced weekly with change management committee- Coordinated change management roles and resolution as project rep- Identified Financial/IT/Operational business risk mitigation controls- Designed test plans based on Financial/IT/Operational business control criteria- Executed and populated Financial/IT/ Operational business audit test results

MacDermid Corporation, Waterbury, CT. (5/06 - 7/07)

Audit Manager

* Responsible for global audit and informational security oversight involvingoperations at ten domestic and twenty four foreign facilities within the $1.5B

Fortune 500 specialty chemical and printing solutions manufacturer.* Performed financial and IT audits at two domestic and six foreign sites during 2006* Managed PMO for global audit initiatives* Administrator for global audit tool "Focus" while implementing monthly survey and quarterly testing/reporting requirements for business units worldwide* Implemented corporate wide internal controls audit program (34 sites)/("best practice" documentation/SOX compliance reporting/security/general and applicat

ion controls testing)* Monitored IT/Financial/Operational audit planning, staffing and administration* Supervised two audit professionals responsible for US/European/Asian business unit internal audits

IT/Financial Audit Consulting (9/02 - 5/06)

* Clients included Fortune 1000 security, financial services and manufacturing companies* Managed Sarbanes Oxley/SAS 70 audits* Designed and documented COSO/COBIT based audit plan* Coordinated Information Security review and analysis

* Implemented risk management controls* Managed audit software tools* Designed and coordinated audit "best practice" implementation* Interfaced regularly with senior management / business leaders / audit owners* Monitored and documented IT/Financial/Operational audit testing* Documented and resolved client audit issues Alcoa Aluminum, Darien, CT. (6/00-9/02)

Group IT Manager

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* Managed IT operations at six domestic and foreign facilities within the $500M Aluminum Division of Fortune 500 manufacturer* Responsible for IT and internal audit at six division facilities* Managed four division IT auditors* Developed and managed PMO framework for ERP implementations* Developed financial software at six division facilities* Implemented Division wide internal controls/informational security (compliance) audit database (6 sites) (business cycle process mapping/metrics/"best practices"/process analysis and documentation/system security application configurations)- BPM (Business Process Management) framework implemented at each of six sites.* Supervised nine senior IT, two internal IT audit and three junior IT professionals.

KPMG, Stamford, CT (1/98 - 6/00)

Senior Consultant

* Business process and audit consulting and strategy for Fortune 1000 clients for "Center of Excellence" team* "Hands on" financial software development/implementation/direction of Oracle 9I Financials* Project / Team lead on financial, operational and IT security and compliance a

pplication projects with Fortune 1000 financial services firm.

IBM - Global Services Group, Pittsburgh, PA (8/94 - 1/98)

Business Analyst

* "Hands on " internal controls/process analysis/systems implementation for $15MERP software project with Fortune 100 manufacturer/distributor (Proctor & Gambl

e) as team lead.* Project and site lead for $5M business cycle process redesign/mapping internalcontrols project for Fortune 1000 manufacturer.

Datalogix International, Inc., Valhalla, NY (3/91 - 8/94)

Financial QA Coordinator 1993 - 1994Senior Consulting Engineer 1991- 1993

RJR/Nabisco Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (2/84 - 3/91)

Senior Finance Manager 1987 - 1991General Accounting Manager 1984 - 87

Monsanto Corporation, Spartanburg, SC (1/80 - 2/84)

Senior Cost Analyst

Rubbermaid Corporation, La Grange, GA (4/74 - 12/79)

Cost Accounting Supervisor 1976 - 1979Accountant 1974 - 1976

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TECHNICAL SKILLS/ CERTIFICATIONS:

Software/Computer Packages/Tools: Oracle (including Designer/Developer Report Writing)/ GEMMS), SAP (R/3), SyteLine/Progress, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, AMEX Financial Planning software, SQA, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Project, Visio, Access, Paisley, Lotus 1-2-3, Lotus Notes, SQL, Visual Basic, C, Fortran and Basic.

Operating Systems: Windows/Windows XP, NT, Citrix, Windows 3.X, Windows for Workgroups

Networks: Novell NetWare, LAN/WAN, Client/Server, Ethernet.

Licenses: Insurance/Investments (State of Connecticut); CISA 6/10.

EDUCATION:

M.B.A., Finance, Clemson University, South Carolina 1983B.A., Management, College of William and Mary, Virginia 1973

MILITARY EXPERIENCE:

US Army Reserve Officer (Major (Ret.) (Military Police) (1976 - 19

96) (Provost Marshal, Desert Storm/Shield/Security Manager, 99th ArmyCommand)