Risk & Assurance
IT audit & controls assurance (SOX, ITGCs/ITACs, GDPR, security), risk management, programme assurance, governance and compliance coordination.
A highly organised, values driven IT audit, assurance, and project professional with over a decade of experience supporting complex organisations through structured risk management, operational coordination, and high accuracy documentation. Following a period of retraining and family focus, I am looking for a new permanent position, seeking a role where my skills support meaningful social impact and the wellbeing of vulnerable communities.
IT audit & controls assurance (SOX, ITGCs/ITACs, GDPR, security), risk management, programme assurance, governance and compliance coordination.
Multi workstream organisation, documentation quality, stakeholder engagement, reporting, team leadership and coaching.
Accountable for global IT SOX governance across Vodafone's IT Operations estate, overseeing control design, operating effectiveness, remediation strategy, and executive reporting across multi-region environments.
Led ITGC and Security control oversight for a large scale Google Cloud Platform migration, embedding cloud aligned access, change, and data controls globally and establishing control-by-design principles across DevSecOps and platform engineering teams.
Oversaw multiple concurrent transformation workstreams, ensuring controls were embedded early and remained aligned with regulatory and operational requirements, while supporting assurance strategy and regulatory readiness as an SME across IT governance.
Led delivery of IT audit engagements across financial, operational, and technology domains within a global FMCG environment.
Introduced data analytics into audit testing, increasing coverage and enabling deeper insight into control performance and risk areas; assessed IT, security, and data controls against COBIT, ISO27001, and NIST frameworks.
Managed end to end delivery of technology risk and IT assurance engagements across multiple clients, including planning, scoping, budgeting, and execution.
Led IT audit and digital risk assignments, coordinated cross border delivery across multi location teams, and delivered programme risk management and security review work for transformation initiatives.
Analysed and managed large volumes of global client and operational data, improving reporting quality and supporting business decision making.
Developed IT processes and IT service management practices; delivered training and team management; led system and data update programmes; implemented governance and lifecycle processes for reservations and controlled system usage.
Tailor-made travel consulting and account management, supplier negotiation, and client relations across multiple roles.
Unit and multi site management with staffing, training, P&L responsibility, and delivery during operational change.
MSc — Software Engineering (Oxford Brookes University, 2016)
BSc — Mathematics and Statistics (London Metropolitan University, 2015)
CISA (ISACA, 2018) · CFAB (ICAEW, 2017) · PRINCE2 (2015)
Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Autism (NCFE CACHE, 2025)
TQUK Level 3 Award in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools (2025)
I support community organisations through volunteering, including schools and local support services.
IT audit & controls assurance (SOX, ITGCs/ITACs, GDPR, security), access & identity management, change management, programme assurance, project management, ITSM, SOC reporting, cyber review, ISO27001, COBIT, NIST.
Stakeholder engagement, risk, audit and delivery teams, risk based decision making, operational resilience, governance and assurance, cross functional communication, and pragmatic leadership in complex, regulated environments.