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Joseph T. Pierri

Charlotte

Summary

Accomplished senior audit and risk management professional with a track record of elevating audit quality and fortifying risk management frameworks within public companies and prominent financial institutions. Certified Public Accountant with expertise in internal audit methodologies, regulatory compliance, and driving continuous improvement efforts. Demonstrated success in bolstering audit credibility, harmonizing audit practices with industry benchmarks, and delivering strategic insights to leaders.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Lead Business Execution Consultant (Executive Director)

Wells Fargo
09.2021 - Current
  • Lead reviews of completed audit engagements to provide assurance of the quality of audits executed and to drive continuous improvement of the Internal Audit department to advance the development of a world-class internal audit team.
  • Function as a secondary reviewer for audit execution reviews. Managed and coached team members based on their self-identified opportunities for improvement and based on reviewing their work product by tailoring feedback and coaching based on team member’s learning style.
  • Update the Audit Execution scorecard each quarter to ensure that it aligns with current Internal Audit policies and procedures.
  • Streamlined the aggregation of audit execution review results data to effectively and efficiently report on QA audit execution reviews to identify opportunities for improvement and to provide meaningful information to Internal Audit stakeholders.
  • Function as a subject matter expert on internal audit policies and procedures for the QA team such that team members reach out to me with methodology-related questions.
  • Lead trainings and created job aids for the QA team to build expertise of the entire team to increase the QA team’s credibility with audit teams.
  • Built relationships with audit teams and increased the credibility of QA by communicating transparently throughout the audit execution reviews and by demonstrating knowledge of Internal Audit policies and procedures as well as explaining audit best practices based on opportunities for improvement identified.
  • Present quarterly results, including quality trends and areas of emphasis, to Chief Audit Directors and Audit Directors quarterly.

Senior Lead Auditor, Internal Audit – Commercial & Investment Banking

Wells Fargo
10.2018 - 09.2021
  • Functioned as a leader for control testing engagements as well as for issue validations, including for high risk and high visibility issue validations.
  • Managed and coached Associates and Seniors by providing constructive feedback based on reviewing their workpapers and communicating with them.
  • Managed projects throughout their lifecycle, including scheduling, communicating with business partners, communicating with Audit Managers and Senior Audit Managers, identifying and communicating issues as they are detected, and documenting the results of the engagements.
  • For high-risk issue validations, interfaced with additional stakeholders to discuss the scope of testing, specific test steps, the results of the test steps performed, and answering any inquiries on the testing performed or conclusions reached.

Senior, Consolidated Audit & Assurance Services

Coca Cola Bottling Company Consolidated
09.2017 - 09.2018
  • Autonomously performed tests of SOX 404 controls in accordance with PCAOB AS 2201 to be relied upon by external auditors, including transaction-level controls, entity level controls, and IT general controls. Performed value-add audits by understanding the process owners’ needs, understanding how the process works within the organization, and designing appropriate audit procedures to address any needs and business risks identified.
  • Updated the documentation for test of controls workpapers so that the documented testing aligns with external auditor’s expectations and required documentation standards.
  • Streamlined entity level controls testing by leveraging public accounting experience and applicable external auditor guidance.
  • Performed operational audits with a focus on identifying business risks and ensuring testing objectives and procedures identified mitigate those risks.

Education

MBA - Accounting

State University of New York At Oswego
Oswego, NY
05-2010

Skills

  • Problem-solving
  • MS Excel
  • Client rapport
  • Quality assurance
  • Coaching
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Building client rapport

Certification

  • Certified Public Accountant

Timeline

Senior Lead Business Execution Consultant (Executive Director)

Wells Fargo
09.2021 - Current

Senior Lead Auditor, Internal Audit – Commercial & Investment Banking

Wells Fargo
10.2018 - 09.2021

Senior, Consolidated Audit & Assurance Services

Coca Cola Bottling Company Consolidated
09.2017 - 09.2018

MBA - Accounting

State University of New York At Oswego

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