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Reservations must be received by 5:00 pm on Friday, December 2, 2005 or a $5 late fee will be charged. We reserve the right to bill for "no-shows." We Now Accept Credit Cards - Online Only
The IIA Dallas Chapter, in conjunction with PayPal, will now accept payment online for the monthly luncheons. There is no change in the cost to you for the lunch. We accept VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, or eCheck. Note that some corporate-issued cards are not accepted by PayPal. This service is only available online at the time the reservation is made. This can be used to pay for individual or group reservations. Follow the instructions on our website. If you properly cancel a reservation before the meeting, the Chapter will either return the funds to you or reserve you for the next meeting. Any questions, contact Jay Blanchard at 972-917-6963 or jayblanchard@ti.com After you place your reservation online, you will see the
link to pay via PayPal if desired. Chapter News
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| October 2005 New Members | ||
| Robert F. Fitzgerald Carolyn Clayton Lisa Austin Cudmore William Deilerman Tamara Dumas Dana Nuber Linda Palmer Fatima Parsons Jennifer R. Rossberg Amanda Stevens Travis P. Tyler Sarita Vattakunnel Courtenay Johnson Amanda McDermott Thomas Miller Meshack K. Mulupi Suzanne M. Moerbe Jennifer Blankenship Peter Brunner |
Jennifer Leigh
Callison Matthew Reichert Robert Butler Paul Chaney Nancy Drucker Chad C. Duewall Gilbert Garcia Lisa Huffman Amy McGaughey Gustavo Ramirez James Richey Jason D. Kitchens Jan Overton Florence Cazemajou-Flint Dawn Melanie Washington Alexander Golov Larry Scroggins C. Glyn Smith James Villalon |
Kevin C. Kerns Rockney L. Urbanczyk Shawn F. Wilson Derek Burns Tiffany Hendrix Jacob Johnson Sara Kloppenburg Kristin Linfield Patrick Petersen David Peterson Rachel Seastrunk Robin Sweere Frank Phillip Weiner Randolph Littleton Toan Nguyen Holly Meyer Alan W. Nelson David Robinson Lisa Sankar |
| September 2005 New Members | ||
| Frank Ku Luis Cepeda Luz Angela Floyd Damiana Frangie Julia Janis Heonjong Jeong Philip Obermeyer Brett Rheder Mark Sefein Aric Turner Jerald D. Levin Cheryl Pavlicek Jui Wen Wang Eylem Birkan Joseph Stryhal Michael Britton Ketki Dhamanwala Kevin Eddington Hongseok Kim Daniel Kreps Jason McKinney Gloria Trippe |
Jennifer Voss Kate Willard Laurette McCormick Victor Rivas Ivette Arzate Eric Atwood Kwon Song Francine Ayres Gregory Kubos Adnan Rahim Anna Murray Reshmi Vatsan Christina Zeigler Linda Hernandez Brian Jackson Michael Kuykendall Michael Quimbey Stephanie Woodard John Kleweis Stephanie Willey Tim Esch Marilyn John |
Hemal Ojha Kenneth Davis Rebecca Musser Sinthey Breyel Johnny Chan Emily Hosek Tho Ly Diane Nordyke Atul Ratra Randee Girard Akshay Krishnaiah Ankur Patel Eren Uluderya Laura B. Weedon Jacob Bauer Karen S. Byars Anne L. Dugger Christopher Heslep Terry R. Johnson Kunal R. Patel Tara C. Stelluti James Vicari |
| August 2005 New Members | ||
| Casey Champagne Gil S. Wiedermann Melissa Benson Kelly Berkstresser Virginia J. Bradley James Ducker Jackie Joo Richard L. Kahl Carol Kirkland Adrian Lopez Jacqueline A. Harrison Doris Washington Denise Holloway Aderogba Bankole Patricia LaPrade Delores Swires Wan-Fang Chen Stacy Choate Brandi Lynde David Pluss Waleed Tareen Jason Bryant Shannon Kephart Jack Watson |
Todd Anthony Lacy Kellye McDaniel Wendy Cooling Kimberly Cox Kristin B. Fudalla Jennifer A. Grover Mark J. Neumann Keasha Uhl Curtis L. Alexander Noor Rahimi Farron Christian John Hillman Timothy LaChiusa Jose G. Lopez Cathy Shep Michael Sun Benjamin Teng Matthew Dechert Rong Wendy Huang Scott Rushbrook Theresa Tran Stacey Gutsell Roy Moates Joseph Stryhal |
Kelly Gidney Rolando Mestanza Glenn Hinz Patrick Angel Rumbidzai Katsande Riko Chandra Aruna Govind Uzma Kazi Marc Kramen Melanie Avila Sherman D. Coker William R. Dillard Archana Kodibagkar Mark Reynolds Christian Ross Patricia C. Ruiz Shanna D. St. Martin Vonita Washington Sheila Arnold Tricia Farrow Matthew Gus Chris Chapman Linsteadt Avani Patel |
| July 2005 New Members | ||
| Jayne Araya-Martin Patrick Nelsen John Kennedy Jesse Gates Adam Lyons Lawrence McCoy Leo Zambrano Reagan Renner Heather W. Thomas Bryan Brownlee Emily Essl Jennifer Fitzgerald Kashena Sanchez Kelly Tarricone Sherrie Tolly |
Qian Yuan Derick Jackson Gary R. McGuire Mark B. Finck Daniel Njenga Wilson K. Varghese Shirley Yu Stephen Carlson W. B. McDonald Tanisha Stewart Pamela Taylor Matthew Todd Martin Suzanne L. Singer Jack Stephenson Carly Tallon |
Mandy Biggs John Pierce Rainy Tate Kimberely Andrews Ann-Michele Bowlin Won Chang Carl Christensen Joshua Haxel Robert D. Shultz Jacob Tate Christopher Mowery Greg Storgaard Chad S. Starks Annette Dingle |
| June 2005 New Members | ||
| Anita Green Gregory Miller Pamela C. Asbell Savino Matragrano Tonya Wells Rebecca Kincaid Curtis Ludwig Amadu J. Massally Melanie Richardson Vinay Gandhi Jeremy L. Benson Susan Joseph Toan Nguyen Toan Nguyen Arvind Patel Russell Collins Daniel Goldberg Michael Herskovitz Robert Landers Melinda Milner |
Patricia Quinones Scott A. Sorbet Theresa Tran John Warminski Patrick Factor Ashley Gray Megan Heaney Christopher Jordan Walter Wilhelmi Ya-Chang Lin Mary Margaret Crocker T. Bart Edwards Mark Santowski Lisa Vann Phillip Baker R. Deadra Edwards Larry McLaughlin Christopher L. Mitchell Jeff Ramsey Michael Cardenas |
Phil Tiefenbrun Tara Downey Shelly Bone Nicole Dow Azzie Enge Joseph Fox Kathryn Holman Linda H. Johnson Aundria Levine Cyndi Parr Carter Priess Tina Richards Haji Warfa Donna Wegner Jay Bowden Carole Dalton Nathan Dull Dawn Hodes Brady Popp Rosa Ybarra |
| May 2005 New Members | ||
| William Brown Susan Eaton Wayne E. Furman Mitchell Meroney Daniel L. Montgomery |
Parampreet Sandhu Mignona Cote Mary Stella Garcia Natalie Nichelson Adnan Shamsi Nancy A. Ruff |
Jacob C. Ho Albert P. Johnson Paula Jourde Becca Politz Jen T. Vroonland |
| April 2005 New Members | ||
| Nidal Aly Abed Janet Cox Steven Williams Michael Littlejohn Varghese Mathew Juan Manuel Fernandez Julia Golding Shakeya McDow Daniel Heyl Paul Parette Brian Porter Raquel B. Smith Devesh Singh Steven Palomino Roslyn Wilkes Ken Trees |
Hillary Khoury Gherin Kirkland Amanda Krieg Nareen Krishnan Kenneth Lamb Heidi Lanas Dina Martinez Melissa Rabin Jennifer Reedy Brett Roberson Seth Sanders Eric Sardina Sam Song Dariya Inozemtseva Steves Alison Valdes Chanda Weatherbie Abie John |
.Ben Zimmerman Melody Ayeli Harshavardhan Baddam Mark E. Baker Ryan Banquer Matthew Blatnick Millie P. Bradley Joanne Pauying Chin Jeffrey Dempsey Colleen Dennehy Nichu Dhodi Geovani Diaz-Conrado Lisa Gildon Matthew Guggenheim Timothy Hansen Hai Jiang |
It's time again for the survey to determine which IIA Dallas Chapter members have submitted articles or spoken since November earlier if not reported. Each speaking engagement on internal auditing that a Dallas Chapter member completes will earn the Chapter 1 credit per CPD hour. Each full article, Roundtable article, Fraud Finding, etc. submitted that meets basic editorial guidelines will earn 5 credits. For each full article published 20 credits are earned. Each internal audit related article published in any other trade or professional journal that is authored by a chapter member is 5 credits.
To report your writing and speaking go to http://dallasiia.org/Speaking.htm and complete the provided form by December 15, 2005. Contact Magdalena Kovats (214-777-0581 or magdalena.kovats@resources-us.com) if you have any questions.
We have listed on our website other audit related seminars presented by other local professional organizations as well as other Texas IIA chapters. Please visit http://dallasiia.org/Seminars.htm for all the details.
Are you currently in the job market either voluntarily or involuntarily? Let the Employment Committee help you. Send us your resume and we will include you in our resume database. We receive calls from recruiters and hiring managers for open positions and will forward your resume if there is a match. We get calls for staff to director levels, IT to finance, local to out of town. All inquiries will be handled confidentially. If you have any questions, give us a call or e-mail us. We look forward to helping you.
Fred Herman, Employment Committee Chairman, 972-801-1208, fsjnherman@aol.com.
Fidelity Investments (11/21/05)

Requisition Number: 0510007
Job Title: IT Audit Manager
Department: Fidelity Audit Services - Westlake, Texas
Salary: Base salary plus bonus, depending on experience
Job Description:
Fidelity Investments is a dynamic and innovative diversified financial services
company, with over $1 trillion in total managed assets. The Fidelity Audit
Services division of Fidelity Investments is responsible for evaluating the
adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of the Firm’s systems of internal
controls. Presently, we have an opening for an Audit Manager position with our
Informational Technology team at Fidelity’s Westlake (TX) campus.
Audit Managers, under general direction, evaluate moderately complex and diverse technical processing environments. Audit managers are responsible for recommending controls and solutions for specific business and technical problems to ensure risks and exposures are properly mitigated, as well as serve as change agents to improve the control environment.
Major Responsibilities:
Education and Experience:
Skills/Knowledge:
Contact Information:
http://jobs.fidelity.com/locations/southwest.shtml
Boy Scouts of America (11/21/05)
The incumbent will support business process documentation and testing. This includes oversight of process documentation preparation and/or enhancement, assisting process owners to ensure compliance, and working closely with outside consultants. This initial process documentation will take place in 2006.
Beyond 2006, will continue to review and test controls related to business process documentation. Develop and execute information technology reviews to identify opportunities where enhancements to internal controls can be cost effectively achieved in IT infrastructure, systems, operations, processes. Plan and execute financial, operational, and compliance audits in accordance with accepted professional standards to determine compliance with company policies and procedures. Preparation of reports and communicating results to management is required.
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field. Requires 3 to 5 years audit experience. Must be adept at assessing complex activities to identify potential financial operational, and compliance risks, which warrant audit attention. Strong business acumen and analysis. Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills and a demonstrated ability to communicate effectively at all levels and across all functional areas. Technical experience with PeopleSoft, Oracle, UNIX, networking, and security a plus. Experience and knowledge of COSO and COBIT framework. Ability to travel (15% -- 20%). CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE, preferred.
This full-time position has a generous benefits package. Qualified applicants should fax resume with salary history to (972) 580-7895 or e-mail to: resumeexempt@netbsa.org.


Job Responsibilities
Qualifications
If you are interested in further consideration, please e-mail your resume and salary requirements to Richard Godfrey at rgodfrey@reddyice.com

Salary: UD$95,000.00 - US$110,000.00 /year + bonus & benefits
Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree
Are you CPA certified, or currently seeking, with a background that includes; at least 3- 7 years at a Sr. Audit or Management level position within a public Accounting firm, or well respected industry leader.
Are you seeking a partnership track career opportunity that also offers a great quality of life with very limited travel?
Would you like to be rewarded based upon individual performance with an above market-average annual bonus program.
Successful, growing organization has an outstanding opportunity for immediate consideration. We are seeking Auditors and Audit Managers who are self-motivated, results driven and desiring a new challenge that offers incredible career potential. The ideal candidate will have a track record of successful performance working both independently and as part of a team.
For further consideration, contact John McSpadden @ 972-376-0355 or email him at john.mcspadden@om5dallas.com .
All applicants need to apply at:
www.txucorp.com
Reference job# 530660985
Description:
Accountabilities of an Audit Specialist include planning and directing a wide
range of complex audits of TXU's policies, procedures, and business processes
using advanced audit expertise. Frequently, this position will utilize
sophisticated audit and risk management techniques to perform required duties.
This position will typically serve as the Auditor-In-Charge (AIC) of an audit
project team, with responsibilities that include: developing audit programs,
planning and directing audits, preparing audit reports, briefing all levels of
management, and preparing accurate and complete audit work papers. In addition,
this position will be required to identify business risks and provide advice and
consultation to management on internal controls to manage these risks.
Additional accountabilities include:
Qualifications:


UICI is a health and life insurance company with its headquarters located in North Richland Hills, TX. We are searching for the following full time position in our headquarters location:
DATA ANALYST
Requirements: The Data Analyst will perform the following duties under the supervision of the IT Audit Manager
Preferred:
Other Qualities:
Please send your resume with salary requirements to Doug.Arrington@UICI.net.

214.570.8483
Ratliff Associates, recruiters of Accounting and IT professionals, is immediately seeking an Internal Auditor with a minimum of five years experience for the following opportunity. Client is a very stable and growing, publicly traded, Las Colinas company. Position reports to the Director of Internal Audit as part of four member team. Excellent benefits (pension) and employee friendly environment!
General Summary
The internal auditor will: plan and direct audits related to the companies’
policies, procedures, information technology (IT) systems, and business
processes; develop audit programs, prepare reports, briefs all levels of
management, and maintain high standards for workpaper accuracy and completeness;
and identify business risks and provide advice and consultation to management on
internal controls to manage their business risks.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline such as accounting
Certification (CPA, CIA) is preferred
Knowledge of generally accepted accounting, financial, operational and
information auditing concepts, techniques, and terminology (e.g., GAAP, COSO,
COBIT)
Minimum five to ten years audit experience in a combination of public accounting
and industry
Ability to work independently Highly analytical and organized
Strong work ethic and high degree of initiative
Willingness to travel—estimate 25%
Competitive Salary and benefits
Qualified candidates, please forward your resumes to connie@ratliffassociates.com

San Antonio is the eighth largest city in the United States and the second largest city in Texas, with a population of more than 1.2 million. The City of San Antonio employs more than 12,000 employees and has an annual consolidated budget for fiscal year 2005 of more than $1.5 billion.
The City of San Antonio Internal Audit Department is seeking general and information technology auditors to work locally in San Antonio. Candidates will be considered for positions from level II through V. The City of San Antonio offers competitive salaries and excellent employee and retirement benefits.
Assistant Auditor II has a salary range of $42,444 through $63,672.
Assistant Auditor III has a salary range of $51,924 through $77,892.
Assistant IT Auditor III has a salary range of $56,352 through $84,528.
Requirements:
Candidates should have prior internal auditing or information technology experience. Certifications such as CIA, CPA, CISA, CGAP or CFE may be required. Candidates must have a minimum of two years of recent internal audit experience. Advanced degrees and government auditing experience a plus.
Information technology auditor’s experience should include assessing information technology risks, control responses and audit techniques for ERP, internet/intranet, mainframe and/or client server systems.
To apply:
Qualified applicants should complete a City of San Antonio application on-line. City of San Antonio on-line application, detailed job descriptions and requirements are available at:
https://ww4.sanantonio.gov/jobs/jobvacs/openpositions.aspx
Applicants may also send a resume with salary history and references to the City Internal Auditor via E-mail at pmajor@sanantonio.gov, fax (210)223-0173 or mail to 111 Soledad, Suite 600, San Antonio, TX 78205.
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Grant Thornton LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Founded in 1924, Grant Thornton serves public and private midsize clients through 48 offices in the United States and in 585 offices in 110 countries. Grant Thornton LLP's web site is www.GrantThornton.com
Title: Internal Audit Associate
Our Business Risk Services (BRS) group, a specialty advisory practice within Assurance and Advisory Business Services, is a growing practice providing strategic solutions, operational performance improvement and assurance support to our clients. Grant Thornton seeks a team player with a strong work ethic and excellent professional skills for the role of Associate- Internal Audit Services.
This professional will perform internal audit procedures under the direction of the internal audit management team and in accordance with the client's audit plan, risk management strategy and Grant Thornton's internal audit methodologies.
Responsibilities:
Maintain a strong client focus by effectively serving client needs and developing productive working relationships with client personnel.
Stay abreast of current business and economic developments relevant
to the client's business.
Deliver high-quality client service by directing the daily progress of
fieldwork and informing Managers of engagement status.
Respect and protect confidential client information.
Display teamwork, integrity and leadership.
Support colleagues and value others' contributions.
Provide constructive on-the-job feedback and coaching.
Utilize technology and tools to continually learn and innovate, share knowledge with team members and enhance the delivery of services.
Bring potential business opportunities to the internal audit management team's attention.
Actively encourage team members to contribute ideas and identify potential business development opportunities to sell Grant Thornton's services.
Requirements:
Candidates must be available to travel 30-45% and work in excess of standard hours when necessary.
Title: Internal Audit Manager
Our Business Advisory Services (BAS) group, a specialty advisory practice within Assurance and Advisory Business Services, is a growing practice providing strategic solutions, operational performance improvement and assurance support to our clients. Grant Thornton seeks a team player with a strong work ethic and excellent professional skills for the role of Manager- Internal Audit Services. This professional will supervise and perform in accordance with the client's audit plan, risk management strategy and Grant Thornton's internal audit methodologies.
Responsibilities:
Maintain a strong client focus by effectively managing client needs and developing productive working relationships with client personnel. Stay abreast of current business and economic developments relevant to the client's business. Deliver high-quality client service by directing the daily progress of fieldwork and informing Managers of engagement status. Respect and protect confidential client information.
Display teamwork, integrity and leadership. Support colleagues and value others' contributions. Provide constructive on-the-job feedback and coaching.
Utilize technology and tools to continually learn and innovate, share knowledge with team members and enhance the delivery of services.
Develop potential business opportunities. Actively encourage team members to contribute ideas and identify potential business development opportunities to sell Grant Thornton's services.
Requirements:
Candidates must be available to travel 20-30% and work in excess of standard hours when necessary.
Interested Candidates for these two positions should submit a resume in confidence to TexasBASCareers@gt.com or fax 214-561-2370.
Litigation Support, Valuation & Forensics - Senior Accountant / Financial Analyst - Dallas
Position Summary
The Forensic Accounting and Investigative Services practice of Grant Thornton's Economic Advisory Services ( EAS ) offers expert advice to clients on critical financial and economic events and transactions facing their business. We offer a broad range of services in litigation support and business valuation and assist our clients with challenging financial and economic issues in complex litigation and other business dispute cases as well as services in investigations of allegations related to fraud and / or irregularities, bankruptcy, workouts, turnarounds, economic impact studies, computer fraud, and forensics.
The Senior EAS Associate is responsible for delivering a full range of services to clients and all phases of project and engagement management for multiple clients. Responsibilities include planning, directing, and completing projects and services in litigation support, business valuation, and forensics; developing and supervising staff; and assisting in client management and practice development activities.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Qualifications And Requirements
EMAIL: texasauditcareers@gt.com
Grant Thornton is an equal opportunity employer.
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