Olga Laukart
CEO
Experience
CEO
AssuranceLab UG
- Design, implementation, and testing of internal control systems / US SOX
- Consulting and compliance
Business Consultant
Self-employed
- Advice on developing the internal control system
- US SOX compliance according to regulatory requirements
- Risk assessment and process optimization
- Remediation and management testing
Manager Internal Controls
Deutsche Hospitality (Steigenberger Hotels GmbH)
- Designing and implementing the internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) according to US SOX
- Designing and implementing key controls (ICFR)
- Risk assessment and ICS compliance
- Monitoring, updating, and continuous development of all end-to-end business processes
- Analyzing existing and new processes
- Project management and conducting the group-wide annual management testing
- Training of control owners
- Onboarding the entire team to the project
- Developing and executing the group-wide ICS implementation according to US SOX
- Managing and coordinating the project team
Professional Internal Controls Assurance
Deloitte GmbH, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
- Conducting ICFR audits of business processes at Bayer AG and BP Europa SE at both local and international levels
- International shared service center audits
- Risk assessment and internal control audits according to ISA 400, ISAE 3000, and SOX standards
- Analysis and auditing of end-to-end business processes (S2P, O2C, R2R)
- Audit procedures for the design and implementation of controls
- Testing control design and evaluating the design effectiveness
- Testing and evaluating the actual implementation of controls
- Conducting walkthroughs and auditing the operating effectiveness of controls
- Evaluating and auditing the reliability of related IPE/IUC
- Participation in financial statement audits under HGB and IFRS
- Reporting ICFR audits in English
- Presenting results in German and English
- Efficiently conducting shared service center audits abroad by guiding and managing staff from respective countries and coordinating the audit
- Successful team-building measures through onboarding ideas and mentoring new colleagues
Auditor, commercial auditing
TASCO Revision und Beratung GmbH
- Internal audits focused on internal control systems and compliance of all business functions (procurement, accounting, sales, controlling, HR administration and payroll)
- Risk-oriented assessments of the functionality and security of business processes and their controls
- Recommendations for optimizing controls and processes
- Checking compliance with instructions, policies, and legal requirements
- Preparing and presenting audit reports
- Increased revenue by acquiring a new client
- Improved audit processes by mentoring colleagues
Industries Experience
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Experienced in Professional Services (7.5 years), Banking and Finance (3.5 years), Tourism (2.5 years), Energy (2 years), and Pharmaceutical (2 years).
Business Areas Experience
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Experienced in Audit (9.5 years), Quality Assurance (3.5 years), Finance (2.5 years), Project Management (2.5 years), and Accounting (2 years).
Summary
- Internal controls system expert with a results-oriented approach
- In-depth knowledge of implementing internal control systems according to US SOX
- Team player with initiative and methodological skills
- Several years of experience in designing and implementing internal control systems
Skills
- Sarbanes-oxley (Sox) Consulting And Compliance
- Internal Control System Implementation
- Process Optimization
- Risk Assessment
- Ics Audit According To Isa And Sox
- Reporting
- Solutions For End-to-end Business Processes
- Team Leadership
- International Experience
- Project Management
- Sap
- Idea
- Spss
- Eviews
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Outlook
Languages
Education
IUBH Internationale Hochschule
Master of Business Administration · Business Administration · Bad Honnef, Germany
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, School of Management and Law
Master of Science in Banking and Finance · Banking and Finance · Winterthur, Switzerland
Georg-Simon-Ohm Hochschule
Bachelor of Arts · Business Administration · Nuremberg, Germany
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