Adda Grace Power

About Adda Grace Power

First and foremost, as much as I deny it, I\'m an absolute audit geek. I have been a full time \"passionately curious\" auditor for the past 18 years. I love getting to learn about the many aspects of the organization, and I can honestly say I am never bored. The one value I hold and am very lucky that is one of my current organization\'s values is to never stop learning. To get a little bit more formal about my experience and skill set, I\'ve laid them out below- I developed and lead the IA function of Tripadvisor, reporting functionally to the Audit Committee and administratively within the Finance function- I have extensive experience in project management, including more than ten years of experience in project management for SOX internal control reviews and internal audits, as well as experience with PCI. financial reporting in support of SOX 404- I launched a digital igniters programs within Global Finance tasked with upskilling internal audit and finance resources in learning robotics process automation(RPA), analytics process automation (APA) and data analytics within internal audit and portions of finance- I am extremely versatile and have developed risk and control knowledge in a wide range of areas ranging from corporate income tax, financial reporting, information security, system development lifecycles, privacy compliance, and data security- Both at Deloitte and TripAdvisor, I\'ve demonstrated excellent project management, talent development, & technical skills at the same time with delivering high quality products and services to my clients- I specialize in risk and control assessments, controls rationalization, internal audit co-sourcing, business process improvement, information technology and systems reviews for diverse architectures- I also have extensive experience in Sarbanes-Oxley\'s requirements of internal controls over financial reporting both from management\'s assessment and external audit including developing and accessing a risk-based audit plan-I\'m a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and a member of IIA and ISACA. A summary of my skills and detailed knowledge- Internal Audit (information technology, operations and governance)- Sarbanes-Oxley internal controls over financial reporting - program management, assessments, implementations (through all phases of design, testing, gap analysis and remediation)- IT Compliance - Payment Card Industry Standards

Experience

1. Senior Director, Head of Internal Audit

   Dropbox

   May 2022 — Present

Education

• University of Massachusetts Lowell

  Bachelors, Accounting

  2002 — 2006