Cheryl Dixon Atkins

About Cheryl Dixon Atkins

I have been employed by IBM since graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Master of Accounting degree with a concentration in audit. I have a strong background in SAP consulting, security and systems implementations. I worked in the area of fixed asset accounting for 8 years both internal to IBM and on engagements with external clients. Subsequently, I worked on IT solutions for manufacturing and then system security. I worked in Corporate Business controls for 10 years, both supporting tools and technology and as a Sarbanes-Oxley program manager supporting SOX 404 and 302. I am a member of the IIA and ACFE. I possess solid organizational and leadership skills and enjoy detailed analysis. I have received many awards during my career and have consistently achieved above average performance reviews at IBM.Specialties: Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) • IT Risk Management • Problem Solving • Issue Resolution • Gatekeeper • Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) • Service Organization Control (SOC) • Separation of Duties (SOD) • SAP • ERP • Security • Analysis • Design • Specifications • Process Flows • Testing • Training • Implementation • Post Go-live Support • Organizational Skills • Analytics • Strong Communication

Experience

1. Finance Business Controls Openpages Lead

   IBM

   Jan 2024 — Present

   Currently Leading agile Finance Business Controls OpenPages implementation. Perform planning, requirements gathering, requirements definition, configuration, testing, data migrations, reconciliations and post-go-live support.

Education

• UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

  BS-BA and Master of Accounting, Business

  1987 — 1992

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  BS-BA, Business

  1987 — 1991

Skills

• Strategy
• Sap Bw
• Visio
• Sap Xi
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Analysis
• Sap Implementation
• IT Audit
• Pmp
• Business Process Improvement
• Leadership
• Testing
• Software Documentation
• Security
• Sox
• Sap Portal
• Sap Netweaver
• Business Intelligence
• Internal Controls
• Sd
• Fixed Assets
• Business Process
• Sap
• Sap Erp
• Management
• Erp
• Integration
• Sap R/3
• IT Management
• Auditing
• IT Strategy
• Internal Audit
• Project Implementation
• Project Planning