Inaya Muhammad

About Inaya Muhammad

Hi, I’m Inaya Muhammad, an audit and risk professional specializing in compliance operations, data analytics, and corporate governance. I’m a CRISC Candidate with a strong foundation in IT risk, internal controls, and audit automation, passionate about strengthening organizational resilience through technology-driven solutions and ethical financial governance.My experience spans risk management, ESG reporting, fraud prevention, and operational efficiency, where I’ve led initiatives that improved audit readiness and enhanced compliance accuracy across complex financial environments. I’m recognized for merging analytical insight with strategic execution to drive sustainable business performance.Currently, I’m preparing to pursue a JD/MBA to complement my audit expertise and complete the requirements for CPA eligibility, aligning my legal, financial, and governance knowledge for long-term impact in corporate risk and financial regulation.Outside of work, I love exploring new cultures and global business environments. Dubai remains one of my favorite destinations for its architectural innovation and economic diversity.Let’s connect to collaborate on advancing responsible finance, compliance innovation, and enterprise risk excellence

Experience

1. Audit Associate

   Juniper Square

   Feb 2025 — Present

   Supported SOC and SOX audit readiness by reviewing business processes and data flows, performing privacy, data integrity, and CIA control validations across financial and operational systems • Executed RBAC and segregation-of-duties reviews across enterprise applications, assessing access for thousands of users and conducting ~2,700 onboarding and user-access risk evaluations to identify integration gaps and regulatory exposure • Consult and audit risk registers by assessing impact and likelihood, escalating material IT and data risks to senior stakeholders, and informing audit prioritization and remediation strategy; served as one of five founding contributors to the internal audit function • Designed and deployed AI-driven audit automation (JavaScript) across Google Workspace, Jira, and FIS to perform exception tracking and continuous control monitoring, reducing manual review effort and accelerating risk reporting by ~35%; cross-trained peers on Excel-based data validation techniques to improve audit quality and efficiency

Education

• Harvard Business School

  Certificate, Sustainable Investing

• Clark Atlanta University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Finance,

  2021 — 2025

• Coursera

  Certificate, Data Analysis

• Bloomberg Institute, BAT Campus Ambassadors

  Certificate, ESG