Lauren Ruiz

About Lauren Ruiz

With over 5 years of risk and controls experience, Lauren is a SOX and internal audit specialist with a public accounting background. She specializes in SOX readiness and compliance in the areas of business process controls, IT Automated Controls (ITACs), IT General Controls (ITGCs), deficiency remediation, internal controls execution, SOC report evaluation, segregation of duties analyses, and data analytics and visualization.

Experience

1. Manager, Risk Advisory & Sox

   Riveron

   Dec 2025 — Present

   Lead SOX engagements by developing project plans and timelines, tracking budgets by workstream, reporting status, and managing resource staffing- Serve as the primary advisor for clients and coordinate with stakeholders to proactively identify internal audit needs- Design and execute access security, change management, and entity-level internal controls- Coordinate with external auditors to remediate material weaknesses- Review project deliverables (testing documentation, risk-control matrices, flowcharts, narratives, accounting memos) to validate their completeness, accuracy, and quality- Facilitate trainings over SOX readiness, internal controls, and SOC report reviews across internal departments, client control owners, and accounting conferences- Coach junior colleagues to enhance service delivery skills and provide training on SOX and internal audit fundamentals

Education

• California State University, Fullerton

  Bachelor's degree, Business Administration, Information Systems

  2017 — 2021

• University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business

  Certificate in Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals, Artificial Intelligence