Phil Jackson

About Phil Jackson

Phil is an Audit leader who acts as a trusted advisor to verify compliance and partner with stakeholders for continuous improvement. Previously, Phil served as the Director of Internal Audit (CAE) at Orthofix Medical and Michaels Stores. Phil and his Internal Audit team proudly partnered with internal customers and external auditors to ensure compliance and improve business operations for Finance, Technology, and Operations. Phil worked closely with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and Executive management to ensure risks were identified to allow the company to meet our strategic objectives. Prior to Michaels, Phil worked for Southwest Airlines for over 7 years as a Manager of Internal Audit specializing in technology, financial and operational risks. Phil also had the opportunity to lead the overall Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) program for both Finance and Technology where he worked closely with internal customers and external auditors to improve SOX efficiency while increasing risk coverage in our SOX environment. While at Southwest, Phil and his team designed, piloted, and worked with others to manage the Company’s first Mentorship Program.In 2004, Phil worked for KPMG as a Manager in IT Risk Management and Advisory. At KPMG, he focused on helping clients improve processes and ensure compliance. He assisted Customers in various industries including Retail, Transportation, Oil & Gas, Banking, Manufacturing, and Technology.Phil was pleased to present Assessing Corporate Culture at the 2019 IIA GAM conference in Dallas and Assessing Cybersecurity at the 2012 Airlines for American conference in Las Vegas.

Experience

1. Head of Internal Audit

   Flexjet

   Oct 2022 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

Education

• Tarleton State University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2019 — 2020

• Tarleton State University

  Bachelor of Science (Summa Cum Laude), Computer Information Systems

  1998 — 2001

Skills

• Entrepreneurship
• IT Audit
• Business Analysis
• Mentoring
• Auditing
• Computer Security
• Internal Audit
• Business Continuity
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Business Process
• Risk Management
• Retail
• Data Analytics
• Entrepreneur
• Small Business
• Management
• Leadership Development
• Risk Assessment
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Big Data
• Governance
• Coso Framework
• Business Process Improvement
• Accounting
• Information Security
• Operations Management
• Certified Internal Auditor
• Online Retail
• Program Management
• Process Improvement
• Business Intelligence
• Internal Controls
• Sas70
• Corporate Finance
• External Audit
• Leadership
• Cloud Computing
• Network Security
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Acl