About me
I'm a risk manager with 20 years of comprehensive and holistic experience gathered from working in the banking and insurance industries and from consulting financial services clients in the field of external and internal audit.
My work experience is currently complemented with a master's degree (entrepreneurship and business competence), vocational teacher qualification and risk manager certification. Since January 2023 I'm working on a Ph.D. degree, my doctoral thesis focusing on value adding internal auditing.
Over the years I've been fortunate to work in four fascinating and complementary fields - external and internal auditing, risk management and compliance. This blog incorporates my thoughts around these topics.
Internal Audit
Passion for internal auditing. Over my career I have participated in dozens of internal audit assignments which have aimed to provide independent assurance that an organisation's governance and internal control processes are operating effectively. Furthermore, in parallel I have accumulated a strong experience in developing internal audit functions and audit methodologies.
External Audit
Interest for external auditing. I have vast experience in external auditing, including reviewing the accuracy and completeness of the client's accounting records, whether they have been prepared in accordance with the applicable accounting framework and whether the client's financial statements present fairly the result and the financial position.
While working as an external audit consultant my client portfolio consisted of the largest banks, insurance companies, asset managers, pension funds and foundations operating in Finland.
Risk management
Devotion for risk management. I have gathered in-depth experience from valuating the effectiveness of the organization's risk management activities including areas like identification, evaluation and prioritization of risks, as well as risk reporting.
I am certified Risk Manager by the
European Organization of Quality since 2021.
Compliance
Dedication for compliance matters. I have profound experience conducting compliance audits which have aimed to provide a formal review of an organisation's procedures and operations mainly focusing on whether an entity is complying with applicable regulation, authority guidelines and instructions, market self-regulation and company specific principles and guidelines.