Define scope, methodology, reporting lines, and independence to build audit that holds under load.
20+ Years Internal Audit Practice
Certified Internal Auditor with 20 years of experience across public administration, local government, and commercial organisations. Held responsibility for auditing large companies and foundations, conducting fiscal controls, and delivering internal audit functions inside complex institutional environments. Her career combines senior audit practice in public administration — with accountability for overseeing organisations and the governance of public funds — with internal audit in commercial settings.
Strategic Impact
Manufacturing businesses carry audit risk in predictable places — processes that lack documentation, controls that exist on paper but not in practice, and fiscal exposures that only become visible when it is too late to act. Internal audit done correctly identifies those gaps before they become incidents. I build the audit discipline that gives management and investors confidence in what the numbers actually represent. Clear frameworks. Defined roles. Controls that function under operational pressure.
How I help
I work with finance directors, CFOs, and operational leads in manufacturing and industrial businesses where internal audit either does not exist as a formal function or has not kept pace with business complexity. My background spans audit in both public sector institutions — where governance accountability is absolute — and commercial environments where audit must support operational decision-making without creating friction.
Specifically:
- Internal audit function design — scope, methodology, reporting lines, and independence
- Control framework assessment — identifying gaps between documented controls and operational reality
- Fiscal control — expenditure governance, approval structures, and compliance with internal policy
- Risk identification — mapping audit risk to business processes and operational activities
- Audit programme delivery for management teams and finance functions in manufacturing environments
- AI-assisted audit methodology — applying AI tools to improve audit coverage, risk detection, and reporting efficiency
What I can help you with
Designing internal audit frameworks
Control environment assessment
Identify gaps between documented controls and what actually happens on the floor and in finance.
Build expenditure governance, approval hierarchies, and policy compliance into daily operations.
Risk identification and audit risk mapping
Map audit risk to business processes and operational activities before exposure becomes an incident.
Establish audit capability from scratch — charter, methodology, team structure, and reporting flow.
Structured audit delivery for finance directors and operational management teams in manufacturing.
Produce audit charters, standard procedures, and reporting templates that hold up to scrutiny.
Apply AI tools to improve risk detection, increase audit coverage, and accelerate reporting cycles.
Post-acquisition audit readiness
Prepare finance functions for investor-level governance scrutiny in the first 100 days of ownership.
Diagnosing control maturity and fiscal exposure
Assess control gaps and fiscal exposure to surface risk and governance improvement priorities.
Who I work with
Chief Financial Officers
Internal Audit Leads
Managing Directors
Operations Directors
Finance Directors
Risk and Compliance Officers
PE Operating Partners
Post-Acquisition Finance Teams
One meeting to establish fit, confirm volumes, and agree wholesale pricing. No commitment required.
Ready to discuss partner terms?
For consulting firms, training providers, and PE funds.