Internal Audit Manager, Finance
- Location: US
- Joined Shell: September 1998
What is your current role at Shell?
I am the Internal Audit Manager for the US, heading the U.S. regional audit group which is part of the Group Global Audit Network and of Shell Finance Services (SFS) . We provide internal auditing for all the US based businesses. I head a group of 45 people, which include diverse business backgrounds e.g. retail , procurement, engineering, as well as finance.
What do you like best about your role?
I think the single thing I like most about my role is the variety of businesses we work with and therefore the very different business issues we are exposed to. We get to see really the whole spectrum of businesses that operate in the U.S. It’s extremely interesting from that point of view – I think that you can rarely find a role that gives you access to that type of interaction while contributing to promote robust risk management and internal control practices, a very key component of the health of our organization.
Tell us about your background and experience
My background is in finance. Before my current assignment in Internal Audit, I worked in Group Treasury in London, as Controller in South Latin America Cluster (based in Buenos Aires) and in various finance positions in Chile, including amongst these Treasurer of Shell Chile.
What makes you stay at Shell?
The business principles that this company stands for – integrity, honesty and respect for people. Shell really strives to promote those values, and that’s a very powerful factor for me. From past, but specially my current role, I have witnessed the seriousness with which throughout Shell adherence to business principles is sought. In addition, this is such a huge enterprise in terms of geographic locations and opportunities – there has never been a dull moment.
