Margaret Holloway

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CPA-certified internal auditor with 9 years of experience across financial services and manufacturing sectors, specializing in SOX compliance, operational risk assessment, and fraud detection. Reduced audit cycle time by 31% at a 2,400-employee regional bank by redesigning the risk-based audit plan and automating workpaper documentation. Known for translating complex control deficiencies into board-ready findings that drive measurable remediation.

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Senior Internal AuditorMar 2020 - Present

Piedmont Bancorp, Charlotte, NC

Led end-to-end SOX 404 compliance program covering 38 key controls across 6 business units, reducing material weaknesses from 4 to 0 over two annual cycles.
Designed a data analytics framework using ACL Analytics that flagged $2.1M in duplicate vendor payments and recovered $870K within 90 days of implementation.
Managed a team of 3 staff auditors, delivering 14 audit engagements per year against a budget of $1.2M with a 97% on-time completion rate.

Internal Auditor IIJun 2017 - Feb 2020

Hargrove Industrial Solutions, Greensboro, NC

Executed operational and compliance audits across 5 manufacturing plants, identifying $640K in annualized cost savings through inventory control improvements.
Performed risk assessments for a $180M capital expenditure program, surfacing 11 high-risk control gaps and presenting findings directly to the CFO and Audit Committee.
Streamlined workpaper documentation by migrating from spreadsheets to TeamMate+, cutting review time per engagement by 22%.

Staff AuditorAug 2015 - May 2017

Crowe LLP, Raleigh, NC

Conducted financial statement audits for 9 middle-market clients with combined revenues exceeding $750M, meeting all SEC and GAAP reporting deadlines.
Tested internal controls over financial reporting for 3 publicly traded clients under PCAOB standards, issuing zero restatements across all engagements.
Assisted senior managers in fraud risk assessments using COSO framework, contributing to a 15% reduction in client-reported control exceptions year-over-year.

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