Career Highlight:
Restructured Purdue Pharma's audit function as strategic and consultative advisory partner
Internal Audit Function (IAF) had scorekeeping mentality — 100% transaction testing without proactive initiatives.
Redefined internal audit function value proposition to encompass risk identification/management. Attracted/retained superior financial, operational, and IT auditors to strengthen team/intensify succession planning bench strength. Developed core team, aligning objectives to corporate mission. Standardized European team. Aided in strategic plan to take IAF into new millennium. Devised first-time audit planning templates. Reengineered corporate / local procurement functions.
Strategic Impact
- Led team to identify hundreds of thousands of dollars in capital project cost over-runs.
- Reduced costs by internally performing audits/projects previously handled by external auditors and/or consultants.
- Audit function/audit team became a valued strategic advisory partner across the organization, charged with protecting and increasing company interests, assets, and profits by performing business process reviews, cost savings initiatives, root cause analyses, control enhancements and other strategic activities.
Dawn's continued growth has enabled her to effectively refine and quantify the contributions of the IAF team as strategic partners. She enjoys good relationships with both US and UK-based staff, co-workers and management within Purdue, as well as the joint venture management in India and Cyprus. Her contributions reflect a high level of professionalism. She is excellent at offering solutions to potential problems. I have personally benefited from her guidance and support.
- John Taylor, Former Senior Acting Director IAF, London Office
- John Taylor, Former Senior Acting Director IAF, London Office
Dawn Little, Holistic Business Strategist •
