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Barbora Valášková

@barboravalkov

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I build auditable governance, internal controls, and ICT risk resilience for regulated organizations.

Slovakia

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for interim, freelance, or senior expert work in Slovakia, Austria, or CEE where I can strengthen regulatory governance, internal controls, ICT risk management, and auditable resilience in regulated organizations.

I’ve delivered internal audit, controls, and regulatory governance across Orange Slovakia, A1 Towers Holding/EuroTeleSites, BDO Audit, and Ernst & Young. My work turns finance, business, and ICT risks into auditable processes and board-level reporting.

At Orange Slovakia, I managed the full audit lifecycle for over two decades, covering planning, execution, reporting, and remediation tracking. I sustained SOX 302/404 compliance from 2006, led audits spanning purchasing, secure software development, roaming, network deployment, and SAP compliance, and coordinated IT and security audits with external auditors.

I’ve supported payment institution licensing, AML, PSD2, sanctions screening, third-party due diligence, fraud prevention, forensic reviews, and crisis-management risk assessments. I also contributed to billing-system implementation and SAP ERP/RMCA interfaces through UAT, go-live, and post-implementation checks.

Today, I deliver DORA governance implementation for financial institutions, including ICT risk registers, third-party registers, incident management, and digital operational resilience strategy. I’m open to interim, freelance, and senior expert assignments across Slovakia, Austria, and CEE.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Regulatory Governance & DORA Consultant

Current

Self-employed

Feb 2026 - Present (6 months)

Delivering DORA governance implementation for financial institutions, including ICT risk register, third-party register, incident management and Digital Operational Resilience Strategy. Advising on practical alignment of DORA, NIS2 and internal governance requirements with auditable controls.

DORA NIS 2 Third Party Risk Incident Management Governance Compliance

Lead Consultant (Interim)

BDO Audit, spol. s r.o.

Feb 2025 - Mar 2025 (1 month)

Performed end-to-end external financial audit work and supported SOX-related compliance reviews, including US SOX and K-SOX contexts. Applied internal control, accounting and audit methodology knowledge in a high-paced client-service environment.

External Audits SOX Internal Controls Accounting Financial Audit

Internal Audit & Compliance Expert

A1 Towers Holding GmbH / EuroTeleSites AG

Sep 2023 - Feb 2024 (5 months)

Planned internal audits and prepared risk assessments for a newly established TowerCo environment, focusing on operational, strategic and compliance risks. Contributed to Group whistleblowing solution implementation, Code of Conduct, compliance guidelines and capital market compliance during the Vienna Stock Exchange spin-off context. Executed and standardised SOX controls across subsidiaries, inc

Internal Audit Risk Assessment SOX Compliance Whistleblowing

Internal Auditor / Internal Control Manager

Orange Slovensko

Mar 2001 - Jan 2023 (21 years 10 months)

Managed the full end-to-end audit lifecycle within an integrated Audit-Control-Risk assurance approach, covering planning, execution, reporting and remediation tracking. Led company-wide internal audits across various domains and acted as key liaison with external auditors for IT and security audits. Ensured long-term SOX 302/404 compliance and delivered fraud prevention, forensic audit, sanctions

Internal Audit COSO Fraud Prevention Sanctions Screening Due Diligence SAP ERP SAPP RMCA Active Directory Databases

Senior in Audit Department

Ernst & Young Slovakia

Sep 1997 - Jun 2000 (2 years 9 months)

Worked on audits for banking and industry clients, covering audit planning, business process review and internal control evaluation. Analyzed and evaluated financial statements, company systems, operating processes and reporting packages. Supported audit reporting and due diligence projects.

Internal Audit Audit Planning Internal Controls Financial Statements Due Diligence