Employment History:
Barclays Bank PLC (1994-1998); Lehman Brothers (1994); New York University (1988-1994)

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Why F is an Expert:
Internal control.

Best Advice:
Regardless of the industry, make sure you know what the best practices are. This is not just about the industry in general, but also for the company. Make sure you know, understand and interpret these standards to which you need to hold yourself.

Passionate about:
My friends and my family.

Biography Excerpt:
Beth-Ann Martorello is an audit practice manager with the wealth and global investment management services and institutional research company AllianceBernstein Holding LP, where she is responsible for process improvement. On a daily basis, for the company as well as her individual clients, she asks herself, ‘Do the policies and procedures set the tone for your standards, values and ethics?’ She oversees the implementation of best practices, which includes streamlining audit processes as appropriate, maintaining effective software development processes and computer-assisted audit tools' committee to ensure increased use. Additionally, she conducts in-house training including the development of new hire training programs.

     

Cambridge Who's Who: What would you like to promote most about yourself or your business?  
BETH-ANN MARTORELLO :  Quality assurance is important. It’s crucial to have policies and procedures in place, because they set the tone for the company. You have to ask: what are your standards, values and ethics? Sometimes in our industry, the tone at the top is silence. You see it in scandal after scandal and you wonder to yourself, what happened? Businesses need someone to conform the quality of their work and make sure controls and processes are operating. That’s what I do in my department and for my clients when I audit.

What is the most rewarding aspect of your career?
When a client or someone says, “Thank you,” you know that you’ve made a positive contribution. Sometimes, you give them a negative rating, but the client is still so grateful that you were there.

How can this be?
Well, you audit their controls over their risks. Sometimes the controls are not properly designed or not operating effectively – they are being taught how to do something right. If I handed you an unsatisfactory, you’d be upset about it. But sometimes, the client finds meaning in what you’re doing.