UTIBE OFFIONG

UTIBE OFFIONG has joined Syracuse University as university audit executive. Reporting to the senior VP and chief financial officer and to the university audit committee of the board of trustees, the audit executive provides guidance to Ernst & Young, the university’s co-sourced internal audit partner. Offiong will be responsible for developing and overseeing an effective internal audit program for Syracuse University. She will evaluate and improve the overall effectiveness of the university’s risk management and controls process. Offiong comes to Syracuse from Brown University, where she served as chief university auditor since 2008. At Brown, she was responsible for directing the overall vision for the internal audit function. Prior to Brown, Offiong was director of internal audit at Northeastern University for 14 years. She also has previous experience with the accounting firm, KPMG. Offiong earned an MBA and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Northeastern University.