Role
Julien Hespeler is a Manager in the Advisory IT & Digitalisation division of Grant Thornton Switzerland/Liechtenstein in Zurich.
Professional experience
Julien Hespeler has 7 years of professional experience as an IT specialist in the internal and external audit of Big 4 audit firms and a financial services provider in Germany.
In addition to leading and conducting IT audits in the financial sector, he has many years of experience in handling ITGC audits in the SOX regulated environment in industry.
During his time at a Big 4 audit firm, Julien also specialised in data analytics topics such as journal entry tests and data analysis to identify deviations in the context of HR audits. In previous roles as a consultant, he also supported several companies in the implementation of internal control systems in the IT environment and SOX readiness.
Professional qualifications and memberships
Julien holds a BSc in Business Information Systems and an MSc in IT Management.
He is a certified ISO 27001 Lead Implementer & Auditor.
Languages
In addition to his mother tongue German, Julien speaks fluent English.
- ISO 27001 Lead Implementer & Auditor
- MSc in IT Management
- BSc in Business Information Systems