Melanie Roman joined International Paper in 2014 and is currently the Audit Manager for the Fraud & Compliance team within Corporate Audit. She has more than 20 years of professional audit and accounting experience. Her background encompasses multiple disciplines of audit (internal and external). During her tenure with IP, Melanie has conducted numerous impactful investigations of a highly sensitive and/or complex nature involving fraud, accounting irregularities, theft, and/or policy violations.
Prior to joining IP, Melanie was an Audit Project Manager with the Internal Audit function for ServiceMaster, in Memphis TN. In prior roles, she led intricate audit assignments in areas such as SOX, financial, IT, compliance, and operational audit projects; assisted in the investigation of HelpLine cases; and led a team of senior and staff auditors. Additionally, Melanie worked for a Regional CPA Firm as Audit Staff Accountant with duties that included all aspects of an external audit engagement.
Melanie earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from the University of Memphis and Master’s in Accounting from DeVry University.