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Warsaw, Pl

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

Strategy• Creation of the strategy, standard practices, solution frameworks & techniques to embed data quality management governance• Design and implement an overall risk management for client risk assessment process• Establish the level of risk exposure company wideBusiness• Provide data governance for bank & advisory functions to improve data insights• Support execution of BCBS239 obligations on DQMS in the 1st line of defense• Support data change management processes to keep data artefacts up to date Processes• Lead risk planning for assigned engagements & develop appropriate risk treatment plans• Build risk awareness amongst staff by providing support and training within the company• Co-creation mitigation plans & processes to support management to reduce risk• Administrate data quality committees to track data quality and compliance with the DQMS• Coordinate work on audit findings & recommendationsRisk Management• Embed compliance with data management risks, including data quality, secrecy, privacy, records management and AI ethics in the design of data solutions• Perform risk assessment by analyzing current risks to identify & mitigate key operational threats & vulnerabilities• Create tailored risk reporting to ensure business management understands the risks that might affect their departmentsGovernance• Establish, implement, review, and monitor internal infrastructure for financial crime compliance in alignment with regulatory standards• Support compliance with the BCBS239 obligations on data qualityMain achievements• Successful migration of Client Risk Assessment process from 2nd to 1st line of defense with no internal or external audit findings• Successful implementation of solutions that resulted Data Quality residual risk rating reduction from medium to low

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

• Lead risk assessment projects to identify and mitigate key operational threats and vulnerabilities in CIB area• Lead the Risk Assessment of new business products and driving changes• Lead risk planning for assigned engagements and develop risk treatment plans• Co-Creating business continuity plans to limit risks• Ensure data quality & creating reports as base for internal governance meetings• Collaborate with internal auditors & manage work on audit findings & recommendations• Coordinate tasks to meet Polish Financial Authority (KNF) requirements• Performing operational control testing in line with set methodology across teams and improving risk & control framework• Validation of processes for new initiatives from operational risk perspective• Support to heads of entities & process owners in remediation actions, new regulations• Lead awareness sessions to improve knowledge about operational risk management Main achievements• Reduction overall residual risk rating for my area of responsibility (CIB department) from high to low.• Create a well setup risk culture within the CIB department.

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

• Perform risk assessment by analyzing current risks to identify & mitigate key operational threats & vulnerabilities• Create tailored risk reporting to ensure business management understands the risks that might affect their departments• Create, continuous refine & improve control model for enhanced effectiveness• Coordinate the implementation of the bank's operational resilience framework, including the identification of critical business services and impact tolerance levels• Collaborate with internal auditors & manage work on audit findings & recommendations• Lead risk planning for assigned engagements and develop risk treatment plans• Maintain the risk register to ensure all risks and their characteristics are appropriately and accurately documented• Ensure risk response actions are being developed, executed, updated and completed• Manage CIB actions in terms of recommendations of Polish Financial Supervision (KNF)• Validation of processes for new initiatives from operational risk perspective • Ensure data quality & creating reports as base for internal governance meetings• Lead awareness sessions to improve knowledge about operational risk managementMain achievements• Managing all internal audit recommendations as well as Polish Financial Authority that resulted with residual risk rating reduction from very high to high.• Implementing daily checklists and coordinating reduction of process ineffectiveness in area of my responsibility.

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

• Perform risk assessment by analyzing current risks to identify & mitigate key operational threats & vulnerabilities• Execute the process and methodology for the risk management lifecycle• Assess the adequacy and perform effectiveness testing of the controls • Collaborate with stakeholders to improve the Quality Assurance (QA) processes in accordance with the group risk standards• Establish effective business collaboration relationships within NatWest Markets Finance, Treasury and Middle office teams set in London and across further entities• Ensure the right mechanisms are in place to identify, report, manage and mitigate risk• Keeping up to date on relevant market initiatives and regulatory changes• Identification and escalation of risk issues in processes• Support compliance with financial reporting and SOX requirements by effective cooperation with all finance teams on control effectiveness testing• Lead awareness sessions for new joiners about risk managementMain achievements• Successful migration of Treasury department after ringfencing, in line with requirements that resulted with low residual rating and no internal and external audit findings.

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

• Co-working on risk assessment by analyzing current risks to identify & mitigate key operational risks• Creation of control environment for Treasury department after ringfencing• Assess the adequacy and perform effectiveness testing of controls • Establish effective business collaboration relationships within NatWest Markets Finance, Treasury and Middle office teams set in London and across further entities• Identify, report, manage and mitigate risk• Risk issues management on the process, verification of implemented solutions• Support compliance with financial reporting and SOX requirements by effective cooperation with all finance teams on control effectiveness testing• Lead awareness sessions for new joiners about risk managementMain achievements• Successful creation controls environment as well as risk issues management for Treasury department after ringfencing, in line with requirements that resulted with low residual rating and no internal and external audit findings in residual risk assessment

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

• Develop and manage project plans for operational resilience initiatives, including timelines & resources• Collaborate with internal auditors & manage work on audit findings & recommendations• Create and adapt optimization solutions to process investment funds accounting• Identify inefficiencies, operational risks and control gaps in funds accounting process and provide business logic to implement improvements to mitigate them• Perform fund valuation and verification transactions in accounting system• Resolve and coordinate resolution of the operational issues within valuation process across team and across the valuation department• Monitor & investigate reconciliation discrepancies on the section and department level• Maintain and improve strong business relationships with clients & business partnersMain achievements• Designed a business logic tool for a highly efficient task management allocation based on process knowledge and KPI as a part of departmental project of merging teams. Development, testing and implementation in collaboration with internal IT department.

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

• Business needs identification and providing solutions to improve funds accounting• Launch new investment funds for international clients• Create and adapt optimization solutions to process investment funds accounting• Identify risks in daily processes and create solutions to mitigate them• Introduce optimized processes to clients and support to implement them successful • Organize daily work by creation fully automated checklist with task allocation• Maintain & improve investment funds accounting process for audits and secure that all procedures and tools meet new requirements• Accounting different types of transactions on investment funds accounts & funds transitionsMain achievements• Recognition Award received in Citibank for optimization solutions that increased effectiveness and reduced risk of human error due to automations crated, proposed, coordinated and developed by me.• Development, coordination and implementation solutions of better engagement of human resources in my team, many solutions decreasing manual work and risk of human error.• Well prepared internal processes and procedures according to new client’s business needs and regulations.

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

• Execution in Net Asset Value calculation of investment funds• Cooperation with other departments involved in NAV Calculation and portfolio managers• Identification of risks in current process and providing solutions to mitigate the risks• Resolving problems which came from diversified systems• Finding solutions to decrease risk of errors Main achievements • Development, coordination and implementation solutions to reduce manual work, which increased team efficiency by 70%, that also decreased risk of human error through automatization.

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

• Product strategy development• Negotiation of terms of cooperation with business partners• Planning team activities and introducing company’s strategy

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

• Managing business relationships with clients• Coordination of training projects with companies e.g.: Nokia, Cyfra+, Henkel, Skanska • Selection and creation of development programs and training materials for clients• Managing of projects profitability

Master'S Degree, Accounting And Finance

Activities and Societies: • President of Students Association of European Collaboration at Warsaw School of Economics. • Lead Coordination.

Certified Real Estate Broker, Real Estate Brokerage

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting And Finance