Akif Tarique Email & Phone Number

Cranbury, New Jersey, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

EXECUTIVE COACH | LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT | TEAM COACHINGYou are a successful entrepreneur who has spent energy, time and money to establish your business. OR you may be someone who has JUST started your dream venture and want guaranteed successHowever, you now:- need a strategic plan,- need to develop a unique selling proposition to create a competitive advantage- need more sales, - are getting beaten up on price and need an approach to stand out to support your pricing- need a team building system, - need more people to handle growth, - need a time management plan,- need to develop and coach your leadership team. Do any of the above resonate with you? These are only a few of the many areas I will identify with you as we partner and collaborate to help your business. My focus will be on establishing methods for you to obtain new clients, a consistent cash flow stream and a motivated team that gets you RESULTS - so you get back the time you deserve. I will help you create disciplines and skills necessary to grow your business. Our partnership will be about living your life to leave a legacy for your loved ones and your employees. The primary principal of business coaching is that YOU have the 'D' (power of DECISION) in determining your next steps. My role is to help and navigate you and guide/assist so you can explore your options. Business Coaching is a mutual commitment. I will guarantee results as long as you guarantee working with me and following the process. Your business and I have to be equally committed and invested in working together to achieve OUR success. My purpose is to guide you so that you are able to achieve success. My purpose is to elevate you so you are able to take your business and yourself to new heights. I will strive to see you succeedelevate Business Coaching: "Taking individuals and businesses to new heights"

New York, Ny, Us

Led entire P&L, reporting and analytics for the Corporate Service Areas (CSA) comprised of Legal/Compliance, Audit, Marketing, Human Resources, Risk, Office of CEO and Finance (Treasury, Tax, Controllers, Investor Relations) leading to executive decisions focusing on strategic initiatives and expense targets.-Headed monthly/quarterly financial reporting/analysis and led discussions with C-suite executives identifying performance against targets, gaining understanding of key metrics resulting in establishment of enterprise PLAN. -Streamlined operations across all Corporate Service areas by establishing trust and creating business relationships with senior leaders resulting in significant expense reduction -Assimilated and analyzed complex data to support strategic decisions by C-suite resulting in establishment of realistic and ambitious targets enabling reduction of significant expenses'-Partnered with internal and external auditors to provide oversight and guidance to develop systems, processes, and controls resulting in meeting complex compliance requirements.

New York, Ny, Us

Led and delivered monthly forecasts and analytics to CFO, CIO, business segment leaders, investor relations and portfolio managers. -Oversee all financial activities in development of Annual Plan (+$600B Assets, +$20M Income) and monthly projections for Investments including capital markets, delivering financial analysis, drivers, and trends resulting in robust decision making by executive leadership.-Develop vision and outlined strategic landscape for the global plan and projection platform driven by M&A activity, resulting in a single, uniform, and consistent process, modelling $600 billion of Invested Asset for US, Latin America, Europe, and Asia; model now used across entire enterprise as a benchmark. -Developed strategy to outsource Net Investment Income modelling platform to 3rd party, allowing for parallel processing of GAAP and Statutory projections, gaining approval by CFO and CIO.-Spearheaded development of financial reporting and analysis framework for separation of MetLife’s Retail business, leading to successful separation of MetLife’s Retail segment one year ahead of expectations.-Built new collaborative process for development and expansion of Key Economic Indicators such as interest rates, spreads, and foreign exchange rates for entire enterprise resulting in creation of single platform for enterprise.

New York, Ny, Us

Charged with reconstructing Investment Finance’s operating and reporting model for anticipated mergers and acquisition activity and regulatory requirements resulting from financial crisis.•Led transformation of Investment modeling platform from Sequel (in-house) to 3rd-party platform to centralize GAAP / Statutory projections and Stress scenarios for US, enabling creation of automated platform for entire enterprise.•Collaborated with Investment’s IT, Operations, and Front Office Areas to develop financial model (Fixed Income, Derivatives, Capital Markets (Securities Lending, Global Guaranteed Insurance Contracts), Mortgages, and Real Estate), addressing Fed’s requirements for Stress Testing as result of financial crisis of 2007 – 2008.

New York, Ny, Us

Created strategy to transition ownership of Investment Income planning from Portfolio Management to Investment Finance. Developed high-performing team of MBAs, CPAs, CFAs, and other skilled professionals to align with expanded responsibility.•Built new overall planning process (PLAN) that earned acknowledgement from entire department and partners as being simplified and efficient.•Led transition of income modelling for Derivatives, Securities Lending, and Mortgage, resulting in more robust and transparent process and allowing for $5M cost reduction driven by position consolidation and operation streamlining.•Achieved recognition of building the highest performing and most motivated, loyal, and committed team across the enterprise, evidenced by 1% turnover.

New York, Ny, Us

Selected for Metlife’s ‘Financial Accounting Rotational Management Program (FAMP)’ comprised of CPAs who had experience in Accounting’s Big 7 consulting firms. Focused on supporting MetLife’s Individual business Benchmark Consortium comprised of peer companies and conversion of MetLife Securities (brokerage) operating platform from ADP to Pershing.

London, Gb

Recruited by Ernst & Young while Junior at Rutgers University. Completed 2 years of audit experience servicing clients in Manufacturing and Insurance Industries (Chubb Inc.) and rotated into Tax Consulting to broaden experience.

Education record

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance And Management

Education record

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Accounting