Oversight over Legal Entity Rationalization criteria assessment framework working with Treasury, Firm Strategy and Execution, Risk Management and other stakeholders.Review governance evidence to assess potential gaps and lead remediation efforts.Lead review and challenge sessions with executive sponsors.

Leading Recovery & Resolution Planning Office for RBS Americas. Member of Global RRP SteerCo. Collaborated with Global senior managers and outside counsel to develop resolution strategies that comply with regulatory guidance and supervisory directive.Project management of teams dedicated to Funding & Liquidity Analysis, Operational & Financial Interconnectedness Analysis and Resolution Strategy .Developed guidance to improve resolvability.Established standards and best practices and an effective Business as Usual (BaU) platform for continuous improvement in resolvability efforts.

Treasury project manager focused on compliance with regulatory change initiatives including Resolution Planning under DFA Sect 165 and new liquidity reporting requirements for FBO's (FR2052) under the FRB Enhanced Prudential Standards.

Head of US Bank Regulatory department. Responsible for the regulatory reporting, compliance and transaction support of RBS America’s US Bank.Plays a liaison role with regulators and examiners and other internal functions (including financial reporting, credit and compliance) in respect of the activities in the US Bank. Serve as senior member of the RBS Americas Finance team. Played a major role on achieving consistent compliance with the Fed Reserve policies, resolution of previous outstanding findings, streamlining of existing processes within reduced budget.

Led an initiative to establish Quality Assurance Group within Regulatory Reporting Division. Played an instrumental role in improving control environment through sourcing and validation.Participated in several strategic regulatory initiatives working with Regulatory Affairs, Compliance, Legal, Product Control, Treasury, Risk Management and Operations. Led preparation of filings of Annual Report of Foreign Banking Organization and Self-Assessment of the Payment and Settlement System working with Legal, Compliance and Operations.

Regulatory liaison with Compliance on applicable laws, regulations and rules (Regulations W,K,U). Managerial responsibility for Regulatory filings with OCC, Federal Reserve Bank, State Banking Department ( FR Y-9C, Y-7N/NS, Y-7/7Q, Y-12/12A, FFIEC 002, 009/019, FR2900/2644, various Treasury reports).Led Axiom Automation of major Regulatory filings.

Directed month-end close process across enterprise in accordance with IFRS and US GAAP.Responsible for year-end certifications of financial statements. Led an implementation of the worldwide Sirius project that established global general ledger and standardized accounting norms and processes.

Managerial responsibility for the Financial Control department (reporting directly to the CFO), Head Office, Regulatory Reporting, year-end certification of financial statements and all tax matters with external/internal counterparts• Integrated two new acquisitions into the corporate structure according to strategic plan• Streamlined the reporting process of the US legal entities that resulted in better data quality

Managerial and operation efficiency responsibility for the Accounting, Tax, Auxiliary Services, reporting to the CFO (Including Accounts Payable, annual budgeting, cost allocation)• Developed a new methodology for the creation of the annual budget and the cost business plan resulting in time savings and data accuracy via improved operations and tech implementations• Negotiated vendor’s contracts and license agreements which resulted in a reduction in operating expenses • Implemented a new vendor monitoring program in accordance with SOX complianceACCOUNTING/TAX MANAGER OF INTESABCI Managerial responsibility for the Accounting, Tax, Investigation, reporting to the Financial Controller• Developed and implemented a cost saving average tax assets calculation that resulted in $USD 2 MM decrease in the corporate tax liability• Improved Accounting/Tax Policies and Procedures that resulted in quality and consistency of the accounting/tax operations• Led a transition project to the new General Ledger system (Midas-Kapiti)