Christopher Hurley Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Arlington Heights, Il

Founded and currently manage a small consulting firm focused on data analysis, litigation/jury consulting, risk and controls, operational accounting, Information Technology, and general project management.

Greater Los Angeles Area

As CIO / Director of Application Services, I led a group of individuals responsible for all business unit facing technology and data. My group provided strategy, technical support, vendor selection, project management, implementation, and other services for business units including Sales, Investor Relations, Marketing, Operations, Accounting, Trading, and Portfolio Management.

Arlington Height, Il

Founded and managed a small consulting firm focused on operational accounting, risk and controls, and Information Technology, and general project management.Key Project Summaries:$25B Private Equity / Hedge Fund Advisor• Led engagement to replace Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Investor Portal software applications. Evaluated key software providers and advised CAO and CFO in selection of Salesforce.com. Provided subject matter expertise from operational, financial, and technical areas to drive the design and customization of the Salesforce.com solution. Worked closely with Salesforce.com implementation partner to ensure completeness of system design and led the data conversion project.• Designed and implemented a transaction processing software application for use by Operations, Accounting, Treasury, and Portfolio Management. The application consists of a SQL Server database back-end housed on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and a .NET Windows Forms application client.• Led project to adopt new SEC regulatory filing requirement (Form PF) for Private Fund reporting; advised senior management (CAO, CFO, Chief Compliance Officer) on vendor selection and created process for filing completely and accurately. Continue to oversee the filing process and provide review before each quarterly filing.$160 Billion Bank and Asset Manager• Worked with key management in CFO/Controller organization to review client’s policies and processes related to valuation of assets and liabilities (loans, debt securities, derivatives, and other financial instruments). • Presented written recommendations for improved valuation organizational structure, processes, controls, and governance to CFO and Controller.• Reviewed and updated several key loan and debt security accounting policies including implementation of FSP FAS 115-2/124-2 for other-than-temporary impairment.

Managed the accounting, financial reporting, and forecasting for the bank’s Capital Markets group.• Responsible for all aspects of Capital Markets accounting such as complex topics as loan accounting (FAS 5, 65, 91, SOP 01-6, 03-3), transfers of financial assets (FAS 140 / FIN 46(R)), derivatives and hedge accounting (FAS 133), fair value (FAS 107/157/159), repurchase reserve (FAS 5), Regulation AB, etc.• Key areas of responsibility accounting policy, internal controls over financial reporting (SOX), monthly G/L entries and support, forecasting and management reporting, and financial statement preparation and review.• Prepared and presented materials on behalf of the company in response to regulatory inquiries from the SEC, OTS, and FDIC.

Led and managed engagements providing mortgage banking clients with consulting services on a wide array of complex accounting topics.Key Project Summaries:Fannie Mae• Led engagement team of up to 15 consultants in a large-scale earnings restatement, specifically in the area of loan and security commitments.• Drafted and reviewed business and technical requirements documents for development of a system to calculate restated accounting results and support reissued financial statements.• Worked with key accounting policy personnel to draft and review accounting policies covering loan and security purchase and sale commitments (FAS 133, EITF 96-11, SOP 01-6), interest income (FAS 91, EITF 99-20), amortization of premiums, discounts, and other deferred costs/fees (FAS 91), and accounting for debt securities (FAS 115, EITF 99-20).PHH Mortgage (formerly Cendant Mortgage)• Managed a team of consultants in the design and implementation of a custom FAS 133, loan accounting and mark-to-market system leveraging Oracle and .NET technologies.• Prepared materials and led meetings for senior management (CFO, Controller, etc.) to make and document critical decisions with respect to hedge strategy as well as accounting and reporting requirements.• Provided client with training and support on hedge strategy, documentation, similar asset testing, effectiveness testing, and financial statement presentation for derivatives related accounting.Federal Home Loan Banks• Worked as a technical accounting specialist in support of the audit of mortgage related activities.• Reviewed critical accounting policies and designed and executed detailed testing for derivatives and hedge accounting (FAS 133/138/149), amortization of premiums/discounts and other deferred costs/fees (FAS 91), and loan accounting and valuation (FAS 65, FAS 107, CON 7).

• Served as technical lead for the design and development of custom applications for financial services companies.• Led teams of 4 to 5 consultants in the design and implementation of custom solutions such as a derivative mark-to-market system for an energy trading desk, institutional order management system for a large NASDAQ market maker, and a payment processing system for a financial services company.

• Worked on a team of 80 consultants on an SAP implementation for a Fortune 500 Industrial Products company.• Developed knowledge of VBA and SQL programming languages in preparing weekly status reports and statistical deliverables for meetings with project management.

Bse, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Intramural Basketball, Intramural SoccerMinor - Engineering Management Systems

High School

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society Mock Trial Varsity Soccer