Greg Ayers Email & Phone Number

Lakeland, Fl, Us

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Oversee various metric reviews within the bank to ensure we are meeting regulatory deliverables. In doing so our team was able to bring ten critical metrics below the mandated thresholds.• Manage reviews of business governance structures to ensure we have a sufficient approach to data migration and scope of operations. By reviewing 430 assessment units within the firm we were able to ensure units had appropriate tagging of, legal entities, applicable geographies, and other critical governance attributes.• Execute peer to peer control testing to meet independent compliance risk management policy. This is done by reviewing all applicable controls and working with stakeholders to gather evidence and verify proper control execution.

I currently lead a team of pollution investigators for the Incident Management Division of sector St. Petersburg to oversee missions of maritime stewardship across the sector’s area of responsibility.-Engage the community to build relationships for the benefit of maritime stewardship-Conduct continuous patrols to assess local areas for threats to navigable waterways-Use Code of Federal Regulations to oversee pollution response operations-Lead Incident Management team on various pollution response operations

Tampa, Florida, United States

-Perform an independent assessment of the design and effectiveness of controls executed in the LOBs/Corporate functions through testing activities-Monitor testing activities and issue closure validations to validate compliance with internal policies/standards as well as external laws, regulations, and rules-Collaborate with compliance and operational risk officers on engagements including developing testing scripts and collaboration on issue discussions, business meetings, and the drafting of final reports-Ensure quality and timeliness of testing and monitoring execution-Validate issue management frameworks within the first line of defense to ensure appropriate steps are taken to mitigate risk of improper issue validation.-Test a variety of controls across multiple business lines to mitigate risk in money movement, transaction oversight, Other Real Estate Owned operations, Asset Specific Reserves, internal theft, and external fraud.-Validate enhancements to various processes including LOB specific antitrust frameworks in an effort to mitigate risk of antitrust violations.

In this role I managed the Agency & Trust reporting team covering over a dozen processes across three distinct business lines to report over $500MM in income-Maintained an error rate of less than two percent through rigorous sampling on yearly reporting to mitigate potential impact to the firm’s reputation with clients. -Migrated 18 legacy processes successfully to international business partners in Mumbai, in doing so we ensured a continuous and uninterrupted execution of all processes while bolstering Citi’s devotion to being an international bank -Oversaw all manager control assessments including development of desktop procedures and process flows to ensure successful risk mitigation and audit preparation. As one of the world’s leading banks this necessary level of control assessment allows us to maximize value for our clients-Served as an instructor for "Simply Speaking" Citi's in-house public speaking program, in this program i led a class of approximately 20 people on how to develop and give speeches

United States

As a tax analyst I executed day to day operations for tax documentation, account due diligence, and additional migration efforts necessary for tax information reporting-Prepare and execute User Acceptance Testing scripts at least 10 times a year to keep all work systems up to date and in line with federal tax documentation regulation, this allowed us to stay in line with federal regulation while maximizing the impact of technological developments in the firm-Process several daily exception reports to complete operational tasks including: tax form validation of approximately 80 accounts a day, year-end reporting, sanction screening based on OFAC SDN lists, ad hoc reporting and form generation. Daily report processing allowed us to successfully document and vet hundreds of accounts to ensure Citi has engaged in all proper due diligence for “Know your client” financial services standards-Conduct quality assurance testing and monthly sampling of approximately 1,000 accounts on company contractors handling daily account due diligence in line with the risk management framework. I managed quality control and sampling for dozens of contractors across outsourced processes to make optimal use of Citi’s resources and standing relationships-Migrated in several due diligence reports from business partners in EMEA, in doing so we were able to further enhance our risk mitigation processes and build a more robust tax documentation process

United States

Execute daily report generation and review for tax documentation, generate ad-hoc reports for management review. In this role I also took part in Citi's in house public speaking program, mentoring program, and engaged in quarterly volunteering projects

Brandon, Florida, United States

I served as a large client billing analyst working on high volume clients such as Verizon, JP Morgan Chase, Exxon, and CVS-Reduce the time for billing trouble invoices from 3 months to 1. This reduction in the billing cycle freed time for firm partners to focus on other projects with some of the firm’s largest clients such as Verizon, Exxon Mobil, CVS, and JP Morgan-Drive department towards firm wide financial goals by complying with strict client deadlines on electronic invoice submission. I personally managed a weekly email blast detailing all upcoming client deadlines with stipulations for invoice submission -Liaise with clients to ensure accurate rates and identification codes for attorneys, secretaries, and paralegals. This effort made sure attorneys did not have to wait for rate approval before submitting invoices to clients, avoiding costly write-offs

Master Of Science - Ms, Finance, General

Coursework in financial modeling.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Economics