Jerome Williams Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, US

• Responsible for preparation, analysis, and submission of schedules related to key US Regulatory Reports.
• Monthly, Quarterly and Annual review of regulatory schedules, including timely submission of reports to regulators.
• Produce metrics for Senior Management highlighting key issues and remediation status.
• Review, maintain and enhance related operational and analytical procedures, ensuring key controls are in place, which standardize and optimize processes globally.
• Participate on committees and working groups with Finance, Risk Architecture, Corporate Reporting, CSS FRSS.
• Co-ordinate MCA testing quarterly and semiannually and ensure MCA test scripts are accurate and updated as needed.

• Conduct financial audits and internal control reviews in accordance with industry standards and regulatory guidelines.
• Assess and analyze financial statements, accounting records, and relevant documentation to identify areas of risk and potential improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with accounting policies and procedures.
• Prepare detailed audit reports and present findings to management, offering actionable recommendations for process optimization and risk mitigation.
• Participate in special audit projects and investigations as required.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with clients and colleagues, fostering effective communication and a positive work environment.

• 1. Logistics start-up company with revenue of $2M, servicing 30 clients and 1.5k depots across Jamaica. Created an organizational framework to support the organization’s rapid growth rate. Oversight of Controller.
• Provide strategic direction and leadership to drive operational efficiency and achieve business objectives.
• Develop and implement business strategies, goals, and KPIs in alignment with the company's vision.
• Lead cross-functional teams to optimize processes, streamline operations, and improve overall productivity.
• Drive revenue growth and cost optimization initiatives to enhance profitability.
• Developed and implemented financial strategies to drive revenue growth, reduce costs, and improve profitability, resulting in a 20% increase in annual revenue.

New York, New York, US

• Responsibility for the Jamaica franchise’s balance sheet, liquidity, and treasury risk profile, through sound practices and strategies. Key Achievements:
• Proactively managed the Bank’s liquidity framework and liquidity risk structure.
• Analyzed and interpreted asset-liability anomalies by providing performance returns for assets and liabilities.
• Executed interest rate sensitivities, forwarding-looking, and stress testing scenario analysis to help mitigate structural liquidity risk, which reduced interest rate cost by 12%.
• Organically built a lucrative repo. and reverse repo. business in both local and foreign currencies, maintaining a spread of 2%.
• Responsibility for the foreign exchange trading position and determined feasibility of long and short positions, to increase revenue through cross-currency swaps and options deals (size $175M and $50M respectively).

New York, New York, US

• Responsibility for the securities trading portfolio for Citi Jamaica via Citifinance Limited (Citigroup subsidiary).Key Achievements:
• Consistently exceeded targets in areas of trade and new business development.
• Team lead on Fixed Income Analytic Tool projects, working to enhance search capabilities.
• Support (back up) to the Managing Director.
• Proactively discussed market conditions and strategies, manage orders, and run portfolio analysis reports for each client based on portfolio targets.
• Organically built a lucrative repo. and reverse repo. business of $90M in local currencies, maintaining a spread of 2%.

New York, New York, US

• Key Responsibilities:
• Preparation of accounting entries to reconcile all maturities for Money Market and Securities Trading Transaction on a daily basis
• Print all Paylink Cheques and ensure timely delivery to clients
• Processing CIFTS/RTGS transactions related to Money Market/Securities trading and client transaction
• Reconcile monthly tax returns and ensure collection of all tax certificates related to Money Market/Securities trading transaction
• Prepare and deliver to client all withholding tax certificates by Citibank and CitiFinance

Jamaica, -, JM

• Key Responsibilities:
• Preparation of weekly payroll
• Preparation of monthly payroll
• Preparation of payable expenses
• Filing contractor levy returns to the tax office
• Preparation of Fixed asset schedule