Liaison between Audit Committee and outsourced internal audit service providers to perform required quality assurance reviews, follow-up on audit findings identified in internal audits to final resolution and make regular reports to the Audit Committee on the adequacy of internal audit services provided.

Responsible for directing Project Governance and Vendor Management activities for the North America Wholesale business. • Originated Project Governance department and developed standards and practices for project management in the organization.• Arranged training for project managers in PRINCE2 method.• Introduced regular monitoring reports highlighting status and risk levels of projects to all levels of management locally and globally.• Ensure that all project initiatives kept in line with the original business case and any changes were properly reviewed and approved by Sponsors and/or Project Boards as necessary.• Coordinate annual project budget with COO in accordance with globally mandated targets.• Originated new Vendor Management department focusing on risk assessments, risk incidents, conflict of interest, contract performance and expiry, and training of staff.

Responsible for managing and coordinating all audits within the Americas region, reporting to the Head of Audit for Audit Rabobank Group in Utrecht. Utilized an efficient staff size saving 3 FTEs.This included:• Cooperation with head office auditors for credit and global related audits, and to ensure cooperation with external auditors to ensure proper audit coverage• Regular contact and updates to head office required in order to be informed of the status of the audit plan as well as coordination with the local regulators in the various jurisdictions of operations.

Was responsible for all Operational, Compliance and Accounting related audits for the Americas Region. Additionally provides mentoring support to the credit audit function. • Risk assessed audit universe and focused audit resources on high operational risk audit areas such as Money Transfer, Nostro Reconciliation, US Regulatory Reporting, Regulatory Compliance, G/L Account Certification and Credit Risk Management;• Provided clients with feedback in the form of flowcharts, narratives and questionnaires in order to help management establish their own Control and Risk Self-Assessment model to use as an ongoing diagnostic tool to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of their control environment;• Partnered with management as to the approach of the audit function to add value-added service to management by reducing the cost of audit and raising control awareness in the organization;• Coordinated with MIS audit team to ensure that primary data security and consistency is applied throughout all bank systems. This included evaluating controls to determine that they were automated where possible to reduce reliance on manual controls; • Y2K project audit.

Responsible for all accounting, reporting and budgeting for businesses operating within the Americas Region. • Developed and implemented standardized chart of accounts and accounting procedures manual in accordance with US GAAP/German GAAP and IFRS where applicable;• Streamlined the accounting and reporting process into an up-to-date general ledger.• Created summary MIS reports for Senior Management;• Coordinated merger of accounting systems between two branches in NY;• Modernized Accounts Payable system to integrate into the current budget system to increase efficiency and control over expenses;• Automated preparation of regulatory reports.

Managed the development and execution of the approved audit program for Treasury, International Private Banking and Corporate Banking U.S. business units. Staff sizes ranged from one to five auditors. Coordinated with Global Head of Audit and dealt with local Regulators related to bank examinations. Audit areas covered: Nostro Settlements and Reconciliation, Regulatory Reporting and Compliance, Credit Control, Futures, Interest Rate Swaps, Future Rate Agreements, FX, Money Market, Government Securities, Compliance with FRB Trading Activities Manual, Account Reconciliation, Treasury Brokerage, Payments Processing, Standard Accounting Returns to Head Office, System Data Security, Money Laundering Compliance reviews, Documentation and “Know your Customer” Reviews, Accounting Internal Control, Private Clients Credit Review, Time Deposits, Current Accounts, Securities SafekeepingAudited treasury activities, with emphasis on derivatives product model, to determine compliance with FRB and international risk management standards, and to ensure mark-to-market/model calculations are reasonable.