Joseph Bucantis Email & Phone Number

Jersey City, NJ, US

Responsible for the on-going development, implementation, management & governance of the DTCC Endpoint cyber security program for participants and extranets. Working with the relevant business lines, relationship managers, security architecture, legal, and other teams to develop robust cyber security guidelines for participants, service bureaus, and other.

London, GB

• Directed team and coordinated the testing of Sarbanes Oxley (SOX), COSO framework, SSAE-16, operational and regulatory controls within Consumer Mortgage and Lending ensuring adherence to corporate governance of the.
• Presided over $500 million loan portfolio with 33 SOX controls, over 120 operational and regulatory controls executing all directives for Charge-offs, Pay-offs, Year-end and other business functions.
• Conducted the assessments of the firm's internal control structure and operating processes, applying strong understanding of risks associated with financial activities contributed to an overall reduction of 80% in.
• Partnered and collaborated with senior compliance and legal management teams, business operations, audit services, and external regulators to support risk and compliance initiatives.
• Delivered recommendations and advised executive management team on status of control environment related to risk identification and control weaknesses.
• Executed SOX and operational control assessments with business partners annually resulting in reduction of controls by 15% yearly.

New York, NY, US

• Assembled and managed comprehensive risk and control program within Treasury Services to ensure internal controls are appropriately designed, operating effectively to mitigate risks. Facilitated identification and.
• Evaluated early identification of potential risk, control issues, performance of detailed internal control reviews, oversight of key regulatory and compliance issues impacting the business.
• Coordinated the Control Self-assessment testing, reviewed activities, action plans to maintain acceptable audit ratings.
• Developed and implemented applicable processes and tools to provide value to the business establishing key risk indicators, analyzing operational losses, incident assessments and risk dashboards.
• Managed information security risk assessments, data breaches and other compliance related processes, ensuring controls are embedded in the day to day operations and remediation of non-compliance are documented and.
• Ensured SOX requirements are appropriately addressed, managing internal and external audits and regulatory examinations, inspections by acting as the audit liaison.

• Provided regulatory interpretation of legislative and industry changes for Health Care Reform of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, State Exchanges and State Continuation Services. Analyzed and researched new.
• Drove and made recommendations regarding policies, procedures and best practice guidelines.
• Ensured adequate internal controls were established and compliance infrastructure was maintained.
• Collaborated with Executive Management teams on the development and the design of the health care programs and exchanges.
• Assisted in the development of risk process optimization in support of strategic objectives and corporate goals serving as compliance point of contact for all regional sites and business units.

• Established a risk management organization accountable for leading all activities involving monitoring, reporting and setting standards for control operations, technology and financial risks. Managed audit team’s.
• Designed and implemented strategic plans and scorecards to maintain the quality and financial standards for claims processing, data transmission center, change management, data migration, fund disbursement and.
• Coordinated all control self-assessments, SOX, SSAE-16, HIPPA regulations, Protected Health Information reporting and testing across the organization, implemented and monitored action plans to improve overall control.
• Provided governance of information management processes, access review, approvals and recertification. Preserved the security and confidentiality of Network Data, including compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Responsible for provider network database reporting activities, compiled and interpreted statistical data, analyzed metrics and generated value-added reports.
• Directed the planning and designing of the business requirements to develop an enterprise Business Continuity Plan.

New York, NY, US

• Leader of MetLife subsidiary GenAmerica directing 40+ employees in the processing of over 1.5 million transactions annually. Responsible for ensuring compliance of SOX regulatory requirements. Formulated, disseminated.
• Performed risk assessment and development of audit testing to meet deliverables and expedite critical needs.
• Created analysis and recommendations on business operational risk profiles and trends, enabling the business to prioritize and identify opportunities to minimize risk while maximizing efficiencies in a sustainable.
• Monitored Business Continuity Planning and communicated required strategic resources and timelines for interim operation plans.
• Managed the daily operations of MetLife’s payment, claims processing and billing related functions, including remittance credits, general ledger, balance reconciliation and payment reviews.