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Mclean, VA, US

New York, NY, US

New York, NY, US

• Responsible for assisting the oversight of the operational risk and control framework within the Wealth Management business. Partnering with Business Risk and Control groups throughout the Firm to implement control.
• Manage the capture, documentation, and remediation of operational risk incidents (ORI) within the Wealth Management business to ensure effective risk mitigation.
• Monitor operational risk metrics and work across diverse business units to influence successful remediation of key risks.
• Perform incident review, root cause analysis and challenge remediation plans that may not meet Operational Risk protocols.
• Presentation of quarterly risk results and offer recommendations to senior management.
• Supporting operational risk initiatives in partnership with the business, as well as Firm Operational Risk Management.

Hanover, Maryland, US

• Responsible for assisting the enterprise in building the Third-Party Risk Management Program, performing due diligence (KYC) on new and existing third parties around the globe and providing expertise in anti.
• Assist in drafting, reviewing, and implementing the Third-Party Risk Management policies and procedures and developing any applicable country-specific variations.
• Identify potential bribery/corruption, money laundering issues through third-party due diligence escalate and/or remediate issues as applicable ensuring consistency of the process globally.
• Participate in risk assessment efforts undertaken by the Enterprise to detect potential gaps in the compliance program and strengthen successful initiatives.
• Manage due diligence reviews performed on Third Parties interacting with the Enterprise, including potential mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions.
• Perform financial viability assessments of Third Parties as part of the due diligence process and provide guidance to leadership on potential risks identified.

Hanover, Maryland, US

• Provide financial management, budget analysis and planning to one of the largest staffing company in the U.S. Analyze monthly budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls. Reviews financial data.
• Acted as liaison with business unit management and staff to acquire operating or financial data for analysis. Utilize data to conduct standard or ad hoc analyses to satisfy variety of management and process improvement.
• Managed contract negotiation, administration and customer support to ensure successful deal closing
• Fostered and maintained positive, long-term relationships with team members, senior management, clients, business groups and influence successful negotiation of contracts.
• Developed customized reports and proposals for more than 50 account managers to assist in financial planning and decision making.
• Presented complex financial information, giving oral and written presentations providing staff and senior management with clear, concise information while maintaining strictest confidentiality of financial data.

Miami, Florida, US

• Served in international financial management role for global educational company operating more than 80 institutions, both campus-based and online, in 30 countries, with total student enrollment of more than 800,000.
• Developed IT cost structures for strategic IT platforms that contribute to the overall reduction of TCO (Total Cost of Ownership).
• Provided integral international trade support to cross functional teams to develop and implement a Master Service Agreement (MSA) with Laureate’s international partners Prepared status reports and communicated progress.
• Worked with Laureate partners’ in Latin America to ensure a successful interaction between Laureate’s IT department and the regional IT teams.
• Build revenue/expense models for IT projects working closely with the business leadership, challenging assumptions and providing insight into the drivers of the business. Communicated financial results to the business.

Toronto, ON, CA

• Thomson ReutersServed in financial analysis and management consulting role, providing strategic analysis and effective business solutions based on international and domestic client’s needs. Supported business.
• Analyzed financial data to identify predictive indicators including leading/lagging, critical business drivers, extrapolating impacts of new pricing and/or changing product parameters on product's revenue stream..
• Performed due diligence research and prepared market segmentation analysis to support merger/acquisition initiatives
• Supported business development opportunities in Latin America providing country-specific business culture information and translating financial information

Toronto, ON, CA

• Performed financial analysis and reporting functions for diverse client base of major multinational mass media and information firm. Consolidated foreign mergers and acquisitions deals by type, size, legal counsel and.
• Reviewed and classified 144A securities by location, type and size, legal and financial counselors
• Consolidated foreign mergers and acquisitions deals by type, size, legal counsel and investment banks involved in the transaction.
• Reviewed financial statements from Fortune 500 companies involved in mergers and acquisition proposals exceeding $500M.

Served in business analyst role for National Productivity Center a public-private partnership, in Latin America, specializing in helping companies improve productivity through development, adaptation and overcrowding of applied management technologies and influencing public policy.Analyzed workflow process in targeted areas and designed strategic plans to.

• The company wholesales and distributes agrochemicals and is also the parent of a clothing manufacturing company in Colombia.Personally responsible for finding viable alternatives and turning around operations in the.
• Reviewed daily cash flow and evaluated operational needs to allocate resources in key areas
• Supported collection efforts from clients and worked directly with banks to improve cash flow and meet financial obligations
• Negotiated large discounts with suppliers and rescheduled payments based on cash flow availability to optimize resources

• Main responsibilities included reorganizing, negotiating and reconciling factoring operations with trading desks to eliminate excessive charges to the company.
• Contacted trading desks and reached new agreements on the amount of debt to be repaid by the company
• Negotiated new dates and scheduled payments of financial obligations with banks
• Assisted risk management by identifying additional sources of financial risk

New York, NY, US

• "A leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management and private equity."
• Identified failed securitisation deals
• Analyzed and classified the causes of failure to avoid recurrence

Master Of Science, International Finance

Bachelors, Economics