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Richmond, Virginia, United States

- Responsible for Compliance Governance function for Retail Bank, Enterprise Services, & Privacy Compliance- Building solutions to help advisory fulfill on broad range of compliance management program requirements- Instituting structure into governance routines to enhance team results- Serving as core member of team responsible for implementation of key Compliance initiatives, including methodology for Compliance engagement in PLAs (process level risk assessments) and formal standards for controls over regulatory requirements, leading to improved identification and mitigation of compliance risk.- Leading quarterly compliance risk reporting process to communicate relevant and actionable information in a streamlined manner to first line senior leaders and external regulators

- Led regulatory projects impacting the third line of defense. Additionally, managed team of three associates focused on communications, finance, associate engagement, and professional development for audit staff.- Led project management remediation of regulatory findings, including MRAs and MRIA, ensuring fulfillment of regulatory commitments and achieving delivery within remediation timelines - Drove management routines including regular senior leadership team meetings, ensuring focus on highest priority third line initiatives- Developed leadership presentations and talking points, to deliver credible and impactful communications- Infused greater discipline into financial management practices, resulting in improved budget trade-off decisions and greater transparency

Richmond, Virginia Area

- Led Corporate Reputation & Governance (CR&G) Business Risk Office, leading a team of five associates to effectively manage risk in a diverse business.- Liaison to Enterprise Risk Management organization for two of the enterprise’s eight risk categories (legal risk and reputation risk), leading adoption of risk appetite metrics and revamping quarterly risk reporting to focus on highest impact risks- Partnered with Corporate Compliance to execute Compliance Management Program across diverse set of businesses, implementing improvements to regulatory change process to ensure more timely consideration of new regulations- Applied data risk program to outside counsel firms, leading to improved dimensioning of risk and generating more efficient remediation of risk findings- Negotiated across the enterprise to obtain multi-million-dollar funding to mitigate risks associated with our Retail Banking strategy

Richmond, Virginia Area

- Led financial planning & analysis function for $2B North American pharmaceutical division of global consumer products company. - Managed team of six analysts responsible for budgeting & analysis, accounts payable, inventory, promotions and rebate programs.- Served on North American Leadership Team, responsible for presenting monthly financial results to first line leadership and providing financial and business insights to influence strategic decisions- Partnered with Division President to present operational and financial plans to Global President and Corporate CEO, simplifying complex messages to achieve approval of annual plan

- Served in various roles within Controllers Group including Accounting Policy, External Reporting, Equity and Treasury Accounting.- Led Accounting Policy function through Capital One’s bank transformation, including purchase accounting and asset valuation for multiple bank and other acquisitions- Spearheaded numerous implementations of accounting pronouncements, including fair value accounting for financial instruments and on-balance sheet recognition of securitized receivables, to ensure accuracy of information reported to investors- Led external reporting function, including preparation of quarterly earnings releases and SEC filings - Led a 10-member team responsible for the operational accounting functions supporting the Treasury business, including multi-billion dollar investment, derivative, and debt funding portfolios

- Member of the Accounting Policy team responsible for Company’s compliance with US GAAP and SEC rules and regulations.- Ensured US GAAP and SEC compliance for significant transactions, including technical research and collaboration with senior management from external audit firm- Responsible for accounting for stock based compensation programs, including calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share, valuation of stock options and partnership with Executive Compensation on structuring of incentive programs.

- Served large and mid-sized public and private clients in financial services, manufacturing, and retail industries leading and performing annual audits and quarterly reviews- Assessed clients’ critical business and internal control processes to evaluate financial statement risk and plan requisite risk-based testing procedures- Developed and monitored audit plans and budgets, negotiated fees directly with clients, monitored the profitability of engagements and collected outstanding receivables- Presented to Audit Committee, Board of Directors and executive management on a regular basis

Masters Degree, Accounting

Bachelors Degree, Accounting

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