Purpose driven manager with over 24 years of progressive leadership experience in Internal Audit, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Crimes, and Fraud Risk Management. Excellent track record of focusing on people, processes and technology to successfully lead teams, drive results, and accomplish goals. Demonstrated ability to balance strong problem solving, decision making, and communication skills in order to obtain optimal results
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Vice President, Audit Director
Truist Financial Corporation
Atlanta, GA
12.2019 - Current
Directs the auditing of Compliance, Financial Crimes, and Enterprise Operations Services including Fraud Risk Management, Internal Investigations, Corporate Security, Regulation CC, Regulation E, and AML/BSA Programs
Prepares annual audit plan based on risk assessments, regulatory requirements, and previous audit results
Leads in the execution of audit plans, making suggestions to improve company operations, controls, and regulatory compliance
Approves final audit findings and uses judgment to provide an overall opinion on the control environment
Communicates audit findings to management and identifies opportunities for improvement in the design and effectiveness of key controls
Validates the effectiveness of management action plans for audit findings
Meet regularly with key business partners and executive leadership in order to conduct continuous monitoring and discuss emerging risks.
Owner of the Fraud Center of Excellence designed to ensure proper fraud audit coverage, issues management, and reporting across all delivery teams
Prepares material to be presented to regulators and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
Group Vice President, Senior Audit Manager
SunTrust Bank now Truist
Atlanta
01.2015 - 12.2019
Served as project manager for enterprise wide compliance programs audits
Completed bi-annual risk assessments for assigned auditable units
Assisted with the development of the annual audit plan based off of risk assessments, regulatory requirements, and previous audit results
Responsible for testing the design and effectiveness of key controls to ensure the bank is in compliance with regulatory requirements
Identified testing exceptions and determined if they rose to the level of a reportable issue
Key audits led include: Enterprise Privacy Program, Regulation CC, Disabled Adult and Elder Person Protection, Unfair Deceptive Abusive Acts or Practices (UDAAP), Regulation E, Client Complaints Management, Enterprise Compliance Program, BrokerDealer Compliance Program.
Vice President, Fraud Risk Operations Manager
SunTrust Bank now Truist
Atlanta
11.2001 - 12.2014
Managed the enterprise wide Fraud Claims Operations Department
Responsible for a team of fraud investigators in multiple locations such as Atlanta, Orlando, and Bangalore, India
Key contact for business owners to evaluate fraud risk for their products and services
Team was responsible for the resolution of reported fraud involving check, debit card, credit card, consumer lending, identify theft, account takeover, wire and Automated Clearing House (ACH) transactions
Responsible for compliance with several laws and regulations such as Regulation CC, Regulation E, Regulation Z, UDAAP and the Uniform Commercial Code