Laura Lyons
Charlotte,NC
Summary
Risk and Controls Leader Improving compliance with strategic business planning Proactive risk and controls leader with demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and monitoring risk and control frameworks at the enterprise level. A skilled collaborator who builds relationships with internal stakeholders to identify areas of risk and builds the strategies and controls to mitigate it. Previous financial background enhances an analytical approach to risk management.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director – Process, Risk, and Controls
TIAA
01.2023 - Current
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure proper controls are in place with all processes
- Identify issues that need mitigation, strategize on areas of opportunity, and identify gaps to resolve risk
- Oversee key risk initiatives and present findings to executive leadership.
Director – Risk and Control
TIAA
01.2020 - 01.2023
- Led a team of 2 performing control reviews and testing in support of SOC reporting
- Engaged with external auditors and internal business leaders to understand processes, identify gaps, and make recommendations for additional control testing and risk mitigation
- Collaborated with external vendors and internal audit teams.
Senior Business Manager
TIAA
01.2015 - 01.2020
- Managed all facets of operational risk including the identification and mitigation of risk impacting the Retirement and Wealth business units
- Identified, resolved, and implemented controls to prevent and detect risk while serving as team SME on fraud issues.
Business Unit Finance Manager
TIAA
01.2011 - 01.2015
- Oversaw finances for 3 divisions and the largest strategic portfolio within the company
- Developed budgets, forecasts, reporting, analysis, and month-end activities
- Managed financials and reporting of projects within portfolios.
Controller
SGS
01.1998 - 01.2011
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Kean University
Skills
- Risk Management
- Financial Controls
- Project Management
- Product Development
- Design Culture
- Creative Leadership
- Client Presentations
- Brand Strategy
- Visual Design
- Hyperion
- Archer
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Salesforce
- SharePoint
Certification
CPA, Inactive
Volunteer Experience
Controller – Nonprofit, Dedication to Community
Timeline
Director – Process, Risk, and Controls
TIAA
01.2023 - Current
Director – Risk and Control
TIAA
01.2020 - 01.2023
Senior Business Manager
TIAA
01.2015 - 01.2020
Business Unit Finance Manager
TIAA
01.2011 - 01.2015
Controller
SGS
01.1998 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Kean University
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