Pooran Mohabir
Jamaica,NY
Summary
Results-driven finance professional with a proven track record of delivering strategic financial insights and driving business growth. Adept at collaborating with senior executives to enhance financial performance through comprehensive P&L analyses, forecasting, and strategic deal involvement, including successful acquisitions in the assisted living and banking sectors.. Proactive in identifying and mitigating risks, leading exercises at the sub-portfolio level and conducting interviews with credit risk officers and senior management. Known for a strong commitment to process improvement and automation, transforming Excel-based models into industry-standard risk management systems.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Risk Management
MUFG Union Bank-Contract
New York, NY
05.2023 - Current
- Implemented Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) tools in Individual Financial Services, supporting both business and ERM.
- Led risk and control self-assessment processes, optimizing the control environment &Managed processes like P&L attribution analysis by risk factor and validation of reserves.
- Facilitated AI Risk & Control Self Assessments (RCSA) in line with OpRisk Framework &Oversaw incident reporting, identifying patterns, and delivering Lessons Learned analysis.
- Enhanced daily processes, streamlined reporting, and automated systems testing for improved efficiency & Contributed to daily cash management and implemented process improvements and automation in capital markets products
Business Risk Analyst
Quontic & Horizon Bank-Contract
New York, NY
04.2021 - 11.2024
- Led a project that transformed an Excel based model for the Aviation business into an industry standard risk management system that analyzed $50 billion worth of assets and liabilities to reduce interest rate risk & Bank's broker dealer Balance Sheet.
- Led a project transforming an Excel-based model for the Aviation business into a risk management system, analyzing $50 billion in assets and liabilities to reduce interest rate risk.
- Reviewed monthly financial statements, implemented risk management strategies, and contributed to growing assets under management from $400 million to $900 million.
- Developed robust audit plans, ensuring compliance with Internal Audit standards, relevant regulations, and Citigroup policies & Implemented appropriate MIS to track the progress of audit initiatives, providing strategic updates to management and resolving significant issues with timely escalation.
Treasury Risk Report Analyst
Citigroup Inc- Contract
New York, NY
11.2021 - 05.2023
- Evaluated counterparty risk for new business within the energy sector, negotiating contracts totaling $300 million & Supported the US Broker Dealer and Swap Dealer businesses, ensuring compliance and risk management.
- Prepared and reviewed risk position and mark-to-market (MTM) reports for US and global trading desks, collaborating with traders and senior management. Ensured accurate representation of market positions and risks for portfolios and business units. Achieved a significant cost reduction of $5 billion through financial analysis, consumption reduction, and contracting activities. Successfully implemented SOX compliance measures.
- Supported the US Broker Dealer and Swap Dealer businesses, ensuring compliance and risk management & Managed risk finance department operations, protecting $3 billion in merchant portfolio assets.
- Contributed to daily cash management and implemented process improvements and automation in capital markets products & Enhanced daily processes, streamlined reporting, and automated systems testing for improved efficiency
Treasury Risk Report Analyst Management
Northfield Bank- Full Time
New York, NY
08.2020 - 03.2021
- Reported monthly activity for the real estate portfolio and Risk Asset Management System (RAMS), overseeing principal and interest, fees, originations, and payoffs/modifications & Managed the execution of trade confirmations, reconciliations, and cash flow settlements, handling transactions up to $1 billion.
- Streamlined financial reporting and analysis for the Global Markets division, resulting in a 30% reduction in reporting cycle time & Settled all FX Forwards and Interest Rate Swaps, ensuring compliance with regulatory reporting requirements.
- prepare metric reports for management review, and team with trading desk management to enhance metrics as needed Transformed the Internal Audit group.
- Provided dashboards to management of financial operations to include engagement in key business development activities and control of budget as high as $20 Million & Analyze daily trading desk metrics (including, but not limited to, VaR, P&L Attribution, Duration, Convexity, Correlation, and RENTD)
Risk Management Specialist
Qatar Airways-Full Time
New York, NY
04.2019 - 08.2020
- Contributed to daily cash management and implemented process improvements and automation in capital markets products & Developed annual budgets and maintained ongoing analytics for the $900 million Financial Services Group with BNP Paribas & JPM Morgan.
- Coordinating with IT and Treasury Solutions teams for maintenance of Liquidity Reporting Templates including updates, mappings, and testing necessary for reporting through Global Liquidity Reporting System (GLRS)
- Assist in the monthly and weekly commentary and representation to Global Product Controllers of the funding balance sheet from EBS and the attribution of liquidity and funding cost
- Production and review of high quality regulatory external returns (including the LCR, AMM and NSFR), daily liquidity monitoring reports, analytics and MI in a timely fashion, ensuring that the company meets regulatory reporting deadlines and quality.
Treasury Risk Report Analyst
Primerica-Contract
New York, NY
01.2013 - 08.2020
- Coordinated the production and distribution of daily/weekly/monthly liquidity risk reports, ensuring timely information flow to business units, the Liquidity Risk Oversight team, senior management, and regulators.
- Prepared materials for senior management presentations for the Board of Directors, enhancing communication and understanding of financial performance.
- Worked on two potential deals, contributing to a $60 million leveraged buyout of Term Insurance and a successful buyout of public funds, foundations, endowments, and wealth management clients' private equity holding
- Assisted in coaching senior-level executives in the acquisition process for a $500 million public company in the assisted living industry and a $100 million private company in the banking industry.
Education
MBA - Finance
Baruch College of The City University of New York
New York, NY05-2022
BBA - Business Administration And Management
Queens College of The City University of New York
Flushing, NY12-2019
Skills
- Risk Management
- Governance, Risk, and Compliance
- Financial Analysis
- Process Optimization
- Credit Risk Management
- Liquidity Risk Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Risk Analysis & RCSA
Timeline
Head of Risk Management
MUFG Union Bank-Contract
05.2023 - Current
Treasury Risk Report Analyst
Citigroup Inc- Contract
11.2021 - 05.2023
Business Risk Analyst
Quontic & Horizon Bank-Contract
04.2021 - 11.2024
Treasury Risk Report Analyst Management
Northfield Bank- Full Time
08.2020 - 03.2021
Risk Management Specialist
Qatar Airways-Full Time
04.2019 - 08.2020
Treasury Risk Report Analyst
Primerica-Contract
01.2013 - 08.2020
MBA - Finance
Baruch College of The City University of New York
BBA - Business Administration And Management
Queens College of The City University of New York
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