Courbevoie2014 - maintenantFocusing on banking clients in the capital markets industry.
Highlights from past projects include:
- For a large French Investment Bank, PMO role regarding the implementation of the OTC derivatives reform & the launch of central clearing in South Korea (KRX) and India (CCIL) to ensure compliance with the EMIR and local regulations;
- Ongoing regulatory watch on banking regulations including Basel III, FTT, EMIR, DFA, & related Asian regulations;
- For a global American bank, support in the implementation of a Sanctions remediation programme (both OFAC and local Sanctions Programmes) across all Lines of Businesses in 6 Asian countries (China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Japan, India);
- For a global American bank, independent review of the Private Bank & Treasury Services existing processes to comply with the Hong Kong Deposit Protection Scheme (DPS);
- For a leading American Investment Bank, process and control review to identify opportunities for improvement across the Global Markets Division (Equities and Fixed Income businesses). Specific focus areas included (1) a review of short-selling processes and controls across Equities trading desks, (2) a review of middle office to back office processes with regard to trade confirmation & settlement for a selection of Equities & FICC products, (3) a review of the monthly IPV process for a selection of Equities & FICC products, and (4) a review of the Equities electronic trading business in Hong Kong against the SFC regulatory requirements.
EY (Ernst & Young), Paris
- Senior Auditor
2011 - 2014Senior since July 2012
1 - Audit engagements:
- Audit of statutory and consolidated financial statements under French GAAP and/or IFRS
- Process reviews and internal control assessment
- In-depth analytical review of companies' activity and financial statements
- Upstream preparation of engagements (engagement letter, team staffing considerations, work programme...)
- Redaction of final deliverables & presentations of our conclusions to the client
- Management of teams (up to 5 people) and review of their work
- Key contact for the clients (chief accountants to CFOs)
2 - Finance & accounting advisory engagements:
o Companies' acquisitions:
- LBO acquisition: review of the target company financial statements with a specific focus on working capital to determine the earn-out level
- acquisition of a group by a PE fund: analysis of all the existing leasing contracts under IAS 17 to determine their accounting treatment
o Internal financial reportings:
- Development of the internal financial reporting of an international sugar cooperative group
- Automatization of the internal financial reporting for leases and off-balance sheet items of an international freight company
o Other:
- Specific analyses of a company's sales and operating results to answer questions from rating agencies in the context of the company's debt refinancing
T-SYSTEMS, Munich, Allemagne
- Business Accounting Assistant
2010 - 2010- Participation in the documentation of various financial/accounting processes (transfer pricing, asset bookkeeping …)
- Occasional help on specific projects (workflows analyses, estimation of restructuring costs…)
ERNST & YOUNG, Paris, France
- Junior Auditor
Courbevoie2009 - 2010- Financial audit of French and Foreign Companies:
- Participation in interim and final steps of audits
- Realization of specific tests to check the correct bookkeeping of companies
NETWORK RAIL, London, UK
- Treasury Clerk Assistant
2009 - 2009- Carrying out of “Daily Cash Positions” to help with short-term and medium term cash management
- Update of the “Risk Register” of the Treasury Team (20 highest risks) through interviews of team members
- Performance of “compliance checks” to monitor compliance with policies and procedures and prepare internal audit
