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JACKSON ABRAHAM

Consultant - Finance
Sydney,NSW

Summary

A highly accomplished finance professional with 17 years of local and international experience across Investments, Super, Audit, Risk and Compliance functions.

In my roles at a leading private wealth management firm ‘Client Associates’ and mortgage firm ‘Aussie Finance and Home Loans’, I have done extensive work on design and implementation of risk, compliance and operational

frameworks. I have been part of a firm’s growth journey from birth to maturity stage (14 years) and stabilised the practice during adverse situations.

At KPMG and various roles, I trained employees on technical matters and recommended various process improvements.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
20
20
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Consultant – Advice Remediation

Aware Super
Sydney, NSW
07.2022 - Current

Role:
• Audit ASIC regulatory compliance on ‘Defined Benefit’ super advice
• Recommend risk mitigation and remediation strategies for inappropriate advice
Achievements:
• Demonstrated consistently high-quality case through-put and review panel approvals
• Actively worked with management to optimise assessment tools and enhance review process
• Accommodated changing case priorities and met time criticalities in each project

Senior Consultant – Quality Assurance

KPMG
Sydney, NSW
11.2019 - 07.2022

Role:
• Audit regulatory and licensee compliance on super, pension, SMSF and investment advice.
• Review complex advice strategies and themes involving gearing, alternatives, insurance, hybrids
• Determine risk mitigation and compensation strategies to address Client detriment
Achievements:
• Trained KPMG Sydney and Melbourne teams on technical remediation calculations
• Constructed time-attribution excel tool to analyse efficiencies across assessment functions
• Proactively recommended improvements in process efficiencies
• Won recognition in 2020, 2021, 2022 for quality, teamwork, initiatives, and through-put volume
• Selected as one of two key consultants to work on niche compliance project on property advice

Credit Assessor – Mortgage and Debt Consolidation

Aussie Finance And Home Loans
Adelaide, SA
04.2019 - 11.2019

Role:
• Lead customer through the entire mortgage application process
• Negotiate interest rates with top-tier banks and financial institutions
• Proactively review interest rate movements and suggest fixed and variable components split
• Ensure mortgage credit assessment complied with Licensee and Regulatory Standards
Achievements:
• Restructured firm’s compliance to a robust framework
• Introduced ‘Debt Consolidation’ to expand the firm’s product range
• Introduced ‘Mortgage Protection Insurance’ through strategic tie-up with leading Insurer
• Increased ‘Brand Visibility’ through social media marketing.
• Created knowledge content to improve ‘Brand Perception’

Compliance Manager

Nest Egg Financial Planning
Adelaide, SA
05.2019 - 05.2019

Role:
• Ensure compliance matters were addressed so the firm’s sale arrangement could materialise.
Achievements:
• Successfully led the challenging time-critical assignment to completion before scheduled deadline (2-weeks)

Wealth Manager, Investment Committee Executive

Client Associates - Private Wealth Management
Mumbai, India
05.2005 - 02.2019

Role:
• Wealth Management for ultra-high net-worth Clients’ wealth and Institutional treasury
• Manage stakeholders in the family-office chain with a team of analysts and operations executives
• Don the role of a private CFO for the Client to address all financial needs
• Portfolio Risk Management, Model Portfolio construction, Asset Allocation
• Monthly meetings to review Client’s portfolio, asset allocation, cash flow management
Achievements:
• Set up risk management, compliance and operations framework for Mumbai and UK (London) Office
• Led the Fixed Income and Alternatives division as a member of the Investment Committee
• Resource and personnel management based on capacity planning
• Built ‘Brand Image’ through high-quality advice standards and top-notch service delivery
• Demonstrated knowledge on global markets, global product structures and investment selection
• Salvaged and stabilised business on two major impact events (Key Person exits)
• Designed training material and conducted ongoing technical training for internal teams
• Created an excellent service and ethics-based work culture for Mumbai Office
• Proactively initiated and worked on tech mandates to set up in-house portfolio reporting software
• Recognised as 'Best Adviser of the Year' for FY 2013-14
• Featured in top 3 'Star Performers' and 'Best Adviser' in FY 15-16 in a team of over 100 employees

Education

Certified Internal Auditor - Audit And Risk Management

Institute of Internal Auditors
Sydney, NSW
07.2022 - Current

Business Intelligence Tools - Data Analytics And Visualisation

KPMG LinkedIn
Sydney, NSW
05.2021 - 06.2023

Certificate IV in Finance and Mortgage Broking - Credit Assessment

Kaplan Professional
Adelaide, SA
06.2019 - 09.2023

Diploma in Financial Planning (RG146) - Planning, Risk And Compliance

Monarch Institute
Adelaide, SA
06.2018 - 11.2023

Certified Financial Planner, CFP - Financial Planning

Financial Planning Standards Board
India
01.2011 - 12.2013

MBA - Finance

Indian Institute of Planning And Management
India
06.2003 - 06.2005

Bachelor of Commerce - Finance

University of Mumbai
India
03.1999 - 03.2002

Skills

Regulatory compliance and controls assessment

Wealth management

Risk Assessment

Remediation

Stakeholder Management

Training and Development

Data presentation skills

Critical Thinking

Due diligence

Financial Planning

Process implementation

Financial analysis and reporting

Exposure management

Business Intelligence tools - PowerBI

Advanced skills in Excel and Office Suite

Investigation and Auditing

Credit assessment

Career Highlights

· Investment Committee member for Fixed Income and Structured investments division

· Private CFO role for high-net-worth Clients and advising Institutional Clients over 14 years

· Technical Training overseas and for KPMG Sydney and Melbourne teams

· Stakeholder Management as part of the 'Family Office' commitment to Clients

· Wealth Management on global Client portfolios spanning across UK, Singapore, and Dubai

· Risk, Compliance and Operational frameworks implementation for wealth and mortgage firms

· Model Portfolio Construction, high-quality research, analysis, and investment recommendations

Timeline

Certified Internal Auditor - Audit And Risk Management

Institute of Internal Auditors
07.2022 - Current

Senior Consultant – Advice Remediation

Aware Super
07.2022 - Current

Business Intelligence Tools - Data Analytics And Visualisation

KPMG LinkedIn
05.2021 - 06.2023

Senior Consultant – Quality Assurance

KPMG
11.2019 - 07.2022

Certificate IV in Finance and Mortgage Broking - Credit Assessment

Kaplan Professional
06.2019 - 09.2023

Compliance Manager

Nest Egg Financial Planning
05.2019 - 05.2019

Credit Assessor – Mortgage and Debt Consolidation

Aussie Finance And Home Loans
04.2019 - 11.2019

Diploma in Financial Planning (RG146) - Planning, Risk And Compliance

Monarch Institute
06.2018 - 11.2023

Certified Financial Planner, CFP - Financial Planning

Financial Planning Standards Board
01.2011 - 12.2013

Wealth Manager, Investment Committee Executive

Client Associates - Private Wealth Management
05.2005 - 02.2019

MBA - Finance

Indian Institute of Planning And Management
06.2003 - 06.2005

Bachelor of Commerce - Finance

University of Mumbai
03.1999 - 03.2002
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