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.
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
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
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’
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)
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
Regulatory compliance and controls assessment
undefined· 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