Tony Pope

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Omaha, NE *****

C 515-***-****

West Corporation 2015

Senior Internal Auditor

Worked with CFO and Sr. Director of Internal Audit in coordinating, supervising and executing multiple audit cycles of various global subsidiaries in coordination with external public accounting firm scope expectations.

Identified, reported and tracked findings and recommendations from the various cycle audits to business units, Sr. Director of Internal Audit, CFO, Audit Committee and external public accounting firm.

Worked with Sr. Director of Internal Audit giving value-added recommendations to improve the Internal Audit processes as well as trained and developed auditors through real time technical guidance and performance feedback designed to further strengthen and develop auditor skill sets.

Wells Fargo 2013-2015

Senior Internal Auditor

Worked on remediation audit for the state of Texas.

Worked on consent order audit for the OCC and various regulatory agency projects.

Supervised multiple audit engagements and initiatives, including: control testing reviews; project audits; business monitoring; and other divisional / team specific initiatives.

Examined issues and recommendations reviews to drive consistency of risk data management and governance related testing.

Presented business partners with value-added recommendations to improve their systems of internal control and generated report-ready draft audit reports.

Maintained the audit schedule, including resource deployment and management across scheduled activities.

Trained and developed auditors assigned to engagement projects under my supervision, including engagement performance feedback designed to further strengthen and develop auditor skill sets.

Ace Sign Displays 2011-2013

Office Manager

Managed the financial and accounting responsibilities of a privately owned sign company including financial statement preparation, payroll, accounts receivable, inventory, invoicing and other areas.

Reduced weekly outstanding accounts receivable by 40% and standardized inventory while correcting costing.

Jabez Group, LLC 2009-2011

Field Examinations Manager

Led monthly ABL and Cash Flow field examinations for various financial institutions utilizing their specific in-house developed templates for deals ranging from $25MM to $650MM (largest in Canadian history).

Reviewed reports from staff and facilitated the closing of exams with financial institutions.

Worked with several new financial institutions and generated new deal flow/business.

Assisted in career development for a staff of 15 personnel responsible for investment analysis, credit analysis, and field examinations.

Assisted in the recruiting process to meet business staffing objectives.

Led weekly team conference calls addressing current issues.

General Electric Capital Corporation, Chicago, Illinois 1999–2009

Account Manager - BLG GE Antares 2007–2009

Managed a $500MM diversified portfolio of 14 loans (ABL / Cash Flow) of middle market and large-cap, sponsor-owned firms. All sponsors reported a positive deal experience and none of the transactions have resulted in a loss.

Monitor financial condition and operating trends for changes affecting asset quality and enterprise value; communicate changes in borrowers’ risk profile to senior management and recommend adjustments to risk rating and exposure.

Structure modifications to credit documentation related to add-on acquisitions, recapitalizations, covenant violations, and other restructurings; draft amendment and forbearance approval memos and present to credit committee for approval.

Conduct extensive risk analysis, including financial projection modeling, stress-test modeling, and debt capacity analysis; research business and industry risk; assign internal risk ratings to facilitate the preparation and presentation of credit proposals for new transactions; and defend proposals in front of credit committee.

Led several major business initiatives, including redefining roles and responsibilities and approval authority for portfolio matters which led to increased efficiency and job satisfaction.

Assistant Vice President – GE Investment Analysis Group 1999–2007

Managed all aspects of career development, including performance reviews, promotion, and compensation for a staff of 70 personnel responsible for investment analysis, credit analysis, and field examinations.

Established relationships with Deans of Business Schools at 6 universities and managed the annual recruiting process to meet business staffing objectives (hired over 400 staff in tenure).

Established the mentorship program and responsible for in field and classroom training of staff from associate level to MIA. Current program at 100 members.

Led an integration team through the reorganization of the Investment Analyst Group to establish management policies and procedures. Designed and implemented a performance measurement dashboard used in the development of staff. Assisted in the continuous improvement of the Audit Work Program.

Led scheduling project to maximize staff utilization by 20% resulting in increased billable hours.

Reviewed reports after submission from the staff and facilitated the closing of the exam with the financial institutions (averaged 140 reports per year).

6 Sigma trained, improvement projects completed and Green Belt certified.

Arthur Andersen, LLP, Chicago, Illinois 1993–1999

Senior Auditor – Arthur Andersen, LLP

Prepared, maintained and met budgets related to the audits of large gas and electric utilities, financial institutions and governmental entities.

Analyzed client policies and procedures, developing recommendations to improve identified operational and internal control deficiencies.

Prepared financial statements including footnotes and supplemental date.

Assisted in the implementation of new regulatory requirements.

Developed business, accounting, communication and supervisory skills working in a variety of organizations, exclusively in the financial services industry.

EDUCATION

School of Accountancy, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois

BBA, Marketing, Business Administration, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Certified Public Accountant, State of Illinois – May 1993

IIA Member - 2015

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