Sajeev Narayanan, CPA / ACA

Bridgewater, NJ *****

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914-***-**** Open to Relocation

Accounting, Governance, Risks & Controls Professional

Manage and Build Successful Risk & Controls Teams in Complex Environments

Recognized expertise in several facets of finance, including accounting, reporting, risk and controls, and performance management, including varied experience in external and internal audits, controllership and reporting roles, and risk advisory engagements (financial due diligence / SOX) in financial services and insurance industries. Collaborative management style with significant exposure in communicating with senior and executive-level officers. Build high-performing teams with focus on ensuring quality of work in complex, fast paced environments.

Skills & Knowledge

Governance, Risk & Controls

US GAAP, SEC Rules, Compliance

Process Enhancements

Financial Services

Global Collaboration

Internal & External Audit (Big 4)

Project Management

Financial Analysis

Languages: English, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi

Team & Relationship Building

Financial Due Diligence

Professional Experience

METLIFE, INC, Whippany, NJ 2015 – 2017

Internal Audit Plan Owner, Investments, Global Risk Management, Treasury

Managed audit plan for investments, risk management, and treasury function. Oversight of audit quality and findings, and HR responsibilities for 12 auditors (resource requirement planning and hiring decisions, performance evaluations, coaching, and mentoring), including managing offshore location resources. Audit universe: fixed income (private placements, structured products, residential mortgage pools) and equity, real estate and agricultural loans, securities lending, alternatives (hedge funds and private equity) portfolio management, asset liability management, investment operations, third-party investments, global cash management and risk management (operation / market / credit / liquidity risks).

Reduced costs by developing department global strategies by identifying audit efficiencies through improved risk assessment and audit approach refinement.

Interacted with senior management at various executive management meetings (investment and risk management), including control forums and committee meetings, promoting stakeholder acceptance and collaboration.

Facilitated consultations with external auditors and enhanced SOX documentation over design and operating effectiveness of key controls.

JP MORGAN CHASE NA, New York, NY 2007 – 2015

Vice President, Financial Analysis (Quality Assurance), Consolidations, Corporate Financial Reporting 2012 – 2015

Reported to corporate financial reporting’s project advisory executive. Partnered with lines of business (LOB) in project initiatives for tactical and strategic solutions for accurate consolidated and legal entity stand-alone reporting (approximately 200 standalone legal entities (LEs). Aided in system implementations, including assessment of financial and operational risks. Reviewed and recommended improvements to various operating models and firm-wide global processes.

Identified and investigated root cause for several accounting and reporting issues. Developed remediation plans and monitored implementation progress. Reduced gross intercompany float from $25B to within defined thresholds and commended by regulators (federal and OCC); tactical operating model ensured accurate reporting for approximately 200 LEs.

Contributed to monthly global financial close process, monitoring key intercompany float impacting 1200 LEs.

Enhanced firm-wide policies and procedures, including but not limited to, GL reconciliation and substantiation, intercompany, SOX compliance, and LE controller standards.

Partnered with corporate accounting policy, providing accounting / booking guidance to LOB partners. Participated in critical, time-sensitive ad hoc projects, such as inter-connectivity of LEs, supporting regulatory reporting (recovery and resolution) model inventory.

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JP MORGAN CHASE NA (Continued)

Vice President, Internal Audit, Corporate Sector 2007 – 2012

Directed key and complex audits for department, including global horizontal audits; subject matter expert for department on US GAAP and financial statement audits. Participated in periodical risk assessments, which included evaluation and monitoring of internal (business KPIs) and external factors (regulations, new accounting pronouncements). Collaborated with corporate financial reporting senior and executive management. Participated in employee hiring and performance evaluations, and peer review of audit documentation.

Managed attorney client protected complex US withholding tax project, involving 8 virtual audit teams (50 – 60 auditors) across 6 LOBs, delivering savings of $20M by executing in-house.

Supervised audit of firm’s disclosure around dividend restrictions 2010 annual report, identifying prior year error requiring amendment to F/S.

Enhanced processes by recommending control improvements.

Developed SOX issue disposition flowchart for firm’s internal audit manual.

KPMG, New York, NY 2004 – 2007

Director, Risk Advisory Services, Financial Services, New York (Practice: Risk Advisory Services)

Led high-priority risk and advisory engagements (internal audits, SOX) for key clients, oversaw completion of projects, and involved in staff recruiting, training, development, and performance. Participated in merger and acquisition transactions (financial due diligence).

Managed engagements with revenues in excess $2M annually, exceeding department revenue targets for directors.

Oversaw SOX advisory engagement (15K+ hours) for premier global investment bank – Goldman Sachs.

Directed several SOX engagements, including investment management division of a premier investment bank (Morgan Stanley), a bond insurance company – MBIA, and clearing broker dealer – ADP brokerage.

Suggested several process enhancements to redesign of procurement and payment process for an airline company – Atlas Air.

ERNST & YOUNG, New York, NY 2001 – 2004

Audit Manager, Assurance, Financial Services Office

Managed integrated assurance engagements for commercial and investment banks, commodity trading clients, hedge funds, fund administrators, and employee benefit plans in conformity with US GAAP. Audited forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K regulatory filings for SEC registrants. Prepared materials and participated in meetings with senior management / audit committees.

Conducted accounting research on complex transactions in accordance with US GAAP and related SEC guidance, including developing appropriate written memoranda.

Identified control weaknesses and recommended solutions.

Relevant International Experience

ERNST & YOUNG, Muscat, Oman

Audit Supervisor, Assurance & Business Advisory Services

AF FERGUSON & CO (Former Associate of KPMG), Bombay, India

Assistant Manager, Assurance & Business Advisory Services

FRASER & ROSS (Former Associate of DELOITTE & TOUCHE), Madras, India

Assistant Manager, Assurance & Business Advisory Services

Education

Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), The University of Madras, Chennai, India

Certifications & Professional Associations

Certified Public Accountant, Colorado

Chartered Accountant, India

Certified Financial Analyst (CFA) (Pursuing Level 2: expected completion in June 2019)

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