Project Management

LENUR I YUSUPOV

E: ************@*****.*** • P: 440-***-**** • New York, NY 10044 • W: linkedin.com/in/Yusupov

A versatile business professional with over 5 years of experience in the financial industry. Focused on finding strategic solutions and consistently delivering results against tight deadlines. Fluent in Russian; Core competencies include:

Project Management Client Relations Executive Communications Problem Solving

Business Analysis Integral Reporting Risk Management Application/System Deployment (SDLC)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Jun 2015 – Present

JPMorgan Chase & Co. - New York, USA

O&C Program Associate • Oversight & Control – Strategy & Execution Office

Played a crucial role in the delivery of a firm-wide project initiative and ensured successful transition to the business as usual operating model.

Managed client relationships with numerous program stakeholders to establish an open communication line and to ensure business readiness for the project deployment

Designed and enhanced procedures to streamline and optimize distribution of resources across planning, reporting and implementation activities

Ensured delivered product’s quality by completing throughout testing (UAT) of the regulatory reporting module, as well as, acting as a subject matter expert during the root cause analysis

Developed and automated various processes using technological solutions (i.e. VBA, SharePoint workflows and etc.) to reduce direct resource cost and minimize room for human error

Designed presentation materials and warranted high level of transparency by virtue of reporting directly to the program management team, program sponsors, Chief Control Officer and Chief Operating Officer

Lead the deployment activities during the “Go Live” week as a designated lead ensuring completion of the go live activities and open triage of identified incidents across all regions

Nov 2014 –

May 2015

HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. - New York, USA

Analyst Global Banking and Markets – Ops Risk & Internal Control

Exercised initiative and independent judgment in resolving risk and control issues. Provided advice to businesses on best practices, lessons learned, and performed quality assurance and end-to-end global oversight across all risks.

Initiated and spearheaded audit reconciliation exercise among the Three Lines of Defense

Identified deficient controls and weaknesses previously omitted due to the flawed manual process of tracking

Built credible working relationships with both support and business managers; proactively coordinated between internal teams to obtain required data and resolve issues

Automatized Audit Tracking process to diminish potential impact of human error through collaboration with counterparts from the UK and Regional Internal Audit team

Reported on Operational Incidents and conducted root cause analysis

Acted as a central point of contact for all Operational Risk related questions for GBM functional areas and business lines

Aug 2013 –

Aug 2014

UBS AG - London, UK

Financial Analyst Group Accounting & Controlling

Responsible for accurately reflecting business performance through timely closure of financial statements and liaising with regulators overseeing performance of the business.

Managed risks associated with losses resulting from operational and legal proceedings

Investigated loss events and appropriated such to the capital adequacy requirements under Basel II Framework

Developed General Loss and Credit reports comprising the results of over 500 entities on monthly basis

Improved data completeness under ORC scheme by 1.5% through consolidation of migrating business functions

Managed closing procedures of the ledgers, including liaison with responsible Locational Officers, and communicating daily implications to Regional Managing Directors

May 2012 –

Aug 2013

Russian-American Trading Company - Moscow, RU

Financial Manager Budgeting & Development

Supported ad hoc financial and investment operations of the company. Accountable for preparation, application and budgeting of financial loans and communications with prospective and existing investment partners.

Appraised financial structure of the holding company and aligned Balance Sheet composition

Designed policy and procedures allocating investment priorities to mitigate operational risk exposure to over-reliance on local producers by 70%

Analyzed sales trends and prepared investment schedules to suit seasonality of existing revenue streams

Conducted multiple equipment acquisition trips to China for ongoing construction projects

Apr 2011 –

Aug 2011

UBS AG - Cleveland, USA

Intern Wealth Management Americas Advisory Group

Provided operational and administrative support to financial advisors and clients.

Prepared preliminary financial solutions for prospect clients

Monitored and reported on clients’ portfolio performance on daily basis

EDUCATION:

International Business Practice

ST MARY’S UNIVERSITY London, United Kingdom 2014

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY Cleveland, OH 2012

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SharePoint Designer HP ALM MS Excel (VBA) MS Access MS PowerPoint MS Project MS Visio

SAP BW SAP BO 1C: Enterprise IBM Notes

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