Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
CFA charterholder with over 20 years of experience in the financial sector, having worked across a range of financial institutions. Most recently, I've held management roles within Finance functions at investment banks in London, overseeing all asset classes in Emerging Markets. My expertise spans financial analysis, revenue recognition, valuations, financial and regulatory reporting and leading high-performing teams under tight budgets, pressure and deadlines. Earlier in my career, I developed deep expertise in credit analysis, focusing on Structured Credit (ABS, CDOs) and assessing Banks and Sovereign risk roles at a financial institutions in Germany. As a team manager, I bring a proven track record of fostering diverse, high-retention teams with strong morale and professional growth. I've successfully driven process improvements for greater efficiency and led the deployment of functions and staff into new locations.
- Building and embedding a bank-wide market data governance framework, establishing standards, controls, and transparency across the organization - Driving compliant and cost-efficient use of market data and ratings, including licensing oversight and audit coordination - Leading vendor and licensing management, including impact assessments, demand analysis, and cost optimization initiatives - Partnering with stakeholders to enhance data usage through support coordination, user training, and data-driven insights
• Independent Price Verification of all trading positions in Emerging Markets (EM) with reporting of global results • Ensuring delivery of high quality results on time and maintaining controls in highly demanding and cost sensitive work environment • Leading EM work stream of bank wide projects by collaboration with senior management across different departments • Responsibility for up to 5 staff members and providing platforms for their career progression
• Responsible for Independent Price Verification of Rates, FX, and Credit positions in CEMEA and LatAm region • Global Reporting of EM IPV results and presentation to senior management • Continuous process improvements with regards to IT infrastructure and reporting and coordination with teams in other regions for consistent implementation • Identification of processes for outsourcing to offshore location and managing the migration as well as ongoing monitoring and review of service levels
• Performing detailed credit analysis on new investments (CDO, RMBS, CMBS etc.) in the US and Western Europe • In charge of surveillance of the existing highly significant CDO Portfolio
• Credit Analyst for Bank and Sovereign Risks in the regions Africa, Asia and Europe • Worked 9 month in a project for the implementation and testing of a new Risk Management System