Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Finance professional specialized in international banking operations and operational improvement, focused on enhancing efficiency, strengthening governance and optimizing control frameworks. Working as Business Director in the International Network Management office of the Corporate and Investment Banking division of Intesa Sanpaolo, I supervise the implementation of credit lines, ensure systems alignment and provide strategic and operational oversight on credit-related matters. I also support both international branches and head office, and contribute to the evolution of key banking platform Loan IQ. In addition, I serve as Operational Risk representative with a focus on self-assessment activities.
Within the International Network Management office, the unit responsible for supporting and supervising the foreign branches of the IMI CIB Division, I lead the team entrusted with ensuring the accuracy and consistency of credit-related activities across the international network (from Sidney to New York via Milan). Key responsibilities include: - Oversee the accurate implementation and maintenance of credit lines across systems, providing end-to-end support to international branches, including issue resolution and anomaly management (Credit Monitoring). - Act as a primary liaison for all credit-related matters between branches and Head Office control units. - Coordinate the monitoring of non-performing exposures (NPEs) with Risk and Control functions. - Drive the ongoing development and enhancement of the Loan IQ platform across the network. Moreover, with specific regard to the European branches: - Prepare technical credit proposals and ensure the timely transmission of new credit resolutions. - Supervise the finalization of credit guarantees. And, as Operational Risk referent: - Manage the self-assessments and oversee the incident reporting and critical issue resolution. - Support the Chief Risk Officer area and divisional Risk Management teams and take part as a member of the European Hub’s Operational Risk and Credit Risk Committees contributing to risk governance and mitigation strategies.
Within the Operational Coordination office of the European Hub, the structure in charge of supporting and coordinating the European branches of the IMI CIB division (Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid, Amsterdam, Warsaw), I coordinate the team that: - Supervise the proper implementation in the systems (e.g. Loan IQ) of credit lines and support the branches for all related issues, included the investigation and resolution of anomalies (i.e., Credit Monitoring activities). - Prepare ‘technical’ credit proposals and transmit new resolutions to the branches. - Finalise credit guarantees. - Monitor non-performing exposures (NPE) in cooperation with the relevant functions. - Support the branches and the head office's control functions for all credit-related issues. As Operational Risk referent, I carry out the Self-Diagnosis activities, the management of Events and Operational Criticalities, support the Risk Management functions (CRO area and IMI CIB Division) and participate in the European Hub’s Operational Risk Committee (as a member) and Credit Risk Committee. I also monitor the cost budget supporting the Planning & Control functions of the IMI CIB Division.
I was involved in the following main activities: • Coordinate the Internal Audit activities of the Intesa Sanpaolo Asset Management Division. • Support the subsidiaries’ Audit managers in preparing the local yearly Audit plans taking into consideration the parent company’s overall plan. • Carry out the Audit activities for the London and Hong Kong subsidiaries and give support to the local managers in Luxembourg and Eastern Europe (Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia). • Guarantee communication and coordination with the Audit function of the ultimate parent company and supervise the activities carried out by the corresponding function of the subsidiaries. • Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control systems by carrying out the controls defined by the Audit plans and drafting recommendations based on the output of the tasks performed. • Monitor the follow-up of relevant actions related to the recommendations issued following the audits. • Examine the corporate documentation (e.g. the minutes of the Board of Directors) to identify information relevant to the Internal Audit action. • Prepare periodic reports for the Board of Directors and other companies’ bodies on performed activities. The audit activities I carried out, both in head office and in the subsidiaries, include: investment process, pricing policy, EMIR regulation and risk management.
I dealt with: - Ensuring the proper functioning of the governance processes for the control of the main outsourcer. - Monitoring the outsourcer’s performance by analyzing the indicators (KPIs) envisaged in the service level agreements, taking care of their periodic evolution, as well as of the related exchanges of information flows. - Monitoring the correct application of rules and mechanisms entailing economic and formal consequences in case of underperformance. - Being the reference point for the collection and management of all the anomaly warnings related to the outsourcer’s level of service. - Supporting the budget preparation in relation to the outsourced services. - Reporting to senior management and corporate bodies.
Planning & Control