Michael is a chartered accountant, auditor and management consultant trained in two of the Big 4 firms. He has 22 years of experience consulting in multiple sectors and brings a wealth of expertise in operational risk, enterprise risk, audit and assurance, business analysis and process improvement.
Within the financial sector, Michael has focussed his work on RCSAs; front office regulatory projects; controls testing, design and documentation; internal and external audit; issue remediation; and special projects, including investigative due-diligence. He consults effectively to functions in all three of the Lines of Defence.
Michael has a proven track record of accelerating projects to completion on time and to budget. He created an industry-standard Risk and Controls management solution for two top-tier banks. He led a project team to achieve a smooth year-end annual audit process and created a new ‘LIBOR Centre of Excellence’ department comprising 40 people. Michael always seeks to create efficiencies for his clients and has drastically reduced reporting lead times for PPI reporting to the FCA and underwriting risk processes. He has an acute attention to detail that lends itself well to forensic investigative work and identifying suboptimal working practices, resulting in improved productivity for clients.
Michael typically consults in the following functions:
• First Line Risk and Control Management
• Non-Financial Risk Framework Management
• Front Office Controls and Conduct Change Management
• Product Control
• Compliance
• Prime Brokerage
His past clients include Credit Suisse, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Barclays, RBS and Lloyds Banking Group.