Providing custom professional consulting solutions to
International Financial Institutions.
Ian E Wise BSc CA CPA MBA
Ian Wise has more than thirty years experience with leading international financial institutions. As CFO, SVP and General Manager he has been successful in management of all aspects of international banking including Treasury, Credit, Financial Control, Operations, Risk, Compliance, IT, Administration and Project Management.
Change Management
Ian re-engineered an international bank in New York to a low cost, highly efficient operation that doubled plan in the first year. He was responsible for the entire process, including creating the business plan, obtaining a new license, selecting and building new facilities, outsourcing operations and installing systems and internal controls.
Regulatory and Compliance
Ian successfully managed the recovery of several major international financial institutions from regulatory actions. He enabled them all to reestablish Satisfactory or Strong ratings. He has successfully handled negotiations with regulators, tax authorities and government departments. In addition he has held the position of Chief Compliance Officer.
Operational Risk
With a strong financial and internal controls background, Ian installed an operational risk program at a leading international financial institution including initial and recurring self-assessments of all departments using a probability/impact matrix, key risk indicator monitoring and analysis, and an operational loss database. He was also responsible for Basel II projects for Credit and Market Risk.
Project Management
Ian implemented many successful projects at international banks and controlled investment decisions. He managed an IT department including both operations and development. Ian was responsible for the successful implementation of a vendor BSA/OFAC system from RFP to post implementation analysis.
Ian was responsible for Disaster Recovery at several leading international financial institutions. He expanded risk analysis to encompass an extensive range of scenarios. Ian managed the selection and installation of a new back up site. He also managed successful recoveries from various business interruptions and other crises.
Financial Control and Administration
As CFO of two international banks, Ian has significant experience in regulatory reporting, financial statement preparation, internal controls, upgrading systems, audits, plans and budgets. Ian was successful in cost control and automation.
He was responsible for several relocations, managing needs analysis, RFP’s, search for new space, lease negotiations, design and build out, insurance and physical move.
In addition, Ian obtained major tax savings through management of tax planning, returns and audits, and tightly controlled CPA relationships.
Qualifications
Ian is a CPA and a Chartered Accountant. He earned a BSc at the University of Glasgow, an MBA from Stern School of Business at NYU and an Advanced Management Certificate from INSEAD in France. He has played an active role in the International Financial Services Association, Compliance and Risk Management Committee.
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