KRISTEL DIANNE ALAS

Prepares and analyzes Regulatory Reports associated with US Basel Rules on a monthly basis and quarterly basis. This includes managing automation and standardization efforts to improve straight through processing or regulatory filings. Performing reporting activities involving complex regulatory instructions, different banking systems and manual processing. Understanding of Basel reporting requirements and utilizing knowledge of systems and process flows to ascertain and opine on identified issues both for report generation and strategic remediation.

• Regulatory report preparation, analysis and filing of FFIEC101 and Credit Risk Advances RWA reports which include restatements, analysis and submission
• Monitoring and reconciling of RWA Reports to the bank’s financial books and records and other key Regulatory Reports
• Analyzing variances within the RWA Regulatory reports
• Delivering executive presentations on regulatory reports
• Supporting the automation efforts of the RWA Reporting and Analytics
• Ensuring a strong control environment for the bank’s Standardized and Advances RWA reporting analytics
• Support senior leads in preparing and presenting reviews, audits and regulatory exams
• Drive resolution of complex issues
• Assess effectiveness of controls, communicate gaps to management and enhance where required
• Working on Issues Management, R&C requirements, Audit Controls, Senior Deck presentations (Key Metrics and Month End highlights) and Change management
• Testing Project Implementations for Consent Orders initiatives specifically for Regulatory Reporting Analytics Team doing FFIEC101 Reports

The Basel RWA Analytics and Reporting team perform a number of activities to support the Basel and Citibank's Regulatory Reporting requirements. One area of support provided by the team is RWA Reporting which cover for the regulatory reporting, business in the review and analysis of Basel Risk Weighted Assets (RWA) results throughout the month-end reporting cycle, as well as support for the implementation and delivery of key business initiatives. Leading the team in performing process self-assessments, data tracing, project/change implementation & regulatory or audit resolution actions. This will involve proactive communicating and resolving/escalating issues with our key business contacts. This function also entails a close working relationship with our RWA Global Process Owners (GPO), Corporate Regulatory Reporting, Record-to-Report GPO and Technology partners. Additional task are as follows:

• Convey, organize, package and deliver ideas to management
• Build partnerships with key stakeholders from multiple work areas by engendering trust; bring diverse perspective together to address issues
• Drive resolution of complex issues
• Assess effectiveness of controls, communicate gaps to management, and enhance where required
• Deliver requirements under tight deadlines
• Leading a team that does Issue Management, Risk and Control Requirements, Audit Controls, Presentation Decks (Key Metrics and Month End highlights) for Senior Leads Forum and Change Management

Take responsibility for the integrity of the head office reporting process and for the reasonableness of the various financial head office reports to be submitted to the regulators which include disclosures for Y9C, Call Report, 10Q/10K Report and FR2420. Assist in the management of the flow of information needed to monitor, enrich, and influence the business’ decision process, and will provide detailed analytical support on head office financial reporting. In addition, responsible in providing support in interpreting account changes, maintaining a rigid system of internal controls in the record-to-report process, ensuring compliance of head office reporting requirements and providing the pertinent financial information reports to facilitate the needs of the business. Responsible for a central coordination for the head office to report to senior employees.

Responsible for the integrity of the head office reporting process and for the reasonableness of the various financial head office reports which include Quarterly Memo Cable and FAS107. Assist in the management of the flow of information needed to monitor, enrich and influence the business’ decision process, and will provide detailed analytical support on head office financial reporting. Providing support in interpreting account changes, maintaining a rigid system of internal controls in the record-to-report process, ensuring compliance of head office reporting requirements and providing the pertinent financial information reports to facilitate the needs of the business. Submission of the Region’s Financial Data Load (head office financial statements) on a monthly basis which include preparation, review and posting of Financial Adjustments using the Citibank's Reporting systems, investigating any major variances, review on the reasonableness of the balances, and ensuring US GAAP have been properly applied in the financial reports. Preparation, review and submission of the Region’s other head office reports such as Foreign Currency Reports, Country Exposure Reports, Quarterly Memo Cable, Cash Flow Reports, etc.

Support the Basel and Citibank's Regulatory Reporting requirements. Performs the BAU support functions of the team, as well as, initiate and lead strategic projects essential for the accurate calculation of Risk Weighted Assets under the Basel program. This position is responsible for performing the root cause investigation, analysis and remediation of breaks and producing senior management metrics and reports on a monthly basis, highlighting trends, deficiencies and strategy going forward. The function requires a close working relationship with the Business (Finance and Credit Risk) and Technology partners.

Provides a range of services to institutional asset managers based around the Asian Region; Responsible for the day-to-day production, validation & delivery of Financial Statements of Accounts & Net Asset Value (NAV) calculations for a group of funds (mutual, insurance, pension, hedge fund etc.); Takes ownership for the accuracy of all accounting and investment components of the financial statements. Traveled to JP Morgan Hong Kong Office to train and do the process migration.

Fund Accounting and Administration Services is responsible for daily accounting activities, portfolio pricing, net asset value (NAV) calculations, reconciliations, reporting and audit preparedness for regulatory, internal and external audits for clients serviced. A sub-set of the fund accounting operations is the reconciliation function responsible for identifying and correcting discrepancies between accounting and custody books (related to cash and assets).