KPMG

• Led a high-profile public engagement with direct client contact, and participated in executive leadership meetings
• Initiated and proposed a schedule of changes to Senior Management to promote greater audit quality
• Developed Comparable Transaction Analysis for Senior Management to use within executive-level discussions
• Oversaw and mentored teams of 1-2 staff members, and organized project meetings with cross-functional teams
• Analyzed financial models for North American commercial properties, assessing for valuation and potential impairment

Senior Accountant

• Clientele includes insurance, financial services, manufacturing, technology, pharma, and retail operating entities
• Exceeded utilization expectations, achieving 106% in FY20 (80% target) and 98% in FY19 (75% target)
• Led a $729M multinational manufacturing engagement for 1 term, streamlining tasks and provided mentorship to 1 team member
• Oversaw and mentored 5 international audit team members, to outperform budgetary expectations by 19% 
• Analyzed 7 engagement budgets of up to $200K, providing budgetary cost-saving recommendations to Senior Management (Managers or Senior Managers typically perform this task)
• Directed semi-weekly meetings with the CFO and Controller of a $49M public financial services entity
• Consulted with a $1.3B P&C insurer, to propose and implement a $4M financial adjustment

Associate, Assurance

Great-West Life

• Completed 100+ loan reviews and performed valuations for retail, office, industrial, and residential assets
• Initiated and generated a financial model, providing management with an assessment of KPIs over the company's portfolio
• Delivered due diligence and comparable transaction analysis directly for the Vice President and national mortgage origination team
• Initiated and built a financial model to assess 12 REITs and interpret the entity’s long-term risk exposure

Summer Student, Commercial Mortgage Investments

University of Manitoba

Curriculum grader for a Masters level course, while in the process of completing an undergraduate degree

MBA & MFin Course Grader

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Michael Williams

Bank ABC

Head of Talent 

BNY Mellon

EMEA Chief Administrative Officer, Technology Services Chief of Staff, Senior Vice President

EMEA Technology Workforce Transformation Lead, Chief of Staff - Poland & CEE, Associate Director

Recruitment Team Leader, Associate Director

HSBC

Senior Recruiter, UK&CI and Zurich

Various Specialist Recruitment Firms

Senior Recruiter (UK & Europe)

Talent Acquisition Lead ✦ RL100 Member ✦ Views are my own

A results-driven HR and Talent Acquisition professional with International experience. I specialise in aligning people strategies with business goals to fuel growth and performance. With extensive experience in global banking, financial services, and technology, I have a deep understanding of the complexities of talent management, workforce planning, and regulatory compliance within the financial sector.

✔ End-to-End Recruitment Expertise: Successfully hired top talent across Front Office, Middle Office, and Corporate Functions within banking, managing searches at all levels up to Managing Director (MD).

✔ Talent Strategy & Workforce Planning

✔ HR Transformation & Change Management

✔ Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) 

✔ Leadership Coaching & Performance Management

✔ HR Analytics & Data-Driven Insights 

✔ Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management

I am passionate about building future-ready workforces, driving innovation in talent acquisition and HR strategy, and fostering environments where people and businesses thrive.

Head of Talent

Recruitment Lead responsible for all lines of business hiring from entry to Board level, covering Corporate Functions through to the FrontI office. 

2021 Achievements:
→ Recruitment Framework & Governance Implementation 
→ IR35 Lead (Successful HMRC Audit)
→ Reduced time to hire to 41 days

2022 Achievements:
→ ATS Implementation 
→ Talent Management Framework Design
→ Gender Diversity recruitment policy implementation 

2023 Achievements (YTD):
→ Direct recruitment model implementation 
→ Direct Recruitment (91% YTD)
→ Internal Mobility (63% increase YTD)
→ Branding

Key Placements:
→ European Chief Risk Officer, London
→ Chief Risk Officer, Paris
→ European Head of Internal Audit
→ UK MLRO / European Head of Financial Crime
→ European Chief Financial Officer
→ Head of Market Risk & Reporting
→ Head of Credit Risk
→ Head of Enterprise Risk Management 
→ Head of Operations 
→ Head of Business Management
→ European Head of Banking
→ European Head of IT
→ Head of Communications - Europe
→ European Head of Treasury & Financial Markets
→ Business Manager to the CEO, IB

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