Kwame Adu-Gyamfi

Adjunct Professor of Finance and Economics at Rutgers Business School

Schools

  • Rutgers Business School

Links

Biography

Rutgers Business School

I am an experienced Financial Services Strategy and Operations Senior Manager with over 15+ years of proven excellence in financial services audit and operations execution within complex global financial institutions. A graduate in Business Management and Operations from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.

I possess an in-depth experience and expertise in understanding and identifying risks impacting capital markets / sales and trading, investment banking, fund accounting including fund administration businesses. I am an accomplished communicator with strong presentation skills towards targeted audience within Audit key stakeholders and business executives.

I have the ability and capacity to multi-task audit projects in a fast-paced multi-national business environment to drive change, business growth opportunities and to produce best in class audit reports. I am an excellent problem solver with emphasis on Internal Audit strategic project management to enhance business process automation and customer experience.

A strategic financial controls expert adept in assessing risks and controls impacting financial products to foster a culture of accountability and empowerment that results in a higher productivity, improved compliance, and a more effective internal control environment.

Key Competencies & Industry Specializations: - Strategic Business Planning Initiatives and Execution of Audit Projects - Adept in developing strong business relationship with stakeholders - Advanced Critical Thinking - Portfolio Management and Reporting - Credit Analysis and Evaluation - New Product Risk Assessment - Asset Based Portfolio Monitoring - Foreign Exchange and FX Operations - Swaps & Derivatives - Initial Margin and Variation Margin Wiring - Loan Origination and Execution - Collateral Monitoring - Change Management - Business Process Re-engineering - Governance and Oversight - Regulatory Governance and Oversight - Risk Assessment and Performance Monitoring - Fund Administration - Cash Management

Education

  • Doctor of Business Administration Rutgers Business School
  • Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Cornell University - Johnson Graduate School of Management (2015 — 2017)
  • BBA Adelphi University

Companies

  • Adjunct Professor of Finance and Economics Rutgers Business School (2021)
  • Vice President - Business Development & Strategy US Wholesale & Investment Banking MUFG (2019)
  • Vice President MUFG (2018)
  • Vice President - Investment Banking & Markets MUFG (2016)
  • Vice President - Internal Audit Finance & Accounting Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (2015)
  • Asst. Vice President - Financial Controls & Analysis JPMorgan Chase (2013 — 2015)
  • Asst. Vice President - Consumer Banking JPMorgan Chase (2013 — 2015)
  • Reinsurance SoX Project Lead AIG (2010 — 2013)
  • Supervisory Accountant AIG (2009 — 2010)

Skills

The most important

  • Financial Audits
  • Operational Risk
  • GAAP

Other

External Audit, Project Management, Process Improvement, Financial Accounting, US GAAP, Finance, Financial Reporting, Auditing, Accounting, Risk Management, Financial Analysis, Internal Audit, Internal Controls, Sarbanes-Oxley Act

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