Wesley Reynolds

Experience

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  EY

  Dec 1999 - Apr 2010

  Senior Manager

  Senior Manager, Audit and Accounting Assignments:• Leader of the audit team for a large multinational life insurance company that reported on Canadian GAAP, US GAAP, NAIC and other several local statutory bases. This audit team included more than 30 accountants in Toronto and subsidiary teams in the US, Japan, and Hong Kong. Key elements of this role included:• Meeting with senior executives to discuss company results, accounting or actuarial matters, and audit work• Preparation of materials presented to the board of directors including the audit plan and the audit results• Ensuring good coordination between the accounting, actuarial, tax, and information technology audit teams• Reviewing and analyzing all significant transactions, investments, and unusual events to ensure the accounting and reserving was appropriate for all entities and on all bases of accountingOther Assignments:• Performed the actuarial valuation for several life insurance companies• Member of an advisory team which developed and successfully marketed a tax and capital optimization strategy in response to changes in tax legislation• Member of an advisory team which assisted insurance companies to optimize their corporate structure, business flows, and other arrangements to achieve desired the tax and/or capital results• Member of the advisory team for several mergers & acquisitions including projects representing buyers and projects representing sellers• Member of the actuarial team performing an examination of a multi-line life insurance company on behalf of the state insurance examiner• Member of the audit team for several life insurance companies, property & casualty insurance companies, and pension funds• Member of the advisory team for several systems improvement and SOX compliance projects• Member of the actuarial team which developed and implemented valuation software Show less

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  Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated

  Apr 2010 - Mar 2015

  VP International Finance

  • Leader of the international finance team, which is comprised of 115 finance, actuarial and operations professionals in 12 countries• Responsible for all local and consolidated financial and management reporting for the international operations, including reporting to boards of directors, executive team, and local managing directors• Responsible for earnings analysis and communication thereof including financial statement reviews and earning by source analysis• Responsible for the financial planning process and working with the executive team and local managing directors to develop the strategic plan • Responsible for all finance related processes and controls of the international operations including: cash receipts, cash disbursements, premiums, claims, expenses and the related accruals, reconciliations, and the monitoring of capital levels and risk limits Show less

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  Pacific Life Re

  Mar 2015 - Jan 2021

  • Leader of the finance team, responsible for all finance activities across the division including financial reporting, management reporting, planning, capital monitoring, investment management, cash management and consolidations • Responsible for reporting to boards of directors and to Pacific Life• Sponsor of the IFRS 17 and US GAAP Targeted Improvements project• Leader of a project to review the corporate structure and business flows to optimize capital and provide a flexible platform to support future growth Show less • Responsible for all finance activities for the life retrocession operations including financial reporting, management reporting, planning, investment management, cash management and reporting to boards of directors and the executive team• Responsible for IT functions including maintenance of legacy systems, development of new systems, desktop support and the management of corporate and third party providers for certain IT activities• Drove significant process and interpersonal change throughout the finance team. Show less

  • Head of Divisional Finance

    May 2017 - Jan 2021

  • VP Finance & IT

    Mar 2015 - May 2017
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  PwC

  Jan 2021 - now

  Principal