Mary Sullivan

Experience

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  Barclays

  Sept 2007 - Nov 2012

  - Business Analyst on a regulatory driven project for the Independent Valuation Control (IVC) group in Global Finance.- Workstream lead for Reporting solution, one of seven work streams encompassing the front to back independent price verification process.- Completion of current state analysis and solution design in conjunction with IT partners. - Creating project plans for the reporting work stream which involved working closely with IT colleagues. - Communication of project status, including any risks or issues, on a regular basis to the Project Manager and all other key stakeholders.- Management of user training, testing and on-boarding to the newly developed application. Show less CRES Finance Business Partner: - Finance Business Partner for the Corporate Real Estate Services (CRES) division, annual budget of £20m.- Monthly review of all financials to ensure that all expenses were correct and accurate. - MI production for senior management and providing commentary to explain key variances in the cost base.- Lead for the annual budgeting process, ensuring that all requests were challenged and that the budget was distributed appropriately. Central Planning & Performance:- Managed the cost flash process for the Barclays Wealth cluster (£100m). Collected indicative cost positions from the 14 Front Office segments and 18 Infrastructure functions on a monthly basis.- Monitored the cost position per area on a daily basis until all costs were finalised and signed off to Group Finance. Reported any material movements from forecast or from budget to the Finance Director.- Production of Management Information at month end which was distributed to the Barclays Wealth and Barclays Capital CEOs and Management Committee. Show less - Involved in managing the liquidity position of the firm through the imposition of daily limits and reporting of breaches to Group Treasury.- Preparation of bi weekly liquidity reports for the Financial Services Authority (FSA). These summarised the bank’s daily liquidity position, net borrowing/lending position and any large upcoming commitments. - Monthly production of the Treasury Papers which contained management information on both the capital and liquidity position of the company. Show less

  • Business Analyst, Change Management (AVP)

    Aug 2010 - Nov 2012

  • Finance Business Partner

    Aug 2008 - Aug 2010

  • Treasury Analyst

    Sept 2007 - Aug 2008
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  Credit Suisse

  Nov 2012 - May 2023

  - Developed the Target Operating Model for the organisation, partnering with stakeholders across Compliance.- Developed the Workforce Strategy for the organisation, resulting in a 250 FTE organisation with 50% based in strategic low cost locations. - Managed the financials for the organisation, with overall budget of CHF35m for internal and third party spend.- Developed the Change Portfolio Roadmap for the organisation, including significant prioritisation of demand to align with affordability. - Managed governance and committees for the organisation, ensuring that pre-requisites are in place such as clear Terms of Reference and evidence of effective challenge.- Managed all employee engagement initiatives, including town halls, newsletters, skip-levels, location visits.- Managed all stakeholder reporting, including to regulatory bodies and internally to Executive Board and Board of Directors. Show less - Managed all aspects of Business Management for Compliance including ownership of key governance committees related to Internal Service Management and Business Continuity Management.- Articulated the workforce strategy for Compliance and partner with COOs in the functional areas to implement.- Ownership of a capability mapping model for the function which mapped ~2,500 FTE to key compliance capabilities allowing more effective decision making.- Identified opportunities for process re-engineering to remove inefficiencies and improve on controls.- Drove alignment of messaging and strategic narrative through the function, building upon the most impactful initiatives underway. Show less

  • Regulatory Compliance COO (Director)

    Sept 2021 - May 2023

  • Head of Business Management & Workforce Strategy (Director)

    May 2019 - Sept 2021

  • Portfolio Management

    Nov 2012 - May 2019
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  HSBC

  Sept 2023 - now

  Head of Governance Insights & Standards - Group Chief Data & Analytics Office