Abu Bakkar A.

Financial Services - Strategy Consultant

• Delivered in a £10 million tier 1 global bank engagement end-to-end corporate lending strategy programme by leading workshops with senior stakeholder and analysing large financial data sets. Resulting in the build out of a client maturity assessment alongside wider strategy deliverables (Risk Framework design, lean management)

o Led client commissioned thought piece on how lenders can respond to the high-inflationary economic climate and rising interest rates. Resulted in a short form report the client could circulate to Directors/VPs for mortgage related initiatives

o Developed risk framework for corporate lending by evaluating data and communicating solutions and opportunities

• Advanced the finance proposition within Financial Services as a financial modeler and upskilling colleagues across the regulatory landscape, for example, FRTB - Basel, MiFID II, Consumer Duty, ISO 20022, PSD2/3 and NPA

Risk, Regulatory & Compliance Proposition Development:

• Led the build out of the Capital Markets capability – specifically post-trade and tokenization/CBDC initiatives

• Led in a successful Capital Markets ESG client proposal for a global tier 1 bank, leading benchmarking and impact reporting

• Accelerated pKYC and S.166 thought leadership. He has developed expert knowledge in the Fin Crime space

Compliance and Modeling SME

• Led in a high-profile project as a Modeling SME – Risk project focusing on efficient public service resource management

• Led a team by being an efficient project manager and regularly collating team and client feedback for incorporation in modeling and compliance implementation, key outputs include a 15% decrease in churn and 34,000 client working hours saved

• Managed relationships with client and 3rd party agencies exceptionally to ensure impactful collaboration and delivery

Adviaory Consultant working across Financial Services. Working with FTSE 100 Financial Services organisations. Restructuring Client - High profile TOM-Regulatory assignment

• Dual Strategy/regulatory role on a joint TOM-Regulatory piece (IFRS17) for a national pensions conglomerate

• Owned a complex legacy migrations project, resulting in 100 + assets being consolidated into a new operating system

• Developed expertise relating to regulatory practices – covering a multitude of topics in the PRA Rulebook and FCA Handbook

Experienced professional in the legal services sector specialising in property law. Adeptly led and managed teams, navigated complex legal landscapes, engaged with challenging stakeholders, and provided tailored legal expertise and counsel to clients.

• Led AML, GDPR, system reporting and e-monitoring compliance efforts

• Coordinated steering committee reporting for internal leadership sessions

• Fostered and managed relationships with clients and third-party agencies for impactful client delivery

• Demonstrated expertise in workflow and operational management and adept handling of challenging stakeholder dynamics