Akira Ebisawa

My mission was to ensure thorough coverage of technology across the enterprise through integrated testing and comprehensive risk based coverage.
• Maintain credible, collaborative and influential relationships with senior management, other risk organizations, and regulatory agencies.
• Developed an enterprise information security framework. Ensuring data integrity, confidentiality and availability of information as well as creating controls on how data is processed by the organization.
• Created a 1 to 2 year mobility and cloud migration roadmap ensuring collaboration an addressing short term business goals and long term total cost of ownership.
• Consolidated and re-designed Network and telecom.
• Deployed a Mobility strategy that includes Windows Tablets, IOS and android devices. Increasing security through MDM solution and encompassing a BYOD policy.
• Revamped the cloud environment to address Disaster Recovery and back up compliance while increasing security and real time data reporting.
• Developing a comprehensive understanding of technology risks and processes leveraged to manage this risk of the organization.
• Evaluation of current compliance program approaches and management practices. Provide thought leadership on leading industry practices and drive continued maturation and evolution of the compliance function.
• In charge of risk management for mortgage Loan operations, IT operations and Information Security
• Subject matter expert on compliance matters such as BSA, OFAC, Model Risk, OCC’s MRA(Matters Requiring Attention) remediation.
• Building customized framework design. SOX framework, IT general controls framework, ISO compliance, Fraud prevention controls.
• SME on CFPB compliance, Anti-Money Laundering, OFAC, KYC, etc. Designing control and polices as well as testing strategy and planning.

Chief Audit Executive will oversee and proactively set strategic direction for a comprehensive internal audit and enterprise risk reporting program for the company. The primary objective of the function is to enhance and protect organizational value by provided risk-based and objective assurance, advice and insight on the organization’s governance, risk and control processes to achieve its strategic, operational, financial, talent and compliance objectives. The Internal Audit team will develop and execute a strategically-determined audit plan in accordance with a comprehensive enterprise-wide risk assessment with a consultative, partnership approach that adds value to the organization by utilizing a high degree of stakeholder input.
• Maintain credible, collaborative and influential relationships with senior management, other risk organizations, and regulatory agencies.
• Developing a comprehensive understanding of technology risks and processes leveraged to manage this risk of the organization.
• Evaluation of current audit program approaches and management practices. Provide thought leadership on leading industry practices and drive continued maturation and evolution of the compliance function.
• Chief Audit Executive for SJIS and subsidiary companies, manage people, projects, and workflow across multiple geographies (Canada, U.S.A, Mexico and Brazil).
• Established Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Policy for US operations.
• Established a Risk Management Committee, acting as leader role for Global Risk Management Committee
• Risk assessment, Financial Reporting Assurance, Operating Risk assurance, IT control assurance and General process improvement consulting.
• Oversee all audit functions and sectors.
• Model validation and assessments.

• In Finance and accounting (1991 – 2010, 19 years)
Started his career in a regional post as Accounting and Finance Staff, promoted to supervisor.
Transferred to Headquarters in 1999, promoted to senior supervisor. Transferred to US subsidiary as CFO in 2004. Returned to Headquarters as Senior Manager, Finance department in 2010.
• In internal controls/ICFR Second line of defense (2002 – 2006, 4 years)
Was appointed to COSO team to co-lead the design of global internal controls framework for Sarbanes and Oxley compliance. Later was appointed by leadership to educate/train group leaders on the topic of COSO 92’ Internal Controls Framework. Also pioneered efforts to integrate the IT General Controls across the group as it was an essential part of SOX 404.
• As Internal Audit, Third Line of Defense (2003 – 2010), 6 years)
He was assigned to accompany the Chief Audit Officer on audit assignments internationally, Southeast Asia (Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia), Europe and North America. Was appointed the Finance accounting and IT audit lead.
• As Information Technology Audit, Third Line of Defense ( 2004 – 2010, 5 years)
He was tasked to evaluate the IT controls of the group companies in regards to infrastructure, security, governance, SDLC, Third party vendor management, and compliance to authoritative guidance (ISO27001/2, COBIT, ITIL etc.)
• As Project manager: Has lead and participated in over a dozen projects from budgets of USD300,000 to USD 700 million (see below for examples). Over 10,000 hours of project management experience.