Ade Adesanya

About Ade Adesanya

Ade Adesanya, MBA, is a forward-thinking regulatory reporting and risk management executive with over two decades of experience leading complex financial operations across top-tier institutions including American Express, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, and BNY Mellon. Ade specializes in building robust regulatory frameworks, transforming reporting operations, and aligning compliance with strategic business goals in highly regulated.Currently serving as Regulatory Reporting Manager at American Express, Ade leads the end-to-end preparation and submission of critical reports to the Federal Reserve Bank, including FR Y-9C and FR Y-14M/Q filings. Under his leadership, the team achieved an 85% automation rate and reduced manual adjustments by 75%, significantly enhancing operational efficiency and reporting accuracy. He has also spearheaded the design of scalable reporting templates and COA alignment frameworks that improved transparency across business entities and supported executive-level scorecard delivery.Prior to this, Ade led IHC Regulatory Reporting at BNP Paribas, where he developed and launched new reporting solutions for FR Y-15 submissions, achieving 85% automation in Axiom and improving data integrity across complex financial instruments such as RMBS, derivatives, and commodities. His earlier roles span group financial control, investment accounting, and fund reporting, where he has consistently demonstrated the ability to streamline workflows, reduce reconciliation errors, and lead high-performing teams.Recognized for his strategic foresight and unwavering commitment to operational excellence, Ade brings a wealth of expertise across balance sheet management, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, enterprise risk governance, and data quality oversight. He excels at transforming complex financial data into actionable insights, aligning cross-functional stakeholders, and leading initiatives that anticipate regulatory shifts while reinforcing organizational resilience.Ade is energized by complex, high-stakes projects that require analytical depth, collaboration across business units, and a focus on continuous improvement. He thrives in environments that value innovation, intellectual rigor, and principled leadership—where learning is constant and impact is measurable.If you are seeking to connect with a regulatory reporting executive who pairs deep technical acumen with a forward-looking, solution-oriented mindset—and who is deeply committed to advancing compliance, transparency, and business performance—Ade welcomes the opportunity to connect.

Experience

1. Regulatory Reporting Manager Regulatory Reporting, Risk Management

   American Express

   Sep 2018 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• Kean University

  Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Accounting

• Kean University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Executive

Skills

• Interest Rate Derivatives
• Account Reconciliation
• Intercompany Accounts
• P&L Review
• Amortization Schedules
• Sap,
• V Lookups
• Business Process Improvement
• Financial Reporting
• Intercompany Transactions
• Trial Balance
• Microsoft Office Suite; Access, Excel, Word (Advance Level)
• Auditing
• Pnl Management
• Business Analysis
• Derivatives
• Middle Office
• Monthly Close
• Us Gaap
• Summit
• Structured Products
• Financial Risk
• Regulatory Reporting, Regulatory Audit
• General Ledger
• Business Process Re-Engineering
• Risk Management
• Year-End Close
• Bloomberg
• Gaap
• Financial Accounting
• Product Control
• Equity Derivatives
• Process Improvement
• Equities
• Credit Derivatives
• Financial Services
• Accounting
• Budgets
• Financial Analysis, Financial and Accounting Reporting,
• G/L Analysis