Greg Kountouris
Director - Advisory
- Role
- Director at KPMG US
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Greg Kountouris
Audit Director, with extensive experience in global capital markets, focusing on capital markets audit- Member of the IB audit management committee, responsible for the IB global audit operations planning and scheduling, facilitating meetings with regulators (FED, OCC, FINMA). Responsible for the issue assurance portfolio assigned to the IB division including regulatory issues- Held both managerial and technical roles with on-going responsibilities in managing high profile \"Board of Directors\" and Investment Bank audits including various thematic reviews for operational /market risk management and valuations- Comprehensive understanding of Capital Markets from underwriting and advising to trading and prime brokerage- Highly experienced in independently risk assessing the effectiveness of the front to back processes / controls and promoting a strong control culture- Advanced understanding of OTC & ETD Derivatives including Exotics/Hybrids and of mathematical finance concepts, derivatives risk management and valuations, and global exchange mechanisms including trading, clearing and margining- Strong focus on trading risk supervision and front to back trade capture, risk management and valuations including controls for identifying unauthorized trading activities- Effective relationship building skills maintaining an existing internal and external network at the senior management level (ED/MD)- Experience in preparing and presenting audit reports and findings to executive management and relevant committees with IIA audit reporting standards.Deep understanding of the following businesses- Structured (OTC) equity derivatives, Exchange Traded Derivatives, equities financing, collateralized lending, convertible arbitrage, FX, structured credit, asset backed securities (CDOs, MBS, CMBS, ABS), electronic trading, alternative investments & trading strategies, structured commodities.Subject Matter Expert (SME) in risk management and valuations of esoteric financial instruments.
Experience
Director
Mar 2022 — Present · NY, US
Advising capital markets clients
Education
Baruch College
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Zicklin School of Business
MBA
University of Houston
BBA
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