Lenny Kurant
SVP at Citi | Global Financial Controls | SOX Compliance
- Role
- Senior Vice President of Global Financial Controls, Sox Program Office at Citi
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Lenny Kurant
I’m passionate about bringing precision and excellence to the SOX compliance, product control and operational risk management function supporting all front-to-back financial operations (including middle office operations) and processes, including:Internal Controls Management and ComplianceOperational Risk ManagementRevenue RecognitionP & L and Balance Sheet ControlAnalytics and ReportingEquities, Total Returm Swaps, Credit and Structured ProductsOver the course of my career, I have helped leading global financial companies including Citigroup, Mizuho, UBS, and JPMorgan Chase, to grow and transform their financial reporting, product control organizations and financial operations risk frameworks to improve transparency, accuracy, compliance, and sustainability while mitigating risk and exposure.I hold a Master’s in Finance from Baruch College, a Bachelor’s in Accounting, and the FINRA Series 7 and Series 63 registrations. I enjoy building, coaching, and collaborating with diverse, multi-cultural teams. As a well-respected mentor in the field, I am able to use my knowledge of the financial operation, including market data flows, financial settlement processes, cash management functions, financial reporting, and business analytics, to create a winning team culture focused on identifying and mitigating deficiencies.
Experience
Senior Vice President of Global Financial Controls, Sox Program Office
Sep 2022 — Present · New York, NY, US
In my current role, I lead SOX programs and strategic initiatives to effectively analyze, evaluate and challenge sustainability of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR); support firm-wide SOX Compliance, Financial Statements Reporting Risk management, and SOX 302 and 404 certifications: Control deficiency identification, analysis and assessment Significant control deficiencies remediation oversight Issue management Framework design Quality Assurance (QA)
Education
Baruch College
Master of Science (MS), Finance
2005 — 2006
Hunter College
Bachelor of Science (BS), Accounting
1994 — 1997
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