Saah Kemayah

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ABOUT SAAH KEMAYAH

Accomplished and resolute financial services leader with proven skills/achievements in risk governance, quality assurance, client engagement, operations management, relationship management, and project oversight. Demonstrated success leading and managing multifaceted financial services client services and risk management initiatives in dynamic, fast-paced, and challenging environments requiring critical judgement, keen insights, and diligence. Areas of expertise include: Risk Governance: In-depth experience providing quality assurance and compliance support to various business units, while conducting complex analysis to mitigate risk and strengthen controls. Highly proficient in risk monitoring, issue management, gap and root-cause analysis, risk & control self-assessment (RCSA), control mapping, and process improvements. Operations Management: Managed multiple worksites/teams ensuring uniform adherence to required operations processes, including due diligence, collateral release, trailing documents procedures, and file review. Credited for leveraging financial services expertise to drive performance improvements. Standardized various tools and processes to ensure compliance across pertinent business areas. Contract Negotiations: Skilled in negotiating transactions documents of varying complexities to ensure service delivery and seamless onboarding. Adept at maintaining compliance with mandated regulatory requirements from internal and external auditors, while assuring continual client growth and retention. Client Services Relationship Management: Expertly managed large, high-profile Residential Mortgage Backed (RMBS), Commercial Mortgage Backed (CMBS), Asset Backed (ABS) and Third-Party Conduit client relationships, while maintaining government, regulatory, and industry compliance. Excellent people skills and ability to successfully navigate challenges and obstacles to drive success. Collaborator with solid history of effective troubleshooting and problem resolution. Key Strengths: Subject matter expert (SME) with in-depth knowledge of financial services quality assurance, risk assessment, Anti Money Laundering (AML), Enterprise Financial Crimes Compliance (EFCC), and Enterprise Compliance Risk Assessment (ECRA). Highly innovative relationship manager and operations manager with focus on revenue growth, cost management, client retention, and successful staff interactions. Consistently recognized for exemplary leadership contributions.