
Sylvain Fourrier
Senior Advisor|Audit, Internal Control, Compliance
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Paris, France
Freelance
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Introduction
Senior Advisor specializing in audit, internal control, compliance and risk management across the financial services industry. In 2024, I founded Audit Advisors, an independent advisory practice delivering high-impact assurance and governance services to financial institutions across banking, insurance, asset management and securities services. In parallel, I contributed to the launch and development of a new business line within Big4, supporting its structuring, market positioning and operat
Expérience de travail
Senior advisor | Interim Manager
audit advisors
janv. 2024 - Présent
2 ans 10 mois
Paris, France
Strategic advisor to asset & wealth management firms, investment managers and other financial institutions on audit, internal control, compliance, risk management and interim leadership. I combine hands-on interim management with programme delivery and practice build-up to strengthen control environments, reduce operational risk and accelerate regulatory readiness. Key responsibilities • Advise and support clients across audit, internal control, compliance, risk management and interim leadership • Lead transformation and remediation programmes (governance, control frameworks, RCSA, process redesign) • Manage cross-functional teams, run RFPs, support client onboarding and scale delivery capabilities Selected assignments ING Bank — Interim Head, Controls Oversight (12 months) • Led the department in charge of First Line controls oversight, risk oversight, fraud investigations and BCM • Managed an international operating model transformation, including governance design, control framework adaptation and operational risk assessments • Led programmes on EUC controls, BCM and operational resilience, including DORA ABN AMRO Investment Solutions — Permanent Control & Market Abuse Controls (on-going) • Contributed to the execution of the permanent control plan and market abuse controls • Supported the strengthening of surveillance and regulatory compliance frameworks BNP Paribas Asset Management — Compliance Specialist (4 months) • Supported the RCSA check-and-challenge process across 11 business domains • Delivered organisational reviews and recommendations to improve compliance efficiency and reduce control gaps Big Four Firm — Practice Build-up Lead (8 months) • Built a function supporting investment service providers through strategic and regulatory transformations • Achieved 166% of year-one onboarding targets and captured 55% of the three-year plan in year one
Internal Audit & Control Director
PwC France
févr. 2023 - déc. 2023
11 mois
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
•Co-leading the Financial Services - Risk & Regulatory - Asset & Wealth Management, and Investment Firms practice •Managing teams (+15 FTE) delivering internal control plans and / or reviews (2nd LoD or Internal Audit) on behalf of Private Banks, Asset Managers, or other financial services institutions •Attending clients' audit & risk committees to present results of audit or internal control works •Performing complex audit assignments requested by CxO •Developing internal control tools and control methodologies to support PwC quality of works •Monitoring changes in applicable regulations, rules and interpretations to ensure ongoing compliance and minimisation of regulatory risk for my clients •Projects management •Commercial actions •People management (hiring, scheduling, training, ...)
Manager de transition
Icade
nov. 2022 - janv. 2023
3 mois
Vétheuil, France
3 months assignment up to January 2023 to lead Internal Audit reviews: •Regional headquarter alignment with group strategic and P&L objectives •Cash management processes within Group entities
Aviva Investors
août 2010 - janv. 2023
12 ans 6 mois
Paris, France
Head of Internal Audit Department
oct. 2016 - janv. 2023
6 ans 4 mois
Paris, France
• Direct report to the CEO of French entity, the Supervisory Risk Committee and Audit Committee • Driving the French audit department (including the management of the audit plan) and preparation of the actions to be taken as part of the audit programs based on a risk approach • Performing and/or reviewing fieldwork • Leading the communication of the results of audit via written reports and oral presentations to the Management team and the Board of Directors • Ensuring relationship during reviews performed by Regulators & external auditors, or during due dil • Advisory activities to CEO • Team management
Senior Audit Manager
déc. 2013 - oct. 2016
2 ans 11 mois
London / Paris
•Leading individual reviews including complex and international reviews from planning to completion •Focused on Aviva Investors world and fund management processes across Aviva Group (Singapore, USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, France, Luxembourg, Spain, Italy, Poland, Lithuania, Turkey) which involves up to 50% travel •Steering an assignment on behalf of the Managing Director •Stakeholder management at Executive and Senior Management level within business units
International audit manager
août 2010 - déc. 2013
3 ans 5 mois
London / Paris
•Focused on Aviva Investors world and fund management processes across Aviva Group (Singapore, USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, France, Luxembourg, Spain, Italy, Poland, Romania, Lithuania, Turkey) which involves up to 50% travel •Leading individual reviews including complex reviews across multiple locations from planning to close •Stakeholder management at Head Of and Senior Management level within business units
Head of compliance & internal control
ProCapital Belgium
sept. 2009 - août 2010
1 an
•Establishment of the Compliance department •Revamp of the entire internal control processes •Restructuring of the cash reconciliation department and strengthening of the securities reconciliation department •Monitoring changes in applicable regulations, rules and interpretations to ensure ongoing compliance and minimisation of regulatory risk for the business
Manager consultant
Ernst & Young
juil. 2008 - oct. 2009
1 an 4 mois
•Leading audit and advisory engagements for European banks and asset managers both in France and in Europe •Advisory in internal control, compliance and risk management •Reengineering of the accounting processes of an asset manager with its parent house
Manager consultant
DXC Technology
sept. 2006 - juil. 2008
1 an 11 mois
(ex CSC Peat Marwick) •Leading advisory engagements for Global/European banks and asset managers
Formation
École Polytechnique
Executive master
2026 - 2027
1 an 2 mois
HEC Paris
University certificate, Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship
2023 - 2024
2 ans
ESSEC Business School
Management & leadership
2015 - 2015
1 an
University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
Master 2 (M2)
2003 - 2005
3 ans
Licences et certifications
AMF Finance Durable
Délivré le : janv. 2024
Professional certification of markets' actors
Délivré le : janv. 2012