Sylvain Fourrier

Senior Advisor|Audit, Internal Control, Compliance

Salaire / Taux journalier

Paris, France

Freelance

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Expertises

Stratégie & ConsultingGestion de projet - PMOFinanceRGPD

Langues

Français (Maternelle)Anglais (Courant)

À propos

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

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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

Certifié par Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) – France

Professional certification of markets' actors

Délivré le : janv. 2012

Certifié par Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) – France

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