James M.

Dwyer, CPA
jmdwyer11@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/jimdwyer1

973-305-0924 SUMMARY CPA with experience managing Treasury FX Risk Management and Investment Accounting groups for a large international fortune 500 company. Proven ability in design, development, installation and implementation of financial systems, general ledgers and other supporting systems. Strong analytical, problem solving, communications and influencing skills in project management and team situations. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE American International Group (AIG), New York, New York Large international insurance organization operating in over 130 countries and a leading provider of property-casualty insurance, life insurance and retirement services. Director of Treasury FX Reporting AIG 2005 Current Direct team of FX analysts responsible for accumulating, analyzing, and reporting FX exposures to Senior Management, Enterprise Risk Management and local Controllers. Architect of an internal treasury FX reporting system (FLEX), which creates reporting at both the local and consolidated levels in accordance with FAS 52 standards. Creator of the AIG Treasury FX Website which includes daily postings of spot and P&L average rates for both Cross-Currency and USD conversions for over 140 currencies. Treasury FX subject matter expert assigned to create/test an FX risk management module in a Treasury workstation project with an external vendor (OpenLink). AIG FX subject matter expert assigned to a PricewaterhouseCoopers remediation team to ensure AIG complies with FAS 52 Reporting. Co-creator and presenter of FAS 52 Reporting as it applies to AIG at the annual AIG Controllers Conferences in 2005 & 2006. Documented detailed processes and procedures for Fed Readiness for the FX Risk Management and AIG FX Rates publication functions. Director of Investment Accounting AIG 2000 2005 Group leader of five managers responsible for GAAP/STAT/TAX accounting for approximately $200 billion of investments for the Property and Casualty companies. The team was responsible for producing over 50 Schedule D Statutory Reports annually. Reduced department headcount by thirty percent. Improved efficiencies by eliminating overlapping functions in the user acceptance and cash collection units. Created standardized automated reporting from a data warehouse and the general ledger, which accelerated the timing of quarterly reporting from three weeks to one week. Established an intern program to prepare monthly bank reconciliations. Performed a SAS 70 review of Investment Accounting with Ernst and Young. Implemented two customized multi currency, multi-basis general ledger systems with third party vendors (Dillon & Computron). One of 10 future leaders chosen worldwide to work on Project AIGIG. The team evaluated the infrastructure of the AIGIG and eliminated overlapping functions, which reduced headcount and improved the quality of the reporting.

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Manager of Foreign Investment Accounting AIG 1990 2000 Supervise a team of four senior accountants responsible for GAAP/STAT/TAX accounting for foreign denominated investments for the Property and Casualty companies. Successfully implemented an Investment Accounting System (PAM for Securities). Responsible for parallel testing and sign off for all the foreign portfolios. Performed a review and sign-off of AIG Trust Services, Dublin, Ireland prior to the bank going live. Reviewed reporting and control procedures. Reported findings directly to senior management. Prior Work Experience Ernst and Young Auditing and Consulting

CERTIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A) New York Business Administration Accounting, Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York