Corliss Sutton
@corlisssutton
Finance leader driving governance, reporting, and transformational change.
What I'm looking for
I am a finance leader with over 20 years' experience delivering financial governance, reporting, controls and operational excellence across multinational organisations.
I have led large-scale transformation and improvement programmes, built robust reporting and KPI frameworks, and strengthened cross-functional financial governance to support senior leadership decision-making.
My career spans treasury, operations, integration and commercial finance roles where I improved reporting quality, optimised budgeting and forecasting processes, and delivered significant portfolio growth and client satisfaction improvements.
I combine financial control, operational rigour and strategic insight to build high-performing teams, upgrade finance systems and enable growth in scaling SMEs and large institutions.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Led financial and operational improvement programmes for commercial and investment banking, delivering enhanced reporting and KPI frameworks and strengthening cross-functional governance to improve financial transparency and decision support.
Oversaw multi-stream initiatives consolidating operational, financial, and strategic data into actionable reporting, and reinforced financial controls, governance processes, and programme tracking.
Managed financial performance and operational controls across large portfolios, developed forecasting and performance models, and strengthened risk and control frameworks to improve reporting quality.
Accountable for service performance and reporting accuracy; transformed service delivery to raise client satisfaction from 25% to 90% and implemented KPI-driven reporting for senior decision making.
Oversaw financial, operational, and regulatory responsibilities across multiple jurisdictions, delivering 113% portfolio growth through disciplined financial management and strengthened governance and controls.
Led post-merger financial integration programmes, building operating models, financial frameworks, and governance controls to align reporting, processes, and compliance requirements.
Country Manager
RBTT Bank
Jan 1997 - Jan 2011 (14 years)
Directed finance, operations, regulatory reporting, risk, credit, and customer service functions, owning full financial management including budgeting, audit coordination, and team leadership.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
CIMA Qualification, Management Accounting
Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants with professional qualification in management accounting and finance.
University of Leicester
Master of Business Administration, Finance
Completed an MBA with a focus on finance, covering strategic financial management, corporate finance, and related advanced topics.
University of the Virgin Islands
Master of Business Administration; Bachelor of Arts (Hons), General Management; Human Resource Management
Completed an MBA in General Management and a BA (Hons) in Human Resource Management, covering leadership, organisational behaviour, and HR practices.
University of Oxford Executive Education
Executive Education Programme, Executive Leadership
2024 - 2024
Completed the Oxford Executive Leadership Programme focused on executive leadership development and strategic decision-making.
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