David Kalman
Farnham,UK
Summary
Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in internal audit, risk management, and governance. Demonstrates proficiency in strategic management and business consulting, with a strong focus on anti-money laundering and financial investigation. Adept at stakeholder management and change management, driving transformation through effective use of tools such as Primavera (P6), PowerBI, and Oracle. Committed to enhancing business continuity and disaster recovery processes while leveraging quantitative risk analysis for informed decision-making. Career goals include advancing strategic initiatives that foster organisational resilience and growth.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Risk Director
Mott MacDonald Ltd
London, England
12.2022 - 11.2025
- Strategic Risk Review for HS2.
- Develop a new Service Offering and business development for selling Risk Management Services.
- Risk Director for NEOM – The Line Project – Saudi Arabia (>£1bn)
- Help develop a new Internal Audit Framework for Mott MacDonald Group and operationally manage outsource provider relationship.
- Specialist in Risk Aviation and attend / speak at conferences.
- Member of various forums internally and externally to maintain up to date knowledge and network through shared best practice, incl ESG and AI.
- Undertaken bid management, including tailored solutions for potential clients.
- Resource and staff Mgt and recruitment.
- Undertaking special investigations on behalf of HR.
- Developing and members of various committees, inc developing a new Insider Risk Committee.
- Maintained clear communication across projects, monitoring and following up on critical escalations.
- Supported compliance with GDPR, UK Data Protection Act 2018 and other relevant data protection laws.
- Assessed risk reporting processes to verify inclusion of all tactical, technical and strategic risks and issues.
- Standardised risk and performance metrics to increase efficiencies.
- Challenged mitigations and corrective action strategies to evaluate efficacy and identify improvements.
- Implemented strategic risk mitigation plans, improving overall operational stability.
Consultancy – (Risk Mgt & Forensic Accounting) Director
Mott MacDonald Ltd
London, England
10.2017 - 11.2022
- Strategy
- Strategic planning – Competition benchmarking, market reviews.
- Networking events – Opportunities for collaboration and diversification.
- Resource Mapping / Contingency Planning – Full internal reviews of staff skills.
- Ongoing Liaison with both internal stakeholders & regulators, helping manage smoother business growth.
- Ongoing review of Service Offering and pricing.
- Member of Strategic IT Infrastructure Committee.
- Commercial and Due Diligence Management.
- Developing a opportunities model to capture opportunities / income streams.
- Member of various forums and committees incl product development.
- Transformation Lead and Business Development.
- People & Management
- Implement policies and procedure for PMO/Governance and Risk Management.
- Managing a Team of professional staff.
- Influencing change, through a Change Management Panel.
- Risk Mgt & Compliance
- Developing a Risk Assurance Framework.
- Structuring a data management system and creating a policy framework.
- Managing the data compliance along with the CTO and liaising with the ICO.
- Develop and lead (facilitate) Group Wide Risk Workshops.
- Risk Modelling including Schedule and Cost Risk Analysis (QSRA/QCRA)
- Setting up a risk radar system to capture and prioritise emerging risks.
- Technology governance / protocols design and implementation.
- Compliance & Regulatory review & Management.
- Developing a H&S Framework and implementation.
- Manage application and gaining of ISO’s 27001 & ISO 90001.
- Leading Business Continuity Plans and developing continency plans.
- Forensic Accounting / Due Diligence
- Undertaking financial investigation work as part of a legal cases with lawyers.
- Asset tracing and data mining.
- Deep dive financial crime investigations.
Project Risk Mgt & Forensic Costing Consultant
LHR / Vanderlande
London, England
10.2011 - 01.2017
- Financial Modelling for major projects, (incl risk and sensitivity forecasting).
- Development of Project Governance and Project Risk/Reporting platforms.
- Due Diligence and Feasibility studies for undertaking major projects.
- Established internal audit and forensic analysis of Projects, saving over £20m.
- Managing internal audit reviews, both internally and at suppliers.
- Undertaking transformation and business analytics for new systems to be linked between PMO and Finance.
- Development of Financial and Risk Management dashboards.
- Management of staff and planning of resource needs (incl recruitment).
- Developing stakeholder reporting platforms including earned value and progress metrics for Project delivery.
- Continual liaison with stakeholders (including client Directors, Regulators and Auditors).
- Member of several Strategic Committees domestic and International.
- Strengthened stakeholder relationships through effective communication and engagement methods.
- Facilitated successful negotiations between conflicting parties, achieving mutually beneficial outcomes.
Internal Audit Manager
Legal and General
National
05.2007 - 09.2011
- Management/Risk Reporting of major projects (UK & International).
- Commercial Due Diligence - Acquisitions.
- Documentation of processes and Gap Analysis.
- Leading Change Management Reviews.
- Financial Assessment of new product pipeline (Sensitivity Analysis).
- Member of Solvency II Programme Board and designing / planning audit strategy for Solvency II.
- Undertaking specific reviews for Audit Committee/ Group Board.
- Analysis and reporting of major international projects.
- Combined reviews and audits with other specialist functions, including Actuarial & Financial Crime Teams.
- Responsible for managing the audits/planning for international offices.
- Member of Legal & General International (LGII) Audit Committee.
- Liaison with external stakeholders, (e.g. FSA/FCA).
Compliance and Risk Consultant
Interpipeline
UK/Canada
06.2006 - 05.2007
- Commercial Risk Assessments (JV’s / M&A).
- Management – Recruitment, Training / Appraisals.
- Documenting systems / Key control assessment – SOX programme.
- Benchmarking Studies.
- Member of Project Board and Change Control Committee.
- Project Lead for implementation of Canadian project compliance.
- Development and rollout of a fraud prevention / whistle-blowing policy.
Senior IA Consultant
Friends Provident Plc
London, England
08.2005 - 05.2006
- Review of reinsurance and insurance pricing systems.
- Investigation work using systems such as ACL.
- Review of Compliance Monitoring.
- International training of Bribery & Corruption and AML.
- Developing an Assurance Mapping programme.
- Internal Audits - from planning to report.
Risk / Audit Mgr
AVX Corporation
UK, US
10.2004 - 08.2005
- Planning reviews and developing strategic risk maps. (SOX)
- Assessment of systems and deficiencies (Gap Analysis).
- Development of Risk Registers.
- Governance and counterparty assessment.
- Reporting and ongoing relationship management with the business, audit committee and external auditors.
- Developing an audit / compliance function in Hong Kong.
- Visiting manufacturing facilities throughout the world, (US, Asia and Europe) carrying out detailed SOX reviews and recruiting and managing staff.
- Embedding of fraud prevention systems.
Manager - Business Risk
BDO Stoy Hayward
London, England
03.1998 - 10.2004
- Management and Admin
- Recruitment of staff from advertising to interview/appointment.
- Resource planning, client liaison / networking.
- Risk Based Auditing, Risk Mapping and Assurance Mapping.
- Audit Committee attendance / presentation.
- Management Review / sign off of staff internal audit work.
- Audit /Compliance Work Undertaken
- Managing Internal Audits (financial & non-financial).
- Anti-Money Laundering – Conducting training, assessing policies and ensuring compliance.
- Compliance Reviews – Competition (UK) / Antitrust (US).
- Control Self-Assessment – Workshop Facilitation and reporting.
Audit Senior
KPMG
London/Reading, England
07.1996 - 03.1998
- Management and Admin
- Supervising work of junior staff.
- Planning and assessment of audits.
- Documenting systems / Testing and report writing.
- Audit Work Undertaken
- External audit –(from TB to final accounts) for small to large size Companies (£2m - £2bn).
- Internal Audit –compliance, risk based / systems based.
- Clients Sectors
- Financial Services, Manufacturing and Public Sector.
Capital Accountant
William Hill
London, England
09.1993 - 06.1996
- Staff management, including performance reviews.
- Calculating profit/loss on asset disposal and P&L assessment.
- Assessing the impact of quarterly figures for balance sheet.
- Calculating capital allowances on assets.
- Establishing creditor balances and schedules for yr.-end accounts.
- Calculating monthly expenditure accruals.
Trainee Manager
Halfords
London, England
08.1989 - 08.1991
- Responsible for 4 members of staff.
- Maintenance of stock system.
- Investigating financial irregularities.
- Bank reconciliations and supplier control accounts.
Education
MA - Strategic Financial Mgt
Kingston University
Kingston, Surrey 09.2000 - 05.2001
BTEC Diploma - Business & Finance
Henley College
Henley On Thames 09.1986 - 07.1989
Business & Finance
University London
London 09.1991 - 08.1993
Skills
- Internal Audit
- Risk Management/Governance
- Strategic Management/Business Consulting
- PEP/AML/EDD consultancy and training
- Project / Business Resilience & BCP
- Financial Investigation/Forensic Accounting
- Systems used - M365, Primavera (P6), CEMAR, Safran Risk, Xactium, Power BI, ServiceNow, ARM
Custom
1998, Institute of Financial Accountants, Fellow, 1993, Assoc. of Chartered Certified Accountants, CAT, 2001, Chartered Management Institute, Fellow, MA-Strategic Financial Mgt, Kingston University, 09/00 - 05/01, P/T, Distinction, Business & Finance, University London, 09/91 - 08/93, F/T, BTEC Diploma (Business & Finance), Henley College, 09/86 - 07/89, F/T
Timeline
Risk Director
Mott MacDonald Ltd
12.2022 - 11.2025
Consultancy – (Risk Mgt & Forensic Accounting) Director
Mott MacDonald Ltd
10.2017 - 11.2022
Project Risk Mgt & Forensic Costing Consultant
LHR / Vanderlande
10.2011 - 01.2017
Internal Audit Manager
Legal and General
05.2007 - 09.2011
Compliance and Risk Consultant
Interpipeline
06.2006 - 05.2007
Senior IA Consultant
Friends Provident Plc
08.2005 - 05.2006
Risk / Audit Mgr
AVX Corporation
10.2004 - 08.2005
MA - Strategic Financial Mgt
Kingston University
09.2000 - 05.2001
Manager - Business Risk
BDO Stoy Hayward
03.1998 - 10.2004
Audit Senior
KPMG
07.1996 - 03.1998
Capital Accountant
William Hill
09.1993 - 06.1996
Business & Finance
University London
09.1991 - 08.1993
Trainee Manager
Halfords
08.1989 - 08.1991
BTEC Diploma - Business & Finance
Henley College
09.1986 - 07.1989