Jeff Harjo leads HoganTaylor's Financial Institutions practice utilizing more than 30 years of experience in audit, risk management and compliance. He is a specialist in helping clients maximize financial opportunities while also mitigating risk and exercising the complex compliance and regulatory controls required of today's financial services industry. The practice's clients are both privately owned and publicly held and range from institutions that are small to those with assets in the billions.
Harjo's experience includes effective implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Dodd-Frank Act, having served as Chief Risk Officer and Chief Auditor at one of the Southwest's largest and most successful financial institutions.
He has broad experience in strengthening risk management, audit and compliance programs, including: financial reporting controls; customer risk management programs; compliance management systems; incentive compensation programs; loan review; mortgage compliance; operational and IT risk reviews; regulatory supervision assistance; corporate governance best practices; and Board, executive and client presentations.
In addition to his tenure working within the financial services industry, Harjo served as Director of Finance and Human Resources for a joint venture of several public energy companies assisting with treasury, accounting and tax, as well as corporate financings and M&A activities.
Harjo spent 15 years in the assurance practice of a Big Four accounting firm, performing assurance services for financial institutions, health care companies, and publicly traded and private companies in a variety of industries, including leadership roles in initial public offerings, peer reviews and firm training.
Assisted companies in a variety of industries with corporate financings, M&A activities, initial public offerings and other significant corporate events.