Lisa Small
Smyrna
Summary
Risk and compliance leader with 25+ years of experience across financial services, specializing in compliance monitoring, issue remediation, and enterprise risk execution. Proven ability to manage end-to-end issue lifecycles, partner with first-line business leaders, and support regulatory readiness within highly regulated environments.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President, Issues Execution Officer
Truist Bank
Atlanta
09.2024 - Current
- Lead end-to-end execution and remediation of operational, compliance, and risk control issues, ensuring control gaps are identified, documented, escalated, and resolved in accordance with regulatory standards.
- Partner with risk advisors, business leaders, and cross-functional teams to address control weaknesses, strengthen compliance workflows, and reduce recurring issues.
- Maintain accurate issue tracking, documentation, and reporting within the Archer GRC platform, supporting audit readiness and senior management oversight.
- Prepare issue status reporting and proactively manage remediation challenges by coordinating across stakeholders to drive timely resolution.
Enterprise Risk & Compliance Specialist / Bank Partnership Manager
Moment Technologies, Inc.
Atlanta
09.2021 - Current
- Ensured compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements for bank partners, supporting compliance monitoring, audits, and issue remediation efforts.
- Managed third-party and compliance monitoring activities, including documentation review and ongoing risk oversight.
- Partnered with fraud leadership to implement merchant risk oversight processes and escalation protocols.
Compliance Principal/Senior Business Development Manager
Warren Averett CPAs & Advisors
Birmingham
10.2019 - 09.2021
- Broadened Financial Services reach for Warren Averett within state of Georgia
Vice President, Audit Services
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
Atlanta
11.2018 - 11.2019
- Led audit engagements covering Corporate Treasury and Capital Planning.
- Prepared audit materials for Board Risk Committee review.
Vice President, Strategic Project Management
Ingo Money
Alpharetta
04.2018 - 10.2018
- Responsible for ensuring new partners met all risk and compliance requirements during onboarding
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GASkills
- Compliance Monitoring
- Issue Management & Remediation
- Archer GRC
- Consumer Compliance Regulations (UDAAP, FCRA, BSA/AML)
- Risk Assessments
- Audit & Exam Support
- Policy & Procedure Development
- Cross-Functional Leadership
Certification
Certified Enterprise Risk Professional (CERP)
Timeline
Vice President, Issues Execution Officer
Truist Bank
09.2024 - Current
Enterprise Risk & Compliance Specialist / Bank Partnership Manager
Moment Technologies, Inc.
09.2021 - Current
Compliance Principal/Senior Business Development Manager
Warren Averett CPAs & Advisors
10.2019 - 09.2021
Vice President, Audit Services
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
11.2018 - 11.2019
Vice President, Strategic Project Management
Ingo Money
04.2018 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Kennesaw State University