TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Access
• Excel (V - look-ups)
• (Pivot Tables)
• PowerPoint
• Word
• Visio
• MS Project
• SQL
• Java
• XML

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

FVP /Lead Business Analyst / Project Mgr.

• Provide guidance for a team of 7 capital market business analysts. Assign projects and tasks as needed.
• Standardize functional requirement documentation template for BA and development use.
• Provide business analysis to support transition from Bloomberg SSEOMS equity trading platform to Fidessa OMS.
• Manage the administration, vendor relationships, requirements, timelines, user acceptance testing and delivery of end to end business applications utilized within the Fixed Income, Regulatory, Equity, and Derivative spaces.
• Lead BA for regulatory enterprise client onboarding initiative and integration to five source systems ($3mm project). Knowledge of CIP, KYC, AML, FATCA etc.
• Manage Dodd Frank continuous development work stream and milestones for reporting of derivative products.
• Interact with internal line of business (LOB) including senior stakeholders, section managers and supervisors to address escalations and ensure adherence and alignment of business and technology strategies.
• Lead BA for records mgmt. project for multiple LOB unstructured, structured record retention, and undertaker requirement.
• Provide upper management with project status dashboard and associated metrics.
• Interface with multiple vendor applications and vendor client mgrs. (Bloomberg, Broadridge Impact, Sungard / Loanet, PCFS Small Business Loan Trading, Dealogic Compliance Mgr. Fenergo: Enterprise onboarding)
• Perform strategic assessments and impact analysis in support of impending projects / initiatives.
• Standardize UAT documentation template for use by BA team.
• Lead business analyst for regulatory LCR (Liquidity Coverage) and FR 2052a (Cash flow) requirement.
• Engage with Operational Risk, Third Party Risk mgmt. and Strategic Sourcing to address vendor platforms and information security assessments.

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

Senior Business Analyst

• Analyze and document workflow for quote/ indication, bind and issuing of commercial insurance policies for a policy administration system.
• Utilize agile methodology and other iterative approaches during development process.
• Analyze and document workflow for the approval, subject to, mid - term endorsements, and renewal process.
• Data mapping of variable data elements for user interface development and participation in UML modeling. Document “as is vs. “to be” workflow for various lines of business.
• Utilize Agile methodology and user stories / user cases for primary and alternate scenarios.

Confidential, New York, NY

Senior Business Analyst

• Analyze, decompose and document fixed income &equity workflow used by PM’s &traders for AUM in excess of $70B. Evaluate &re-engineer trading workflow across asset classes inclusive of gap analysis.
• Meet with stakeholders to solicit feedback regarding needed workflow enhancements.
• Create BRD’s designed to enhance front office usability within the Bloomberg AIM OMS for equity (EMS-Equity Management System)& fixed income (BDS-Business Decision Support) assets classes.
• Create FRD’s and Use Cases for use during the development process.
• Track enhancement milestones and development timelines from release to beta, UAT, and production.
• Responsible for change management process, user acceptance testing, and documentation. Maintain open-issue action items log with prioritization of enhancements
• Report project related progress to head of technology & operations during weekly status meetings.
• Parsing of reference data and pricing information for nourishment into the EOD pricing file.

Confidential, New York, NY

Business Analyst

• Provide onsite client based training designed to increase client use and comfort with the Bloomberg AIM order management platform. Educate clients with respect to system functionality and enhancements from the front end trading application, middle office applications, to the back office communication to custodians. Created BRD’s, FRD’S and Use Case documents to support stakeholders.
• Develop & configure client workflow for front, middle, and back end processes across all asset classes.
• Meet with, respond to, and anticipate the needs of Bloomberg trade system users ranging from PM's, COO's, traders, compliance, and back office personnel.
• Educate users with respect to system functionality from equity execution, order mgmt, settlement and analytical related tools for equity, fixed income, CDS, Total Return Swaps, Commodity Swaps, Interest Rate Swaps, FX and other related products. Create customized benchmarks and models for clients in Bloomberg BDS.
• Team with the integration staff to develop a statement of work designed to pinpoint deliverables. Move client from implementation phase of the Bloomberg AIM platform to the live production environment.
• Manage relationship and provide support for over 100 users (14 accounts) with AUM in excess of $450b.
• Explain compliance related functionality and assist users in developing compliance related rules and strategies designed to ensure proper implementation of internal investment guidelines and policies.

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

Business Process Analyst

• Provided daily & monthly P&L for all portfolio holdings and asset classes ranging from individual CDS contracts, Index related CDS contracts, leveraged loans, bonds, equity and foreign exchange. Assist in preparing monthly fund performance related material for client distribution. Reviewed and approved ISDA documentation.
• Managed P&L process across asset classes and operational risk issues. Provide pricing information for use in month-end P&L process.
• Served as Bloomberg AIM Subject Matter Expert. Developed BRD’s, FRD’s, use case documents, testing material, and procedures manual for trade entry, processing and settlement across product lines.
• Migrated operational function from outside vendor to in-house operational staff, at an annual cost savings of $150,000.
• Settled loan, bond, equity, & CDS transactions. Reconcile security positions and P&L across all product lines. Reconciled loan accruals, rate resets, foreign exchange P&L, and loan pay-downs.
• Instituted straight through processing of equity and bonds, reducing input errors by 60%.
• Interacted with fund administration, prime brokerage, and other counterparties to ensure accuracy of loan related documentation, fixed income P&L and other portfolio related items.
• Utilized DTCC and Clear Par for trade confirmation and affirmation process. Utilize Wall Street office for processing of loan transactions ranging from DIP, Distressed, Term Loans, etc.

Confidential, New York, NY

Assistant Trader

• Reconciled high yield and distressed bond positions on a daily basis.
• Interfaced with TRACE reporting system to ensure timely entering of trade related data in compliance with NASDAQ policies and procedures.
• Confirmed daily transactions on the MBS/ABS desk for institutional and high net worth accounts.
• Calculated daily profit and loss figures for the trading desk. Maintain long and short portfolio positions.
• Reconciled account discrepancies, settlement and clearance issues with internal and external counterparties.
• Provided MTM prices for portfolio positions during daily and month-end process.
• Interacted with high net worth clients for the purpose of explaining monthly trading activity as well as debits and credits within their accounts.

Confidential, Stamford, CT

Senior Operations Analyst

• Prepared month-end P&L reports for 10 firm portfolios in excess of $2bln in notional value.
• Calculated daily & monthly P&L on leveraged fixed income portfolio consisting of Government securities, corporate debt, distressed debt, bank loans & repurchase agreements. Cleared and settled trades in products including equities, fixed income, FX, and commodities.
• Provided P&L reporting for futures portfolio’s with contracts ranging from S&P, NASDAQ, Gold, Crude oil, Natural gas, Bank Loans, Nikkei, and Government bond futures.
• Interacted with 12 Prime Brokers on a daily basis and reconcile with fund administration for month-end positions, pricing and profit & loss.