SKILLS:
Word, Excel, ADP Impact, DTCC, Bloomberg, ICELINK, EZE Castle, Advent Geneva, Kondor, Aexeo
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, New York, NY
Operations Manager
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for managing the Middle and Back Office operations for Event Driven, Credit Opportunities
- Work with team to identify opportunities for automation and other process improvements
- Daily communication with trading desks and prime brokerage account representatives regarding portfolio reconciliation, trade settlement, valuation and documentation issues
- Prepared daily Funds' performance after market close, including valuation of portfolio analytics and review
- Input orders for Credit & Equity Derivatives, Credit Default Swaps, Equities, Options and Corporate Bonds
- Review mandatory and voluntary corporate action events (stock splits, stock dividends, spin - offs, exchanges, mergers, tenders, consents, etc.) and ensure that they are maintained properly in internal portfolio accounting system and external counterparties
- Facilitated timely settlement of domestic and global bonds; strong knowledge of DTC, Fed, Euroclear, Cedel and Crest settlement process
- Exposure to multiple asset classes, including both Exchange-traded securities & various Fixed Income and Bank Debt securities
Confidential, New York, NY
Operations Manager, Client Operations
Responsibilities:
- Provided Global Middle Office support for multiple Hedge Funds
- Address & research cash, position & market value reconciliation exceptions
- Ensure all position and trade reconciliations are addressed in a timely manner with external Prime Brokers
- Collect, compile and interpret corporate action information from vendors, custodians and brokers
- Assist managers in ensuring that client accounts comply with investment & compliance guidelines
- Define and implement end to end tactical and strategic improvements
- Application of technical knowledge to resolve complex issues
Confidential, New York, NY
Operations Manager, Purchase and Sales Department
Responsibilities:
- Managed a team of six junior and senior staff members
- Responsible for all real-time trade matching for Confidential and Confidential broker to broker transactions
- Thorough and extensive knowledge of Government securities including Repos, Agencies and ABS
- Implemented controls and procedures for Confidential reporting within the Municipal Middle Office
- Direct liaison between the Confidential and Front Office Sales Force to enforce and educate team members on G-14
- Provided high level MIS to Senior Management on a weekly and monthly basis for Confidential statistics
- Directly responsible for migrating six jobs to India over a one year time period
- Worked in DTC Settlements for Municipal Bonds settling approximately 400 trades per day
Confidential, New York, NY
Operations Specialist
Responsibilities:
- Route Equity, Option and Mutual Fund orders their respective exchange for execution
- Monitored and prepared error reports to be disseminated to the Headquarters Branch
- Corrected all trade errors for the entire branch
- Working knowledge and exposure to Offshore, Proprietary and Non-Proprietary Mutual Funds
