SUMMARY:

Seasoned professional with over 10 years’ experience in financial analysis, fund accounting management, coupled with my commitment to achieving accurate and timely results. A proven track record of evaluating compliance issues within an organization, suitable action to improve performance. I Strives for excellence, ensures compliance and regulatory standards are adhered to. Ambitious, upbeat, motivated, result driven while providing exceptional customer service. Extensive background in monitoring daily trades, ensuring accurate fund pricing, and collaborating effectively with cross - functional teams, my additional strengths in financial research and client service prepare me to thrive in any challenging role.

SKILLS:

Bloomberg, Strong oral and written communication skills, project management. Extensive computer skills: including but not limited to word-processing experience using Microsoft office, Outlook, Access Front Page, extensive excel(v-look up and macro), Buyer’s toolbox, and Auto CAD. Notary republic certified. SAP Purchasing system, One source process securities using the MCH, SMAC, Wynn, Horizon Systems and vertex. Fiserv, Empower, Advent Geneva, SunGard Asset Arena, Man Tra,World check, IDC,Markit.west law

EXPERIENCE:

Operations Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing work of the fund accounting staff
• Ensuring that all relevant policies and controls are adhered to, daily
• Responsibility for client relationships.
• Data reconciliation, exception reporting, and financial statements.
• Regular contact with management, transfer agency, funds’ custodians and fund administration regarding compliance reviews, fair value securities, expenses, etc.
• Assist the Manager / Supervisor of Fund Accounting with training and mentoring junior staff.
• Participate in management decisions .
• Report to the Director of Fund Accounting and compliance.
• Regional and Global exposure.

Finance Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Assist Portfolio & Cash Services Director with the documentation of current cash flow notification procedures.
• Assist in the creation of metrics to measure the benefits of the programs.
• Ensure that daily trading/wire deadlines are being met.
• Perform monthly allocations to Ensure accuracy of income allocation to each participating entity:
• Oversee the monitoring of commission recapture broker, securities lending agent and lines of credit. multi managed, fix income, hedge funds: Participate in planning meeting with stake holders to ensure successful project completion.
• Assist Director and Fund Administration staff in preparing perform financial statements.
• Utilize technology to improve efficiencies within the Portfolio & Cash Services Group.
• Prepare daily exception reporting.

Confidential, Waltham, MA

Tax accountant

Responsibilities:

• Maintain sales & use tax license for plants, terminals and local sales jurisdictions Renewals, Calculate sales totals for licensing that requires prior year sales reports, Update tax calendar monthly based on NABS provided checklist, Record annual report filings and payments.
• Utilize tax calendar to obtain list of annual reports due.
• Update spreadsheets, run reports from One Source Trust Tax. Obtain certificates and documentation from customers and vendors as needed for assigned audit work.
• Using SAP to create purchase orders and various reports to check stocks and invoice

Tax Analyst

Confidential, Boston, MA

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of fiscal year end excise tax provisions to support final numbers.
• Ensure the departments resources are adequate for the complete and timely reporting to clients and Confidential .
• Analyze funds IRS compliance status quarterly and yearly;
• Prepare compliance summary for each fund with appropriate backup needed to maintain funds Regulated Investment Company status;
• Prepare and review tax information for fund's financial statements.
• Analysis of multiple tax adjustments.
• Perform review of custodial bank's corporate action adjustments

Senior Fund Accountant

Confidential, Boston, MA

Responsibilities:

• Provide oversight and supervisory guidance to Managers, Senior Fund Accountants, and Fund Accountants
• Reviewing NAVs and yields prior to release
• Fraud Analysis; Reconcile monthly GAAP financial statements
• reviewing all monthly reconciliation packages;
• reviewing accounting related issues, new fund set up (past due income, cash balances, corporate actions
• Exposure to investment instruments such as derivatives: swaps, options, futures.
• Worked with multi managed funds, bond funds, high yield funds, and equity funds and hedge funds .Reason for leaving: excessive Traveling

Senior Fund Accountant

Confidential, Boston, MA

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate proficiency in calculating, analyzing and reporting milrates, yields, and NAV’s daily.
• Fraud Analysis, Prepare and/or review various reports, including exception accounts, aging, month-end status, and yield analysis.
• Analyze, research, and resolve bank balance variances and blotter exception items.
• Prepare compliance tests, loan analysis, dividend estimates, over/under distributions, financial statements and audit packages.
• Provide daily support of business relationships with customer/suppliers on a fund-specific basis.
• Worked on High yield funds.