­ SUMMARY:

• Experienced finance and accounting professional with extensive product and accounting knowledge gained from working in both large investment and retail banks.
• Detail - oriented with hands on experience in all aspects of management company accounting, financial reporting and analysis and legal entity control substantiation.
• Professional experience spans financial services and media & telecommunications industries.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Proficient in Business Objects
• SAP Accounting Software
• Microsoft Dynamics GP v10.0
• Peoplesoft
• Essbase & MS Excel (vlookups pivot tables)
• Bloomberg.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Legal Entity Controller

Confidential, Morrisville, NC

Responsibilities:

• Preparing disclosures and reporting of significant financial data to global consolidation team in Zurich
• Preparing and reviewing financial information under both USGAAP and IFRS reporting
• Performing detailed monthly analytics with commentary for communication to management
• Performing regular accounting and reconciliation and analysis for SOX compliance
• Assisting in review, implementation and testing of firm’s financial system initiative projects to improve data quality and efficiency

Associate Director (Consultant)

Confidential, Weehawken, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Perform the day to day accounting, monthly analysis and reconciliation, and preparation and filing of financial statements for certain plans with the appropriate regulatory body. Work with our external auditors during the audit of the retirement plans' financial statements.
• Process monthly accruals and responsible for accounting of deferred compensation awards and plans earned by Financial Advisors for multi GAAP (US, IFRS, Mgmt).
• Provide accurate and timely monthly P&L estimates.
• Perform month over month BS & P&L variance analysis and provide commentary on fluctuations.
• Perform monthly account reconciliations and provide sign off on Balance Sheet substantiation tool.
• Prepare footnote disclosures for the UBS AG annual report and for Legal Entity reporting.
• Ability to work closely with Actuaries, External Auditors, Record Keepers and Trustees.
• Responsibility for accounting and reporting for benefit plans (health, welfare and retirement).
• Ensure that reserves for future medical claims are properly stated.
• Assist with accounting for various corporate office departments which includes day to day accounting, reconciliations and analysis, in order to comply with SOX 302.

Business Unit Control ler (Consultant)

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in the daily production and reporting of trader P&L.
• Provided commentary on daily, weekly and monthly P&L as well as Balance Sheet fluxes relating to products within the Real Estate & Securitization area.
• Reviewed daily results of reconciliations between general ledger and front and back office systems.
• Reviewed attribution of daily P&L through front office system P&L explain and ensure timely and accurate delivery of the final P&L.
• Balance Sheet review and analysis.
• Ensured the accuracy and integrity of daily revenues generated by the MBS trading business for senior management discussion.
• Investigated MBS trade deals to ensure revenue and expenses are accurately reported in the general ledger.
• Conducted monthly reconciliation of the firm’s books and records and investigate and explain material discrepancies for all products traded which include loans, cash bonds, interest rate swaps, cmbx and cds holdings.
• Managed relationship with UBS India offshore resources to facilitate outstanding P&L discrepancies.

Consultant

Confidential, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Reconciling bankruptcy claims against the Lehman estate and reviewing legacy reporting, account statements and contract agreements
• Reviewing intercompany and 3rd party loan agreements and using them as a basis for calculating appropriate interest charges on promissory notes
• Performing detailed roll forward, by originating currency of intercompany balances between debtor and counterparty entities
• Calculating and analyzing of accrued interest on trade balances in multiple currencies
• Tracking intercompany post petition balances and calculating interest on a quarterly basis
• Reviewing and allocating operating expenses of the business to controlled entities of the parent company

Lead Associate

Confidential, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for recording and accounting for the firm’s investment in hedge funds and private equity funds on the balance sheet
• Reviewed fund documents to understand various fund structures regarding management fees, performance/incentive fees and carried interest.
• Prepared mark to market adjustments on investment performance
• Reconciled and verified investment activity to bank statements and other records
• Substantiated P&L and balance sheet movements by preparing supplementary analysis in compliance with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) 302 requirements
• Prepared and presented to senior management monthly and quarterly SOX 302 package
• Perfromed internal control self-assessments to ensure compliance with SOX 404
• Prepared financial statements for the Alternative Investment group using Business Objects
• Evaluated profits and losses for various hedge funds on UBS Alternative Investment platform
• Processed and prepared journal entries and reconciliations for the month and annual close process using SAP accounting software
• Reviewed and recalculated monthly management and performance fees

Consultant

Confidential, New York, NY

Responsibilities:

• Performed accounts receivables analysis and reconciliations
• Prepared and researched profit and loss and balance sheet variances
• Monitored sales revenues from international affiliates and joint ventures
• Prepared bank reconciliations for various cash accounts

Finance Management Officer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Prepared draft letters of credit for purchase of imported fixed assets and specialized inventory.
• Responsible for issuing banks Import Documentary Credits and Standby Letters of Credit and coordinating all activities involved in Foreign exchange compliance.
• Prepared and maintained daily and monthly management reports (including commentaries and analysis of variances between actual and budgeted results).
• Prepared monthly key financial indicators.
• Prepared monthly general ledger reconciliations on all revenue accounts.
• Liaised with other divisions within and outside the Finance division to render advice and resolve reporting issues.