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Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

Centennial, Colorado, United States

Develop complex financial models with multi-level waterfall structures for a syndicate fund consisting of hotel, storage, and hangar development opportunities to assist executives in pitching to potential investors.Work closely with the Controller and Senior Accountant on miscellaneous ad hoc projects – automating and streamlining inefficient processes, implementing team workflows into monday.com, issuing 1099s to over 100 vendors, provide financial reporting for audits, etc.Reconcile 38 accounts on a monthly basis between our accounting system (Quickbooks) and the bank statements - resolving any discrepancies and inputting journal entries to account for taxable/non-taxable dividend/interest, short term/long term realized/unrealized gain/loss, and deposits/withdrawals.Facilitate 40-50 intracompany transfers to accurately reflect expenses and allocations for all 26 business entities under the parent company, calculate profit/loss and EBITDA values, and run financials for presentation to leadership each month.

Constructed pro formas for new projects to assess profitability and cash flow over a defined term by projecting all expenses/income and analyzing performance measurements.Worked closely with partners to develop annual budgets and revenue forecast for three individual business sectors – web services, real estate brokerage, and development consulting and evaluate their effects to the company’s consolidated projections.Maintained records of expenses/revenue and managed invoicing to clients, billing to vendors, and payments to contractors on a daily basis.Led monthly review of company financials and quarterly review of revenue forecast and advised partners on decisions to ensure we were on track with projected budgets.

Centennial, Colorado

Supervise a team of six analysts – ensure daily margin calls are answered, client requests are fulfilled promptly, and all daily deadlines are met; review work of analysts for CDCM, bilateral, FX, option, future, TBA, prime broker, and cleared swap moves; provide support wherever assistance is needed, serve as the subject matter expert and provide high level training in all areas, be the first escalation point within the team when issues arise.Foster a strong team dynamic by mentoring and developing the potential of each individual - conduct monthly one-on-one meetings to discuss each analysts’ career goals, DISC personality, learning style, motivation factors, and areas of improvement.Reconcile differences in complex collateral movements between our collateral management system/brokers’ statements/custody reports with in-depth research, determine factors contributing to large discrepancies, and obtain a resolution.

Assembled a variety of financial reporting documents such as annual/semi-annual/quarterly statements, NSARs, Portfolio Turnovers, and 24f-2 fees that accurately reflected our client’s financial standing.Sought out inefficient, time consuming, manual procedures and created excel spreadsheets with macros, pivot tables, and built in functions to improve team productivity.Provided detailed answers to auditor questions on portfolio of investments – reason behind why adjustments were made, calculation behind reported numbers, and explanation behind differences from prior reporting period.

Process trade settlement instructions accurately and in a timely manner to ensure trades are settled before markets close.Review and update NAV, trading, income, general ledger activity, and pricing of funds on a daily basis.Assisted in converting company’s old system (InvestOne) to a newer, more user friendly system (EagleStar) - uploaded data into both systems, thoroughly analyzed reports generated out of both systems, and identified any discrepancies.

Liberty Corner, Nj

Researched historical losses due to floods and severe storms in Thailand, inputted data into Excel, and simulated results to produce 10,000 data points in order to create accurate models. Collaborated with the actuarial team to develop models using R, Catrader, and RiskLink (company programming software) to measure insured losses in Thailand, Australia, and Turkey in the case of the next natural catastrophe striking these locations. Created a Naming Table in Excel (using tools such as pivot tables, vlookup, and goal seek) of highly confidential property and casualty portfolios, enabling the actuarial team to easily find and sort the information they needed.

Worked closely with a group of third graders and established strong relationships with the students by providing advice and support. Served as a positive role model and encouraged students to strive for their goals through the “I Have A Dream” program.

Provided efficient and courteous customer service to guests in a busy, high-end sushi restaurant; greeted repeat guests personally and remembered favorite orders. Utilized strong teamwork and multi-tasking skills in a fast paced environment.