Ben Bracey Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, BC, CA

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Determine operational objectives by studying business functions, gathering information and evaluating output.
• Deliveries on requirements include Business Requirements Documentation (BRD) and process flows for both functional and technical requirements.
• Collaborate iteratively with Back Office stakeholders and IT team members to complete current state analysis and business process redesign.
• Interface with vendors by providing detailed business and functional requirements and creating/executing test cases.
• Create and maintain system documentation, including operations manuals and team knowledge bases.
• Build ad-hoc reports and data extracts using SQL.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Assisted and developed new product development including data acquisition (FTP), integration and analytics.
• Co-created and managed/supervised the Production Support team to monitor status and functionality of systems and applications; investigated, identified and resolved user 1st/2nd tier application issues, and kept a.
• Gathered information and specifications to make enhancements to Core Portfolio Management systems, Order Management System (OMS), Unit Holder systems, and Security Master.
• Delivered Advent APX (account system) and Fidessa Latent Zero (OMS) software upgrades and data integration testing.
• Managed investigation and resolution of production issues including coordinating vendor support and software patches.
• Systems used: Fidessa Latent Zero/Minerva (OMS), Advent APX, Bloomberg Terminal, SQL SSMS, Excel VBA, Perl, Atlassian JIRA, Python, UNIX/LINUX/Bash, FIX.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Focused mainly on the rebalancing and model weight trading process of Equities (CDN and US), database/process streamlining and efficiency using Excel VBA, SQL, and Security Master.
• Posting and settlement of Equities, Fixed Income and Derivatives in a timely manner, communicating the trade details with Brokers, Custodians and Trust Companies.
• Cash level management and Equity rebalancing of Mutual Funds.

Leicester, United Kingdom

• Reconciled member's accounts and presented the information to a team of twelve.
• Processed investments into Commercial Property, Online Portfolios and Platforms.
• Constant communication with Independent Financial Advisers and Directors.
• Completed background checks on the legitimacy of linked businesses to comply with regulations.
• Requested funds from Ceding Schemes.

Other; Certificate In Cs50X Introduction To Computer Science, Complete

Harvard University’s introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming

Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematics

• Emphasis on pure mathematics with a strong analytical theme, with a dissertation on Public Key Cryptography.

High School, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Business Studies