Brandon Kell Email & Phone Number

Oaks, Pennsylvania, United States

Performs reconciliations for hundreds of complex clients. Manages team of 20+ employees. Conducts annual and monthly performance reviews, leads weekly team meetings.Creates and implements process enhancements and projects to drive efficiency through various tools. Delegates projects of varying difficulty to team members for the betterment of the team and to build individual growth.Project building primarily through use of Excel, VBA, Microsoft Access, and internal reconciliation and data management software such as Alteryx. Mastered Excel skills. Oversees growth of employees and allocation of workload. Managing conversions of internal tools as well as new client onboarding.Oversees crucial operational processes such as daily NAV materiality checks against manually booked transactions. Attends and conducts several meetings daily. Constant and thorough internal communication through the day.Experience handling all aspects of trade processing, multi vendor pricing, corporate actions, and tying broker data back to internal accounting systems.

Oaks, Pennsylvania, United States

Assistant Manager on Reconciliation team

Analyzed and reviewed transactions recorded internally along with custodian data to confirm any differences and correct all discrepancies. Daily reconciliations performed through use of CARS and EZOPS.Leveraged internal reporting tools such as InvestOne and Oles (VBA and Alteryx), along with broker statements and secondary sources such as Markit, IDC, Bloomberg, and BBH to confirm transactions such as dividends, reinvests, subscribed rights, spin-offs/mergers, and all other corporate actions. Oversaw and approved analyst-submitted recons while functioning as leader of team

Oaks, Pa

-Reconcile pricing discrepancies within funds for major clients using Geneva, InvestOne, and Bloomberg. Comparing client deliverables with secondary pricing sources such as ICE, Pricing Direct, Markit, and more.-Using advanced understanding of VBA code to create Excel macros for team in order to improve efficiency. Creating and utilizing Database queries to handle large client data.-Daily filing of client pricing and trades to ensure optimal organization and accountability.

-Processing thousands of trades daily for major clients and on-boarding new clients. Working closely with accounting teams, reconciliation teams, and clients directly to amend inconsistencies. -Ensuring the trade processing and pricing is complete for time sensitive clients with strict deadlines to deliver nightly P&L reports.-Working as a team to accommodate all client requests in timely fashion.

-Managed a fast-paced environment while leading and working as a team, meeting all responsibilities as key holder. Supervised back-office accounting and banking.-Responsible for opening and closing the store, weekly conference calls related to customer satisfaction data, and making key decisions related to customer and employee conflicts. Motivating and coaching new hires on daily critical tasks to ensure operational excellence and drive profits

-Executed efficient inventory procedures such as daily Zero Balance Walks and Cycle Counts to replenish and keep count of store merchandise. Maintained loss prevention by minimizing shrink and making inventory adjustments-Oversaw the receiving of shipments and the sending of damaged products to the company warehouse in D.C. Maintained organization by filing daily and monthly documentation

-Provided base level IT support-Determined and demonstrated understanding of customer’s needs