Brian Perez Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

Desks supported: Corporate Bonds, Financing Services (Repo FI / Stock Loan), Equity Derivatives (Delta One), Financial Futures, Equity /Fixed income Clearing, Prime Brokerage, TBAs, FX, Swaps/Swaptions● Provided daily support for all Capital Markets trading desks including writing various levels of Balance Sheet & P&L commentary, ensuring proper reconciliation across chart of asset & liability accounts● Oversaw multiple trading desk flashes and estimates and explained P&L drivers and variances● Reviewed material changes to P&L and balance sheet, substantiating transactional activity● Produced financial statements and relevant quarterly disclosures, including FOCUS report● Participated in multiple agile technology initiatives: revamped legacy processes, implemented new general ledger / business intelligence systems, and proactively implemented innovative projects to automate, optimize, and streamline● Collaborated daily with Ops, Accounting, and Regulatory back-office support teams to ensure accurate trade capture● Enriched rapport and promoted a strong working relationship between Product Control and Traders

New York City, New York, Us

Senior Finance Product Controller - Fixed Income DerivativesDesks supported: Asset Backed Securities (ABS), Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS), Collateralized Loan/Debt Obligations (CLO / CDO), Consumer Loans; Municipal Bonds● Produced daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly P&L analyses for HQLA products for multiple fixed income derivative trading desks● Reconciled T+1 PnL between sub-ledger and general ledger with a detailed breakdown of P&L drivers (including BTRs, IPVs, BC&E, Treasury charges)● Built out and mapped a BTR Tracker that was implemented across all desks to show types of BTRs by desk which aided in providing real-time sub-ledger to ledger adjustment transparency, yielding a significant time savings for all product controllers● Resolved breaks between client/ counterparty settlement amounts and P&L control estimates; substantiated and resolved back office ledger vs. P&L systems cash breaks on a daily basis● Utilized Bloomberg for daily IPV to ensure inventory was marked to their fair and prudential values ● Worked with front and middle office to resolve erroneous trade capture, mispriced trades, mismarked books, and operational and booking issues in an effort to finalize T+1 and Flash PnL● Performed FOBO (front office to back office), general to sub ledger, and cash reconciliations to ensure accurate P&L reporting ● Substantiated the balance sheet and funding sources of the trading desks; reviewed illogical balances and produced inventory and LMV / SMV variance analysis and justification● Identified bottlenecks and re-engineered multiple daily manual processes to help automate product control tasks resulting in significant time savings● Produced financial statements for FOCUS reports, disclosures for SOX, audit, legal, and regulatory reporting purposes● Supervised and managed the daily work and training of an offshore production team composed of senior finance consultants in India

Amsterdam, North Holland, Nl

Senior Product Controller - Equities / Equity DerivativesDesks supported: Cash Equities, Agency Derivatives, Single-Stock Futures, Repos, Stock Loan, ETF/Market Making, SPACs/Event Driven, Delta One, Dividend Trading● Produced daily, monthly and quarterly P&L production and analysis, including risk-based attribution● Performed month-end general ledger close, balance sheet substantiation, and reviewed IPV results● Assessed new trades for appropriate valuation, accounting treatment, and disclosure in the financial statements● Interacted with various areas within the firm (e.g. Operations, Technology, Middle Office and Market Risk) as well as 10 different trading desks within Front Office ● Substantiated and resolved back office inquiries, ledger vs. P&L systems● Contributed to ongoing process and control improvements / efficiencies● Worked with financial control in preparation of key external reports and disclosures