PPM America is a global investment management firm headquartered in Chicago, IL with > $110 billion in assets under management.Portfolio Analyst on the Portfolio Services team, responsible for cash management, reconciliations, corporate actions, wires processing, and process improvement. Frequent interaction with (public) Securities, Private Securities, Trading, and Portfolio Management Teams. Assists clients with queries and reporting. Reports and tracks key operational performance indicators to upper management.Other Responsibilities and Accomplishments:Develop proprietary cash management system to provide greater functionality and reduce riskAssist clients with outsourcing middle/back office projectsGreatly enhance procedure documentationImprove team knowledge sharing

Henderson was a global investment management company headquartered in London, with the North American headquarters located in Chicago. The company merged with Janus Capital Group in Denver in May 2017 and my role was eliminated along with most others in Chicago as a downsizing move post-merger.Manager of the North American, globally focused, Investment Operations team. My team’s responsibilities included data management, trade management, and transitions (fund/product changes, fund launches). Communicated regularly with portfolio management teams and multiple outsourced service providers. Team constantly worked toward achieving a more efficient workplace. Other responsibilities included:Daily valuation for Henderson's U.S. mutual fundsReporting up to a valuation committee monthlySecond-sourcing daily fixed income pricesProviding fund managers with dividend and income forecasting

As a trader, covered the full range of responsibilities on the desk, including:Model changesStep-out tradesAccount maintenance trades (cash flows)Error resolutionBest execution reportingAs portfolio administrator, responsibilities included:Processing of corporate actionsReconciling accounts to custodian recordsSubmitting models and model changes to various UMA sponsorsGained extensive experience working with ADR's and the unique aspects of trading them. Leveraged already extensive knowledge of Fiserv APL, and dealt with various traditional SMA and UMA platforms, including Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, UBS, and Envestnet, among others.

Reconciled accounts to custodian recordsEntered cash flows into accounting system (CAMRA)Prepared data for submission to the client

Processed cash flows in SMA'sOpened and closed accounts in Checkfree APLWorked with five sponsors to coordinate trading activityPrepared and executed trades across thousands of managed accounts