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Responsible for the management of the investment support functions including investment systems, portfolio accounting, and trade settlement. Direct responsibility for:· Portfolio accounting, client reporting, trade operations and general support to the firm on technology and systems.· Provide vision, strategy and implementation for data management initiatives; champion for data management, quality and vendor relations across firm.· Manage relationships with key service providers, such as custodians and accounting software providers.· Provide system analysis and make recommendations.

Greater Seattle Area

· Examines and reviews the entire compliance program of the firm· Ensures compliance with client investment guidelines

Greater Seattle Area

Responsible for the management of the investment support functions including investment systems, portfolio accounting, and trade settlement. Direct responsibility for:· Portfolio accounting, client reporting, trade operations and general support to the firm on technology and systems.· Provide vision, strategy and implementation for data management initiatives; champion for data management, quality and vendor relations across firm.· Manage relationships with key service providers, such as custodians and accounting software providers.· Provide system analysis and make recommendations.

San Francisco, Ca

D.S. Kennedy & Co. is an investment management firm based in San Francisco, CA. The firm manages several domestic and offshore hedge funds. This was a 6-month contract position.• Operations management: portfolio accounting for a global stock portfolio including pricing, valuations, corporate actions, dividends, tax issues and transaction accounting; portfolio reconciliation; trade settlement; monthly performance calculations and reporting; all management fee invoicing; manage year-end audit of funds• Client service: facilitate client contributions and withdrawals, client communication• Portfolio management: assist with rebalancing portfolios• Office management: facilitate all day to day operations of the office including bookkeeping, payroll

San Francisco, Ca

• Operations management: Performance reporting and attribution analysis; composite management; quarterly reporting and billing; daily account administration including opening/closing accounts, account reconciliation, trade settlement, corporate actions; creation of new reports as needed for analysis, reporting, compliance; review performance and foster professional development of junior staff; write, update department policies and procedures as necessary• Portfolio Management: assist portfolio manager in rebalancing portfolios and in monitoring and adhering to client guidelines and restrictions; prepare portfolio trades and pre-/post-trade analytics; provide client service and reporting; monthly, quarterly, and ad-hoc portfolio reporting and analysis• Proxy Management: manage our vendor relationship and ensure all proxies are voted correctly• Technical expertise: have ownership over portfolio accounting and trading software; act as in-house “help desk” for these software programs; write new reports and downloads; trouble-shoot any problems.

Team Leader, Investment Management Services Dept.• Trained new department staff and monitored their work• Wrote department operational procedures; acted as in-house “help desk”• Managed J&V’s “Quarterly Reporting” and client billing processes• Assisted with data testing prior to new portfolio accounting implementation• Wrote Portia reports (portfolio accounting system) on request, or for internal auditing purposesPortfolio Officer, Investment Management Services Dept.• Worked with senior portfolio manager and company co-founder• Communicated with clients, consultants, brokers, tax and legal professionals regarding client portfolios and account activity• Analyzed account performance for clients and consultants• Managed the Private Client Group’s internal “due diligence” process

• Monitored and rebalanced institutional portfolios as necessary in accordance with client guidelines• Attended client meetings, presenting performance analysis and firm’s economic outlook• Communicated with clients regarding investment decisions and performance• Provided operational support for institutional portfolios and for international equity fund• Monitored domestic and foreign corporate actions for fund managers

• Monitored daily trade activity and addressed trade settlement problems• Supported a senior PM• Prepared analytical information for prospective clients• Communicated with clients, brokers, and custodians to resolved problems or discrepancies• Reconciled client portfolios with custodian statements

Mba

Ba, Economics, French