Joseph Anain Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

• Generate daily P&L reports for the rates trading desk, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery to traders and senior management• Ensure precise valuation of complex financial products including Agency TBA's, Agency Passthrough/Pools, MBS, Bonds, Bond Futures & Options, Cap Floors, CDS Index, Commodity Futures & Options, CFD's (Contract For Difference), Listed and OTC Equity Options, FCC’s, FRA’s, FX Futures & Options, Index Futures & Options, Interest Rate Futures & Options, Gov. Bonds, Notes, and Swaps (Equity, Inflation, Non Deliverable, Overnight Index, Plain Vanilla, Variance, Volatility, etc.)• Identify and resolve P&L discrepancies by verifying trades, positions, and market data• Collaborate effectively with front office and operations teams to confirm trade details and rectify booking errors or misallocations• Adjust and update P&L calculations to reflect corrections, ensuring consistent and precise financial reporting downstream• Serve as the primary contact for front office inquiries related to P&L variances, trade bookings, and market fluctuations• Coordinate with external pricing vendors and brokers to confirm market prices and address any discrepancies• Formulate and distribute daily reports, including the Stop Loss, EOD Rates Flash PnL, and calculating and pushing volatility surfaces• Helped implement automated solutions to streamline reporting and analysis, reducing manual workload and enhancing quality

Buffalo, New York, United States

• Perform price calculation and independent price verification (IPV) testing, investigate trade breaks, calculate fair value adjustments, and provide fair value leveling• Assemble and distribute month-end IPV reports, and provide commentary and supporting analysis for material impacts and adjustments • Create and present global business valuation control reports to summarize and communicate IPV results to senior management of front office, product control, risk management, and valuations• Implement controls and revisions to current IPV processes to ensure accuracy and improve the quality of price testing results• Perform level 3 roll-forward analysis and unobservable input analysis in accordance with the fair value reporting control framework• Frequently interface with front office and act as the first point of escalation with regards to any discrepancies and breaches• Currently on the commodities team; covered products include both physical and financial Oil, Power and Gas, and Metals• Previously on the loans team; products and businesses covered included BCMA, Equity UW, IG Bonds, Leveraged Finance HY Bonds, Structured Bank Finance, Prime Reassurance, ABS’s, private placements, etc.

Buffalo, New York, United States

• Researched and validated entity data using appropriate internal and external data sources. Entity data includes nature of business, legal, credit, tax, and KYC requirements, legal name and address verification, etc.• Populated account opening, market opening, and tax documentation. Ensured all documents were collected, verified, and stored, and provided status back to the client• Partnered with Accounts Control team to ensure KYC, AML, and other regulatory reviews on all clients were performed

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Using excel, created a comprehensive model of 55 select securities used for allocating clients’ funds into the financial market based on their risk assessment• Performed due diligence, fundamental & technical analysis, utilized excel models, Morningstar, and Bloomberg terminals, along with several other valuation metrics to evaluate potential and current holdings• Gained direct experience in financial planning and asset management, with a focus on retirement planning and life insurance

Geneseo, New York

• Analyst of the fund’s energy sector; made recommendations to invest and divest • Developed detailed PowerPoint presentations on specific companies based on thorough research• Presented the research in the form of a stock pitch to the president and members of the club• Quantified data to perform financial analysis on various securities• Calculated EBITDA margin, free cash flow, capital expenditure as % of revenue, and dividends as % of free cash flow of stock• Championed research in alternative energy, which resulted in new purchases that generated a 6% excess return in 1H 2015

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Reviewed and analyzed client asset allocation models developed by Merrill Lynch Chief Investment Office• Analyzed securities including mutual funds for possible inclusion in group’s portfolio models • Supported administrative staff in wide range of activities including phone coverage, filing, document production, and client requisition• Assisted team in preparation of documents and research for client reviews

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Conducted Search Engine Optimization (SEO) research and analysis• Transformed data files using Microsoft Excel into meaningful and presentable charts and tables in completion of the SERP research experiment• Used different forms of marketing software including but not limited to Google+ and MyBusiness, Ad Preview, Conductor, and Moz Local

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Activities and Societies: Student Managed Investment Fund, APICS Club