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Budapest, Hungary

Budapest

Tasks:-release planning, liaising with stakeholders (project managers, sponsors, business unit leaders, business / system analysts, test managers and IT operation);-management of occurring risks and dependencies related to release planning, testing and software development;-maintenance of company release calendar;-facilitating decision making process of go-lives.

Budapest

Tasks in project management field:-supporting the project aiming to select and implement a new core banking system;-documenting requirements and perform various preparatory & analytic activities as part of the supplier selection process;-elaboration of evaluation methodology of short-listed suppliers, coordinating the evaluation process and creating a complex model to demonstrate results to senior management;-preparation of various tender documentations (RFI, RFO, etc.);-support management in decision making by preparing detailed analysis and presentations on various issues;-planning of project activities and resources;-liaising with external advisors and auditors.Tasks in IT field:-managing workgroups for Infrastructural Issues and Non-functional Requirements in the implementation of new core banking software;-managing IT procurement issues (hardware, software and telecommunication);-managing IT relevant contracts and orders;-liaising and managing relationship with relevant project managers and other contact persons of certified IT suppliers’ network.

Budapest

Tasks:-managing and supervising client onboarding activities and negotiation process of trading agreements (ISDA, CSA and other master agreements) of Equity Team (11-15 people in 4 sub teams: Prime Brokerage, International Prime Brokerage, Listed Futures and Equities);-local coordinator of onboarding projects of high priority clients (asset managers and hedge funds);-organising and co-ordinating transitions of daily / weekly processes and responsibilities from core locations (New York, London, Hong Kong) in relation to client onboarding and trade documentation;-serving as an escalation point to team members in respect of risks associated to client documentation issues;-managing ad-hoc projects in relation to client documentation data scrubs and data collection requests received from management of documentation teams in core locations or from internal / external auditors;-supervision of procedures and manuals of 4 sub teams;Tasks related to people management:-organising and participating in assessment centres for external hires and interviewing applicants for vacant positions;-conducting regular 1to1 meetings with team members, providing constructive feedback concerning their performance and development areas; advising them in their professional and career goal settings and talent development plans;-elaborate and conduct half year and year end performance assessments for team members;-coordinating training needs for team members.

Budapest

-managing and supervising daily operations and related activities of EU Corporate Loan Servicing, Cash Reconciliation and Loan Documentation teams (15-17 people);-checking, approving and releasing loan life cycle events in MS`s relevant IT systems (Loan IQ, SAFE) and authorising outgoing payments to business counterparts;-managing daily cash application process and supervising resolution of unapplied cash items;-liaising and co-operating with management of loan operations departments located in Europe, USA and Asia;-serving as an escalation point to Budapest team members in respect of various loan servicing, cash reconciliation or loan documentation issues;-communication with external loan agents, subparts and trade counterparts concerning overall management and technical details of loan life cycle events;-liaising with internal and external auditors concerning processes and activities carried out by loan servicing team;-representing the loans area in course of weekly Budapest office management meetings;-supervision of procedures and manuals on loan servicing, cash reconciliation and loan documentation;-supervision of respective risk reports concerning loan servicing activities, facilitating weekly risk meetings where manager challenged team members about various risk items showing up on reports;-preparation of weekly and monthly risk reports to senior firm management.

Budapest

Tasks:-responsible for providing residential mortgage related coverage supervisory services to Hungarian mortgage banks;-maintaining on-going, day-to-day contact with relevant departments of mortgage banks;-drafting of base prospectuses determining terms and condition of international and domestic covered bond placements; -supervising 6-8 associates in relation to the audit of mortgage loans offered for classification as ordinary coverage of covered bonds;-continuous audit of the mortgage pool and the collateral register;-participation in drafting and elaboration of internal regulations of mortgage banks;-preparation of monthly & quarterly statements on mortgage portfolio;-examination of foreign best practices regarding regulatory and lending issues;-elaboration of internal decision making documents on coverage supervisory services and their presentation to the management of PwC;-preparation of proposals for new clients and participation in drafting and finalising of contracts with them.

Budapest

-supervision and coordination of working processes;-coordinating primary auctions in relation to bond issue programs of Hungarian companies and mortgage banks;-organisation of equity auctions and participation in their execution;-participation in the elaboration of the company’s Business Continuity Plan; -deliver presentations on the trading systems of BSE.

Budapest

-functional development, specification and testing of trading systems of BSE; -supervision and maintenance of trading databases; -solving occurring functional and technical problems of trading systems, in case of a software bug contact and liaise with the Australian supplier;-giving courses on the use of trading systems and examining prospective users; -providing functional support to the primary bond auctions of the Hungarian Government Debt Management Agency.

Budapest

-maintaining relations with users of the trading system and ensuring trading is complying with regulations of BSE and market monitoring.

Economist – Master Of International Relations And Economics, International Relations And Affairs

Economist – Bachelor Of Sciences, International And Intercultural Communication

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