William Luis Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Administers instructions by Agents on participations and Customers on direct deals including verification of limit available, accuracy of calculations, and disbursement/application of funds.Ensures that terms and conditions of authorizations and/or loan documentation are being adhered to including pricing, term, and amount.Communicates with contacts including Agent Banks to resolve issues on a timely basis. Recognizes and ensures that all exceptions to policies and procedures are brought to the attention of management for resolution when required.Develops a solid knowledge of ACBS setup and transactional recording to ensure accuracy of accounting and business line dissemination.Work on multiple projects to implement solutions to business problems. monitoring progress against planned objectives and securing consensus and co-operation from users and senior management. Assists Team Leader and Manager in various team-related tasks such as follow up with team members on status and resolution of exception items as well as special project-related work.Author, develop and build EUC tools (macros), management reporting tools; analytical reports, metrics and dashboards using advanced Excel functions and VBA. Improve current processes by re-engineering or create as needed.

250 Bloor Street East Toronto On M4W 1E5

Author, develop and build EUC tools (macros) using advanced Excel functions and VBA skills for multiple business functions, thereby effectively reducing/eliminating manual reconciliation time/work effort. Creation of these tools saved the reconciliation area more than 20 man hours a day.Using advanced Excel functions with VBA, analyze, manipulate and transform large, disparate, and system-incompatible data sets from counterparties into readable data for feed into the reconciliation engine.Ensure data completeness and accuracy. Identify and document ambiguities in data and arrive at resolution.Work with business partners in automation, production and delivery of periodic reports (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual) to various teams and stakeholders. Ad hoc customized reports as requiredInteract with key stakeholders within multiple business functions to verify data delivered to the repositories. Work with business partners to identify opportunities for continuous improvement of internal business processes. Recommend changes for improvements and continuously provide updated solutions to key business processes, analytical reports, metrics and dashboards. Using advanced techniques, create graphic reports using pivot tables and charts using worksheet data, external data sources, multiple consolidation data and other pivot tables. Document changes and new processes and maintain business procedures to ensure compliance with audit and SOX/MAR. Adhere to documentation and controls to ensure no deficiencies in day-to-day operations.Support and aid in the implementation of systems and other enhancement projects with high level functional testing of applications and UAT to ensure smooth transition.Communicate with counter parties to resolve escalated incidents; FTP file delivery, Settlement issues; Trade, Cash and Holdings’ breaks.Research, analyze and map security identifiers (CUSIP, ISIN, SEDOL) across systems. Maintain cross-referencing/mapping tables.

Al-Shaheed Tower Khalid Bin Waleed Street Sharq, Kuwait

Manage all aspects of back office operations; mainly responsible for the accurate, timely and complete trade captures and settlements of all capital market instruments bank using SWIFT and online banking portals.Author, develop and build EUC tools (macros) using advanced Excel functions and VBA, thereby effectively reducing/eliminating manual reconciliation time/work effort. Prepare end user guides and training materials.Design, develop and implement management reporting tools; analytical reports, metrics and dashboards.Review and analyze daily cash flows and large deal warnings. Communicate to PMs and compile necessary trade lists taking into account PM instructions, fund restrictions, client requirements and current cash levels.Coordinate trading positions with traders to analyse and measure risk exposures against compliance guidelines. Advise on risk exposures and be involved with trading, research, and portfolio management to mitigate risks.Review outstanding corporate actions and ensure timely response from Portfolio Managers. Track corporate actions and coordinate processes with direct reports in the collection of dividends and distribution.Supervise the consolidation of numerous bank, prime brokers and custodian accounts and prepare periodic reports such as cash flow, fees, dividend and interest earnings and expensesDirect and oversee various activities related to fund administration including calculation of the Net Asset Value, NAV Reporting, payments of funds’ expenses, trade settlement, reconciliation of daily and monthly broker statements and maintenance of funds’ books and records.Ensure completion of EoD processes including closing of daily tasks and reconciliation checks