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Providing small businesses with Controller to CFO services.

Develop accounting processes and manage all financial operations for multiple entities. Provide treasury and cash management functions, including account reconciliation.

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Managed all cash management and treasury functions for multiple US entities. Worked closely with the Chief Financial Officer to improve all Treasury processes, procedures, and guidelines. Optimized regional banking.
• Successfully oversaw treasury operations including cash pool monitoring; manage foreign exchange risk exposure/hedging execution.
• Develop and manage short-term liquidity model including cash forecast and cash flow variance analysis.
• Managed surety/performance bond and letter of credit portfolios for contractual requirements
• Calculated all sales staff commissions and reviewed year-end performance metrics.
• Implemented ACH payment process which reduced costs and increased payment authorization efficiency.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Designed and implemented strict budget to return company to successful profitability. Developed and oversaw all financial operations and human resource management. Introduced forecasting and financial planning to assist partners with business development.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Formulated business plan and targeted expense reduction to return company profitability. Arranged new bank financing to automate operations and develop new product lines. Facilitated relationships between sales and operations to reduce lead time 50%.

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

Previously RBS Greenwich CapitalProduce daily P/L for Fixed Income Swap and Option desks.Created a robust system for running P/L efficiently between various reporting systems in MS Excel

New York City Metropolitan Area

Arranged and executed secured/unsecured loans to manage short-term USD funding requirements. Traded foreign exchange swaps to manage foreign currency funding and cash management needs. Established loan and sweep facilities with outside lenders and maintained banking relationships. Negotiated short-term financing for operating subsidiaries to meet.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Evaluated daily USD fund requirements and reported trends and variances to senior management. Calculated daily profit and loss for traders and coordinated month-end accounting close. Performed daily value-at-risk/VaR analysis for all fixed-income desks. Oversaw option sensitivity analysis and collaborated with trading desks to cover scenarios.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Managed proprietary fixed-income portfolios, corporate bond purchase, and finance processes. Performed market research and analysis for corporate bond deal investment. Administered regulatory examinations, stress tests, and internal audits on portfolios.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Managed daily P&L, cost analysis, and capital analysis. Oversaw general accounting process and budget reports with variance analysis to sales group. Supervised monthly accounting close, budget preparation/analysis, and payroll.