Ralph Skaff Email & Phone Number

• Manage a team of 5 senior analysts and consultants who are overseeing the end-to-end Product Control & IPV process for interest rate trading desks
• Supervise and review the daily P&L preparation and related activities: review and analyze new trades, associated risks and the P&L generated, also understand and analyze the P&L coming from market moves on the existing.
• Overseeing the Month-end Independent Pricing Verification, and Bid-Offer Valuation Adjustment processes along with revaluing the trading books impacted when control thresholds are not satisfied
• Ensure that all deliverables are met, regulatory deadlines are kept, and audit rating is satisfactory
• Work closely and establish excellent business relationships with all areas of the Finance department, liaising with the Trading Desk, Risk Management, Accounting, Operations, and IT teams
• People manager responsibilities including succession planning, new employee hiring, team member coaching and career development

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Liaising with Finance and Capital Markets stakeholders on a daily basis to provide insight and results on derivative pricing adjustments
• Undertaking analytical enquiries on derivative pricing and explaining variances based on market data from Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters
• Understanding, presenting, and revaluing portfolios based on the underlying price drivers of MTM differences
• Drafting, reviewing and consolidating commentary as part of the month-end valuations report for distribution to stakeholders

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Prepared daily P&Ls for both CIBC FX trading and FX Sales teams (for Asian, UK, and North American regions)
• Investigating derivative contract mispricing or any incorrect losses/charges reflected on P&L when applicable
• Providing daily commentary to front office, management, and risk teams for any material P&L inconsistencies identified
• Implementing a Global FX management report reconciliation process, grouping all FX businesses into one cohesive Global FX management report
• Consistently ensure that all P&L and management reports are delivered in a timely manner meeting strict daily deadlines
• Establish multiple controls and process workflows on all reports in order to help maintain reporting accuracy and integrity

Toronto, Canada Area

• Support regular and ad-hoc individual performance reports
• Provide bilingual inquiry support to frontline employees
• Produce performance recognition and referral reports
• Investigate data discrepancies and provide analytical support
• Review and recommend data adjustments
• Complete period-end top of the house fees reporting, billing, and reconciliation processes

Toronto, Canada Area

• Recording and extracting data from forms and multiple disparate systems such as Essbase and Coins
• Ensuring absolute accuracy when dealing with all forms of data through various methods of validation
• Consolidating the data into cohesive reports measuring retail banking performance and compensation for all eligible referrals conducted by frontline partners
• Communicating in English or French with frontline representatives as well as cross-departmental functions when investigating & explaining discrepancies

Toronto, Canada Area

• Providing a variety of administrative services/activities of an advanced and complex nature.
• Communicating and building relationships with vendors and support functions.
• Delivering various support services entailing administrative tasks such as item set-up, as well as maintenance in databases and replenishment.
• Train and/or assign work to junior staff.

Bachelor’S Degree, Specialized Honors B.A. Financial And Business Economics

Activities and Societies: Golden Key International Honor Society, York Chapter.

High School, High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society