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Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Utilize in-depth background and knowledge of fund operations lifecycle, understand, build and nurture internal and external client relationships. Key oversight of Mackenzie Investment’s operational processes such as Fund Accounting, Transfer Agency (Capstock life-cycle), Corporate Events, Alternative Investments and Private Structured Deals. Emphasis on Stakeholder Management, Risk Management and Escalation and, most importantly, Continuous Process Improvement.

Willowdale, Ontario

With great attention to detail, execute all general executive assistant administrative duties. Providing above standard client servicing to all clients thereby ensuring retention and possibility for further business referrals. Work independently and apply industry knowledge to resolve operational issues. Responsible for anticipating client documentation for financial assessments for existing and prospective clients. Engage all clients and prioritize their individual requests / needs. Liaise with various fund and insurance companies in effort to resolving client enquiries. Ensure that all industry licensing requirements for President and company is completed and filed within strict deadlines. Support the Chief Operations Manager in growing new business.

Toronto, Canada Area

Direct oversight and responsibility for cash and payment activities across multiple platforms and servicing Pensions, Funds, Insurance, Investor Counsellor Services, Alternative Investment Services client activities. Managing 34 FTE across 2 locations, Toronto & Meadowvale.Coordinated successful team realignment to support organizational change for a streamlined cash processing team. Created efficiency by implementing Workflow and Imaging to reduce manual entry, eliminate paper fax and facilitate STP for the first time with a number of legacy processes. Created standard template for effective reporting of monthly KPI reporting. Implemented a number of strategic measures to address existing operational gaps and risk mitigation specifically targeting AML and cash limit processes. Ongoing support for a number of Strategic Enterprise and Local initiatives including the Canadian Custody Program, CLS, BDL, FX Margin Project. Identify inefficient and problematic operational processes and perform specific and targeted reviews, create tactical action plans leading them to completion to proactively minimize client impact and operational issues. Act as a Senior Operational SME and representative for Strategic Clients and Service Assurance. Direct engagement with Managing Director and Directors for all initiatives.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Direct oversight and responsibility for team of 8 FTE, servicing Transfer Agency and Funds Clients.Focus on capstock activity and client files (FTP capability, manual & online uploadable formats), managing reconciliation and escalation of breaks. Main point of contact for all audit related tasks, including year-end reporting and auditor engagement. Fostered strong relationships with all enterprise strategic clients. Attended and presented at strategic client presentations and RFPs. Created work flow efficiencies by implementing electronic annual audit reporting, in-line with regulatory guidelines.

Toronto, Canada Area

Primary oversight and responsibility for all settlement activities for the America’s Offshore Model (AOM) clients and point of escalation for AOM global team during North American hours. No Material E&Os or Privacy Breaches. Continual expansion of North America’s role in the global strategy by leading the “follow the sun” initiative. Net increase to global support from Toronto for Asia and European clients with early and late deliverables. Effectively managing a team of highly motivated and qualified individuals achieving efficiencies by cross training on several key deliverables including the daily settlement and reporting on behalf of I&TS global strategic clients. Fostered strong relationships with all enterprise strategic clients. Development and implementation of action plans designed to close operational gaps. Cultivated a dynamic working environment through coaching and mentorship of direct reports.

Dublin, Ireland

Developed and maintained relationships with strategic clients by effectively handling time-sensitive issues and investment based inquiries and gained extensive experience by interacting with UCITS and OEIC funds. Effectively managed a team of highly motivated and qualified client service representatives achieving efficiencies by cross training . Development and implementation of action plans designed to close operational gaps. Cultivated a dynamic working environment through coaching and mentorship of direct reports.

Dublin, Ireland & Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Appointed as the custody trainer within the custody operational team. Responsible for overall governance of operational procedures and training of all custody operational staff within the Dublin team. Developed and implemented action plans designed to close operational gapsReviewed E&O trends to identify effective mitigating processes. Through SIPOCS, identified processes and developed key stroke user guides of all processes within Dublin custody teams. This enabled the migration of all fund processing activities from Dublin to Malaysia. Spent 4 months in Malaysia migrating the funds as well as providing training to the newly created teams with various levels of experience (junior Administrators to Management).

Dublin, Ireland

Client Services and Reporting; Manage all IT projects IT enhancements; Managing relationships with all operational areas; Cash collateral management and reporting.

Dublin, Ireland

Effectively managed 12 FTE Responsible for processing all corporate action notifications, effecting all corporate events on custody positions & lodging proxy voting applications with 3rd party vendors on behalf of strategic clients.

Dublin, Ireland

Responsible for processing European dividend events against client and proprietary traded positions. Responsible for ensuring that any reconciliation breaks were identified and cleared as soon as possible. Interaction was with Prime Brokers, Dealers, Securities Lending Administration and Dealing professionals.

Dublin, Ireland

Responsible for the research and trading of proprietary cash on behalf of Gensec. Our trading approach was mainly concentrated on pairs trading (long / short strategies), although some long positions were also maintained. Responsible for the research and recommendation of trading in US and European Equities within the Luxury goods and Sporting sectors, with a partial requirement to provide support within the pharmaceutical sector. Daily interactions with FX traders, Researchers, Risk professionals and middle office administrators to ensure that trades were sufficiently hedged to maintain currency neutral. Daily interactions with Prime Brokers, Dealers, Securities Lending Administrators and Dealing professionals. Responsible for sourcing securities and negotiating costs to cover short positions with Prime Brokers. Daily monitoring and documenting short positions and returning excess stock. Ensuring all corporate events and dividends are tracked and collected for desk’s securities universe.

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