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Managing the risk and reporting for Fiduciary Management clients with a focus on process improvement and operational efficiency.

MN Services UK was purchased by Kempen & Co in October 2015

Plum Grove Pty Ltd is one of Australia’s leading grain exporters. The company is part owned by three major grain consumers Indofood, Seaboard Corporation and Mitsui Ltd. Plum Grove has established itself as one of Australia’s top 5 wheat exporters (by volume).Responsibilities included:• Responsible for the overall management of the company’s derivatives and foreign exchange position and risk management.• Conducted detailed position, profit & loss analysis, reconciliation and… Show more Plum Grove Pty Ltd is one of Australia’s leading grain exporters. The company is part owned by three major grain consumers Indofood, Seaboard Corporation and Mitsui Ltd. Plum Grove has established itself as one of Australia’s top 5 wheat exporters (by volume).Responsibilities included:• Responsible for the overall management of the company’s derivatives and foreign exchange position and risk management.• Conducted detailed position, profit & loss analysis, reconciliation and settlements of physical, derivative and foreign exchange contracts.• Liaised with back office staff to ensure timely and accurate payment procession• Engineered new hedging facilities with leading financial providers (including investment companies, banks, brokers and risk management facilitators).• Effected all training, development and supervisory mentoring of junior traders and trade support staff. Innovated a proactive, efficient and highly standards driven management culture and work ethic. Show less

• Responsible for the investigation and thorough risk management analysis of the company’s core activity, soft commodities and foreign exchange portfolio. Utilised Black-Scholes modelling principles to manage risk and measure sensitivity• Developed and executed strategic trading aligned to the reduction of risk exposures of all existing and new company commodity portfolios.• Undertook proprietary trading to add value to existing portfolios. Specifically focused on search and speed to… Show more • Responsible for the investigation and thorough risk management analysis of the company’s core activity, soft commodities and foreign exchange portfolio. Utilised Black-Scholes modelling principles to manage risk and measure sensitivity• Developed and executed strategic trading aligned to the reduction of risk exposures of all existing and new company commodity portfolios.• Undertook proprietary trading to add value to existing portfolios. Specifically focused on search and speed to transactional activities, adding profit and remuneration to company turnover.• Established strategies and key customer and stakeholder relationships both within Australia and global environments. Show less

• Using VBA coding to develop and implement daily reporting systems including - Physical and derivative positions - Daily market analysis - PnL reconciliation - Risk reporting (VAR and delta)• Responsible for ongoing technical programmes/systems development with value added emphasis encompassing P&L. Oversaw corporate reporting systems to manage commodity and FX exposure with attention to detail, accuracy and time… Show more • Using VBA coding to develop and implement daily reporting systems including - Physical and derivative positions - Daily market analysis - PnL reconciliation - Risk reporting (VAR and delta)• Responsible for ongoing technical programmes/systems development with value added emphasis encompassing P&L. Oversaw corporate reporting systems to manage commodity and FX exposure with attention to detail, accuracy and time efficiency• Managed and positively affected the coordination, implementation and project management of the continuous development of core business functionality and system traction. Introduced new processes and procedures to best practice, incorporating risk and added value management. Show less

Achieved consistent career progression by undertaking a critical path with specific professional development encompassing core strategic and functionality job roles. Samples of the key roles and responsibilities are highlighted below• Directed and managed the overall business development for a new virgin national region of South Australia. Responsible for all initial and ongoing corporate account development with key operational stakeholder accounts and core… Show more Achieved consistent career progression by undertaking a critical path with specific professional development encompassing core strategic and functionality job roles. Samples of the key roles and responsibilities are highlighted below• Directed and managed the overall business development for a new virgin national region of South Australia. Responsible for all initial and ongoing corporate account development with key operational stakeholder accounts and core partnerships• Responsible for the ongoing strategy, accumulation and development of company’s West Australian procurement• Established relationships and transacted with numerous accounts with focus stock/derivatives/commodity and FX trading• Responsible for derivative and FX position risk analysis (P&L and delta sensitivity) to manage exposure to international markets• Conducted relative value analysis monitored news flow and macroeconomic fundamentals collaborated with portfolio managers to formulate trading strategy and executed trades for actively managed funds• Responsible for the day-to-day management of managed sales operations for products operating in Western Australia• Carried out product sales and marketing through innovative and traditional techniques. Utilised weekly radio interviews, producing written articles and journals for maximum exposure and education• Managed client relations through excellent communication harmony with a focus on product communications and client retention. Show less