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South Orange, Nj, Us

Hanover, Md, Us

•Gathered requirements via collaboration with internal and third-party IT Project Managers, Developers and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to evaluate existing business needs and issues to translate business requirements into successful technical deliveries, including preparation of functional requirements documents.•Performed project management on multiple projects concurrently. Tracked development of all items initiated throughout life cycle to ensure final execution and implemented solutions occurred on time and within budget constraints while ensuring high levels of service throughout the process.•Provided subject matter expertise to stakeholders on various modules within Microsoft Dynamics/D365.•Prepared SOPs detailing daily processes and trained end users in best practices to minimize errors and protect key data.•Managed and tracked entire UAT process via Azure DevOps allowing for immediate response and turnaround from third-party vendor.•Worked with technical team to design, test and implement customizations to ensure clients' needs were incorporated into the requested specifications and functions.

New York, New York City , Us

•Responsible for the monitoring, analysis, reconciliation, forecasting and reporting of monthly IT department spend for operating and capital expenses. Conducted month end close by preparing monthly journal entries, reclasses, accruals and account reconciliations. Monitored monthly variances and reconciled monthly cost center activity against general ledger reporting; investigated potential discrepancies and modified variances vs budget as applicable.•Worked extensively within Microsoft Dynamics AX2012 R3 modules AP, AR, GL, Fixed Assets, Project Management and Accounting and Budgeting.•Served as SME as an AX2012 power user and conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT) required prior to all AX2012 implementations and updates.•Worked with cost center managers on creation and finalization of annual IT Budget.•Performed cost benefit analysis and made recommendations for development and improvement to ensure most efficient utilization of budget.•Negotiated vendor contracts and served as relationships liaison with all IT vendors.

New York, Us

•Performed the analysis, reconciliation, forecasting and reporting of monthly IT department spend across various cost centers and capital projects.•Prepared financial reports for use in monthly variance analysis and reconciliations.•Conducted monthly run rate discussions between Finance and IT management discussing YTD spend and future projections.•Prepared Statement of Work (SOWs) for all new projects; issued purchase orders within SAP and ensured proper allocation against all invoices.•Performed quarterly audit testing by participating in the aggregation and documentation of all IT control processes required for compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).•Maintained monthly status update report for all Project Managers and tracked all projects from analysis/requirements stage through go-live support stage.

London, Gb

•Conducted documentation lifecycle of all Interest Rates trade confirmations including trade affirmation, drafting, follow up, chasing and final execution while ensuring compliancy with Dodd Frank requirements.•Performed UAT for system migrations/upgrades and worked with IT and Business to resolve potential issues prior to go-live.•Extracted and compiled data used in daily metrics reporting provided to senior management.

Boston, Ma, Us

•Successfully integrated the document generation system ThunderHead into the client's existing document management infrastructure as a strategic solution to improve upon the existing operational, technical and organizational processes.•Analyzed current document procedure, all current templates and various products to determine which to implement in initial phase based on trading volumes, complexity and value to business.

New York, Ny, Us

•Performed drafting, review and execution of all confirmations for complex Credit Derivatives trades and execution of flow trades via DTCC•Liaised with traders, settlements and middle office to resolve booking issues; worked with counterparties to resolve discrepant trade issues.•Interacted with legal counsel to ensure drafting of outside counsel confirmations.

New York, Us

•Analyzed monthly run rates and prepared departmental entries, including reclasses and accruals.•Reviewed actual performance vs. department budget, alerting management of potential areas of exposure and recommending solutions to ensure on budget performance.•Proactively served as budget resource by providing data and analysis to support the department budget, including corporate policies and industry data.•Led the full implementation of Activity Management for reporting and tracking capital projects.