Allan Hedberg
Manhasset,NY
Summary
- A certified public accountant (CPA) and an accomplished finance professional with extensive experience as a controller, with expertise in financial analysis and reporting within top-tier banks in NY and London.
- Most recently my role was the Controller-Director of Finance for Credit Agricole Investment Bank managing the books and records (GL) for multiple business lines with meticulous attention to detail in P&L and Balance Sheet accuracy adhering to tight deadlines.
- Aspiring to utilize comprehensive expertise in the pursuit of a financial controller role.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Finance Director - Controller
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
New York, NY
05.2007 - 03.2025
- NY Controller for leading Investment Bank responsible for the accuracy and reliability of the bank's books and records in accordance with US GAAP.
- Extensive knowledge in accounting and life-cycle of all banking financial products including Repos, Reverse, Repos, Corporate and Government Bonds, Swaps, Loans, Deposits, CD's, Fees, F/X, Receivables and Payables.
- Supervise four Finance and Accounting professionals.
- The accuracy, completeness and reliability of Balance Sheet and P&L figures in compliance with US GAAP was mission critical.
- Presented and explained to Senior Management monthly financial results of multiple business lines including variances to budget.
- Developed, wrote and managed 20 databases written in MS ACCESS and SQL utilized to reconcile front office trade capture system against general ledger.
- Seamlessly partnered with IT group to introduce upgrades and enhancements to multiple banking systems.
- Tracked and recorded Syndication and Under Writing Fees into the G/L.
- Participated in Study Group on "Introducing A.I." into the workplace.
- Supported the Treasury group determining the banks overall funding requirements.
- Successfully interfaced with internal and external auditors regarding both financial and internal control audits.
- Attended and presented financial results regularly at offsite meetings in Europe.
- Interfaced with Accounts Payables and Accounts receivable teams concerning accuracy and figures in G/L.
- Successfully closed banks books and records including top side adjustments flawlessly for multiple years.
- Provided information to tax Department to assist is preparing banks Tax return and tax accruals.
Senior Product Controller
Rabobank International
Utrecht, Netherlands
05.2000 - 05.2007
- Responsible to consolidate, review and approve the daily P/L's collected from other Product Control teams prior to the results submitted to Consilidation team. This includes ensuring all P/L reporting, valuation methods and rates adhere to internal and external policies and procedures.
- developed an ACCESS database which stripes out any P/L created due to Trade Amendments, Back Valuing and Trade cancels.
- Value financial instrument recorded in Trade Capture system using discounting future cash flow method.
- Provide insight and advice on the reporting and accounting for new transactions and structured deals.
- Spearheaded the "Ledger Control Report" which summarized to Senior Management the status and health of the G/L and Data Warehouse through a series of chartsn narratives and tables.
Assistant Vice President
Deutsche Bank Group
London, England
03.1995 - 05.2000
- Requested by the N.Y. office to beome the Stock Lending Controller in London.
- Prepared , reviewed and published daily Stock Lenind P/L to a worldwide audience.
- Implemented accounting for Structured Trades including MtM valuations, Dividends, Funding and FX.
- Continual dealings with Business Managers and Traders to deliberate on current and forthcoming deals.
- Reconciled monthly business line P/L to books and records and explained variances to Senior Management.
- Supervised four professionals.
- Spearheaded an initiative to create an Access Database to capture, analyze, and report to the front office Balance Sheet positions.
Senior Analyst
J.P. Morgan & Company
New York, NY
05.1986 - 03.1995
- Member of the Asset Liability Position (ALPS) team which tracked Asset vs. Libilities positions.
- Provided all mis-matches in maturities to Liquidity Risk Team.
- Developed a model whereby all FX tickets for news business lines were captured and reported.
- Performed price testing on on FX spot and forward trades.
- Supported business line planning and budgeting process used to evaluate actual business line performance vs. Budget.
Education
MBA - International Finance
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY05-1986
Master of Science - Accounting
St. Johns's University
New York, NY05-1985
Skills
- Accounting principles and extensive financial product knowledge
- Expertise in data mining
- Automation of account reconciliation via database creation
- Implementation and upgrades to financial systems
- Analytical, lateral and critical thinking
- Continually aiming to improvement processes
- General ledger management
- Financial statement preparation and reporting
- Team leadership
- Proficient descriptive writer and exceptional oral skills
- Programming and software skills
Certification
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- FINRA Series 99
- MBA - International Finance
Affiliations
- Biker, Skier, History clubs, Division-1 Lacrosse, Hooper
Accomplishments
- Employee of the Year Bankers Trust
Timeline
Finance Director - Controller
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
05.2007 - 03.2025
Senior Product Controller
Rabobank International
05.2000 - 05.2007
Assistant Vice President
Deutsche Bank Group
03.1995 - 05.2000
Senior Analyst
J.P. Morgan & Company
05.1986 - 03.1995
MBA - International Finance
Hofstra University
Master of Science - Accounting
St. Johns's University
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