To benefit an organization that can use an articulate, resourceful, and reliable professional who offers a proven ability to deal effectively with people in team settings and business situations while also demonstrating initiative when working independently.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Middle Office Vice President/ Trade Support Officer/UST Repo and Emerging Markets
Societe Generale /SG Americas Securities
New York, NY
05.2023 - Current
Allocated Tri-Party deals effectively, ensuring timely settlement and adherence to compliance standards.
Monitored and booked corporate actions, supporting accurate financial reporting and risk management.
Maintained consistency in operational processes, updating procedure manuals to reflect current best practices.
Responded to audit and inspection requests, providing detailed documentation and operational insights.
Managed correct static data maintenance, enhancing data accuracy and operational efficiency.
Acted as liaison between Front Office, Back Office, Product Control Group, and Technology, facilitating smooth communication and issue resolution.
Provided ad hoc support to traders and salespersons, addressing urgent operational needs.
Investigated and resolved trade fails, and breaks, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
Supported Treasury and Repo Front Office operations from negotiation to transaction processing.
Liaised with internal and external entities, including compliance, IT, risk management, clients, and broker/dealers.
Contributed to control functions, trade monitoring, workflow control, and validation for timely settlement and accurate exposure reporting.
Participated in projects to optimize trade workflows, deploy new products, implement system enhancements, and comply with new regulations.
Performed first-level control, verifying accurate trade bookings, cash flow balances, and settlement timeliness.
Managed post-trade lifecycle events, ensuring seamless operations and compliance.
Assisted in system enhancement identification, specification, and user testing to improve operational workflow.
Commercial Paper/ Repo Trader
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey/Truist Securities
Atlanta, GA
03.2018 - 05.2022
Developed short-term investment programs with banking clients and distributed to institutional investors in the marketplace.
Responsible for sending daily rate runs to issuers and making sure issuers were adequately funded on a daily basis.
Ensured the firm was adequately funded through optimal funding vehicles.
Ensured the firm had ample liquidity at all times, and managed the daily activity of the money market trading desks( CP, VRDN, Repo and CD).
Focused on P & L , not only for primary trading but for the desk as a whole.
Communicated with management any disruptions in daily liquidity.
Fixed Income Sales Assistant
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
Atlanta, GA
03.2016 - 04.2018
Responsible for coverage of 9 Institutional Fixed Income Sales Representatives.
Monitor daily fails and unallocated trades.
Reconcile Sales Commissions for each sales representative on a monthly basis.
Assist back office operations with settlement of trades.
Work closely with Client Onboarding to ensure the accurate set up of new customer accounts.
Responsible for sales ticket entry on Bloomberg TOMS when needed.
Accounting Manager
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
Atlanta, GA
02.2015 - 03.2016
Worked with our technology partner Broadridge on a daily basis, including annual upgrades.
Responsible for UAT testing with Broadridge on an as needed basis.
Eliminated risk for the business by having appropriate controls and processes in place.
Evaluated controls on an ongoing basis and make sure they are executed effectively.
Responsible for the pooling of SBA loans on PCFS.
Resolved daily breaks in Impact, and prepared the necessary journal entries.
Reconciled P & L accounts for SBA’s.
Assisted Ernst and Young in all audit requests.
Derivatives Accountant
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
Atlanta, GA
01.2014 - 02.2015
Prepared journal entries in compliance with GAAP.
Analyzed system-generated postings and balances to ensure accurate accounting.
Attained proficiency in Calypso, Impact and Wall Street Systems.
Responsible for month end closing entries.
Prepared SEC disclosures for 10Q/10K filings.
Assisted in keeping disclosures current and appropriate for the business.
Ensured complete documentation of disclosures is tied out and maintained.
Prepared Regulatory reports for Call Report, Y9C, and FRY15.
Assisted Ernst and Young in all audit requests.
Capital Markets Fixed Income Specialist
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
Atlanta, GA
06.2005 - 01.2014
Monitored DTC and FED settlements, and completed end of day processing.
Reconciling fails on a daily basis, including communicating with Front Office Sales on resolutions.
Balanced and completed daily Tri Party Processing, including the allocation of all trades.
Processed TBA messages from EPN(FICC Platform), including the allocation of trades.
Reconciled all position breaks between Impact and BONY and DTC.
Reconciled Bloomberg to Impact breaks.
Responsible for processing monthly TMPG claims.
Monitored and balanced wires and general ledger entries.
Processed trades that cleared through Euroclear.
Participated extensively in the conversion from Intrader to Impact.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, Terry College of Business
Athens, GA
12-2004
Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Impact, Wall Street, Imagine, Calypso, Bloomberg TOMS, Broadridge IMPACT, Broadridge FinPro, XONE
Timeline
Middle Office Vice President/ Trade Support Officer/UST Repo and Emerging Markets