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Ebony Harris

Aurora,US

Summary

Analytical and results-driven professional with over 10 years of experience as an accounting and valuation analyst specializing in fund accounting, NAV oversight, and financial reporting. Skilled in conducting valuations of complex securities, preparing detailed financial reports, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Proficient in market research, data analysis, and leveraging tools like Excel, and Bloomberg to deliver actionable insights. Adept at streamlining processes to improve accuracy and efficiency, contributing to organizational success.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Valuation Analyst

Empower
Denver, CO
04.2021 - Current
  • Executed rigorous valuation processes for over 25,000 securities, maintaining impeccable records, and ensuring vendor pricing accuracy.
  • Developed expertise in swaps and other derivatives, and successfully set up transactions with pricing vendors, ensuring 100% accuracy in all configurations and pricing validations.
  • Spearheaded Bloomberg terminal operations, enhancing financial analysis precision through advanced price modeling and data collection techniques.
  • Pioneered a structured training program for new hires, significantly boosting team integration, and overall productivity.
  • Executed and reconciled complex corporate actions, encompassing exchanges, fractional share sales, mergers, dividend reinvestments, calls, redemptions, spinoffs, etc. While ensuring precision, and adherence to regulatory and operational standards.

Fund Accountant

Empower
Denver, CO
11.2017 - 04.2021
  • Lead NAV verification for multi-billion dollar portfolios with accuracy, enhancing investor confidence and decision making.
  • Produced high-quality regulatory reports, adhering to strict compliance, facilitating transparency and corporate integrity
  • Perform manual journal entries correcting fund accounts as well as uploading trade files and supporting documentation for clearance
  • Orchestrated pre-price fund reconciliations, ensuring account accuracy for daily pricing and performing precise manual journal entries

Trust Accountant II/ Relationship Specialist

Wells Fargo Bank
Denver, CO
07.2015 - 12.2017
  • Thoroughly analyzed bond indentures to extract critical payment details, ensuring accurate setup and scheduling within internal systems to facilitate timely and compliant contract payments.
  • Monitored and analyzed a book of accounts to facilitate periodic debt service payments with 100% efficiency.
  • Handled accounts receivables and accounts payables, including collections, cash receipts, debits and credits, invoice payments, and checks.
  • Minimized internal accounting department backlogs by updating accounts and generating reports.

Investment Accountant

ALPS Financial Services
Denver, CO
07.2013 - 07.2015
  • Monitored and reconciled cash activities against multiple custodians, such as BNY, JPM, and US Bank, and researched any discrepancies.
  • Calculated and validated Net Asset Value (NAV) for assigned funds, ensuring accuracy within established thresholds. Conducted in-depth research and analysis to identify and resolve discrepancies outside tolerance limits.
  • Managed and Executed trade input processes for a wide range of securities, included fixed income instruments, derivatives, and bonds, ensuring accurate entry of key trade details. Collaborated with portfolio managers and traders to validate transaction accuracy, maintain data integrity within internal systems.
  • Checked accounting records and financial reports for accuracy, making senior management aware of any inquiries.

Education

Certificate of Accounting -

METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY
DENVER, CO
05.2014

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY
DENVER, CO
05.2010

Skills

  • Financial modeling
  • Market research
  • Asset valuation
  • Microsoft Excel proficiency
  • Derivative instruments
  • Journal entry posting
  • Accounting principles
  • Reconciliation
  • Securities valuation
  • Administrative management
  • Data analysis
  • Financial/Liquidity reporting
  • Compliance
  • Cash management
  • Bloomberg Terminal knowledge
  • Proficient in accounting software (Oracle, QuickBooks, PAM for investments)
  • Debt market knowledge
  • Fixed income analysis

Accomplishments

  • Developed comprehensive desktop procedures for the valuations department at Empower, detailing the setup process for swaps and other complex derivatives. Recognized companywide for creating a highly detailed and user-friendly resource that has been widely adopted and referenced across many teams.

Timeline

Valuation Analyst

Empower
04.2021 - Current

Fund Accountant

Empower
11.2017 - 04.2021

Trust Accountant II/ Relationship Specialist

Wells Fargo Bank
07.2015 - 12.2017

Investment Accountant

ALPS Financial Services
07.2013 - 07.2015

Certificate of Accounting -

METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY

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