JOHN RAFFERTY
Saint Augustine,FL
Summary
Finance professional with extensive experience at Northern Trust, specializing in trade execution and compliance management. Proven track record of enhancing operational efficiency and effectively training staff. Strong communication skills with a history of achieving results under tight deadlines while maintaining data integrity in trade operations.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Second Vice President
Northern Trust
Chicago, IL
11.2023 - Current
- Facilitated communication between counterparties to streamline trade execution and collaboration.
- Managed daily trade settlements to ensure compliance with regulations.
- Trained junior staff on best practices for trade processing tasks.
- Managed all incoming inquiries from traders, investors, brokers. related to trade activities and transactions.
- Assisted with audit preparation by providing documents and information requested by auditors.
Senior Consultant (Officer), Clearing & Settlements (Hedge Fund Services)
Northern Trust
Chicago, IL
03.2022 - Current
- Responsible for overseeing one of the world's largest investment firm's global fixed-income trading businesses
- Lead and oversee all account event activity involving monitoring client's position transfers as well as building pertinent reports utilizing Bloomberg APIs for client and external parties under strict deadlines.
- Manage, and oversee the entire workflow of the client's funds of funds activity, including initial subscriptions, full redemptions, portfolio rebalancing, and master-feeder allocations.
- Responsible for resolving related cash discrepancies against various brokers for thousands of transactions across 100+ accounts
Consultant (Officer), Clearing & Settlements (Hedge Fund Services)
Northern Trust
Chicago, IL
01.2019 - 03.2022
- Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance team performance and outcomes.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement best practices.
- Facilitated communication between trading desks and back office teams.
- Assisted in implementing new trading software and systems efficiently.
Senior Analyst, Hedge Fund Services (HFS)
Northern Trust
Chicago, IL
09.2016 - 01.2019
- Responsible for all back-office trade-related data on behalf of a leading global investment firm
- Direct interface with client's QC team to enhance portfolio performance as traders rely on shared real-time database
- The role required managing multiple competing priorities under strict SLA timetables.
- Completed numerous daily internal compares reconciling transactions, cash, and positional breaks
- Maintained integrity and confidentiality of all trade-related data
Technology Intern, Internal Support
Citadel Investment Group
Chicago, IL
06.2009 - 08.2015
- Completed technology support initiatives: construction and maintenance of computer hardware, workstations, and daily shipments
- Assisted in leading the project management of moving existing user workstations to brand-new locations
Education
MBA -
The University of Florida
Gainesville, FL12.2022
Certification in Data Science -
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL11.2019
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration Major
DePaul University
Chicago, IL06.2016
Skills
- Trade execution
- Compliance management
- Data analysis
- Audit preparation
- Training staff
- Cash management
- Process improvement
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Client engagement
Websites
Additional Information
Big Shoulders, School tutor and basketball coach, Santa Lucia, Chicago, Golf, Hiking, Cooking, Playing the guitar, Coordinator of Gator MBA golf club
Timeline
Second Vice President
Northern Trust
11.2023 - Current
Senior Consultant (Officer), Clearing & Settlements (Hedge Fund Services)
Northern Trust
03.2022 - Current
Consultant (Officer), Clearing & Settlements (Hedge Fund Services)
Northern Trust
01.2019 - 03.2022
Senior Analyst, Hedge Fund Services (HFS)
Northern Trust
09.2016 - 01.2019
Technology Intern, Internal Support
Citadel Investment Group
06.2009 - 08.2015
MBA -
The University of Florida
Certification in Data Science -
Northwestern University
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration Major
DePaul University