Goal-oriented Trader with 4 years of experience in the Financial industry. Critical thinker with decisive approach. Leverages big-picture perspective to coordinate financial strategy. Seeking a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Liquidity Trader Associate
Morgan Stanley Investment Management
08.2022 - 05.2024
Managed intraday cash flows and liquidity needs for several Institutional Money Market Funds, and Separately Managed Accounts with a combined AUM of over $320 billion dollars.
Analyzed, executed, and reconciled trades of Money Market instruments, such as short-term Certificate of Deposits, Commercial Paper, Time Deposits, Repo, US Treasuries and Agencies.
Developed strategies for trading Money Market instruments in conjunction with Portfolio Managers, setting and managing liquidity target levels for the funds following regulations and internal policies.
Built strong day to day relationships with broker/dealers, counterparties, Back Office, Middle Office, Legal and IT departments.
Performed post-trade functions, trade confirmations, provided allocations to counterparties both manually and through electronic platforms, and resolved any discrepancies with trades.
Worked on enhancing operational tasks through the creation of Excel VBA Macros to improve data processing.
Trained and mentored new traders, as well as created manuals of operational tasks to aide with training.
Liquidity Management Trader Assistant Officer
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
10.2020 - 08.2022
Assisted in the management of the liquidity and interest rate exposures pertaining to the Asset Liability Management desk of the Treasury department in the bank.
Actively traded Certificate of Deposits, Commercial Paper issued by the bank, as well as FX/Cross Currency, and Interest Rate Swap transaction. In addition, engaged with LATAM Central Banks and US clients to negotiate and execute Time Deposits for funding purposes of the banks' balance sheet.
Supported the development and enhancement of the liquidity, funding, and pricing framework according to business needs, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
Developed and implemented Macros to enhance excel sheets to automate processes of daily operations.
Assisted in the training of new traders joining the bank, as well as providing guidance when needed.
Finance and Control Consultant
Waterfall Asset Management
09.2019 - 08.2020
Processed an average of 250 wires weekly, including trade settlement, repo settlement, margin calls, expense payments and intercompany fund transfers.
Arranged foreign currency purchases for funding portfolios.
Coordinated the upgrade of counterparty profiles for more efficient data flow between internal and bank systems.
Prioritized tasks to meet tight deadlines, pitching in to assist others with ad hoc projects.
Counterparty and Credit Risk Monitoring Associate
Credit Agricole CIB
12.2018 - 05.2019
Reconciled daily and monthly risk anomalies of commercial credit exposure within the various systems in the bank.
Monitored, identified, and resolved issues related to the key drivers of credit and counterparty exposure monthly.
Prepared the quarterly reporting to the New York Federal Reserve on commercial credit exposure.
Accounts Payable Analyst
Credit Agricole CIB
08.2016 - 11.2018
Managed full-cycle A/P responsibilities, receiving, and processing an average of 700 invoices per month.
Processed and closed monthly the fixed asset module of the A/P position.
Performed monthly bank account and vendor account reconciliations.
Audited and processed employees expense reports to ensure compliance with internal and regulatory policies.
Enhanced vendor relationships through prompt communication and timely resolution of discrepancies.
Education
MS in Business Analytics -
Rutgers University
Camden, NJ
12.2024
BBA in Finance -
Baruch College
New York, NY
12.2019
AA in Business -
Hudson County Community College
Jersey City, NJ
12.2015
Skills
SIE - Securities Industry Essentials Exam
Bilingual: Spanish - Native proficiency
Technical Skills: Excel VBA/Macros, basic R and SQL, Bloomberg Terminal, Tradeweb, Blackrock Aladdin, Microsoft Office
Strong Analytical skills
Excels working under pressure
Interests
Financial Markets, Books (Historical Fiction and non-Fiction), Exercise, Yoga, Formula 1, Art.
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