PAULA BAROUD

Work History

Fidelity Investments, Treasurers Office

02.2022 - 06.2022

Performed prior role as contractor to onboard and train new hire and fill staffing gap after accepting voluntary buy-out offer given to employees in good standing with over 10 years of tenure.

Fidelity Investments- Treasurers Office

05.2016 - 09.2021

Managed Sarbanes Oxley compliance program in support of monthly financial statement certifications made by Principal Fund Officers to SEC for over 500 US mutual funds annually.
Led meetings with program stakeholders including Principal Officers, senior management, business partners and audit firms to assess progress, resolve technical issues and ensure adherence to vendor and regulatory deadlines.
Addressed and resolved technical and operational concerns working with team members in matrixed organization.
Determined monthly staffing assessing product complexity, volumes and past trends.
Oversaw policies and consultant to operations for adherence to regulatory and business requirements, including completing quantitative and qualitative analysis of complex transactions.
Planned and led employee engagement and developmental activities including mentoring.

Fidelity Investments: Fund Operations

12.2014 - 04.2016

Led a 15 person multi- site and multi-time zone team responsible for trade delivery and settlement for separate account and mutual fund products.
Collaborated with business to develop and own product roadmap, vision and prioritization for $12 million agile program to transform account, security and derivatives trade processing architecture.
Delegated to team and reviewed output of creating, grooming and prioritizing backlog and end user requirements.
Owned communication strategy to business stakeholders on project objectives, milestones, benefits, targets and impacts.

Fidelity Investments, Fund Operations

03.2007 - 12.2014

Represented Fund Operations organization as primary contact to Fidelity's Investment Advisors, managing relationships and collaborating on solutions for development efforts.
Worked as key driver to lead solutions design and project manager for strategic initiatives through cross functional communication. Key accomplishments include: creation of operational model to support start-up of London trading desk, operational readiness for new trade order platform, launch and outsourcing of 3 ETF products and numerous complex funds launches and derivative implementations.
Collaborated with and analyzed client strategy and requirements to drive strategic and tactical solutions to create new capabilities.
Facilitated cross-functional interdepartmental communications resulting in enhanced workflow.
Provided key reporting, including operational assessments and metrics to Senior Management, Treasurer’s, Asset Management and other business partners.

Fidelity Investments: Fund Operations

02.2003 - 02.2007

Managed team responsible for preparation of mutual fund shareholder reports, prospectus, SAI's, N-SAR and N-Q filings
Reviewed mutual fund shareholder reports, prospectus, SAI’s, N-SAR and N-Q filings for adherence to Securities and Exchange Commission and US GAAP Requirements
Prepared executive summaries provided to principal officers including issue summaries, disclosure checklists and income/expense fluctuations to assist in certification of financial statements under requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002