Rick Valdivia

Work History

Macquarie Bank Limited

03.2014 - 07.2022

Timely and accurate resolution with clients, FO, trade support and product control to resolve post-settlement differences in order to minimize exposure and keep aged items report to a minimum for outstanding financial/volumetric balances across various trading desks
Proactive engagement across affiliate businesses to maintain synergies on innovative solutions to streamline settlements processes
Supervise the effective processing of time-sensitive SWIFT wire payments globally across a multitude of currencies and remediate errors to avoid delays
Ongoing re-engineering efforts to reduce manual processes and increase productivity and efficiencies
Maintain a robust control environment that complies with corporate treasury policies as part of Operation Excellence initiatives on risk mitigation
Manage the team's daily deliverables
Advise and develop the regional treasury operations team of 6 members on process improvements while being the senior point of escalation to include mentoring on personal career development and long-term goals
Continual creation and development of a risk framework to meet goals set by risk management
Deliver KRI & KPI reports to upper management on Continuous Improvements and Continuous Improvement drivers.

Halliburton Energy Services

09.2013 - 12.2013

Process daily cash positioning reports to upper management
Debt and Investment Portfolio Management across multiple Money Market accounts
Processed multiple loans and foreign exchange trade wires for subsidiary companies to fulfill working capital needs
Ensured best practice treasury controls are always in place for compliance with company policies and domestic and international regulatory environments

FMC Technologies Inc

04.2013 - 08.2013

Performed daily management and balancing for both domestic and international cash pool accounts based on investing and borrowing needs
Formulate strategies for daily borrowings around cash forecasting and working capital outlays and Commercial Paper issuance
Bank administration and relationship management to include the onus of user profiles, opening, maintenance and closing of accounts for multiple banks with the upkeep of documentation, signatories and service agreements for flawless cash disbursements, both domestic and internationally
Process loans and FX cash conversion for subsidiary companies as needed
General Ledger duties of the various financial systems to include accounting functions, bank statement reconciliations, audit inquiries, and backup of other core treasury functions
Continuous improvements to forecasting models provided to upper management for best estimates of corporate cash flows

Gazprom Marketing & Trading, Inc

08.2011 - 03.2013

Developed cash management tools for better accuracy and reduced time for cash forecasting processes
Prepared daily and monthly journal entries and uploads into SAP G/L System
Assisted in a successful data migration from QuickBooks into SAP Treasury and Accounting Modules with minimal downtime so as to not hinder back office operations
Assisted in the management of inter-company loan processing and setup of controls for funds disbursements
Performed various ad-hoc Financial and Gas Volume reporting requests for front and middle offices
Reconciled Wire & ACH cash postings against bank statements in SAP on a daily basis
Performed periodic auditing of overhead and trade invoicing for inconsistencies and potential issues