TARA ROQUE
Sayreville,New Jersey
Summary
Dedicated financial professional, with demonstrated expertise building and managing client support systems. Over twenty years of progressive experience in Fixed Income trade support and middle office operations. Exceptional leader talented at trade research and executive administration. Technically-savvy with outstanding, training, mentoring and leadership skills.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
Executive Assistant & Tax Preparer
Malhotra & Patel, LLC
Holmdel, NJ
08.2018 - Current
- Used accounting software to prepare weekly and monthly financial reports.
- Monitored status of accounts receivable and payable to facilitate prompt processing.
- Reconciled company accounts for credit cards, employee expenses and commissions.
- Reported financial data and updated financial records in ledgers and journals.
- Reviewed general ledger entries and assessed accuracy.
- Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.
- Completed weekly check runs and maintained accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions into accounting system.
- Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
- Supervised daily bookkeeping operations with attention to accounts receivable, accounts payable, banking reconciliation and disbursements.
- Prepared itemized statements, bills or invoices and recorded amounts due for items purchased or services rendered.
- Completed and filed returns with tax departments at local, state and federal levels.
- Prepared tax returns, extensions, tax planning calculations and write-ups for organizations and entities.
- Delivered comprehensive tax documentation required for accurate individual and corporate returns.
- Prepared written responses or tax return amendments to resolve state and federal notices.
- Reviewed available data and compared against tax code to determine exemptions, deductions, and potential liabilities.
- Prepared US, multistate and international tax returns for business clients.
- Developed and updated spreadsheets and databases to track, analyze and report on performance.
Trade Support Analyst/Operations
Tullett Prebon
New York, NY
11.2000 - 03.2017
- Collaborated with web developers to implement (STP) Straight Through Processing trading system.
- Liaised across several departments: Back Office, Trading Information Technology and Compliance.
- Identified and resolved trade disputes in real-time which resulted in reducing the trading desk's exposure to loss.
- Monitored daily flow in front and back office systems to ensure proper trade execution.
- Expert in managing all Fixed Income order entry.
- Managed a team of Trading Assistants for Fixed Income Trading Desks.
- Responsible for accurately reporting to the Federal Reserve Bank through their proprietary reporting system.
- Managed trade research for disputed orders including time-of-sale and pricing verification.
- Operational P&L responsibility.
- Processed travel and expense forms for Treasury Brokers.
- Provided high level of administrative support to Treasury Desk senior management.
Fixed Income Electronic Trade Analyst
Tullett Liberty Brokerage
New York, NY
02.2000 - 11.2000
- Conducted demonstrations of electronic trading platform to clients.
- Managed application updates and continual service improvement projects.
- Provided technical support to clients to ensure proper product usage.
- Accurately identified customer needs.
- Resolved application issues with web developers through beta testing.
- Operational P&L responsibility.
- Identified software defects and product improvement features for future releases.
- Assisted sales team marketing strategies which resulted in growth of customer base.
Trade Support & Administrative Assistant
Tullett & Tokyo Securities
New York, NY
03.1995 - 02.2000
- Volume Control & Administration.
- Managed ticket/trade flow.
- Updated AS400 in real-time to reflect chronological order, proper cusip number, coupon and maturity.
- Managed and cross checked all Treasury Bond transactions to ensure information regarding issue,price, quantity and time of sale were accurate.
- Updated customer screens after Treasury Bond auctions.
- Interacted directly with the Chicago Board of Trade regarding Bond Basis Swaps.
- Created effective methods of filing trades for auditing purposes.
- Executive Assistant to Managing Director of Government Bond Desk.
- Analyzed departmental documents for appropriate distribution and filing.
Education
Liberal Arts And General Studies
Skills
- Financial Reporting & Analysis
- Executive Administration
- Trade Research
- Fixed Income Order Entry
- Middle Office Operations
- Report development
- Microsoft Office
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Small Business Tax Returns
- Individual Tax Returns
- Document Proofreading
- Electronic Filing Software
- Client Account Management
Certification
Life Insurance Agent
Notary Public
Timeline
Executive Assistant & Tax Preparer - Malhotra & Patel, LLC
08.2018 - Current
Trade Support Analyst/Operations - Tullett Prebon
11.2000 - 03.2017
Fixed Income Electronic Trade Analyst - Tullett Liberty Brokerage
02.2000 - 11.2000
Trade Support & Administrative Assistant - Tullett & Tokyo Securities
03.1995 - 02.2000
New Jersey City University - , Liberal Arts And General Studies
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