Tasha Royal
Stamford,CT
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
VP, Portfolio Specialist
Voya Investment Management
Westport, CT
07.2022 - 06.2025
- Performing as an advocate and representative of Investment team, the Portfolio Specialist serves as a main point of contact among internal and external clients
- Communication with internal and external clients on capital market analysis, individual portfolio holding updates, and portfolio performance.
- Ongoing project coordination and communications with all parts of the organization including portfolio management, marketing and communications, operations, and IT, legal and compliance and IM's institutional distribution teams.
- Onboarding new client relationships across the team's proprietary portfolio management systems.
- Contributing to quarterly client portfolio review meetings by providing detailed market updates and portfolio analysis, including performance attribution analysis.
- Owning the Team's ESG process and methodology, including the enhancement and automation of ESG client reporting capabilities.
- Problem solver: Continually seeking ways to resolve issues affecting multiple stakeholders (internal and external).
VP, Portfolio Administrator
Allianz Global Investors
New York, NY
02.2022 - 07.2022
- Perform needed account maintenance on assigned accounts using various portfolio management and proprietary systems; report and resolve individual account issues
- Coordinate with portfolio managers, credit team, client, as well as sponsor operations
- Respond to status inquiries from internal and external clients
- Maintain accurate records and files of transaction activity, including critical reports and supporting documents
- Deliver compliance reports for allocations and trade restrictions, support preparation of portfolio reports for risk, compliance, and sustainability teams.
VP, Senior Business Analyst (Alternatives)
Allianz Global Investors
New York, NY
10.2020 - 07.2022
- Conduct complexity assessments for new business activities (NBAs)
- Lead/Support project work that originated from the IBM Office / Investment Platform
- Business liaison for portfolio management systems (Allvue) - responsible for processing invoices; working with vendor to fix problems, and add enhancements as required
- Collaborated on business analysis for new or current projects/enhancements when required
- Facilitated annual risk assessment tests
- Assist with broker commission reporting
VP, Operations Specialist
Allianz Global Investors
New York, NY
01.2020 - 10.2020
- Lead person for various middle office duties
- Conducted quarterly distribution analysis, and annual review of various financial statements
- Managed relationships with third-party stakeholders
- Coordinated the onboarding of new funds
- Created and implemented multiple desktop procedures
VP, Trade Assistant
Allianz Global Investors
New York, NY
01.2017 - 12.2019
- Managed the trade settlement process for several Funds
- Actively worked with portfolio analyst to ensure that quarterly financials were accurately updated for multiple companies
- Prepared monthly and quarterly investor reports for distribution to clients
- Maintained investment restrictive list and liaison with the compliance department on a regular basis
- Performed KYC processing for all new trading counterparties
VP, Operations (Loan Group)
Sound Harbor Partners
Stamford, CT
12.2012 - 12.2017
- Prepared agendas, exhibits, and minutes for monthly Valuation Sub Committee Meetings
- Moderated monthly Valuation Sub Committee Meetings
- Successfully performed Due Diligence on new assets
- Administered various middle office responsibilities
Senior Associate (Loan Group)
Aladdin Capital Management, LLC
Stamford, CT
01.2008 - 12.2012
- Reconciled cash and trade balances with Trustees and Custodians on a daily and monthly basis
- Worked closely with traders and counterparties to ensure accurate execution and settlement of all trades
- Processed manual accrual calculations and reconciled with agent bank on a monthly and quarterly basis
- Facilitated various month-end tasks to ensure accurate monthly and quarterly reporting of all Funds
- Provided updated tax forms to counterparties to ensure that Funds were not subject to withholdings; and assisted the Analysts with the processing of all corporate actions and relayed their elections to the Trustees in a timely manner
Senior Hedge Fund Accountant
Aladdin Capital Management, LLC
Stamford, CT
06.2006 - 01.2008
- Collaborated with the Ops team to get all cash and position breaks resolved
- Calculated management fees, performance fees, and monthly returns for all funds under management
- Facilitated the annual audit of financial statements and the calculating of financial highlights
- Preparation Investors K-1's
- Assisted with the process of onboarding of new funds
- Oversaw liquidation process of funds winding down
- Documented all monthly, and annual fund accounting procedures
- Coordinated numerous projects for the Senior counsel, CFO, and CIO
Hedge Fund Accountant
GlobeOp Financial Services (SS&C)
Harrison, NY
12.2004 - 06.2006
- Reviewed daily & monthly pricing of assets
- Conducted daily and monthly reconciliation of portfolios cash and positions
- Prepared daily Profit & Loss, and Portfolio Valuation of multiple hedge funds
- Calculated and reconciled monthly Management, Performance, and Administration Fees
- Coordinated year-end audits
- Trained and supervise new associates
Investment Accountant
PFPC, Inc.
Wilmington, DE
03.2003 - 12.2004
- Calculated NAV, interest/dividend income, and distributions for domestic and international equity funds
- Verified accuracy of trade (buy/sell) tickets relating to portfolio transactions, and ensure such trades meet the compliance restrictions of the prospectus for assigned fund
- Provided analytical support to fund group, including calculations of SEC standardized 30-day yields, and expense analysis
- Prepared monthly financial statements for assigned funds. Maintain audit analysis schedules during the year and finalize at year-end
- Successfully trained new accountants in all aspects of mutual fund system for assigned investment companies
Summary
Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.
Education
MBA -
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT 09.2014 - 05.2016
Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Finance Banking
Delaware State University
Dover, DE 08.2019 - 12.2022
Skills
Verbal and written communication
Operations management
Documentation and reporting
Performance monitoring and evaluation
Account management
Industry best practices
Performance monitoring
Performance data analysis
Process improvement
Risk management
Work Availability
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Timeline
VP, Portfolio Specialist
Voya Investment Management
07.2022 - 06.2025
VP, Portfolio Administrator
Allianz Global Investors
02.2022 - 07.2022
VP, Senior Business Analyst (Alternatives)
Allianz Global Investors
10.2020 - 07.2022
VP, Operations Specialist
Allianz Global Investors
01.2020 - 10.2020
Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Finance Banking
Delaware State University
08.2019 - 12.2022
VP, Trade Assistant
Allianz Global Investors
01.2017 - 12.2019
MBA -
Sacred Heart University
09.2014 - 05.2016
VP, Operations (Loan Group)
Sound Harbor Partners
12.2012 - 12.2017
Senior Associate (Loan Group)
Aladdin Capital Management, LLC
01.2008 - 12.2012
Senior Hedge Fund Accountant
Aladdin Capital Management, LLC
06.2006 - 01.2008
Hedge Fund Accountant
GlobeOp Financial Services (SS&C)
12.2004 - 06.2006
Investment Accountant
PFPC, Inc.
03.2003 - 12.2004
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