Utshaw Gomes
Manchester,CT
Summary
Experienced financial professional with a proven track record in end-to-end trade operations management for diverse financial products on a global scale. Demonstrates adaptability and versatility through successful roles in providing operational support, analyzing hedge fund transactions failures, and collaborating with international teams. Adept at problem resolution, evidenced by the successful resolution of fails with prime brokers, improving client satisfaction and retention. Possesses a strong educational background in Quantitative Economics and Finance, complemented by technical proficiency in analytical tools, making me a well-rounded candidate for challenging roles in financial services.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant, Middle Office Asset Servicing, HFS
Northern Trust
10.2022 - 02.2024
- Managed end-to-end processes related to daily trade break resolution for equity, fixed income, bond, and derivative products for a key strategic client in the Americas, EMEA & APAC regions, ensuring timely settlement of trades.
- Assisted swap confirmation team in covering all OTC products such as total return swaps, equity options, structured equity products, convertible bond options, credit defaults and fixed income products.
- Assisted in proper operational reflection of OTC trades.
- Reviewed booking of corporate actions and dividends/coupons to ensure it affects the position properly.
- Acted as a liaison between clients' trading desks, prime brokers, and executing brokers, maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders and leveraging cross-functional teams to resolve issues and mitigate risk.
- Successfully resolved fails with prime brokers by working closely with executing brokers to facilitate delivery, resulting in improved client satisfaction and retention.
- Collaborated with reconciliation and control teams to ensure the accuracy of internal books and records and adherence to regulatory compliance standards.
Operations. Analyst
SS&C Technologies
06.2021 - 09.2022
- Providing full T+0 operational support for trade capture, DTC & trade affirmations, P&L and position reconciliation, trade settlement, and trade life cycle management.
- Analyzing hedge fund performance on a daily and monthly basis, ensuring accurate calculation of fund Net Asset Value and issuance of P&L reports.
- Daily interaction with teams around the world, including Malaysia and India.
- Pricing fund portfolios and posting account entries to general ledgers for nightly Price Variance, Price Exception, and Stale Price reporting.
- Working with various financial products including equities, bonds, futures, CDS's CDO's and FX contracts.
- Analyzing internal fund P&L and position breaks between accounting and trade entry systems.
Member Account Representative
American Eagle Financial Credit Union
06.2017 - 05.2021
- Accurately process customer cash, check, transfers, and statement transactions.
- Provide reports analyzing preferred customers' financial status in support of sales of new products.
Finance Intern
Foresters Financial
06.2018 - 08.2018
- Observed and participated in office-training classes, in which participants work together and analyze client data to come up with solutions for upcoming client cases and learn about advanced financial concepts.
- Worked with other interns on a mock client project, using knowledge gained in classes to put together recommendations for hypothetical clients.
Education
Master of Science - Quantitative Economics
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT12.2019
Bachelor of Science - Finance
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT05.2018
Skills
Financial Services
Trade life cycle management
Middle Office Operations
Clearing and Settlement
Analytical Skills
CTM
AdvisorWare
Microsoft Excel
Python
R
Stata
Matlab
Timeline
Consultant, Middle Office Asset Servicing, HFS
Northern Trust
10.2022 - 02.2024
Operations. Analyst
SS&C Technologies
06.2021 - 09.2022
Finance Intern
Foresters Financial
06.2018 - 08.2018
Member Account Representative
American Eagle Financial Credit Union
06.2017 - 05.2021
Master of Science - Quantitative Economics
University of Connecticut
Bachelor of Science - Finance
University of Connecticut
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