Ricardo Bobe

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Jersey City, NJ 07307 201-***-****

Professional Experience:

Century21 Plaza, Jersey City, NJ 2010 - 2015

Real Estate Sales Agent

Listed, Marketed and sold residential homes and rental properties

Prepared and presented sales contracts and rental leases

Collected tenant rent and tracked tenant deposits

Performed and prepared current market analysis for houses, condos and apartments

Strategically negotiated sales prices with property sellers and buyers

Verified renters’ credit reports, employment histories and salary

Maintained rental property in good condition

Conducted process for updates and renovations of properties as needed

Coordinated routine and emergency repairs on various properties

Maintained Bookkeeping records

Performed sales presentations and negotiated rental agreements

Complied with federal, state and local Housing laws and regulations

Responded to tenant requests and inquiries in a timely fashion, solving difficult issues efficiently

Bank of New York Mellon, New York, NY 2008 - 2010

Senior Hedge fund Portfolio Accountant

Managed and serviced Hedge Fund Portfolios

Produced and audited daily/monthly/annual multicurrency accounting statements for Hedge fund accounts

Updated Security dividend and interest rates into SunGard accounting system

Maintained Corporate actions and Individual Client Corp action Elections on Accounting system

Seasoned in exotic derivatives, such as currency, interest rate swaps, forwards, repos, futures and fixed income Securities

Reconciled multicurrency cash and trade positions

Researched and resolved end of day prices by DTC

Provided daily NAV’s to client and investment managers

Interviewed Summer and Winter interns, and trained junior accountants

Contracted Assignments

JP Morgan Chase 4 Metro-tech Ctr., Brooklyn, NY 02/06 - 11/08

Client Services/Billing specialist

Calculated and issued client quarterly billing statements

Maintained client billing rates on accounting system

Explained billing fees to clients and resolved billing issues

Contacted clients for collection of outstanding fees

Documented and escalated non-payment reports to upper management and legal department

Liaised between clients, operations personnel and investment managers, allowing open communication,

accurate reporting and enhanced customer service

Served as user acceptance tester for new SunGard Accounting system

Lord Abbett, Jersey City, NJ 05/05 - 02/06

Portfolio Fund Accountant

Performed daily cash reconciliation with custodial banks

Reconciled month-end reports with custodial bank

Reported daily short term cash available for investment

Van Eck Global Investments, New York, NY 12/04 - 04/05

Staff Accountant

Reviewed and prepared fund annual reports for audit review

Monitored daily S&P 500 and gold exchange for foreign security fair value pricing

Created, updated, and maintained daily fund statistic spreadsheets on Excel

TIA-CREF, New York, NY 11/04-12/04

Fund Accountant

Computed and reported end of day dividend receivables for fund reinvestment

Researched daily transaction differences, identified and escalated unresolved aged items and documented

actions taken for follow-up

Tocqueville Asset Management LLP New York, NY 10/04-11/04

Staff Accountant

Researched, identified and amended incorrect exchange rates used in trades of a client tax-lot account

Reconciled custody bank accounting statements vs. In-house accounting systems

Produced Client proxy notifications

Deutsche Bank, Jersey City, NJ 1998 -2003

Associate / Dedicated Customer Service Agent

Maintained effective daily client communication; main point of contact for bank’s full service client accounts

Researched and answered all client queries and concerns pertinent to accounts

Accurately and successfully processed monthly retirement distribution payments for clients

Verified retiree information and maintained bank databases

Processed daily stock and money market trades as per client instructions

Researched and monitored broker trades; resolved trade settlements and security payment

Differences, ensuring timely and accurate trade settlements

Created specialized Excel spreadsheets, resulting in greater accessibility of data to clients

Paid and documented payments to third party managers and vendors fees, as per client instructions

Maintained and posted entries for accounts receivable /accounts payable

Opened and closed accounts as per client request

Maintained and documented internal and external correspondence as required by audit procedures

Bankers Trust Co.), Jersey City, NJ 1986 -1998

Staff Global Accountant

Performed monthly/annual trust accounting and audit procedures for multicurrency portfolios

Managed and maintained tax lot accounts for not for profit Clients insuring compliance

Researched and resolved security position and cash breaks eliminating differences

Calculated Mortgage backed Securities principle payments, bond interest and dividend payments

accurately and timely

Reconciled Custodial accounts with Investment Managers maintaining accurate records

Trained peers on new accounting platform Microsoft Excel interface

U.S. Marine Corps, Honorably Discharged 1982-1986

Education:

Accounting and Bookkeeping Technician Certificate - Hudson Technical, North Bergen, NJ

Associates Degree - Accounting Credits - Berkeley College, New York, NY

Additional Skills:

Microsoft Office Applications (Access, Word, Excel - including pivot tables and v-lookup, PowerPoint, Outlook), QuickBooks, Lotus Notes, SunGard Invest One, Bloomberg, bilingual (Spanish)

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