PAULA BAROUD

Professional Summary

** ***** ** *********** ********** in product and relationship management, leading strategic projects and/or multiple initiatives to grow and developing new capabilities.

25 Years of expertise in mutual fund operations including client asset onboardings, treasury oversight, financial reporting, custody, back-office accounting and valuation.

Work History

JP Morgan Chase & Co.-Vice President Fund Services Client Operations

05/2023 – Present

Boston, Massachusetts

Program lead for $5.2B client asset onboarding for Fixed Income ETF product support including accounting, performance and financial reporting.

Lead executive steering updates on program progress and issues.

Collaborate with and influence with technology and operations subject matter experts to drive product and service solutions for the client.

Build and maintain network of partners throughout organization and client to promote client focus, maintain service quality and drive new initiatives and business.

Fidelity Investments- Director of Treasury: Financial Statement Program

02/2022 - 06/2022- Remote

05/2016 - 09/2021- Merrimack, New Hampshire

Led compliance program in support of Sarbanes Oxley regulatory requirements to SEC for over 500 US mutual funds annually.

Drove agenda for executive meetings with program stakeholders including Principal Officers, senior management, business partners and audit firms to assess progress, resolve technical issues and ensure adherence to vendor and regulatory deadlines.

Determined staffing by assessing complexity, volumes and trends.

Oversaw policies for adherence to regulatory and business requirements, including completing quantitative and qualitative analysis of complex transactions.

Impressed Fidelity management with my past performance, resulting in an invitation to return to the role as a contractor after my voluntary resignation with a buy-out package. The senior team granted approval for this arrangement.

Fidelity Investments: Fund Operations - Director Global Trade Operations and Trade Program

Merrimack, New Hampshire

12/2014 - 04/2016

Led 15-person multi- site and multi-time zone team responsible for trade delivery and settlement for separate account and mutual funds.

Collaborated with business to develop and own product roadmap, vision and prioritization for $12 million agile program to transform account, security and derivatives trade processing architecture.

Delegated to team and reviewed output of creating, grooming and prioritizing backlog and end user requirements.

Owned communication strategy to business stakeholders on project objectives, milestones, benefits, targets and impacts.

Fidelity Investments, Fund Operations - Director of Business Partner Product Strategy

Merrimack, NH; Boston, MA

03/2007 - 12/2014

Represented Fund Operations organization as primary contact to Fidelity's Investment Advisors, managing relationships and collaborating on solutions for development efforts.

Worked as key driver to lead solutions design and project manager for strategic initiatives through cross functional communication. Key accomplishments include: creation of operational model to support start-up of London trading desk, operational readiness for new trade order platform, launch and outsourcing of 3 ETF products and numerous complex funds launches and derivative implementations.

Collaborated with and analyzed client strategy and requirements to drive strategic and tactical solutions to create new capabilities.

Facilitated cross-functional interdepartmental communications resulting in enhanced workflow.

Provided key reporting, including operational assessments and metrics to Senior Management, Asset Management and business partners.

Fidelity Investments: Fund Operations - Financial Statement Reporting Unit Manager

Boston, MA

02/2003 - 02/2007

Managed team responsible for preparation of mutual fund shareholder reports, prospectus, SAI's, N-SAR and N-Q filings

Reviewed mutual fund shareholder reports, prospectus, SAI's, N-SAR and N-Q filings for adherence to Securities and Exchange Commission and US GAAP Requirements

Prepared executive summaries provided to principal officers Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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978-***-****

Danvers, MA 01923

Education

Suffolk University- Frank Sawyer School of Management

Boston, MA

Master of Business Administration

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

Bachelor of Science Degree: Finance

Skills

Product and Service Management

Client Relationship Management

Quantitative and qualitative analysis

Mutual fund regulations and securities trading support

JIRA and Agile

Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Excel

Business Objects, Tableau, Visio

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