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Home: 718-***-**** Cell: 347-***-****

E-mail: pcfo2t@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NORTH SHORE-LONG ISLAND JEWISH HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Westbury, New York

Senior Treasury Analyst/Assistant Director May 2008 – Present

• Manage and oversee the daily cash management functions, cash flow forecast and the reconciliation of short term investments performed by the Finance Coordinator

• Prepare monthly flash report and provide monthly investment performance summaries on the company’s Erisa and Non-Erisa portfolios to CFO for presentation to the Executive and Finance Committees

• Lead the implementation of various Faculty Practice Plan Self-Pay and Commercial Pay bank lockboxes

• Responsible for managing banking and merchant banking relationships

• Point person for banks and internal departments in the resolution of cash management, payroll funding, EFT and wire payments, lockbox, employee banking, credit card and ATM issues for the Health System

• Manage and prepare requisition process for reimbursement of escrowed bond proceeds for capital expenditures

• Calculate and report quarterly compliance with debt covenants and perform bond due diligence

• Perform quarterly review of investment plans and execute rebalancing of accounts to comply to corporate guidelines

• Review and analyze bank analysis statements and quarterly investment management fees incurred by the Health System

• Perform quarterly review of the Utilization Statistics and Management’s Discussion and Analysis Reports for the North Shore Long Island Jewish Obligated Group which are posted and disclosed at DAC Bond

• Responsible for the corporation’s leasing program and the maintenance of the master lease database

• Assist with the organization’s investor relations program

• Review and maintain the organization’s Investment Policy and Investment Guidelines Handbooks

PFIZER, INC. New York, New York

Senior Financial Analyst Feb. 2006 – May 2008

• Responsible for the corporation’s cash management which included setting up the daily cash position, funding corporate accounts, issuing commercial paper and investing excess cash as needed

• Prepared cash flow forecasts, variance analysis and detailed standard operating procedures for various Treasury functions

• Reported on short term corporate debt balances to the rating agencies (Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s)

• Liaised between banks and Pfizer internal departments for cash management and letters of credits related issues

• Assisted in the preparation and reporting of Pfizer’s shares buyback program

• Worked with the Audit Team in the preparation of SOX audit requirements for various Treasury processes

• Provided support and acted as backup to Director of Treasury Planning

• Managed the New York Headquarters (NYHQ) business continuity plan for the Treasury Operations group

PEPSICO, INC. Purchase, New York

Senior Treasury Associate Jun. 2004 – Nov. 2005

• Project leader for Canadian Treasury Transition Project, which involved the transfer of all Treasury functions into the U.S.

• Performed cash management functions for Pepsi-Cola Canada which included funds transfer, bank accounts reconciliation, daily cash position set-up and the investment of excess cash

• Performed and analyzed the Annual Operating Plan and monthly cash flow forecast for all Canadian business units

• Worked closely with Corporate Tax and Accounting to develop and execute cash repatriation and mobilization strategies

• Administered and managed Letters of Credits and Guarantees for PepsiCo and Pepsi-Cola Canada

• Managed foreign exchange transactions for Pepsi-Cola Canada

• Fulfilled compliance testing requirements for Sarbanes-Oxley certification

• Maintained PepsiCo’s Treasury Intranet site

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION New York, New York

Senior Treasury Analyst Jul. 2002 – Jun. 2004

• Managed, developed and analyzed short-term cash flow forecast used for liquidity management and strategic planning

• Funded corporate/divisional zero balance accounts and determined the corporation’s daily cash investment position

• Managed the liquidity portfolio, which included short-term cash investments in money market funds, time deposits, commercial papers and repurchase agreements.

• Monitored the corporation’s risk management policies which included the evaluation of risk perimeters, performance benchmarks and counterparty risk exposures

• Assisted in Foreign Exchange trade settlements for foreign currencies and U.S. dollars

• Reviewed and approved banks used in the Corporation’s Dealer Floor Planning activities based on their credit worthiness

• Interfaced with banks and divisions to resolve inquiries related to cash management issues

• Supported the Accounting Policy Group in compliance requirements as mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

• Developed operational procedures and implemented a number of internal controls and process enhancements

Treasury Analyst Jun. 1999 – Jun. 2002

• Consolidated corporate bank accounts to reduce costs and better manage the domestic bank relationship effort

• Reviewed and analyzed bank account analysis statements to determine the appropriateness of related bank service charges

• Supported and maintained the General Motors Treasury Management System

• Assisted with the implementation and testing of the Quantum treasury workstation in the NY Treasurer’s Office

• Prepared and analyzed banking activity reports to review divisional receipts and disbursements activity

• Reconciled cash activity of 180 corporate bank accounts reducing the number of monthly open items by more than 95% (from 1,800 open items to 75 open items)

PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES, INC. New York, New York

Business Systems Analyst May 1998 – Jun. 1999

• Analyzed business systems requirements for fixed income products and developed system specifications

• Created test plans, condition catalogs and user manuals

• Performed and documented complete user acceptance tests

• Acted as facilitator between business units and Information Systems

CHEMICAL SPECIFICS, INC. Maspeth, New York

Financial and Marketing Analyst Jun. 1992 - May 1998

• Formulated sales and expense budgets and prepared monthly financial reports

• Responsible for pricing, billing and maintaining service contracts

• Managed customer database system and trained employees in systems operation

• Responsible for overseeing and troubleshooting service department

• Liaised with Sales and Accounting Departments to improve the process and delivery of services

• Performed and evaluated market research studies to identify and generate new sources of revenue

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration in Banking and Finance - 2000

Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York

Bachelor of Arts in Economics - 1992

Queens College of the City University of New York, Flushing, New York

SKILLS

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Access, FoxPro, Dbase III+, COBOL, SAS, DOS, Quantum, CitiDirect, Chase Insight, Chase Access, PNC Pinnacle, BA Direct, BA CashPro, BA Connection, Bank of New York Cash Register Plus, Wachovia Connection, RBC Express, Bloomberg, Dow Jones, Lotus Notes and MS Outlook

• Excellent communication skills and high level of initiative and energy

• Fluent in Spanish and conversational Chinese-Cantonese

• Member Association for Financial Professionals

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