kenisha T. Clarke
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pROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Reed Elsevier - Finance Reporting and Management - Program Management
Office Associate- New York, NY April 2012 - Present
. Support, through the development of projects and training, the
strategy for future Order Management and Fulfillment Application
Roadmap as part of the company's four year strategic plan
. Develop and implement MIS and governance reports on projects and
training which allows senior management oversight to make swift, well
informed decisions
. Variance analysis between budgeted and actual spend across the
different systems
. Create financial business cases which outline future budgetary spend
for all newly proposed projects/programs
. Coordinate training and project delivery between the business,
operations, finance and vendors across the US, Amsterdam and APAC
. Support manager to drive projects, overcome milestones, and manage
project risk with the approval of stakeholder
JPMorgan Securities Lending - Equities Derivatives Group -Trader's
Assistant/Corporate Act, Analyst- New York, NY June 2009 - April
2012
. Spearheaded UAT of multiple trade flow test scenarios for new internal
systems that reduced trade breaks by 55% simultaneously decreasing
false spikes in P&L
. Managed the writing up, understanding the risks for each corporate
action deal and finally assigning deals to a team of four
. Liaised as the first point of contact between DTC and the firm's PB
clients along with CEOs from small and large companies
. Accountable for Trade Lifecycle Management (TLM) and reconciling trade
breaks for trades to meet settlement
. Execute daily pricing with the strong use of Excel and macros on 130+
bonds & CVBs to determine collateral calls
. Product risk control specialist, cancelling trades, researching
breaks, proposing possible solutions, analyzing current processes and
product flows to identify areas of improvement and coordinate users to
implement enhancements along with MIS reporting
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
JP Morgan Chase & Co., Thomas G. Labrecque Smart Start Scholar
Scholarship Program: A four-year full tuition scholarship.
Retail Financial Services - Latin America Group -- New York, New York
Nov 2008 - June 2009
. Reduced client complaints by 50% with informational improvements to
the client service website over a six month period
Prime Brokerage - Equities Derivatives -- Johannesburg, South Africa
June 2008 - Nov 2008
. Provided quantitative and qualitative analysis to resolve
mismatched/failed trades in order to mitigate regulatory and market
risk
Marketing and Communications - team IB -- New York, NY Sept 2007- June
2008
. Co-chaired in launching team IB, the first employee volunteerism
program for the Investment Bank hosted by the co-heads of the
Investment Bank--Steve Black and Bill Winters which raised over 25mm
dollars for the charities involved
Investment Bank - Tax Exempt Capital Markets-New York, NY
June 2007-Aug. 2007
. Drafted Request for Proposals (RFP), for potential clients to view how
JPMorgan could restructure their debt compared to competitors. Clients
included the State of New York and New Jersey Turnpike
Treasury and Securities Services - Global Client Access -- Brooklyn, NY
May 2006 - May 2007
. Collaborated with programmers to enhance the navigation of the
Treasury Service QuickPlace website which resulted in quicker
navigation for clients reducing client inquiries
Small Business - Retail Financial Services Product -- New York, NY
June 2005 - May 2006
. Implemented and produced competitive analysis reports on heritage Bank
One and Chase debit/credit performance by tracking basis point changes
on increased balances to see how well one card performed versus
another
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Finance & Minor in
Accounting June 2009
City University of New York, Brooklyn College Honors Academy -- Brooklyn,
New York Magna Cum Laude
Cumulative GPA: 3.75, Dean's List: Spring 2005-Spring 2009
JP Morgan Chase, Thomas G. Labrecque Smart Start Scholarship Program: Full
tuition and paid year-long internships
Certificate of Completion in Political Science & Human Rights
June 2008 - Nov 2008
University of Witwatersrand (Study Aboard) -- Johannesburg, South Africa
Technical Skills
Microsoft Office Suite, SAP Business Objects, LS6 Yellow Belt training,
ComSci TFM solution, SharePoint, Bloomberg, DTC, Euroclear, Reuters,
LoanIQ, RUMBA Mainframe, Sphinx, SCALA[pic]