Anthony Matthew Lipari ** West **th St Apt * ( Bayonne, NJ 07002 (
201-***-**** ( alipari33@gmail
OBJECTIVE:
Seek a progressive career position in financial services in the areas
of analysis or trade support, utilizing practical knowledge and
experience, while offering an opportunity for professional growth and
advancement.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Morgan Stanley Investment Management
New York, NY
Financial Associate - Asset Management Financial Control Group
Jan 2010- Jun
2012
. Capture, reconcile, and report AUM and Flow activities across the MSIM
Segment to assist all forecasting and analytics for: weekly,
quarterly, full-year, multi-year, and annual budget
. Coordinate with Managing Directors, Executive Directors, Vice
Presidents, and Senior Management within the Asia, Europe, North
America, Latin America regions for current and future reporting
requests while streamlining given processes
. Provide client service and ad hoc analysis to the Sales teams, FCG,
Legal, Compliance, Marketing, and other MSIM Business Units
. Automate the financial data team's reporting process to provide value-
added analytics by creating training manuals, presentations, building
new queries, and facilitating the successful transitition of MS Access
to the SQL server platform
. Lead, coordinate, execute Morgan Stanley weekly and monthly close
scheduled production deadlines effectively for the reporting of
Alternative, Fixed Income, Equity, Liquidity, MMDA and Real Estate
products
. Monthly conference calls with Asia region to touch base, compare
strategy, and develop a shared view of expectations in regard to
future business goals while addressing potential concerns
. Quarterly travel to West Conshohocken, PA to meet with members of
AMFCG for the purpose of implementing a continuous improvement model;
to define and develop robust front-end reporting tools to enhance
delivery and provide value-added analytics to the business
. Liaise with data providers, Operations, and IT to drive process
changes and resolve data issues to enhance reporting capabilities;
thus, enabling the BU and Finance Senior Management to make more
optimal business decisions that drive profitability
. Perform SOX controls and maintain documentation of data reporting for
auditing purposes
Morgan Stanley Investment Management - Van Kampen Investments
Jersey City, NJ
Subject Matter Expert/Team Lead -Mutual Fund Operations
Jan 2008- Jan 2010
. Analysis of legal documents to validate paperwork for fiduciary and
voluntary new account establishment, maintenance, transfer and
redemption client service
. Monitor 13 daily reports that have passed company quality measures for
any potential processing errors and negligence; escalating
inaccuracies to senior management
. Generate, analyze and distribute error trending reporting
. Collaborate and assist other departments/offices with complex
account set ups, requirements, and special function requests
that entail bridging information between GWM, NSCC, Van Kampen,
and Morgan Stanley infrastructures
. Develop and present exception requests to senior management regarding
high dollar trades to manage partner and client expectations in a
timely and efficient manner
. Support testing, documentation and implementation of system
enhancements and new products; solicit feedback and communicate
results to senior management
. Help supervise colleagues and inform them if their productivity and
quality numbers are not up to Van Kampen standards. Assist in the
development of training modules and cross-train over a dozen co-
workers
. Perform cease payments and reissues for shareholder systematic and
dividend distributions
. Attend weekly managerial meetings and become acting manager upon
managerial absence
. Review and audit account and transaction documentation to ensure
compliance with the Securities and Exchange Committee and NSAD
guidelines pursuant to the Patriot Act & Van Kampen procedural
requirements.
. Operations Department achieved five star ratings from NQR and received
"Best In Class" Award from NQR.
. Achieve maximum productivity while maintaining the highest quality
rate for my division
[Group Average 99.48 cumulative, 98.714 year to date: Individual Average
99.99 cumulative, 100.00 for 2009-2010]
Education
Spring 2006
Ramapo College of New Jersey
. Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology: Theoretical and Applied
Sciences
. Deans List 2003-2006, Order of Omega Honor Society, Phi Alpha Delta
Law Fraternity, VP of Neuroscience Club
. Cumulative GPA: 3.51, Cum Laude; Major GPA 3.78; GRE 1070, 5/6 Writing
Skills
. Microsoft Office (Advanced knowledge of Excel, Access, PowerPoint,
Outlook), Hyperion Essbase, Business Objects, AGCIS, DTK, TA2000,
Citrix, AWD, SPSS, SharePoint, and DST Rumba back office software
References furnished upon request