Scott E. Denman
**** ******** ****, ***** *******, OH 45424
937-***-**** *****.*********@*****.***
SUMMARY
Portfolio and Retirement Account Administrator with 10 years experience in
auditing, cash account tracking, and responding to account inquiries.
Strong detail and time management skills. Effective communicator with a
track record of providing internal and external clients with customer
service excellence that reflects well on the organization as a whole. Team
player who is able to work independently with limited supervision to
accomplish tasks and reach organizational goals within tight deadlines.
Proficient in Microsoft Word & Excel, Blackrock, Epam, Charles Rivers,
Indata, and Bloomberg.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TRANSAMERICA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC, Dayton, OH 2004 - 2011
An investment advisor with $14B in assets specializing in large cap equity
and fixed income investments.
Portfolio Account Administrator
Reconciled daily and monthly activity for mutual funds, institutional
accounts, and private wealth accounts.
. Posted journal entries to record account cash movements, including
expenses, fees, maturities, and corporate actions, to meet critical time
requirements for portfolio manager to invest and raise cash.
. Documented daily cash process to meet compliance and audit regulations
for SEC, as well as for use in cross training other team members.
. Prepared and generated monthly audit reports and client statements to
ensure clients received accurate and timely account information.
. Reported daily cash balances, including all daily and projected activity,
to prepare managers to make investments, raise cash, and reduce /
eliminate overdraft fees.
. Responded to all inquires by traders, portfolio managers, and
counterparts, consistently maintaining a high level of customer
satisfaction.
. Documented details of the wire transfer request procedure for Reverse
Repurchase Agreements and future's margin to meet audit and compliance
regulations as well as for use in cross training other team members.
. Assisted in numerous successful systems conversions, including
transitioning to PAM and Blackrock's Aladdin.
. Worked closely with the technology group to correct and improve automated
cash reporting processes.
. Ensured proper S&P, Moody's, and Fitch ratings updates to internal system
to reflect marketplace changes.
DEAN INVESTMENTS, Dayton, OH 2000 - 2003
An independent asset manager and financial services company.
Retirement Plan Administrator
Administered pension and 401(k) plans. Provided clients with service
recommendations.
. Recommended trust accounting, plan documentation, plan design,
contribution analysis, participant reporting, and 5500 preparation and
filing to ensure well designed IRS qualified retirement plans for
employer and plan participants.
. Provided clients with an accessible resource and superb service in all
requests.
. Performed 401(k) testing, annual additions (IRC Sec. 415), top heavy (IRC
Sec. 416), plan coverage (IRC Sec. 401(b)), plan participation (IRC Sec.
401(a)(26)) and other tests that improved clients' corrective action when
tests failed.
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DEAN INVESTMENTS, (Continued)
. Worked closely with clients to process requests for loans, distributions,
termination of services, retirement, disability, death, and hardship
while meeting IRS and plan provisions and keeping the plan qualified.
HBD INDUSTRIES INC., Columbus, OH 1998 - 2000
Manufacturer and supplier of a diverse line of general-purpose industrial
products.
Assistant Pension Manager
Administered company pension and 401(k) plans. Coordinated annual audits
and 5500 tax returns.
. Provided the CFO, plan administrator, and legal counsel with pension and
401(k) updates, ensuring plans met IRS, ERISA and PBGC requirements.
. Reconciled payroll contributions, invoices, and monthly trust reports,
resulting in faster resolution of discrepancies.
. Worked extensively with each location to guarantee ERISA and IRS
regulation compliance.
. Coordinated and organized audit preparation, financial statement
preparation, and annual reporting to ensure timely audits and favorable
audit reports and feedback.
. Ensured pension contributions, wire requests and PBGC filings were
completed accurately and promptly.
. Trained employees, in conjunction with manager, about retirement planning
to assure they were provided with quality information for setting
effective retirement goals.
JOHN NUVEEN & COMPANY, Dayton, OH 1993 - 1997
Financial services company and mutual fund manager with $80B under
management.
Fund Accounting Associate
Reconciled daily and monthly activity for mutual bond funds and published
daily cash projections.
. Received "Sailing for Service" award from the portfolio management team
in 1997.
. Nominated for quarterly performance excellence award in 1996.
. Assumed a liaison role with external auditors to facilitate the SEC
auditing process.
. Worked closely with auditors to provide company procedures documentation
and data back-up.
. Maintained excellent vendor relationships and continued to build strong
partnerships.
. Worked with vendors to improve order processing, which resulted in
increased order efficiency.
. Compiled monthly, semi-annual, and annual mutual fund and municipal bond
reports, ensuring clients received timely and accurate account
information.
. Provided the portfolio management team with daily cash projections to
assist them in investing / raising cash in a timely manner and in
reducing / eliminating overdraft fees.
. Processed mutual fund fees and resolved all fee discrepancies promptly
and accurately.
EDUCATION
BS, Finance, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
AS, Business, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH