Niall Cosgrave
Ballinavary,Davidstown,Enniscorthy,Co.Wexford
E-mail: *************@*********.*** Tel. 087-*******
BA (Hons) Degree Graduate from Waterford Institute of Technology (Ireland)
in Financial Services and Business, with Fund Accountancy internship
experience.
Education
BA Financial Services and Business - Second Class Honours
Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland Sept. 2007 - Aug.
2009
Subjects: Management Accounting, Maths, Income Tax, Capital Gains Tax,
Advanced Fund Accounting, Information Systems, Advanced Excel, Economics,
Insurance Law, Banking Theory and Practice, Life Assurance and Pensions,
Internal Control, Management, Banking Law, Lending and Securities, General
and Non-Life Assurance, Applied Statistics.
Higher Certificate in Business Studies - Second Class Honours
Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland Sept. 2005 - May
2007
Subjects: Statistics, Law, Fundamentals of Accounting, Microeconomics,
Macroeconomics, Applied ICT (information Technology), Management,
Professional Oral Communications, Fundamentals of Marketing, Mathematics,
Managing Human Resources, Management Accounting, Marketing Mix Decisions,
Professional Written Communications, Professional Oral Communications,
Accounts Analysis
Higher Certificate in Equine Science - Second Class Honours
University of Limerick, Ireland Sept. 2003 - May
2005
Leaving Certificate, Good Counsel College, Wexford, Ireland Sept. 1998 -
June 2003
455 points (from total 600). Subjects: Economics, Maths, Technical Drawing,
Agricultural Science, English, Irish, Geography
Experience
Travelling and working in the United States of America Jan.
2010 - Dec. 2010
PNC Global Investment Servicing, Co. Wexford, Ireland Jan. 2008 - Sept.
2008
Fund Accountant
PNC provides mutual funds and alternative investment services, including
transfer agency services, fund accounting, and fund administration. Mutual
fund administration/accountancy role involved key responsibilities
including:
. Pricing of all funds (cash, equities, bonds)
. Accounting for the daily movements within the funds
. Clearing all transactions through Cash
. Running daily rollover pre-checks
. Preparation of Ucits for the 9 funds within the team, ensuring they
were signed and handed over to the trustee department.
. Processing Net Asset Value (NAV)
. Reporting daily to management as part of a busy team with a broad
portfolio
. Taking ownership of special tasks assigned by management and meeting
relevant deadlines.
. Technologies used included Bloomberg, IAS Fund Accounting Tool, and Excel
Arctic Tack Stud Farm, New Ross, Co. Wexford, Ireland Summers, 2002 -
2007
Breeding Assistant
. Coordinated the stud activities, averaging 700 mares per year
. Handled general customer services
. Performed general farm duties
Additional Skills and Achievements
. Received an award from Waterford Institute of Technology for
exceptional exam results in 2008.
. Experienced in using technology such as:
. Bloomberg
. IAS Fund Accounting Tool
. Excel, including macros and pivot tables.
. IDC.
. Full, clean Irish driving license
Interests
. Horse racing and breeding: Successfully raced and bred racehorses in
Ireland and have sold horses up to a value of E30,000, which enabled
me to finance my education.
. Hurling and Gaelic football: Played for Wexford county teams from the
ages of 14 to 21
. Special Olympics volunteer: Volunteered during the Special Olympics
World Games, which were held in Ireland in 2003, helping out during
training sessions and facilitating the teams during their stay in
Wexford.
Visa Status
J1 two-year visa, under the sponsorship of the CIEE. Free to work in any
part of the United States and for any company in the finance sector.