Management Quality
Resume:
Benedict Richardson
Owings Mills, MD 21117
ablb8i@r.postjobfree.com
Finance Professional
A highly trusted, goal-oriented Finance Professional with 10 years of
experience whose confidence, perseverance and vision promote success.
Unique ability to partner with clients to ensure complete satisfaction.
Knowledgeable and experienced analyst/manager able to organize complex
projects, define priorities and accomplish tasks accurately in pressure
situations. Self-motivated, assertive, timely, professional, organized,
accurate and efficient.
Core Skills
Portfolio Account/Asset Management Client Relations/Retention
Investment Strategies
Financial Modeling/Forecasting Business Partnerships
Business Planning
Stock /Fund Trading Capital Market Research/Analysis
Problem Solving
Team Development Financial Reporting Regulatory
Assurance
Project Management High-Level Transaction Management
Accounting
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Employment Background
Morgan Stanley - Baltimore, MD
2010 - Present
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm that serves a
diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and
individuals. Morgan Stanley operates in 36 countries around the world, with
over 600 offices and a workforce of over 60,000.
Financial Analyst, Institutional Securities Group - Derivatives (Contract
Position)
. Effectively handle the settlement of OTC derivatives trades, post-
booking of credit default swaps and interest rate swaps.
. Carefully verify trades are booked correctly with correct interest
rates, fees, cash flow amounts and other security attributes.
. Thoroughly research and prepare comprehensive studies, reports, and
analysis in areas such as budget forecasts, financial plans,
statistical reports, cash flow projections and business forecasts.
. Took initiative to develop strong business partnerships with traders
and other investment professionals to resolve issues and develop
processes to improve the settlement process.
. Major contributor in advising analysts in making recommendations to
management regarding cost saving and profit generating opportunities,
and profitability improvement strategies.
. Draw on extensive experience in finance to conduct research on
subjects such as rate of return, investment opportunities, and
investment performance.
. Thoroughly research and identify settlement issues, resolve fails, and
control risk, additionally correct routine accounting and reporting
problems.
. Accurately post daily credit and debit entries to ledger accounts
ensuring full regulatory compliance.
. Diligently support the analysis of financial information to determine
present and future financial statements.
. Promptly submit wire requests with intermediary banks, ensuring
accuracy and the highest degree of due diligence.
. Utilize financial skills to apply corporate financial policies and
accounting theory when identified by executive management.
. Support databases for use in analyzing future plans and forecasts, and
statistical reports.
T. Rowe Price - Baltimore, MD
2000 - 2009
T. Rowe Price is a publicly owned investment firm that offers mutual funds,
sub-advisory services, and separate account management for individuals,
institutions, retirement plans, and financial intermediaries in addition to
investment planning and guidance tools.
Portfolio Accountant - Fixed Income
2007 - 2009
. Effectively managed 35 domestic and international accounts with assets
in excess of $50M each, ensuring accuracy and completeness of
transactions and holdings. Securities held in account load included
fixed income products, stocks, options, credit and interest rate swaps
and foreign exchange positions.
. Skillfully reviewed and maintained data for client accounts through
accounting, record keeping, reporting, auditing and reconciliation,
consistently meeting all customer needs and regulatory expectations.
. Accurately accounted for TRP customer assets with the highest degree
of accuracy and integrity.
. Proactively identified and resolved any discrepancies as part of a
checks and balance process to reduce financial risks and avoid not
meeting all customer and regulatory expectations.
. Continually pitched in assisting other associates with workflow
forecasting to ensure proper coverage of account workload.
. Energetically developed professional working partnerships with traders
and other investment personnel to resolve issues and develop processes
to improve the portfolio accounting and settlement processes.
. Lent expertise for settlement of credit default swaps and interest
rate swaps ensuring accuracy in interest payments, cash flows,
security details.
. Carefully monitored futures accounts to ensure proper accounting,
margin account requirements were met, and adequate collateral was
pledged.
. Diligently posted transactions including security trades,
subscriptions, redemptions, foreign exchange and adjustments.
. Took initiative to review client accounts to verify security holdings
and trades matched corresponding bank holdings.
. Hand selected to take the lead on projects aimed at increasing
productivity and reducing risks.
. Profitably managed cash in account load ensuring it was properly
accounted for and invested in suitable short-term securities.
Central Operations Support Services Supervisor
2006 - 2007
. Selected talent, effectively led, developed and coached a team of 14
representatives that consistently met department quality and
productivity standards by enhancing skill sets and retaining
associates.
. Accountable and held team to account for ensuring proper procedures
were established and followed to protect shareowner information and
shareowner investments.
. Successfully lead business projects involving workflow analysis,
system enhancements and policy/procedure improvements that increased
department quality, productivity and efficiencies.
. Adeptly managed workflow by prioritizing all work items and assigning
to individual skill sets within the team to ensure NASD pricing
guidelines were met and shareholder transactions were completed within
the designated timeframe.
. Attentively developed and monitored key metrics to measure department
performance in regards to quality and productivity.
. Constantly took initiative to improve department performance,
including system enhancements, process and procedures improvements,
and development of training programs.
. Conscientiously monitored workflow to ensure daily workloads were
completed by team accurately and on time.
Retirement Account Management Quality Specialist
2000 - 2006
. Provided immediate and accurate feedback to representatives regarding
errors in line with the established policies.
. Key contributor in assisting with new hire training, developing
outlines and manuals, scheduling and conducting training classes,
participating on other quality-related tasks and coaching associates.
. Conducted quality review of retail accounts, brokerage accounts, asset
transfers, retirement transaction requests, advisory and
correspondence
Subway Restaurant Franchise - Baltimore, MD
2003 - 2006
Subway is an American fast food franchise that primarily sells submarine
sandwiches (subs), salads, and personal pizzas. Subway is one of the
fastest growing franchises in the world with approximately 32,831
restaurants in 91 countries.
Owner/Operator
. Created realistic business plan, established corporation, opened and
successfully operated profitable franchise.
. Professionally performed all personnel functions including hiring,
training, supervising and motivating employees.
. Skillfully managed inventory and staffing implementing best practices
cost controls.
. Expertly prepared financial statements and forecasts, and developed
marketing strategies to achieve business goals.
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Education
Master of Business Administration Focus on Finance
University of Baltimore - Baltimore, MD
Bachelor of Science in Business Management
Morgan State University - Baltimore, MD
Licensures
Series 7 License - 2007
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