Customer Service Sales
Resume:
Barry Chennankara
*** ******** ***** **** * Avenue Hackensack, NJ 07601
*****.*****@*****.***
Summary: A seasoned financial services professional with a background in
Mutual funds, compliance, technology and accounting seeks an opportunity
where he can demonstrate his talents and become an asset to the
organization.
Licenses: Series 7(General Securities Representative) Clean U4
Skills: Advanced Excel Functions, MS Access, PL/SQL, Visio, Oracle10g,
Lotus Notes, Bloomberg, MS Office 2007, 2010, MS Project.
E X P E R I E N C E:
Associate
Oct- May 2010
Ramsey Outdoor
. Updated the in house database keep track of new bar codes/ Items
. Created various type of queries to keep track of inventory for
insurance purposes.
. Heavy interaction with employees and clients to improve the database
Public and Private Offerings Consultant
Oct- Dec 2008
BLUE SKY MLS, Rutherford, NJ
. Generated IPO proposals with extensive use of formulas, functions,
charts and pivot tables.
. Filed and Renewed licenses for entities and individuals with the state
government and CRD.
. Assisted with the filing of Initial public offering through DTC.
. Assisted in the annual fee filings for mutual funds with several
states.
Reconciliations Associate
June- Sept. 2008
MORGAN STANLEY, Exchange Place, NJ
. Part of the transition team to move the Reconciliation system from
mainframe to a web based application.
. Balanced and reconciled mutual fund trade/dividend differences within
many clearance accounts
. I liaised with Fund Serv, Networking, ACATS, Dividend Settlement,
Trade Settlement, Sub-accounting and Corporate Action department to
resolve various issues.
. Maintained the Broker Dealer excel aging log of all unresolved items 5
days and older.
. Trouble shooting and follow-up on all unresolved issues and updating
upper management on it
. Calculated Breakages over a Share, processed offline trades with it
and prepared Gain/ Loss reports for management applying GAAP.
. Liaised with various departments within the company and fund families
to resolve issues with Networking, ACATS, Dividend Settlement and
Trade Settlement in the various omnibus accounts.
Mutual Funds Analyst
Aug. 2005 - Oct.2007
AXA EQUITABLE, New York, NY
. Worked closely with the Equity and Mutual fund order desk, providing
QA and trade corrections.
. Worked with third party administrators and fund sponsors regarding
corporate 401(k) and ERISA plans.
. Managed daily relationships with brokers, direct mutual funds and
clients
. Extensive use of Vision and Advisor Central.
. Performed account maintenance including opening and closing
activities; ensured paperwork was completed and agents received proper
pricing according to break points
. Interacted with clients to provide account information and address
questions regarding fund performance; assisted with the sales and
purchase of funds and associated fees Provided clients with an
understanding of financial instruments that comprise funds in their
portfolios; guided understanding of portfolios based on risk tolerance
and long-term growth objectives
. Trained new staff members to open new accounts and handle transfers
accurately
. Created and modified spreadsheets to update brokers for a Mutual fund
in IRA accts.
. Worked with mutual funds and products at various matrix levels.
. Assisted sales professionals and interacted with mutual fund companies
regarding fund performance, pricing and trade corrections.
Compliance Assistant
May 2003 -June 2004
JP MORGAN CHASE, New York, NY
. Receive, review and assist in approving securities and annuities:
Fixed, Variable, Qualified and non-qualified products for various
clients on a suitability basis.
. Assist in establishing and maintaining corporate, trust, estate and
individual accounts for clients, on a strict scrutiny basis.
. Assisted in the review and audit of the sales products of brokers with
various Mutual fund products like College 529 Plans of various Fund
Companies
. Acted as the primary liaison between all Tri-state brokers, Texas and
the Compliance Department.
. Correction of breakpoint values for clients on a load/no load basis.
. Upgraded the Compliance Log to include multiple products and Accounts.
Mutual Fund ACAT Balancing/IRS Reporting
May 2001 - August 2002
UBS, NJ/NY
. Assisted in balancing incoming and outgoing accounts for several other
brokerage firms.
. .Assisted in balancing the interim audit report, which consisted of
offshore client funds balanced internal accounts using DST Vision,
Advisor Central and Advisor Express.
. Acted as a liaison between the Broker/Dealer firm and the Fund
Company.
. Handled and processed reconciliation statements.
. Set up B-50's and LOA's for funds and provided customer service.
. Processed tax documents W-7, W-8, W-9 and various other documents for
IRS reporting
. Set up filters for data error correction.
Education:
2005 - Bachelor of Technology (Telecommunications) Deans List
New York City College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY
2000 Christopher Columbus High School, Bronx, NY
Hobbies : Golf, Tennis, Mountain Biking, Spanish Guitar
Availability: Immediate, willing to travel/relocate, US Citizen
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