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Justin P. Spell
Related Work Experience:
Swiss Reinsurance - New York, NY July 2009 - January 2010
Position Reconciliation, Consultant - Michael Page International
. Performed daily position reconciliations for all Swiss Re fixed income
accounts to ensure proper holdings in both legacy & new accounting
platforms.
. Implemented procedures and daily processes to effectively streamline the
position reconciliation process.
. Conducted daily webinar session on reconciliation process to cross train
the London operations team.
. Identified discrepancies and worked to resolve exceptions by working with
internal trade support, account reconciliation team, custodians &
traders.
State Street Investment Manager Services - Malvern, PA
Trade Support, Consultant - Eliassen Group - (January 2009-February
2009)
. Responsible for confirming executed fixed income & FX trades placed by
Lazard Traders.
BlackRock - Plainsboro, NJ November 2006 -
November 2008
Trade Support Analyst - (September 2008 - November 2008)
. Responsible for confirming executed fixed income & equity trades placed
by PM's & Traders.
. Ensured that correct trade and settlement details were correctly
presented on each trade and accordingly delivered to respective
counterparties and custodians.
. Performed daily pricing of block trades for Separately Managed Accounts
and
. Ensured that accounting platform accurately reflected executed trades.
Global Custody Operations - (November 2006 - September 2008)
. Carried out daily operational cash & position reconciliation for Equity
Retail and Institutional clients.
. Provided cash to invest figures to traders & portfolio managers.
. Accountable for overdraft tracking, claims management, fund to fund
transfers, metrics reporting, resolving corporate actions issues, failed
trades & derivatives exceptions.
. Identified and corrected any swift 950 & 535 discrepancies and
effectively coordinated with respective custodians for resolution.
. Daily internal interactions with Corporate Actions, Derivatives, Sec-
Lending, Client Service Group, PM's, Traders, & Trade Support to
effectively communicate and resolve exceptions.
Merrill Lynch Investment Managers - Plainsboro, NJ March 2005-
November 2006
Portfolio Specialist - (July 2006 - November 2006)
. Accountable for daily reconciliations and risk reporting to determine out
of balance accounts.
. Performed manual cash & position reconciliations using Microsoft Excel.
Shareholder Relationship Services - Mutual Fund Specialist (March 2005-
July 2006)
Off Shore Fund Specialist - (November 2005 - July 2006)
. Facilitated new account set-up by communicating pre-registration
requirements directly to the client.
Defined Asset Fund Trading Desk - (March 2005-Oct 2005)
. Provided internal and external support for ML and Non-ML FA's in regard
to sale instructions, price inquires, distributions, cost basis,
reinvestment, and tax reporting.
PC Skills/Applications:
. Invest One, Aladdin, Bloomberg, Alert, E-Confirm, Charles River, APL, ML
Gateway, JPM Citrix Mainframe, State Street Insight, Victor Buck, MFR,
Bridge, Microsoft Office, comfortable using Pivot tables & Macros, Lotus
Notes
Licenses/Certifications:
NASD Series 6
Education:
Skidmore College: Saratoga Springs, NY; BS in Management Business, May 2005
References available upon request