Edward Pooley
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Objective and Summary
Position requiring analytical, strategic, and collaborative
leadership in an organization committed to achieving market
share growth and greater levels of sustainable
profitability. Experienced in asset/liability management,
interest rate risk management, capital and liquidity
planning, developing and implementing strategies to meet
policy and company objectives. Track record in start-up
ventures and change management. Flexible, versatile and
professional. Operations and financial focused. An adept
leader that is organized, results oriented, poised and self
confident.
Employment History
2007 - Present Amberley Capital Management, LLC, Bannockburn, IL
Chief Financial Officer
Participated in the start-up of Amberley Capital, an
investment management company established in 2007 to manage
Amberley Fund, LLC. Hired to develop the back office
structure to facilitate the investment of exchange traded
securities.
Balance daily cash and margin positions to broker
statements.
Reconcile security positions to counterparty records and
trade confirmations.
Research differences between internal accounting and
external trade entry systems.
Mark to Market valuation of the fund's portfolio.
Analyze the funds performance.
Issue profit and loss statements to fund members.
Calculate net asset value for member accounting.
Process daily trade tickets and post accounting entries to
ledger system.
Perform month-end closing and prepare financial statements.
Prepare year-end financial statements in conjunction with
external auditors.
Work extensively with external auditors in the preparation
and during the annual audit.
2004 - 2007 Chinatrust Capital Corporation, Bannockburn, IL
Vice President Operations, Treasurer
Successfully enhanced the infrastructure of a $2B financial
holding company which allowed the foreign parent company to
take advantage of investment opportunities. Impacted areas
included investment operations, accounting, policy and
procedure development, information technology, regulatory and
international reporting and subsidiary bank operations.
Prepared all regulatory and financial reporting of US
operations.
Central point of contact to internal and external auditors,
and federal regulators.
Experienced in reporting to a $45B international parent
company and issues associated with multi currencies,
languages and time zones.
Worked with international parent company in reporting
corporations capital ratios according to Basel II
requirements.
Developed budgets, monitored, reported and researched
variances.
Monitored holding company's liquidity and capital ratios.
Worked with chief investment officer, subsidiary bank and
parent company to develop funding strategies.
Managed investment operations area.
Presented holding companies financials at board meetings.
1996 - 2003 St. Joseph Capital Corporation, Mishawaka, IN
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
1997 - 2003 St. Joseph Capital Bank, Mishawaka, IN
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Key player in the development of a de novo bank that started
operations in 1997 and grew to $500M before being acquired in
2006. Areas of responsibility included accounting,
operations, information technology, regulatory and SEC
reporting.
Accounting/Financial:
Played an active role in the IPO that raised $12.65M.
Wrote policies and procedures that safeguarded the assets
and the integrity of the financial statements for a
publicly traded institution.
Edward Pooley
574 Oxford Lane, Lindenhurst, IL 60046
Accounting/Financial - Continued:
Central point of contact for internal and external
auditors, SEC, federal and state regulators.
Developed budgets, monitored and reported progress as well
as analyzed bank performance.
Negotiated the terms and conditions for lines of credit
with correspondent banks.
Thorough understanding of asset/liability management that
includes static and dynamic simulations and EVE analysis;
dependency and liquidity ratios; mix, rate and volume
variance analysis, capital planning and short and long-term
funding.
Worked with investors, brokers and transfer agent to
complete a rights offering that raised $6.1M.
Managed the bank's investment portfolio.
Operations:
Negotiated contracts with vendors providing the platform
that enabled the bank to grow and differentiate itself from
the competition. This included core processing / item
processing, check imaging, VISA credit card processing and
ATM/debit card processing.
Wrote policies and procedures that provided the ability to
process transactions of a rapidly growing financial
institution.
Hands-on experience in the daily tasks of an operations
department that included processing of new accounts,
internal & domestic wire transfers via Fedline, ACH
processing, item processing, fraud detection and ATM
processing.
Information Technology:
Designed and implemented the LAN.
Wrote policies and procedures that reduced the internal and
external risk associated with technology.
Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain a fully
integrated platform.
Management:
Proven ability to manage and lead units and major projects
with firm deadlines.
Practiced fair, open and honest communication on all
levels.
Extensive understanding of various human resource
responsibilities that included: 401K Plan development,
establishment of a medical, dental and life insurance
program, payroll processing and record keeping, development
of a personnel manual, hiring and termination policies and
procedures.
Proven ability to develop and maintain a productive and
cohesive environment by hiring employees that have and
share similar values, philosophies and principals.
In-depth understanding of bank regulatory compliance
issues.
Regulatory/SEC Reporting:
Extensive knowledge of SEC, Federal Reserve, State Banking
and FDIC reporting requirements. Hands-on experience in the
completion and filing of all required reports (i.e. 10-KSB,
10-QSB, Proxy Statements, 8-K's, FRY-9C, FRY-9LP, FRY-8,
FR2900, Call Reports, Press Releases, Shareholder
Communications).
Proven ability in dealing with shareholder related issues.
1991 - 1996 Metamora State Bank, Metamora, OH
Cashier, Chief Operations Officer
Lead the core processor conversion. Upgraded the check
processing system. Assisted in the $1M branch expansion into
an upscale market. Other areas of responsibility included
compliance, regulatory reporting, human resource management
and financial management.
1986 - 1991 National City Bank, Toledo, OH
Bank Officer, Product Manager, Management Trainee, College
Intern
Participated in the development of banking products to
attract core deposits. Managed the ATM network for the
Toledo market and made recommendations for the deployment of
new ATMs. Completed the management trainee program. Received
teller, branch management and consumer credit training.
Interned in the commercial loan documentation area during
college.
Education
1987 University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Bachelor of Business Administration Finance
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