Manager Project

David A. Grau

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The Woodlands, TX 77382 *****@*****.***

Objective

Structured finance professional with Master of Taxation degree seeking a Treasury Manager position

Qualifications

Progressive management experience in structured finance, treasury services and tax accounting

within the banking industry and within Big 4 public accounting

Accountable for the disclosure of internal and external financial and tax reporting to regulatory

and investor entities

Trustee and accounting manager for institutional investment funds

Project Manager delivering results in cash management, internal controls development and cost

savings with extensive exposure to executive management and investors

SOX 404 cash controls project management experience

Professional Experience

The Bank of New York Mellon (Formerly JPMorgan Chase) 2006 – 2008

Risk & Controls Manager, Vice President

Directed 4 Department Managers and 12 Team Leaders on Bank policies governing financial

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reporting, credit risk and liquidity for $18,000,000,000 in assets

Executed the issuance of $900,000,000 in senior secured notes, stabilizing the capital structure for

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five institutional investment funds

Implemented a reporting dashboard, auditing the business unit’s compliance with internal

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controls and identifying areas of financial exposure for weekly senior management meetings

Defined and implemented operational controls for credit derivatives, reducing counterparty

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exposure by $28,000,000

Developed policies and procedures for the administration of distressed debt and defaulted assets

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and conducted the corresponding training for 150 US-based personnel

Team Leader - Treasury Services, Vice President

Responsible for the financial reporting and cashflow forecasting for $6,000,000,000 in structured

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debt, reviewing investor reports and financial statements

Authorized accounting transactions including the transfer and disposition of assets, distribution of

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cash and the posting of month-end closing journal entries

Planned and executed the team’s operating budget with $15,000,000 in monthly collections,

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monitored costs and directed the daily reconciliation of account balances averaging $200,000,000

Led a team of 25 managers and analysts, coaching individual contributors to achieve performance

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goals and trained staff on finance principles and concepts

Content expert for the interpretation of ISDAs and debt covenants and for the administration of

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credit agreements governing letters of credit, variable funding note issuances and total return

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JPMorgan Chase 2004 – 2006

Relationship Manager, Assistant Vice President

Managed working capital totaling $2,000,000,000 in loans, bonds, asset-backed securities and

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cash while ensuring the accurate application of governing debt covenants

Analyzed debt coverage ratios and financial metrics consistent with public rating requirements for

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structured debt portfolios

Directed the annual audits and PFIC tax reporting for 10 off-shore entities, preparing financial

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reporting packets and coordinating with Big 4 auditors

Supervised three portfolio analysts in preparing monthly financial reports, daily cash flow reports

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and variance analysis reports, achieving 100% on-time reporting

Built positive relationships through daily partnering with investment banks and counterparties to

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perform credit quality analysis and valuation modeling

Ernst & Young, LLP 2002 – 2004

Tax Consultant, Senior Associate

Led a team involved in advanced tax accounting issues and Sarbanes-Oxley initiatives for

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Fortune 500 clients through the analysis of financial statements, knowledge of IRS tax law and

GAAP

Performed FAS109 analysis for SEC reporting and conducted audit procedures for Forms 10-K

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and 10-Q audit engagements, including the formulation of financial statement footnotes

Managed simultaneous SOX 404 projects and provided weekly presentations to the Client’s

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senior management team

Arthur Andersen, LLP 2000 – 2002

Tax Consultant, Senior Associate

Prioritized and multi-tasked through the completion of consolidated Forms 1120 and Forms 1065

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tax returns, managing two staff accountants to achieve deadlines

Performed tax analysis on stock-based benefits, pension plans and other defined benefits resulting

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in $1,000,000 in deferred taxes

Coordinated communications for IRS audit cycles by partnering with the Client’s financial

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operations group, improving on-time Information Documentation Request reporting by 45%

Tax Consultant, Intern 1998

Graduated from the Arthur Andersen Training Curriculum for Tax Consultants and attended

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courses at Arthur Andersen’s training facilities in St. Charles, Illinois

Education

Master of Business Administration - Taxation, Baylor University (1999)

Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting, Baylor University (1998)

Beta Alpha Psi – National Accounting Honor Society, Chapter Vice President

Academic Dean’s List - 1996

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