Manager Accounting
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Resume Detail
Resume Title Analyst
Category Accounting/Finance/Real Estate
Full Name Sherene Douglas
Current Location
Phone 215-***-****
Experience Level 10 years & above
Most Advanced Degree Master of Science/Engineering
Target Job Full Position
Target Position Management
Target Salary 70,000 USD/Year
Target Location States of CA FL PA, Will relocate
Credit
Posted/Last Updated November 09, 2012
Resume Body
Sherene Douglas
257 N State Rd, Apt 19C
Springfield, PA 19064
E-mail: *******.*******@*****.***
Mobile: 215-***-****
Background Summary
Portfolio accounting professional with an extensive record of conducting exemplary analysis, reporting and
reconciliation. Results and detail oriented with areas of expertise in:
Investment Operations, Reconciliations, and Trade Settlement s
Client Reporting
Client Services and Relationship Management
Financial Analysis
Team Leadership
Professional Experience
State Street Corporation Berwyn, PA July 2011-August 2012
Portfolio Accounting Analyst
Responsible for the daily reconciliation of over 300 separately managed accounts
Process FX on all multi-currency accounts
Perform weekly reconciliation of hedges
Prepare EOM packages for performance
Security Analyst
Responsible for SMF maintenance
Ensure all scheduled principal, and income payments are credited to funds according to Bloomberg
Process over 100 monthly write downs on mortgage backed securities.
Ensure all redemptions are reflected according to Client to ensure integrity of account balances
Responsible for training new hires
JP Morgan Chase Newark, DE October 2010-July 2011
Trade Settlement Specialist
Liaised between the clients and client inquiry group regarding receipts and deliveries of US treasuries. Also responsible for settling trades through FED and DTC.
Interacted with international and external accounts daily to ensure that securities are set up accordingly.
Ensured FED and DTC eligible securities are able to be traded.
Prepared ad-hoc end of day reporting to senior management
State Street Corporation Malvern, PA November 2008-June 2010
SMF Senior Analyst
Assisted in reorganizing the reconciliation responsibilities within the IMS Middle Office. Ensured the timely and thorough research, follow-up and resolution of reconciliation issues including position breaks within custodial and internal applications such as TLM and PLM. Articulated issues and discrepancies to internal senior managers and client service personnel. Ensured that accounting functions within internal system (Portia) were in balance with client and custodial systems.
Responsible for the validation and oversight of all securities master file processes within the portfolio accounting system including new asset set up and asset maintenance functions
Respond to daily Requests for Information from various internal State Street business units
Ensured junior analysts were meeting their daily and monthly processing responsibilities including, but not limited to, the following processes: (defaulted securities processing, daily factor validation, variable rate processing; GICS sector and industry system updates)
GMAC Mortgage Fort Washington, PA May 2007 September 2008
Investment Portfolio Manager
Managed daily, weekly and monthly performance reporting for over 100 portfolios with 1.5 billion in assets under management for clients including Wells Fargo, Deutsche Bank and Bear Stearns
Directed daily oversight, monitoring and reporting of principal & interest (P&I) on all custodial accounts
Responsible for the administration and reporting of the calculation of scheduled balances for loans being securitized
Responsible for ensuring that all investor guidelines and procedures adhered to respective loan agreements
Managed and monitored the repurchasing process of loans previously securitized
Managed the amortization scheduling process for delinquent loans
Actively participated and managed in the monthly billing process for whole-loans
Supervised the service fee calculation for securitized loans
Nuveen Investments Radnor, PA March 2005 May 2007
Senior Portfolio Administrator
Processed daily and monthly client transactions and cash flow activity
Reconciled over 6,900 portfolios for private client and institutional accounts. Consistently achieved a 95-100% reconciliation rate on assigned accounts
Created highly effective relationships with client relationship officers, traders and financial advisors overseeing all aspects of client administration and portfolio construction
Utilized financial statements to perform reconciliation and validate monthly and quarterly account transactions against the accounting systems of custodian banks noting all exceptions
Managed and supervised Nuveen Investments tax harvesting process to realize investor gains and losses
Increased team productivity by taking lead in new technology initiatives
Gartmore Global West Conshohocken, PA (QUAD656) July 2004 March 2005
Fund Accountant
Responsible for the overall daily accounting and periodic reporting on 15 to 30 mutual funds
Analyzed daily journal entries for capital stock activity against financial statements
Ensured fund accounts adhered to investment guidelines as stipulated by the investment agreement
Verified and confirmed investment activity and corporate actions
Conducted variance analysis between the Investment Manager and each custodian
Maintained working knowledge of various fund accounting systems
Verified interest, amortization of discount/premium and dividend income
Reviewed tolerance levels of capital stock differences
Morgan Stanley West Conshohocken, PA (QUAD656) April 2004 July 2004
Data Analyst
Analyzed and reviewed accuracy, consistency and appropriateness of:
o Reconciliation of over 50 Separately Managed and Fund Accounts each account holding in excess of 50 million in assets
o All activity for a particular ticker symbol and/or period
o Post-trading activity in all Equity and Fixed Income portfolios
o Principal cash ledger which included all principal cash transactions
o Income cash ledger which included all income transactions
o Capital changes to the general ledger which included accrual and closing entries and other adjustments
o Unsettled cash ledger which included all unsettled principal, income and capital change transactions
o Processing of daily share reductions and foreign repatriations
EDUCATION
Gwynedd- Mercy College, Fort Washington, PA
Master of Science in Management
HUNTER COLLEGE, New York, New York
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics, Minor: Mathematics
SKILLS
Superb oral and written communication skills, extensive managerial and computer skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point & Access, People Soft, Shaw-Portfolio One, GIMII proficient, and Security APL, Mortgage Services, TLM, PLM, BDAS, DTC, RKS, Portia
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