JAMES B. ROSSITER

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Profile

Senior operations, financial management and accounting executive with 20+ years of experience in the financial services industry. Special expertise in system implementation and valuation incorporating FX, Interest Rate Derivatives, MBS and CDS. Proven track record of leading high performance teams, developing strong business relationships and investor satisfaction, while achieving internal goals and objectives.

Key Skills

Project Management

Regulatory Reporting

System Implementation

Policy and Procedures

SEC Registration, Form PF

Derivatives Clearing

Professional Experience

FRANK A. BULLA, CPA, P.C. New York, NY

Tax Consultant 1/14 – Present

Financial Statement Preparation

Partnership Accounting

Corporate & Individual Tax Returns

Estates & Trusts

Business Valuation

COVEPOINT CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC New York, NY

Director, Senior Controller 4/08 – 05/13

Managed successful launch of $925M hedge fund off of Bear Stearns Asset Management (BSAM) platform, incorporating all Operations, Middle Office and Accounting functions.

Responsible for monthly NAV calculation and investor allocations

Financial Statement oversight and Regulatory Reporting

Forecast, budget, and monitor all fund expenses (achieved 30 bps cost reduction)

ISDA Master and CSA negotiation and document control

Key liaison with Fund Administrator, Prime Brokers and Auditor

LLC accounting and cash management

Developed Valuation Policy and Chaired Valuation Committee

Capco/City Practitioners role involved two years at Bear Stearns managing middle office development and system implementation that transitioned into Covepoint fund

Consultant with Adecco Group working on pre-launch of fund (04/08-06/08)

CAPCO / CITY PRACTITIONERS INC. New York, NY

Managing Principal 7/05 – 3/08

Led package implementation practice for Murex(staff of 25-30), with strong track record of providing effective solutions to financial services clients including Project Management, Business Operating Model design, Change Management, Requirements Gathering, and Quality Assurance. Implemented Murex technology for SAC, Caxton, Soros, MetLife and Bear Stearns.

Managed client engagements, RFP’s, staffing, and developed annual budget for North American operations

Multiple asset class configuration within Murex, incorporating structure of instruments and pricing curves, real-time feeds, MTM valuation, risk analytics, workflows, STP and accounting

Key project responsibilities included analysis and design, allocation of resources, project plans, tracking and reporting to stakeholders, issue resolution and quality assurance

RESOURCE GLOBAL PROFESSIONALS Orange County, CA

Consultant 4/05 - 6/05

Technical Accounting – ensured compliance with FAS 140 in CMO and REMIC structures specifically relating to sale/financing treatment and qualified special purpose entities (SPE’s)

COUNTRYWIDE FINANCIAL CORPORATION Calabasas, CA

First Vice President, Derivatives and Secondary Marketing 6/03 - 1/05

Responsibilities included all accounting functions related to derivative and retained interest activities. Supervised staff of eight professionals.

Led implementation of treasury risk management system for interest rate derivatives, US treasuries and government agency securities

Primary interpretation and application of SEC and FASB pronouncements for derivative portfolio

Sub Prime Retained Interest Valuations - validated and analyzed initial valuations and prepared monthly fluctuation analysis (gain on sale)

Key liaison with Corporate Treasury in commercial paper, MTN issuance and application of hedge accounting (FAS 133) for debt issuance and loan inventory

DAIWA SECURITIES AMERICA New York, NY

Vice President, Derivatives Accounting Controller 2/01 - 8/02

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. New York, NY

Associate, Capital Markets 12/99 - 2/01

BARCLAYS CAPITAL New York, NY

Manager, Derivative Product Controller 4/99 - 12/99

DRESDNER BANK New York, NY

Assistant Vice President, Global Markets Controller 10/96 - 4/99

CHASE MANHATTAN BANK / CHEMICAL BANK New York, NY

Analyst, Capital Markets 9/93 - 8/96

Education

Siena College Loudonville, NY

Bachelor of Business Administration May 1993

Major: Accounting

Other Skills

Proficient in Murex

Extensive knowledge of Bloomberg, Reuters, Quickbooks, Creative Solutions, and Lacerte Tax Program

Mastery of Microsoft products including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access

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