Manager Management

Luckner Lazard

** ****** *****

Albrightsville, PA 18210

*******@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucknerlazard

(570) 851- 5470 (Home) / (570) 582 - 9401 (Cell)

Objective: Attain a growth position in a stable organization that will allow me to build upon my analytical abilities and diverse financial expertise.

Employment:

Elire Inc, Minneapolis, MN – 07/14 – 03/18

Managing Consultant

Performed on-site client discovery to review all current business processes and module customizations.

Presented recommendations for best practices. Final deliverables to included keep/replace/decommission analysis and recommendations; presentation of new features/functionality to business owners.

Functional business consultant for People Soft Treasury ERP application Cash Mgmt & Deal Mgmt

Translated business requirements into detailed PSFT system enhancement designs Bank Reconciliation, Statement Item Accounting, Security Pricing Upload, Deal MTM, TMS job automation, Counterparty Risk, etc.

Performed system configuration and design/execute PSFT Data Mover for SQL scripts.

Developed test plans and documentation for all system test functions related to enhancements.

Managed Q&A testing and documentation of software code deliveries and defect management.

Designed Mark-to-Market pricing upload and process for marking investment portfolio.

Guided end users through client UAT and performed knowledge transfer training.

Project management duties milestone tracking, documentation, issue progression and updates posted to “RedMine” project management tracking software.

Configuration and testing of PSFT “Deal Management” module for CP, Medium Term Notes, and Intercompany Loans.

Configuration of PSFT “In House Banking” functionality for client use.

Major Clients do date include IADB, USAA, Men’s Wearhouse, Nomura Securities, State of NM, and Ameritas.

Wallstreet Systems, New York, NY - 9/10 – 12/13

Senior Business Consultant

Functional use business consultant for CMM, TRM, FXBO and Speranza (eBAM) ERP systems.

Assist in project scoping and identifying possible ERP system gaps. Documentation of client requirements.

Translate business requirements into functional specifications. CRM with WRS system.

Experience with SDLC, and AGILE project management methodology.

System configuration, and, knowledge transfer to client. UAT. Software development tracking.

Set up of SWIFT interchanges. Troubleshoot SWIFT message formats such as; MT101, 210, 300, 320, 940, 942, etc.

Troubleshoot and resolve system performance issues and identify system defects. Q&A test software deliveries.

Facilitate product enhancement requests, and customer specific development. Facilitate and attend project meetings.

Familiar with financial instruments, such as; derivatives, equity & debt.

Major Clients included, General Motors and IBM.

UNDP, New York, NY - 4/10 – 8/10

Senior Treasury Analyst

Set the daily net position for UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS, UNIFEM, and various other UNDP agencies

Timely analysis, reconciliation, and resolution of trade breaks with custody bank

Update local currency spreadsheet (FX) and communicate with traders about any large currency variances to make sure funding levels are adequate

Prepare daily “Cash Position Reports” for upper management

Account for and process all necessary bank transfers in ATLAS, which is a SWIFT based system.

Run various daily bank reports using different banking software such as; IMS, BOA Direct, JPMC Access, etc.

Process and execute MMKT trades with Wells Fargo, JPMC, and Goldman Sachs

Monthly bank fee analysis

Pritchard Industries, Inc., New York, NY - 6/07 – 3/09

Treasurer

Managed all treasury related functions. (ie: daily cash activity, overnight investments, wire transfers, ACH & EDI transfers, payroll account funding, F/X spot trades, etc.)

Prepared daily “Cash Summary Report” for upper management

Managed banking relations with several banks. Some of which included, Wachovia, Chase, SBNY, Wells Fargo, HSBC, City Financial and Citigroup

Trustee and Administrator, for the company 401K plan with John Hancock

Cash flow analysis, forecasting. Borrowing base certificate(s) preparation. Obtained “Letters of Credit”.

Prepared monthly financial statements for “Lyford Holdings”. This is a real estate holding company whose goal is to invest in various income producing business ventures, and partnerships

Prudential Financial, Inc. New York, NY - 01/03-05/07

Financial Accounting Analyst

Global Derivatives Division - 06/04-05/07

Prepared Daily FX P&L for NYC office. Prepare Daily P&L for the Chicago office

Prepared Daily Equity Arbitrage P&L. Prepare Daily CGL (FX Exposure report)

Commodity Funds Division - 01/03-6/04

Completed daily NAV’s, including coordination of supervisor reviews on a timely basis

Prepared weekly and monthly closes of several commodity pools accurately, timely & efficiently while providing adequate support documentation

Prepared quarterly 10Q and yearly 10K reports for commodity pools

Facilitated the issuance of Schedule K-1’s and various tax and tax withholding returns to investors and tax returns to regulators for approximately 16 limited partnerships

Completed month-end closes for Specialty Finance subsidiaries, along with the required analysis and reporting functions

Corresponded with trading advisors to confirm and ensure that the “Fund” obligations are met

Amec Construction Management, Inc., New York, NY - 10/00-06/02

Treasury Manager

Managed daily cash activity, using Chase “ Insight “ software

Performed various cash management functions such as wire transfers, book transfers, payroll tax payments, ACH payments, daily bank account reconcilement, etc.

Managed company investments and borrowings. Investment avg. was about $25 million

Worked on special projects such as: company name change documents, corporate resolutions, escrow agreements, etc.

Made recommendations to management to improve cash management process, save on bank fees, interest expense, etc.

Managed banking relations with five banks

Accumulated, analyzed and consolidated weekly cash flow forecasts from field offices

Sotheby’s, Inc., New York, NY - 09/99-9/00

Cash Manager

Managed the daily cash activity using Chase “Insight”

Invested in overnight and short-term securities such as CP and Euro time deposits ranging from $50 million to over $100 million dollars

Borrowed funds, usually short term, depending on our net position and overall cash needs

Managed the company receivables, applied client payments using SAP accounting software. Processed and physically took company deposits to bank with armed escort. These job functions were later changed because of recommendations made by me. (Client accounting took over the A/R processing, and an armored security company was hired to physically take the deposits to the bank)

Oversaw the Cashiers office, which included handling cash, funding the client administrators and reconciling the daily physical cash.

Maintained banking relations with Chase, First Union and Wells Fargo.

Reconciled the daily cash activity for 15 different accounts

Handled the company’s F/X needs. Did spot trades mainly for EURO, & GBP

DMB&B, New York, NY - 10/97-8/99

Senior Treasury Analyst/Cash Manager

Managed the daily cash activity using XRT treasury workstation software

Invested or borrowed funds depending on our net position.

Maintained short-term investments relations with Merrill Lynch, Lehman Bros., and SocGen.

Prepared monthly cash flow forecasts. Prepared daily cash summary and projection reports

Managed banking relations both locally and internationally. Secured 'Letters of Credit'.

Executed F/X spot trades (Mostly GBP, EURO, & CHF). Processed, foreign bank drafts.

Maintained long-term debt repayment schedules, and initiated monthly uploads into our General Ledger from XRT and Citibank Worldlink.

Handled RFP assignment, working with our core banks in order to get better services at cheaper fees.

Worked with “Bank One” on improving our “LOCKBOX” system as well as other special projects

National Bank of Canada, New York, NY - 5/94-10/97

Senior Staff Accountant

Produced regional and consolidated monthly financial statements for the North American Corporate Bank division, NBOC, NCC, NCFC, and NCBC holding companies

Reconciled and produced monthly schedules of treasury repos and reverse repos

Recommended and helped, implement a G/L upload of monthly A/P activity

Assisted with General Ledger conversion form MIDAS to Lawson software

Filed weekly 2900 and 2951 regulatory reports with the Federal Reserve Bank

Served as Security Officer for SWIFT and MONTRAN systems

Education:

CUNY, YORK College – Jamaica Queens, New York

Bachelor of Science, Accounting

June 1993, Graduate

Skills:

MS Excel, MS Word, MS Power Point, MS Access, Banking, FEDWIRE, SWIFT, MONTRAN, CHIPS, SEPA, EDI, DDA, ATLAS, FNX, XRT Treasury WS, BofA Direct, CITI Cash Manager, Citibank Worldlink, Chase Insight, Amex F/X. LAWSON GL, SAP, Oracle, People Soft, Solomon, Hyperion, Quickbooks, ACCPAC, MIDAS, AS 400, SPYVIEW, Document Direct, Streetscape, SQL, A/P, A/R, Billing, ADP Payroll. International Banking, Capital Markets, Foreign Exchange, Foreign Drafts. Project Management Experience, CRM, Treasury Workstation & GL Implementation, FATCA, AML, Broadridge Incentage, Gloss, & PB Gloss. Crystal Reports, Taxes. Communication, Relationship Management, Meeting Deadlines, Multi-Tasking, Research, Adaptability. Speak French.

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