Paul Yuan
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Los Angeles, CA 90006 Email: ****.*.****@*****.***
Professional Experience:
America Chung Nam, City of Industry, CA March 2018 – May 2018
FX Market Analyst
Recommended actions for hedging foreign currency positions
oAnalyzed market data to identify opportunities to minimize risk and optimize hedging performance
oProposed standardized procedures for strategic action plans based on technical indicators and economic news to determine market sentiment and forecast trend
oSpearheaded initiatives to control and audit our hedging procedures
Re-engineered reporting process to senior management through newly developed financial models for comparing variances and scenario analysis
oReported company-wide hedging performance to our senior management team and CFO
oUtilized Microsoft Excel to monitor our foreign currency exposures and track our FX forward positions
oStreamlined accounting applications through system automation
oPartnered with foreign subsidiaries to prepare cash forecast based on intercompany billing and purchase order information
Integrated FX trade information into our enterprise SAP system
oEffectively established audits and controls for payment processing and trade settlement
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Los Angeles, CA October 2017 – March 2018
Commercial Loan Specialist
Report and analyze commercial lending activity to executive management
Investigate and provide due diligence in preparation for audit
oResolve any accounting discrepancies in the general ledger
Constructed valuation models and payment schedules for departmental use
oLoan sales, cost breakdowns, foreign currency conversions, waterfall payments
Trust Company of the West, Los Angeles, CA May 2015 – May 2017
Investment Operations Associate
Researched and analyzed market levels, trading activity, and fundamental security valuations
oBuilt models to forecast and budget large, recurring cash flows for inter-departmental use
oCash forecasting and portfolio management (duration, hedging, etc.)
oEffectively manage the cash and liquidity of fixed income portfolios valued at $144 billion
oMonitor account liquidity with trade desks to assure appropriate agency MBS risk exposures and allocations
oSet up trades to adjust exposures in agency mortgages across accounts
Partnered with relevant groups to reconcile and research resolutions for all cash-related issues and cash flow discrepancies
oWorked with clients and custodians to successfully transfer an average of $1.5 billion in client contributions and $500 million in investor distributions per month
oInvestigate and provide due diligence in preparation for audit
oSuccessfully coordinated over $10 billion in new account fundings (year-to-date in 2016)
Completed initiatives to drive operational efficiency and improvement
oStreamlined daily tasks for data integrity and reengineered audit controls
oEliminated manual and repetitive processes through system automation
oCreated standardized procedures as a baseline for training
SS&C GlobeOp, Century City, CA May 2014 – May 2015
Loan Agency Associate
Created comprehensive reports to identify and measure key risks
oFinancial models: cash flow projections, daily cash reports, performance summaries, investor reports, invoice analysis, payment and collection breakdowns
Provided calculation and support for invoicing activities of various structured investment products
oSyndicated bank loans, fixed-income derivatives, total return swaps and CLO's
Liaison between relevant parties to provide operational support on fixed income investments
Managed daily activities for contracts on private debt and commercial real estate portfolios
oInitiated process integration for executing contracts and amendments
Education:
California State Polytechnic University Pomona - Pomona, CA Graduated 2014
Master of Business Administration in Finance
University of Houston - Houston, TX Graduated 2010
Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance
Skills:
Computer: Microsoft Excel, VBA Macros, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Pivot Tables, Adobe Photoshop, SharePoint
Systems: Bloomberg, SAP, FX All, FactSet, SMS, AFS, WSO, LMS, LoopNet, Smith Guide, Standard & Poor’s market reports
Language: Proficient in Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese)