Widelande Bandoh

Master of Science in Finance

U.S. Citizen

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Highlights:

*Knowledge of U.S. GAAP and exposure to Irish GAAP *Big 4 audit experience

*Financial statements and analysis/reporting *Audit methodologies

* Budgeting & Forecasting *Technical analysis

*Variance analysis *Risk and Control

*Regulatory research *Deadline driven

*Financial metrics & ratios analysis *Team oriented

*Able to learn new systems quickly * Account reconciliation

Professional Experience:

Team Lead Financial Reporting, Bank of New York Mellon, Boston, MA January, 2010- May, 2018

Responsible for the planning and supervising a team of four financial analysts to prepare financial statements and analysis for a number of institutional investment companies. Basis of accounting includes U.S. GAAP and Irish UCITs. Technical complexities include Dodd-Frank related regulatory matters.

Compiles monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual financial statements which comprises of the balance sheet, income statement, statement of change in equity, cash flow statement, schedule of investments, notes to financial statements, financial highlights and supplementary disclosures.

Financial statements compiled reflect a diverse set of investment structures (e.g., simple one-entity funds, parent/subsidiary consolidated funds, offshore entities, master-feeder funds, fund-of-funds, etc.). Clients’ investment portfolios reported upon involves a multitude of financial instruments, complex financial structures, and derivatives.

Responsible for overseeing annual and semi-annual audits with external auditors for twelve major clients with assets greater than $80 billion.

Responsible for overseeing my team’s internal administrative initiatives such as compliance audits, internal audits, budgetary analysis, system integration, internal controls, coordination with other internal groups for best practice review & implementation, etc.

Responsible for presenting to current and perspective clients on technical accounting/reporting/regulatory matters.

Senior Financial Reporting, State Street Corporation, Boston, MA April, 2008-January, 2010

Responsible for preparing/analyzing and reviewing interim and annual financial statements in accordance with US GAAP and investment regulatory requirements for hedge and private equity funds.

Coordinated the receipt of reports, extracts and other information from Fund Accounting, Reporting and Compliance, Treasury, and Clients. Worked with clients and auditors to coordinate and analyze all financial statements.

Managed five associates to execute client deliverables.

Managed internal workflow to ensure internal processing and client deadlines were met and managed client expectations with both designated client contacts and fund investors, as necessary.

Analyzed complex fair valuation issues, derivatives exposure, capital calls, internal rate of return (IRR), capital distribution, management fee, partnership agreement review, legal reviews, portfolio schedules, accruals, and capital allocations.

Senior Audit Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Boston, MA September, 2006- April, 2008

Audited complex operational, compliance, control, and financial entities.

Supervised audit engagements from the planning stage to the completion phase. Established and communicated roles and expectations for staff at the start of the assignment, provided guidance and direction about the objectives of the engagements, as well as managed project economics to meet the set budgets.

Utilized resources such as Bloomberg, Factiva, Audit Guides, etc. to research new auditing standards, accounting pronouncements, financial statement disclosure requirements, and regulatory changes.

Senior Fund Accountant, State Street Corporation, Boston, MA June, 2004- September, 2006

Supervised a staff of three in the preparation of timely and accurate Net Assets Values, yields, distributions, and other fund accounting output.

Recorded accounting and journal entries in accordance with standard operating procedures and US GAAP.

Reconciled various accounts, reviewed reconciliations prepared by others, and promptly researched and corrected any variances. Where necessary, elevated unresolved issues to supervisors for assistance.

Assisted in preparing audit schedules, compliance reports, N-SARs, tax returns, financial statements, or other reports.

Participated in regular rotation of trade processing and other accounting processes to prepare the fund accounting system for the next day.

Education:

Graduate School September 2013, May, 2015

Brandeis University: Master of Science in Finance

oStudied extensively on managing budget, forecasting and controlling expenses for various entities.

oStudied extensively on analyzing key financial metrics for various entities - (current/quick ratio, profit/operating margin, ROE/ROA, net present value (NPV), working capital, asset turnover, receivable turnover, debt to equity, and inventory ratio.

Undergraduate September, 2000 - May, 2004

Salem State University : Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Accounting & Finance (concentration)

Other:

Extremely proficient in: Word processing (general formatting for final distribution of financial statements),

Excel (advanced experience with Pivot tables, v-lookups, Sumifs functions, and other complex excel functionalities),

Power Point (advanced experience of creating materials for clients’ presentations and school projects.

Bloomberg (advanced knowledge on researching)

Multi-Currency Horizon (MCH), Institutional Accounting System (IAS), etc.).

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