Accounting Manager

Tara Ding

*** **** ***. ** ~ Summit, NJ ***** ~ 201-***-**** ~ **************@*****.***

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Accomplished professional with solid and progressive experience in diverse areas of the financial

services industry. Significant accounting background with extensive experience in global securities

accounting, reporting, and reconcilement processes. Strong knowledge of custody, hedge fund, and

brokerage businesses as well as global fixed income, equity, and derivative instruments. Adept in all

aspects of client relationship management. Extensive experience in reconciling trades, equity

positions, fixed incomes, and cash balances. Skilled in preparing ad hoc reports for various Master

Trust/Custody clients.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CITI GROUP Hedge Fund Middle Office New York, NY (2011 – 2012)

Accountant

• Daily reconciliation cash, holdings, FX, market value and trades. Reconcile OTC derivative trades to

counterparties and FA’s.

• Reporting daily cash balance and P & L; Capture and process all no trade related cash transactions

from custodians & from Fund Accounting. Calculating interest on fixed income products and dividend

accruals; Calculating and process management fees and the fund’s expenses.

• Monthly Trial balance reconciliations; Preparing of monthly NAV, and financial statements for

clients and perform various financial analysis. SAS 70 reports.

• Advanced Geneva experience.

BANK OF TOKYO MUTSUBISHI New York, NY (2010; 2008 – 2009)

Consultant (2010)

• Served as a consultant for a project that entailed writing a new code to modify the EXIM system, which

enabled proper and correct posting of the related account entries systematically and eliminated manual

processing.

Consultant (2008 – 2009)

• Spearheaded efforts to test and validate a new system for derivative products accounting entries, which

included verifying test results of derivative life cycle events, interest rate futures, securities futures, swaps,

FX options, and OTC options.

Collaborated with Controllers to reconcile balance sheet, P&L, and income accounts to subsidiary ledgers.

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Researched and reconciled payroll data.

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DB ZWIRN & CO. New York, NY (2006 – 2008)

Consultant

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• Maintained full responsibility for managing 610 audit requests for Price Water House associated with interest

liquidation in 3 months for loan operation group.

Reconciled trades, equity positions, and cash balances to banks, prime brokers, and counterparties.

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Led efforts to confirm trades with counterparties for Derivatives Group.

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Reviewed over 200 private loans and equity deals for Asset Managers.

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Researched and resolved financial discrepancies in collaboration with the CFO and Controller.

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• Mentored and coached new employees on Visual Portfolio Manager (VPM).

THE BANK OF NEW YORK New York, NY (2000 – 2006)

Senior Portfolio Accountant

• Provided comprehensive back office services for global institutional clients.

Led efforts to test new business system and internal models to ensure proper reflection of investment

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activities.

• Managed strategic global accounting testing.

• Authored test plans and test scripts to meet new clients/accounts conversion protocols.

• Implemented and tested various control procedures and ensured the integrity of financial results.

• Researched and resolved variances between custody reporting and systems portfolio balances.

DEUTSCHE BANK Jersey City, NJ (1997 – 2000)

Investment Accounting Specialist

• Championed efforts to manage multiple accounts for global institutional clients.

Handled fixed income, equity, derivatives, and diverse financial instruments transactions.

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Developed high volume monthly periodic reports.

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Spearheaded efforts to analyze and reconcile financial statement positions, pricing, interest income, and fees.

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Produced ad hoc reports for Various Master Trust/Custody Relationship by utilizing daily, monthly, and

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annual proof procedures.

Utilized global accounting and reporting system to produce monthly, quarterly, and portfolio valuations.

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Reviewed prices, corporate actions, fees, and income for accuracy.

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Interacted with operational teams to resolve issues relating to corporate actions and income.

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Participated in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for the in house Global Accounting and Reporting system.

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Early Career:

Financial Consultant – Merrill Lynch Philadelphia, PA

Account Representative – Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Philadelphia, PA

EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

MBA – Philadelphia College of Textile & Science

Professional Degree in Law & Bachelor of Arts – Shanghai University

Credentials: Series 7 (Inactive)

Interests

Marathon, Iron Man & Triathlon

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