EDWARD A. MURRAY, JR.
** ******** ****, ** ******, NJ 08054
Tel. 609-***-**** Email *****@*******.***
Executive Profile
Accomplished corporate finance professional with over twenty - seven years'
experience in the financial services industry. Strong ability to provide
budget/cost analysis, expense, and systems accounting. Proficient at
combining analytical skills with the academics of accounting principles.
Effectively demonstrates strong interpersonal, supervisory, and
organizational skills.
Skill Highlights
Strategic and financial Project Management
planning
Process Implementation Leadership Communication
Skills
SOX Compliance Staff Leadership & Development
Analytical Reasoning Strength in Financial Planning
& Analysis
Budget Expertise Self-Motivated
Cost Benefit Analysis Customer Oriented
Core Skills
. . Initiated financial review of contractor for external resources which
resulted in 5% reduction in external resource
. expenses
. Mentored and coached employees resulting in a 5% reduction in attrition
Corporate Experience
. Comptroller
1 May 2014 - Present
2 Omega Delivery Services
. Handle all financial aspects related to the acquisition of a
Logistic Company.
. Monthly financial close.
. Monthly Reporting - Complete early review of monthly results.
Participate in key partner meetings to ensure strategic decisions and
anticipated impacts are clearly understood and reflected in the
monthly results. Perform Ad hoc analysis on key line items and trends
as required to support the business. Prepare, consolidate, and submit
monthly accruals as required.
. Forecast/Planning - Responsible for coordination budgets and
forecasts.
. Special Request - Responsible for due diligence surrounding assets
associated with mergers and acquisitions.
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4 Vice President/Finance Manager
Dec 2012 - May 2014
5 TD Bank
. Infrastructure & Reporting.
. Projects Portfolio - Review and approve project proposals and work
with business to provide financial support to the development of
Technology Sponsored projects. Monitor and track the financial
benefits of each project.
. Provides financial support to the Infrastructure Director including
monthly variance reporting, new initiative assessments, cross border
credits, and project reporting for technology-sponsored initiatives.
. Monthly Reporting - Complete early review of monthly results by BD2
and publish results by BD5. Participate in key partner meetings to
ensure strategic decisions and anticipated impacts are clearly
understood and reflected in the monthly results. Perform Ad hoc
analysis on key line items and trends as required to support the
business. Prepare, consolidate, and submit monthly accruals as
required. Monitor residual costs initially contemplated in the line
of business case and managed down, retired or outsourced over time.
. Forecast/Planning - Responsible for coordination of systems and
process for derivation of IT budgets and forecasts.
. Data Center Analysis - Understand, track, and analysis cost
associated with the Data Center charges total $105M.
. Impairment Process - Oversee impairment review process for hardware
and software assets bank wide. Recommend write off and write down of
assets when necessary.
. Special Request - Responsible for due diligence surrounding
technology assets associated with mergers and acquisitions.
6 Sole Proprietor
Oct 2011 - Dec 2012
7 EA Murray, Inc.
. Accounting Services.
. Booking keeping - Small Business Accounting, Bank Reconciliation,
Accounts Receivable/Payable, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and
General Ledger .
. Payroll Services - Payroll Submissions, File and Pay taxes, Direct
Deposits.
9 Senior Vice President/Planning and Analysis Senior Manager
Jan 2011 - Oct 2011
10 Citigroup
. Software Capitalization/Amortization
. Reporting & Analysis
Responsible for firm wide financial reporting and analysis of
Capitalization for Internally Developed Software. Analytics include
but not limited to monthly, quarterly, annual, variance analyses
against budgets, forecast and prior period actual. Reporting scope:
compensation, non-compensation directs, capital plans, headcount,
volume/allocation metrics, vendor spend, depreciation, NBV,
maintenance, Technology space & occupancy, firm allocations & Business
Units IT consumption. Extensive adhoc reporting and analysis as
required supporting dynamic business environment. Presentation of
financial results to senior management within Firm, IT and the
Business Units.
. Budget & Forecasting
Responsible for global coordination of systems and process for
derivation of IT budgets and forecasts. Approx $1.1B annually.
Responsible for global coordination of Business Unit IT budgets.
. GAAP and Internal Accounting Policy
Fixed Assets - responsible for reviewing, implementing and enforcing
Fixed Asset Accounting Policy for Internally Development
Software assets. Including periodic review of current accounting
treatments SOP98-1 - Responsible for capitalizing compensation as
related software applications development as outlined by SOP98-1
guidelines.
11 Vice President/Controller
12 Sept 2005 - Jan 2011
13 BNY Mellon
. Technology: Software Development
. Reporting & Analysis
Responsible for firm wide financial reporting and analysis of Software
Development Expense: Internal management reporting of direct cost and
Business Unit reporting of IT consumption. Analytics include but not
limited to monthly, quarterly, annual, variance analyses against
budgets, forecast and prior period actual. Reporting scope:
compensation, non-compensation directs, capital plans, headcount,
volume/allocation metrics, vendor spend, depreciation, NBV,
maintenance, Technology space & occupancy, firm allocations & Business
Units IT consumption. Extensive ahoc reporting and analysis as
required supporting dynamic business environment. Presentation of
financial results to senior management within Firm, IT and the
Business Units.
. Budget & Forecasting
Responsible for global coordination of systems and process for
derivation of IT budgets and forecasts. Approx $760M annually.
Responsible for global coordination & derivation of Business Unit IT
budgets.
. Business Unit Allocations
Responsible for maintaining and supporting allocation systems, models,
cost pools and integrity of allocated Technology cost to Business
Units
. GAAP and Internal Accounting Policy
Fixed Assets - responsible for reviewing, implementing and enforcing
Fixed Asset Accounting Policy for Internally Development Software
assets. Including periodic review of current accounting treatments
SOP98-1 - Responsible for capitalizing compensation as related
software applications development as outlined by SOP98-1 guidelines.
. SOX Compliance
Responsible for SOX compliance of Major Approval for Expenditures and
Software Impairment. Administration responsible for the accounting
for "Capital Project System:" creating, tracking and reporting on
expense requests over $5,000.00.
. Staff Development
Manage a staff of six. Participate in staff development and training.
14 Vice President/Controller
Jan 2003 - Jan 2005
15 Deutsche Bank Asset Management
. Responsible for monthly financial closing for Asset Management
Information Technology.
. Prepared monthly "flash" estimate for submission to Asset Management-
US Management and Head Office.
. Prepared monthly expense accruals..
. Prepared financial information reports and analyses of actual
expenses and versus budget and prior periods.
. Reviewed all back-office, support area cost allocations to units
under responsibility, and validate accuracy.
. Ensured monthly completion of all legal entity G/L balance sheet
account reconciliation for cost centers under
responsibilities.
. Analyzed Fixed Asset records in accordance with strategic
initiatives.
. Supervised one staff member.
17 Vice President/Business Manager
Jan 2002 - Jan 2003
18 Deutsche Bank Asset Management Technology
. Provided oversight for IT Capital Planning and Transaction control.
. Implemented controls that met Deutsche Bank's policy regarding the
purchase of hardware and software equipment.
. Managed rollout of Deutsche Bank's T&E reimbursement system Genesis
to entire IT department and provided user support.
. Provided required input for reporting, analysis, and monthly accruals
as IT Liaison to the Vendor RFP task force in order to streamline our
vendor relationships of IT contractors used.
. Designed process for calculating and reporting monthly accruals based
on the official DB headcount list of IT contractors.
. Refined, managed and administered the IT contract process, including
vendor analysis, negotiations, and contract compliance.
. Acted as a liaison between vendors, Purchasing, Business Unit
managers and Legal, to ensure optimal hardware, software, license, in
addition, maintenance agreements.
. Rolled out the standard Deutsche Bank policies and procedures for
purchases involving capital expenditures over $50 thousand.
. Created procedures consistent with Deutsche Bank policy and
introduced DB standard forms to be used for requesting the purchase of
hardware and software.
. Led the effort to write off abandoned software and other assets,
saving the firm millions, and went through the laborious process of
moving assets from Deutsche Bank Asset Management IT to Corporate
Investment Bank, with little formal systems and guidance.
. Accountable for monthly Actual Vs Run-rate & Actual Vs Forecast for
contractors and hardware/software expenses.
. Supervised one staff member.
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20 Assistant Vice President
21 June 2000 -Sept 2002
22 Credit Suisse
. Information Technology Finance.
. Prepared Monthly Direct Expense Report inclusive of variance
analysis by month and YTD.
. Met with IBD IT Chief of Staff on a monthly basis to review results
and identify potential issues.
. Liaised with IBD IT Chief of Staff to gather project list/headcount
and other budget assumptions.
. Prepared budget templates with Chief of Staff, based on projects,
applications, and headcount assumptions.
. Prepared reports for sub-product line managers with variance
analysis to current year forecast.
. Reviewed assumptions to ensure consistency with current run rates
and firm guidelines.
. Met with Investment Banking Chief Operating Officer to review
allocations from Information Technology.
. Developed Allocation methodologies and splits.
. Prepared Allocation variance analysis.
. Updated methodologies.
. Reviewed expense line items to ensure accuracy of charges.
. Identified, corrected, and re-classified any erroneous expense mis-
postings.
. Provided account details by vendor and project.
. Prepared accruals for entire product line.
. Analyzed contractor rates and volumes, consulting fees (based on
Vendor and Projects) and all maintenance contracts.
. Prepared detailed semi-annual forecast inclusive of new project
assumptions.
. Prepared ongoing monthly forecasts for Product Line Management with
comparisons to budget.
. Identified one-time items impacting variances.
. Proposed potential solutions to keep IBD IT within budget.
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24 Assistant Vice President/Finance Manager
Jan 1999 -June 2000
25 PaineWebber Inc. Private Client Group (Now UBS)
. Retirement Account Services
. Provided monthly product analysis for IRA, 401k, and qualified plans
for senior management.
. Responsibility for monthly P&L closing for Retirement Account
Services.
. Coordinated annual budget process for over $20 million dollars in
revenue and expenses.
. Reconciled balance sheet and income statement accounts.
. Responsibility for bill payments.
. Supervised staff of two people.
26 Budget Supervisor
Jan 1996 -Jan 1999
27 PaineWebber Inc. Private Client Group (Now UBS)
. Branch Accounting
. Managed a staff of two people.
. Responsibility for employee coaching for intermediate and entry
level accountants.
. Coordinated annual budget process for 475 satellite and corporate
locations with over $2 billion in revenue and expenses.
. Oversaw quarterly branch profitability reporting.
. Provided presentations to branch and senior management regarding
quarterly results.
1 Adjunct Professor
2 Jan 1995- June 1995
3 Essex County Community College
. MS Windows
Education
. Bachelor of Science: Accounting - 1997
4 New York Institute of Technology - New York, NY
Technical Skills
. Access, Essbase, Excel, Hyperion, Microsoft Office, Ms Office, Oracle,
PeopleSoft, Sap, Microsoft Office Suite, Excel Macros, Access, Computer
Associates General Ledger, Hyperion software packages, PeopleSoft, SAP
General Ledger, Oracle and Essbase.
Community Service
. Developed higher education preparatory program that provides college
readiness workshops and college tours
. to various colleges and universities along the east coast. The program
further assists with college enrolment for
. 90 at risk high school students annually. Operate on a budget of
$75,000. Raise money through creation of
. strategic partnerships and grant writing.
Coordinate Voter Registration Drive, and Community Health Fairs.
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