Manager Support
Resume:
DANIEL P. SERAFIN
Stamford CT 06901
203-***-**** ******.*******@*****.***
TRADE SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL
SS&C GLOBEOP, Harrison, NY
Associate Manager, Client Service Group (2011- Present)
Providing operational support to hedge fund clients engaged in various investment strategies ex. Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), Private Equity, Global Macro, Fixed Income, Mortgage, Credit, Distressed, Long/Short, Risk/Stat/Arbitrage, Emerging markets and Fund of Funds
Produce and analyze break data to locate root causes of recurring issues
Pro-actively look for solutions to make processes more efficient across the board
Providing middle and back office support for the following products: equity, fixed income, swaps, bank debt, futures, commodities, options, FX, CLO, mortgages and repos
Trade Capture and Trade Export - Ensuring the accurate and timely input of trades into the system and down to the PB
Work with internal and external development teams in Trade Capture enhancement projects
Collaborate with various internal GlobeOp departments such as Fund Accounting, OTC Operations, Investor Relations and IT regarding any operational issues
Oversaw and managed the transfer of the majority of treasury and wire functions over to our India team
Wire processing related to management fees, incentive fees, fund subscriptions and redemptions, FX, and collateral
Produce metrics comparing month over month trends
Review of reconciliations of the different funds cash, positions, and securities
Cash reports and confirming payments with counterparties
Run daily conference calls going over any breaks with reconciliation teams (Client, PB and internal) to go over any issues that might arise and solutions
Set up new strategies and typologies when client requests
Produce various reports using Advent Geneva in order to reconcile various securities and their positions
Oversee and train reconciliation and wire teams located in India
UBS INVESTMENT BANK, Stamford, CT
Associate Director, Commodity Index Operations/ Structured Products Trade Support (2009 – 2011)
Part of a group of 13 employees that came from AIG in UBS’s acquisition of the DJAIG Commodities index
Provided support to the commodity index team regarding P&L outages, confirmations, customer valuations, terminations and margin requirements
Input and tied out futures trades for the commodities index
Worked on monthly reports identifying deteriorating trends and their root causes to finds ways to mitigate and correct going forward
Liaison to accounting team regarding daily P&L and trade booking questions
Responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completion of full trade life cycles from execution to maturity of the following products swaps (total and excess return), futures, commodity linked notes, ETF’s, and FX
Worked with Risk and Control to identify any gaps within control environment and operating procedures
Worked with IT to develop systems needed to support our business and to enhance the trade booking process
Dealt with various index customers (Asset Managers, Investment Banks, and Hedge Funds) on a daily basis providing any information they required
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP
AIG FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, Wilton CT
Assistant Vice President, Commodity Index Operations (2008 – 2009) (Group Acquired by UBS 4/09)
Coordinated with Trade Review team regarding trade discrepancies and trade detail queries involving the following products swaps (total and excess return), commodity linked notes, futures, ETF’s, and FX
Customer liaison with regard to index questions with regards to confirms, settlements and trade disputes
Updated trade positions for the following products swaps (total and excess return), commodity linked notes, futures, ETF’s, options, and FX when adjustments were made
FX Investigator, Middle Office Trade Support (2004 - 2007)
Supervised and determined firm’s daily USD funding liquidity requirements by projecting cash balances in commodity, FX, and collateral accounts
Oversaw the settlements team and assisted and verified outgoing payments/receipts
Maintained daily relationship with custodial banks regarding projected account balances and rates charged/earned
Coordinated with trading to hedge various FX accounts
FX Trade Input and verification
Generated risk reports for Credit/Risk department
Engaged in currency reconciliation and investigation
AIG TRADING GROUP, Greenwich CT (Merged with AIG Financial Products 12/03)
Associate Team Lead for USD Investigations (2001 – 2003)
Led AIG’s effort to recover overdraft costs and created ways to minimize future overdraft costs
Coordinated with confirmations team regarding FX investigations
Interacted daily with traders to maintain daily balances in all currency accounts
Assured correct confirmations (via Reuters, Swift, fax, broker and oral confirmation) of all FX trades
Responsible for correct USD and currency settlements for AIG Trading Group on a daily basis
Routinely confirmed trade settlement information with customers
Skills
Extensive knowledge of the following: Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Reuters, Bloomberg, Reuters Kondor, JPM Morcom, BONY Treasury Edge, Advent Geneva, Infinity, and Swift Alliance systems. Conversational Polish
Education
BS in Business Administration; Concentration in Finance; Political Science Minor
Bryant University, Smithfield, RI (1997-2001)
Member of the 2001 Division II Team National Racquetball Champion
Leadership
President - Windermere Condominium Association (2012-Present)
Executive Committee – Amateur Soccer League of Connecticut (2013-Present)
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