Accounting Management

RICHARD CASTILLO

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Whittier, CA 90604

Tel: 949-***-****

E-Mail: ******************@*****.***

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

BNY MELLON, Los Angeles, CA December 2013-Present

Alternative Investment Accountant

Perform daily accounting of investment portfolios for 3rd party billion dollar investment portfolios serviced by the BNY

Mellon Syndicated Loan division.

• Perform daily accounting of investment portfolios following G.A.A.P. policies & procedures

• Prepare month-end portfolio closing packages for investment portfolios structured as Bond Funds, Trusts and Separately

Managed Accounts

• Post client trades into G/L accounts

• Perform paydown processing of principal payments and post into G/L accounts

• Perform cash and interest payment processing and post into G/L accounts

• Post, reconcile and maintain month-end accruals

• Reconcile client holdings against custodial accounts

• Post & reconcile trade fees and expenses

• Assist in audits

• Calculate and reconcile complex periodic LC fees and PIK payments against agent bank notices & custody accounts

• Process wire transfer payments and perform client callbacks

• Process subscriptions and redemptions

• Reconcile cash and asset holdings between G/L accounts, trade processing systems & custody accounts

• Reconcile agent bank notices against trade processing systems and G/L accounts

• Process settlements

• Post corporate actions

• Respond to client inquiries

MORTGAGE MODIFICATION ANGELS, INC., Los Angeles, CA July 2009-November 2013

Loan Adjustor

Contribute to the preparation, processing and successful granting of residential loan modifications for residential

home loan clients.

• Prepare and process loan modification agreements

• Advise clients on debt restructuring, audits, mediations, & settlements

• Apply knowledge of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Fair Credit Act regulations and policies

October 1991 May 2009

BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH, Los Angeles, CA

March 2002 May 2009

V.P. – FXPB Account Manager (Operations/Accounts Receivable)

Perform Front, Middle Office & Accounts Receivable functions for Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Foreign

Exchange Prime Brokerage Division servicing Hedge Funds, Liquidity Platforms & Alternative Investment

Managers.

• Calculate portfolio fees and expenses

• Track and maintain accounts receivable

• Perform past due follow-up and collection procedures

• Reconcile fee revenue against G/ L accounts

• Create statistical data & reports for internal reporting utilizing Excel spreadsheets and Database applications

• Reconcile client holdings against executing bank reports and client position reports

• Perform confirmation matching and settlement processing

• Resolve pre-settlement breaks

• Perform trade confirmation reconciliation

• Perform collateral exception monitoring

• Produce client holdings reports

• Provide client support for margin & portfolio valuations

• Price/Execute FX Spot, Forwards, NDF’s, Swaps and Derivative trades

• Participate in client visits and calls

• Apply risk management policies & procedures

A.V.P – FX Advisor January 1997 – March 2002

Provide foreign exchange advisory services to Large Corporate and Institutional clients within Bank of America’s

Global and Investment Banking (GCIB) division.

• Market FX hedging strategies using FX Forwards, Options and Derivatives to Treasury and Finance managers

• Provide economic forecasts and data

• Price/execute FX Spot, Forwards, Swaps and Derivatives

• Additional G10 and emerging market dealer (Market Maker) responsibility

• Apply risk management procedures & policies

FX Customer Liaison-Supervisor (Accounting/Operations) November 1992- January 1997

Provide Accounting & Operational support to Bank of America’s multi-state retail and FX branch network.

• Supervise staff of FX Customer Liaisons

• Provide operational and technology support for multi-state FX branch accounting system

• Consolidate branch activity and generate EOD financial statements and reports

• Resolve transaction breaks and out-of-balance conditions

• Provide branch support on G/L account postings

• Execute telephone orders for outgoing FX wires and drafts for retail branches

• Price FX conversions for wires, drafts & import/export Letters of Credit

Accounting Specialist October 1991 – November 1992

Perform accounting functions for Bank of America’s Foreign Currency Services FX branch network.

• Prepare journal entries

• Maintain and reconcile G/L accounts

• Prepare profit/loss, income and balance sheet reports

• Review and verify branch journal entries

• Analyze financial statements and monthly reports for unit performance

• Prepare Balance Sheet reconciliation

• Assist with audits

• Create statistical reports for management

EDUCATION:

CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, Pomona - March 1991

B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance, Real Estate and Law

ADDITIONAL SKILLS:

• Wall Street Office (WSO)

• IAS – Institutional Accounting System

• Bloomberg Professional, Cognos, Athena Option Pricing Tool, Triana, Harmony, FXAll, Hotspot, Currenex,

Lava and Reuters

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint

• Routinely work with and create Excel macros and formulas for spreadsheet solutions including pivot tables,

filtering, vlookups, linking and charting.

• Intermediate Spanish

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