ALIYOU ADA
Brooklyn, NY *1235
EDUCATION
● MERCY COLLEGE - Master of Finance - January 2000
● BROOKLYN COLLEGE - B.S in Accounting - June 1991
● KINGBOROUGH COLLEGE - A.A.S in Computer Programming - June 1988
WORK EXPERIENCE
July 1997 to September 2014
BNY Mellon
Senior Portfolio Accountant:
● Review and audit various transactions: Equities, Fixed incomes and Derivatives
● Preparation of periodic trust accounting reports for various corporate and public/state
institutions on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis.
● Verification for accuracy of asset valuations against the transaction statements including: stock
splits, distributions, and mergers and acquisitions cost allocation
● Insure that all due principals, interests and dividends are collected.
● Isolate any problem associated with all security trades and, in case of bonds, making sure that
they reflect the proper principal and interest breakdowns.
● Assisting in the prompt resolution of any problems that is brought to my attention by other
accountants.
● Interact with Investment Managers in reference to various types of funds and financial
instruments.
● Communicating and working with account Administrators, the Performance Analysts and trade
processors on all matters relating to the completion of the audit.
● Maintain global portfolios for various clients in order to render timely and accurate multicurrency
accounting statements on a periodic basis.
● Process cash movement, FX, mutual fund trades and perform call back procedures for CMS
clients.
● Participate in various projects.
Computer Skills:
● Microsoft Office
● Fluent in various BNY Mellon applications: GSP, IMMS, ASP, CMS, IAS, SDE, Inform and Workbench