Kenneth J. Ward
*** ****** **** • Newington, CT 06111 • 203-***-**** • *******@***.***
PROFILE
I have worked with banks for approximately 25 years on balance sheet strategy focused on funding, liquidity management, interest rate risk management, derivatives, and fixed income.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Webster Bank, N.A., Waterbury, CT 06702 1998-Present
Webster Bank is a financial service organization headquartered in Waterbury, CT with total assets of approximately $22 billion and with an employee base of 3,000.
Senior Funding Analyst – AVP – The Treasury Group 2012-Present
Manage cash flows for the Holding Company, Bank, and selected subsidiaries.
Buy and/or sell Fed funds and Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) advances to maintain the appropriate level of liquidity and manage funds in relation to both liquidity and reserve requirements.
Collaborate on strategies to optimize portfolio of fixed, variable and structured advances and repos. Issue broker-dealer retail CDs, derivatives, F/X transactions, and swap transactions in compliance with ALCO and board approved limits.
Manage the bank’s collateral to ensure regulatory compliance in the areas of municipal government deposits, sufficient FHLB borrowing capacity/liquidity, and Federal Reserve requirements.
Collaborate to develop and implement liquidity risk and funding policies. Develop and manage production of liquidity measures and reports; and provide support for regulatory, compliance, and audit functions
Integrate acquisitions as they relate to liquidity and funding matters.
Funding Analyst – AVP – The Treasury Group 2008-2012
Key analytical role in the management of wholesale and term funding for the Bank, the Holding Company and their respective subsidiaries.
Manage cash flows for the Holding Company, Bank, and selected subsidiaries.
Buy and/or sell Fed funds to maintain the appropriate level of liquidity and manage funds in relation to both liquidity and reserve requirements.
Evaluate broker-dealer repo and FHLB advance levels and issue at the appropriate point on the yield curve and within ALCO and Board approved limits.
Contribute to liquidity and interest rate risk measurements, monitoring and reporting by collaborating in the production of best practices reports and graphs for liquidity risk exposure and contingency planning purposes.
Provide support for regulatory, compliance and audit functions.
Funding Analyst – Officer - The Treasury Group 2006-2008
Manage cash flows for the Holding Company, Bank, and selected subsidiaries.
Buy and/or sell Fed funds to maintain the appropriate level of liquidity and manage funds in relation to both liquidity and reserve requirements.
Funding Analyst – The Treasury Group 1998-2006
Key analytical role in the management of wholesale and term funding for the Bank, the Holding Company and their respective subsidiaries.
First Union Mortgage Corporation, Waterbury, CT 067**-****-****
Construction Loan Analyst
First Union Mortgage Corporation, Waterbury, CT 067**-****-****
Legal Review Analyst
Statestreet Bank and Trust Company, North Quincy, MA 021**-****-****
Account Controller
Southstate Bank for Savings, Brockton, MA 024**-****-****
Customer Service Representative
EDUCATION
Post University, Waterbury, CT 067**-****-****
Master of Business Administration: Finance
Graduated: Top One Percentile
Post University, Waterbury, CT 067**-****-****
Bachelor of Science: Business Administration: Finance
Graduated: Top One Percentile
Summa cum Laude Graduate
Alpha Chi National Honor Society Member
Massasoit Community College, Brockton, MA 024**-****-****
Associate of Science: Business Administration
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Proficient in the following areas:
Microsoft Office Suite
Bloomberg Analytics
Bancware
Oracle
Odin Fidelity
Crystal Enterprise Web Reports
Paragon