Archak Taghalian
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EDUCATION
Pace University, New York, New York
Masters of Business Administration - Financial Management, January 2012
Queens College City University of New York, Queens, New York
Bachelor of Business Administration - Corporate Finance, June 2007
CERTIFICATIONS: Series 7
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Credit Suisse Private Banking Americas
Financial Analyst (July 2014 to Present)
Complete daily revenue reports to track business performance across North & Latin America
Develop and maintain financial models and reports utilizing various financial systems
Participate in the development of the annual forecast, budget and long range planning of the business
Prepare reporting packages that include full financial statements, highlighting P&L trends, key metrics, and analyzing causes of unexpected variances
Review monthly financial reports with senior leadership to provide insight into results, as well as establishing short-term financial projections
Led in the implementation of new reporting procedures for analyzing Net Interest Income
Prepare P&L statements at the request of the Federal Reserve in regards to various investment products
Determine profitability for Equities, Fixed Income, Lending, Derivatives & Alternative Investment products by analyzing volumes, revenues and expenses
Perform monthly closing activities including preparing and posting general journal entries
August 2007-July 2014
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Partnership Accountant (October 2011 to July 2014)
Performed monthly variance analysis on various balance sheet and income statement accounts
Projected annual unfunded pension payments for current and retiring Partners of the firm
Created analytic frameworks and functional to prepare annual tax filings
Maintained Partner compensation models detailing equity payments and partnership distributions
Review capital calls, distributions and quarterly capital statements while maintaining bookkeeping for Alternative Investment vehicles
Reconciled all Partner distributions and investment accounts
Computed monthly and quarterly tax payments, such as Sales & Use Tax and Commercial Rent Tax
Collections Clerk (August 2007 to October 2011)
Handled business transactions in connection with account collections and adjustments
Reviewed and analyzed accounts and account balances
Forecasted outstanding receivables that were expected to be collected for year end budgets
Generated weekly account statements for each partner of the firm
Entered and posted cash receipts into the general ledger
Prepared daily bank reconciliations
SKILLS
Technological: Proficient in Elite, SAP BusinessObjects, NetX360, PeopleSoft, Hyperion Essbase, and Microsoft Office (VLOOKUPS, SUMIFS, PIVOTS, VBA)