Joseph A. Baseil
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Mountainside, New Jersey 07092
(908) 205 - 2150
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Education Fairleigh Dickinson University: Madison, NJ Concentration: Finance
Master of Business Administration, May 2011 GPA: 3.703
Fairleigh Dickinson University: Madison, NJ Concentration: Finance
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Feb. 2010 GPA: 3.841 – Magna cum Laude
Honors Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, Honors List 2006 - 2010 (consecutively), FDU Florham Scholars Program, FDU Honors Program, Colonel Farleigh S. Dickinson Scholarship Recipient.
Work Experience
2015 – Dec. 2015 MetLife - Investments: Morristown, New Jersey
Consultant - Financial Reporting and Analysis
Responsibilities:
Created, maintained, and executed financial projections, analysis, and reporting for statutory purposes.
Prepared derivative valuations, and income projections (~$500 million) for all lines of business.
Conducted stress testing on assets, and analyzed the effects on net investment income to ensure compliance with federal SIFI guidelines and regulators (Federal Reserve and NAIC).
Conducted monthly, annual, and three-year projections for net investment income.
Assisted in the determination of the company's risk based capital ratio, and communicate the relevant risk-charges to portfolio managers and senior management to maximize NII while minimizing RBC charges.
2011 – 2015 Mortgage Access Corp. d/b/a Weichert Financial Services: Morris Plains, New Jersey
Analyst
Responsibilities:
Managed team of accountants responsible for the daily maintenance of credit facilities ($425 million).
Prepared budgets and forecasts per business unit, and company-wide.
Conducted financial analysis, including variance analysis, of financial results and industry benchmarks on a monthly basis and presented to senior management.
Prepared daily reports for senior management detailing company cash positions and anticipated activity.
Reviewed and analyzed company compliance of third party covenants.
Responsible for collateral management – from loan origination to investor purchase.
Assisted in various audits, and the preparation of consolidated financial results on a monthly basis.
Worked with the CFO to follow industry specific GAAP rules such as FAS 133 and FAS 91.
Completed ad hoc projects for senior level management, including pro forma projections.
Key Accomplishments:
Developed and utilized an automated process to value credit derivatives and hedging instruments, taking time of completion from one month to one day - resulting in more timely and accurate book keeping.
Created, implemented, and maintained policy to accurately reserve for loan loss expense.
2010 – 2011 Mortgage Access Corp. d/b/a Weichert Financial Services: Morris Plains, New Jersey
Accounting Assistant
Responsibilities:
Created daily journal entries to record loan originations and sales to investors.
Completed and recorded all wire transfers in accordance with instructions from closing agents.
Assisted in various audits, and the preparation of consolidated financial results on a monthly basis.
Updated warehouse bank and company records, including third party servicers, with updated loan information after sale.
Computer Skills Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint), JD Edwards AS 400, Empower, HTML, and C++ programming. Basic proficiency in PeopleSoft, Essbase / CUBUS, and SQL.