Financial Services Professional

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Trusted and resourceful Accounting professional offering 10+ years of experience, including 5+ years at the senior level, specializing in mutual fund operations and Financial/Regulatory reporting, with a track record of progressive responsibility in the Financial Services sector.

Located in Jacksonville, FL.

EXPERIENCE

Leave of Absence to Raise Family (05/15-11/15)

Notable contributions:

Successful completion of MS Excel Advanced-Dashboard and SQL Basics courses at General Assembly, NY

Currently enrolled in online HTML/CSS Web Development offered through General Assembly

BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN, Boston, MA

Senior Expense Administrator - Contractor (1/13-5/15)

Analyzed over 200 mutual and hedge fund client expenses (onshore and offshore) for budget and projection purposes and presented recommendations

Point of contact for various mutual, hedge and private equity fund clients relating to expense budgets, invoices and asset-based fees as outlined in fund documents

Managed expense structures for accounts as changes were implemented for fund launches, mergers, liquidations and other client directed changes

Assessed ongoing processes and controls to mitigate any potential NAV errors caused by billing related journal entries, accrual entries or fund setups

Tracked fund invoices and forecasted annual fund estimates to be used in expense projections

Provided leadership, mentoring and training to staff

Regulatory Specialist, Corporate Secretary and Regulatory - Contractor (5/12-1/13)

Coordinated regulatory filings such as Form N-MFP, Form N-Q, Form N-SAR and Form 24f-2

Prepared and submitted various EDGAR filings under the supervision of Counsel

Provided effective training alongside the Corporate Secretary and Regulatory Support group on EDGAR filing application

Maintained procedures related to the processes involved in the filing of specific regulatory forms and assisted in the training of other departments within the Fund Administration team

Monitored regulatory changes, technology changes and industry practices that would affect regulatory filings prepared by Fund Administration

Analyzed proposed and final rule changes and presented findings to Counsel

STATE STREET CORPORATION, Boston, MA

Senior Financial Reporting Analyst (2/11-5/12)

Reviewed quarterly, semi-annual and annual portfolios, financial statements, highlights and footnote disclosures for the bank’s largest, most complex client during conversion process

Reviewed regulatory reports including, N-MFP, N-SAR and N-CSR; Established and maintained production schedule for the preparation of financial statements

Monitored daily in-cycle progress and ensured guidelines were followed and deadlines met

Reported fund operation and performance status to Fund’s Board of Directors and Management

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO., Boston, MA

Financial Reporting Specialist (5/08-2/11)

Prepared and reviewed fund’s quarterly, semi-annual and annual portfolios, financial statements, financial highlights and footnote disclosures as well as regulatory reports including N-MFP, N-SAR and N-CSR

Provided Fund’s Board of Directors and fund management with timely, essential and accurate reporting of fund operation and performance

Assisted in conversion to Unity Workstation, the new Financial Reporting platform for JPMC

Lead Training Coordinator for client specific Portfolio and Financial Statement offshoring to Mumbai office

THOMSON FINANCIAL, Boston, MA

Senior Billing Analyst/Team Lead (7/07-4/08)

Coordinated client back-billing, significantly increasing revenue in preparation for division merger with Reuters

Evaluated client data, reviewed contracts and conducted research and analysis to ensure timely and accurate invoice preparation

INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO., Boston, MA

Senior Billing Analyst (10/04-6/07)

Prepared invoices for the Bank’s most complex and premier client relationships with revenues totaling over $30 million quarterly

Collaborated with Client Management, Transfer Agency, Fund Accounting and Reporting & Compliance to ensure assets, cash balances, market values and transactions were reported accurately and within specified deadlines

Tracked and analyzed variances to explain monthly revenue fluctuations

Reviewed and managed staff work

Consulted on various systems issues to mitigate risk and ensure client relationships were not impacted

EDUCATION

University of Massachusetts - Boston, Boston, MA – BA Psychology

SYSTEMS AND BUSINESS TOOLS

MS Office Suite, Bloomberg, SQL basics, HTML, CSS, GCom, Deloitte eRoom/PBE, FundWorx, Unity Workstation, Oracle Financials 11i, PPBS billing system, SEI, InvestPort, InvestView, GIPS, EDGAR Filings, EagleStar

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Investing, Baseball, Golf, Surfing, Travel, Reading

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