Andrew David Meier

Richardson, TX ***** 682-***-**** ad2uwl@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Highly motivated, forward-thinking, pragmatic CFA candidate looking to lend my skills and expertise to an organization which values efficiency in problem-solving and risk management, adaptable communication, and exceptional leadership. During my professional career, I have learned to sharply question and analyze multitudes of data, navigate staggeringly narrow deadlines, and lead a team with proficiency and positivity.

EDUCATION

Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business Dallas, Texas

Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, Minor in Economics August 2011 – May 2015

EXPERIENCE

Goldman Sachs & Co. Dallas, Texas

Associate, AWM Product Control (Credit) June 2022 – November 2023

Oversaw the credit book of business (senior direct lending, mezzanine, and hybrid/structured credit investments across both balance sheet and fund positions), including loans, notes, bonds, preferred equity, and other investment assets.

Streamlined and prepared monthly/quarterly disclosures, including but not limited to pricing verification & bounding analysis, illiquid valuations, debt fund reconciliation, fund capital reconciliation, debt stress submission, ClearFactr financial models and waterfall structures, FAS 157, Y-12, and other regulatory filings.

Conducted daily review, adjustment, and locking of firm P&L, including reconciliation and calculation of updates in PCL reserves, pricing, transaction cash flows, accruals, purchases and sales, paydowns, entity transfers, and communication of issues internally and across the business.

Led meetings across several divisions to communicate and action ongoing concerns within credit sleeve, collaborating the researching, testing, and solving of miscellaneous systematic and/or accounting issues.

Prepared and presented deal memos to upper management, including analysis of terms and accounting/regulatory policy.

Managed ad hoc requests across several divisions, including financial reporting, risk, servicing, operations, legal, and other shareholders and users as needed.

MUFG Investor Services Dallas, Texas

Senior Fund Accountant, CalPERS January 2021 – June 2022

●Streamlined preparation and review of client deliverables including priced positions, GP Fund NAV, schedule of investments, and fund-of-funds analyses.

●Unified divisions in processing of quarterly partnership valuations, including in-depth review of financial statements both at general and lot-levels. Via audits, significantly lowered rejection rates due to commonly problematic PE concepts by 50% annually.

●Conceptualized and implemented procedures to counteract critical errors, resulting in mitigated risk in combatting both new and existing challenges.

●Prepared presentations for both internal and external audiences to highlight troublesome & complex PE concepts, KPIs, and procedures as well as general trainings (Microsoft Excel, Front Invest, etc.), resulting in consistent understanding and significant contractions in rejection rates across the team, culminating in reductions of close to 60% following publishing and implementation.

●Collaborated closely with OnTime tech support to combat logistical issues in eFront and test implementation of fixes and updates to reporting logic, calculations, data pool sourcing, and persisting issues.

●Onboarded CalPERS Real Estate portfolio, including establishment of foundations of reconciliations, reporting, and adherence to existing SLAs.

●Developed unique mapping and walkthroughs of fund distribution/capital call notices, detailing idiosyncrasies of different formatting to pinpoint problem areas and direct teamwide

●Trained new hires extensively in all areas above and below, including preparation of UAT documentation to ensure unified and verified methodology is accessible to all levels of internal reference and utilization.

MUFG Investor Services Dallas, Texas

Fund Accountant, CalPERS January 2019 – January 2021

●Led internal cash review of all capital calls and cash/stock distributions (oftentimes to the tune of $5+M, up to 200+M), including verification of supporting calculations, performance metrics, updated wire instructions, and adherence to current accounting principles.

●Formulated extensive EUC procedural documentation, innovating and revamping areas in need of updates due to new tools and reporting, SLA guidelines, and general understanding across divisions.

●Recorded and verified various cash and stock transactions consistently amid strict deadlines.

●Prepared daily and monthly fund reconciliations for MUFG Capital Analytics’ largest client by volume, CalPERS (net asset value $400B), ensuring all figures tie between several accounting environment interfaces as well as custody.

MUFG Investor Services Dallas, Texas

Operations Accountant, CalPERS March 2017 – January 2019

Prepared and processed various cash and stock transactions while discussing issues in reconciliation of amounts, wire details, accounting treatment, and consistency in documentation with various fund managers.

Actively engaged in client onboarding, including testing data flow issues, reporting behavior, and other systemic interactions and documentation for client interface.

Managed submission of audit documentation, ad hoc client data requests, and other projects, including deep dives into fund financials and trend production to ensure data quality and client satisfaction.

Q Investments Fort Worth, Texas

Financial Control Analyst October 2015 – August 2016

●Developed a strong understanding in, managed, and successfully trained new employees in several central accounting functions, listed below.

-Trade entry, processing, and reconciliation across several prime brokers

-Cash and position reconciliation

-Documentation and invoice processing, especially in relation to corporate actions

-Swap settlements and bank debt

●Compiled month-end data for balance sheet/income statement distributed to partners and investors for the $2B fund.

●Accumulated extensive experience with VPM (accounting software used at Q) and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

● Experienced in client servicing, communication across business segments, organizational skills, and team management.

● Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

● Extensively knowledgeable in FrontInvest, PEARS, PeopleSoft, PARA, IgnitePad accounting software.

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