Lawrence D. Mazis, MBA

Wayne, PA *****

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Professional Profile

Senior Accountant with extensive, progressive experience in investment accounting, specializing in domestic and international equities, bonds, foreign exchange, and derivatives including futures, forwards, swaps, and options. Experience includes leading financial institutions State Street, BNY Mellon, and Vanguard. Well-versed in accounting principles, systems, and practices, daily, monthly, and yearly reconciliations and reporting, developing procedures, and automating and streamlining processes.

Core Competencies:

Account reconciliations

Journal entries

Account analysis

Review of financial statements

External audit preparation

Staff management

Trade processing

Custodian reconciliations

Internal and external client reporting

General ledger accounting

Foreign exchange, futures, forwards, options

Swaps processing

Cash and trade discrepancy research

Dodd-Frank derivative regulations

Technical Skills:

Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

Advanced in Excel (VLOOKUP, PivotTables, macros)

Knowledgeable in Sarbanes-Oxley, GAAP, FASB, SAP, ERP

Bloomberg, Reuters, IDC, many custodian databases

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Experience Highlights:

Created reports from adviser and broker websites to increase effectiveness and efficiency.

Automated cash availability report for advisers consisting of trades, dividends, shareowner money movement, and corporate action settlements.

For new system updates and processes, developed procedures and trained employees.

Established excellent working relationships with all levels of management, which resulted in being a subject matter expert and “go-to” person.

Responsible for developing procedures and processing instructions. Facilitated training, enabling accountants to have more in-depth knowledge of their work.

Work Experience

STATE STREET BANK, Berwyn, PA 07/2013 – Present

Senior Accountant (07/2015 – Present)

Hired for position after two years as a temporary accountant.

Produced daily, monthly, and quarterly reconciliations and reporting accurately and completely, supporting management decision-making.

Researched and resolved a variety of pricing issues.

Completed timely reviews for work of other accountants in accordance with company policy.

Collaborated with other groups to resolve issues for security setups and trade issues both offshore and onshore.

Provided timely responses to client requests for Morgan Stanley and Lazard for security setups for trades, account reconciliations, and monthly and quarterly reporting on securities Bloomberg.

Ensured that client requests were communicated to the appropriate group to process when needed. Examples include trades, correcting setups, and resolving errors offshore.

Qualified for and received performance bonuses each year.

Highly Specialized Accountant, Kelly Services (07/2013 – 07/2015)

Responsible for operational ownership for a suite of fixed income portfolios.

Completed internal and external client valuation, performance, and other reporting.

Monitored cash and share reconciliation exceptions, portfolio manager, and trading support and shared services oversight.

Established and set up new accounts for corporate customers.

Interacted directly with end clients on a regular basis.

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA 01/2013 – 05/2013

Associate Trust Administrator

Responsible for the creation of new funds for operating gifts, capital gifts, endowments, and agency funds to meet donor requests. Monitored and administered Penn's internal and external trusts and annuities valued at approximately $2B.

Administered endowments and restricted gifts, ensuring that the university adhered to the donor's wishes.

Collaborated with representatives of the various schools and centers at Penn, ensuring all required information was gathered and providing information to the various schools and centers about older endowments and gifts.

BNY MELLON GLOBAL INVESTMENT SERVICING (formerly PNC), King of Prussia, PA 06/2005 – 12/2012

Accounting Supervisor

Oversaw the daily, monthly, and yearly investment accounting functions of a group of investment accountants.

Processed trades and worked with settlement, reconciliations, and reporting for derivative instruments, including futures, currency forwards, options, and swaps.

Quickly became knowledgeable in regulatory requirements of various investment products, including Dodd-Frank derivative regulations.

Developed procedures for new and existing functions and processes and presented them to the group, enabling accountants to have references to work more quickly and efficiently.

Managed direct reports, assigning work, assisting with projects, helping solve complex problems, and performing employee reviews.

Assisted in supplying detailed support to external auditors to ensure compliance with accounting regulations and processes.

Automated and consolidated cash availability and cash projections.

Additional Work Experience

BNY MELLON GLOBAL INVESTMENT SERVICING (formerly PNC), King of Prussia, PA

Lead Accountant

THE VANGUARD GROUP OF INVESTMENT COMPANIES, Malvern, PA

Fixed Income Accountant

International Fund Accountant

Futures and Forwards Accountant

Education

Master of Business Administration, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Minor: Math.

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