JAMES A. WHEELER

781-***-**** adb4yo@r.postjobfree.com Wakefield, MA 01880 linkedin.com/in/james-a-wheeler/ Extensive experience successfully revitalizing business operations and spearheading revenue generation. A recognized business leader with a passion for reengineering processes, streamlining operations, cutting costs, driving quality and enhancing efficiencies to improve top and bottom lines. Proven success in process design and product technical with combined financial acumen and business know-how in creating and executing comprehensive strategic plans that generate growth and value. Track-record of development and implementing process improvements and turnaround initiatives, increasing profitability and shareholder value. Core competencies include:

• Back-Office Operations • Team Leadership

• Fund Accounting • Training and Development

• Prime Brokerage • Business Process Improvement

• Alternative Investments • Client Engagement Strategies

• Hedge Funds • Tax-Advantaged Investment Strategies EXPERIENCE

HIGHFIELDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP, Boston, MA 2004 - 2019 Directed the operations of a $12B hedge fund and collaborated with the CFO, trading and investment team in analyzing portfolios.

Principal & Head of Operations (2014 - 2019)

Principal & Director of Operations (2011 - 2014)

Operations Manager (2007 - 2011)

Senior Operations Analyst (2004 - 2007)

Guided a team of 11, responsible for investment controls, trade allocation, valuation, corporate actions, prime brokers, counterparty oversight, and NAV packages and two IT developers focused on supporting operations, the trade desk, investment analysts and portfolio managers.

• Oversaw third party vendor relationships including the performance of annual reviews of service to ensure the firm had the most cost-effective solutions.

• Collaborated with the Chief Financial Officer on strategic initiatives to enhance the back-office structure and with committee members on special projects including the review of a new trade order management system, the implementation of an accounting system, evaluation of fund administrators, and the review and implementation of prime brokers and counterparties.

• Met and corresponded with investors to discuss back office operations and any current or future operational enhancements.

• Prepared and reviewed daily, monthly, quarterly, and yearly exposure, as well as P&L attribution reporting for portfolio managers and investors.

• Designed internal applications including trade rebalancer, swap financing calculator, portfolio exposure reporting (industry, region, currency, counterparty, etc.), prime brokerage fee calculator, and treasury management.

• Collaborated with Compliance and Accounting on all regulatory filings including Form PF, PQR, 13- D, and all other filings.

• Senior member of committee that created, designed and launched a long only fund and constructed and implemented trade allocation process.

• Analyzed portfolios with CFO, trade desk, and tax department to effectively manage taxes. James A. Wheeler 781-***-**** PAGE TWO

• Worked with trade desk and investment analysts to manage currency exposure daily.

• Partnered with the technology group to build a new live P&L application and transformed the paper reporting process to dynamic applications.

• Evaluated the overall management and direction of the corporate culture of the firm including facilitating the semi-annual performance review process and providing recommended staff compensation levels to the CFO. ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

GMO LLC., Boston, MA

Directed a team of 16 employees in data scrubbing for the firm’s internal portfolio accounting system, reconciliation of accounts, and verifying accuracy of month-end client reporting. Investment Operations Manager

Investment Controls Manager

Investment Controls Supervisor

Investment Controls Analyst

Served as the primary GMO contact for 15 different custodian banks/prime brokers with exposure to various investment types including U.S., international and emerging equities and debt, futures, currency forwards, options, and a variety of swap arrangements.

• Reorganized the operations group for more efficient alignment with the investment departments to enhance communications and productivity.

• Outsourced the internal portfolio accounting functions to Brown Brothers Harriman and Investors Bank and Trust, and successfully implemented a new data warehouse.

• Reviewed client contracts for reporting requirements and created necessary reports.

• Designed and implemented a new reconciliation application.

• Redesigned investment control process to reduce duplication, provide custodians with oversight, enhance the review of investment data, and streamline the data from counterparties to the data warehouse for portfolio managers and trading.

JP MORGAN CHASE AND CO., Boston, MA

Fund Accountant

STATE STREET CORPORATION, Boston, MA

Account Controller

EDUCATION

Bentley University, Waltham, MA

Master of Science, Global Financial Analysis

Babson College, Wellesley, MA

Bachelor of Science, Finance/Investments

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