Financial Services & Investment Management Professional
Fast-learning and detailed financial services associate with over 6 years of progressive experience in the banking and brokerage industry who is able to work with all levels of management to drive business. Proved strong organizational and time management skills to effectively manage multiple priorities and meet established deadlines.
Areas of Expertise
Business Development
Valuation
Discounted Cash Flow
Relationship Management
Financial Modeling
Bloomberg AIM
Financial Research
Charles River
GAAP Accounting
Financial Planning
Investran
FlexTrade
Aladdin
DST Sales Connect
eFront
Professional Experience
United Bank January 2019- present
Investment Analyst
Conduct regular and as assigned investment and portfolio research projects and stays informed of developments in the market
Work closely with Portfolio Managers in the management of client assets
Create asset allocation programs for execution with client accounts and provide recommendations to portfolio management
Process trades, capital actions and maturities
Responsible for all appropriate completion of paperwork and records maintenance
Participate in the development of departmental strategy based on management's philosophy and objectives
Provide account management to assigned customers
Work closely with trading, operations and client service areas
Financial modeling and cash flow analysis
Financial statement audits
Wells Fargo advisors August 2017- January 2019
Financial advisor
Connect with clients, either in person or via telephone, to collect financial information, assess investment profile, and provide clients with financial related advice consistent with client goals and risk tolerance
Ensure appropriate documentation of each client contact
Leverage local and centralized resources of the firm to include key product and service groups, to meet the clients’ range of financial needs
In addition, is responsible for providing expertise to clients regarding advantages and disadvantages of different financial products and determines which financial products are suitable for client needs and financial circumstances.
Produce research material on asset classes (equities, ETFs, and fixed income) to provide to clients in order to make investment decisions
Work with clients to obtain long and short-term investment strategies
Research market conditions and analyze portfolio performance and analyze portfolio risk.
Review and analyze financial and accounting information
Ameriprise Financial July 2014- August 2017
Financial Consultant
Ability to communicate investment strategies in a clear and concise manner to retail clients and business partners that enables clients to make informed investment decisions
Practice Support duties may include: scheduling client or wholesaler appointments, entering client data into various applications, closing financial plans and maintenance of plan tracker, addressing client assignment issues, setup of new advisor workstations, assisting advisor in preparation for follow-up to client meetings and correspondence, printing and distributing of reports.
Implement investment strategies
Experience presenting investment strategies to retail clients and business partners through face-to-face and phone meetings
Suntrust Bank September 2013-March 2014
Client services specialist II
Partner with Financial Advisors to drive revenue
Performed account reconciliations and executed problem resolution techniques to resolve account discrepancies
Surpassed branch sale quotas by developing, expanding, and retaining client relationships
Open new accounts, answers and services client phone calls and performs various projects
Suntrust bank May 2013-September 2013
Personal Banker
Ensured compliance with internal controls, operational procedures and risk management policies.
Provided industry leading client service experience through assisting and supporting all aspects of the development and expansion of new and existing clients
Utilized resources to conduct effective consultative client engagements
Identified and made appropriate referrals to other lines of business to meet client wants and needs.
Certifications
Series 7, Series 66, Virginia Life and Health license
EDUCATION
Investment Banking Institute- Financial Modeling and Valuation training April 2018
Completed a four-week intensive course on financial analysis, valuation methodologies and advanced financial modeling
Performed company valuations utilizing (I) comparable public company analysis, (II) precedent transactions analysis and (III) discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis
Built fully-integrated financial statements projection model, LBO model, accretion/dilution merger models, including ability to run operational and capital structure sensitivities within models
Wharton School-Coursera-Fundamentals of Financial Modeling February 2018
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Old Dominion University- BA in Business Administration: Management May 2012