Manager Financial Analyst

Harold P. Sheil, cfa

P.O. Box ****

Duxbury, MA *2331

339-***-**** **********@*******.***

Professional Profile

Career Targets: Investment Research Analyst / Portfolio Manager / Consultant

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Babson Graduate School of Management

20+ years of experience in investment-related roles within the Financial Services Industry

Transitioning CFA credential, MBA degree, and 20+ years of financial services industry experience to add value to investment management services. Extensive hands-on experience in investment-related functions: trust and custody accounts, pension/401(k) accounts, accounting, pricing (NAV calculation), and rate-of-return analysis. Broad knowledge and competence in investment and portfolio management theory, accounting and financial principles, investment strategies and instruments, and quantitative/analytical tools. Excellent client servicing and relationship building skills. Superb analytical reasoning.

Capabilities & Value Offered:

Provide analytical support to investment/portfolio managers, applying and utilizing a broad knowledge of financial markets, investment strategies, quantitative tools, and analytical techniques.

Create and utilize spreadsheet models; manage and maintain databases; monitor and review pricing reports, economic reports, and market price activity; and summarize research into clear, succinct overviews and performance summaries.

Develop, recommend, and direct execution of programs to achieve investment objectives for accounts/portfolios; review, analyze, and select investments to fit portfolios; research and maintain asset allocation models.

Review performance and market-related data on various security types; conduct analytical and quantitative research and prepare concise recommendations and actionable thought pieces to support investment and portfolio management.

Manage multiple and diverse projects simultaneously; serve as a front-line resource to customers; build teams and provide leadership and supervision for staff.

Knowledge & Skill Areas:

Net Asset Value/Asset Valuation

Performance Measurement

Client Relationships

Quantitative Investment Analysis

Portfolio Management

Accounting & Reconciliations

Financial Markets & Instruments

Securities Laws & Regulations

Market & Trend Evaluations

Professional Experience

RICHEBOURG CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT – New York, NY (March 2019 thru Aug 2019)

Head of Operations and Fund Accounting (Consultant)

Participated in development of startup hedge fund to invest in Cryptocurrencies, ETFs and other alternative investment vehicles. Brought onboard to be lead contact to all service providers, banks, prime brokers and administrator. Developed prospective NAV process, fund accounting procedures, performance reporting, and investor KYC documentation.

JOHN HANCOCK INVESTMENTS – Boston, MA (Sep. 2016 thru Dec 2016-Contract)

Portfolio and Cash Services Analyst

Contract assignment through year-end 2016. Supported PCS team on Fund Onboarding and Transitioning, Securities Lending, Equity Shelf and Share Buyback processing, Cash Management, Fund Leverage and Closed End Fund Administration.

VENUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT – Boston, MA (Nov. 2006 thru May 2014)

Award winning investment advisor with over $400M in AUM. Position eliminated June 2014 due to Fund closure

Vice President of Operations

Point person facilitating all communications, accounting/reporting, and asset transfers among traders, brokers, banks, prime brokerage accounts, and fund administrators. Relationship manager for prime brokerage accounts, manager of FX transactions, trade processing, verification, accounting and reconciliation. Coordinated and planned for required asset flows among the Asian, European, and US accounts. Improved turnaround times for asset conversions and deliveries.

Challenged to increase leverage granted on ADR/GDR account at the Prime Broker level. Achieved increase from full funding requirement to five to one leverage.

Eliminated failed deliveries and stuck issuances via implementation of daily conference call and planning/tracking activity among PB, depository and floor traders.

Successfully converted and transferred accounts among Prime Brokerage platforms at UBS, Pershing, JP Morgan and Credit Suisse. Implemented Hong Kong and Tokyo trading with HSBC.

ACS/MELLON HR & INVESTOR SOLUTIONS – Everett, MA (1995 – 2006)

$4.1 billion firm specializing in retirement plan management, benefits outsourcing, and investment management services.

Senior Implementation Specialist (2000 – 2006)

Client Service Manager (1995 – 2000)

Promoted to manage multiple, simultaneous implementation projects. Serve as key point of reference for cross-functional teams involving internal trust, systems, testing, communications, and accounting functions and for Treasury and Human Resources offices at client companies to address and resolve issues throughout the implementation process. As client service manager, directed team of 6 in retirement plan administration for 16 client accounts with 64,000 participants; coordinated valuations,

delivered reports, transitioned assets, and reconciled accounts. Challenged to energize lagging valuation turnaround times and improve overall productivity.

Reduced valuation turnaround times 50% from 6 to 3 weeks, successfully enhancing client satisfaction, improving business retention and new acquisition processes, and capturing additional projects (adding daily valuations and enabling commitment to greater number of in-house investment funds).

Led effort in moving clients from monthly to daily valuations through automation implementations, including voice response system and web-based transactional capabilities.

STATE STREET BANK & TRUST – Boston, MA (1992 – 1995)

Specializing in retirement plans, trust and custody, investments, and exchange traded funds.

Operations Officer

Supervised 5 direct reports, including plan accountants and administrators, in servicing 6 client relationships with over 28,000 participants and more than $1 billion assets under management. Oversaw series of projects involving transition from monthly to daily processing automation. Challenged to improve turnaround time for data on monthly valuations that affected client confidence and posed potential for client’s departure.

CITIBANK – New York, NY (1990 – 1992)

Worldwide leader in financial services.

Senior Trust Officer

Brought on board to help turn around accounting function hampered by overly heavy workloads for accountants and increasing pattern of missed deadlines. Provided retirement plan management, trust, global custody, and investment management services. Conducted monthly and weekly valuation for 3 client relationships encompassing 8 thrift plans. Performed valuation and reconciliation of 30 investment vehicles, including an international stock purchase plan with holdings in 30 currencies.

Education & Credentials

CFA Charterholder, Member, CFA Institute

Masters of Business Administration - BABSON GRADUATE SCHOOL, Wellesley, MA

Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration - RUTGERS COLLEGE, New Brunswick, NJ

COMPUTER SKILLS

Expert user of Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, Access, SPF database management, Brokerage and Transactional systems at UBS, JPMorgan, Pershing, Credit Suisse and others, Sungard Omniplan and other HR/Benefits systems.

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