Associate Financial Planner

Matthew S. Alschen, CFP®, EA

*** ******** ******, *** ** Brooklyn, NY 11206

********@*****.*** 646-***-**** (c)

Qualifications Profile

Highly motivated Certified Financial Planner™ employing knowledge of capital markets to further a career in Financial Planning helping others build a strong foundation for financial security.

Thorough understanding of capital markets, particularly Fixed Income, gained from professional experience as a Software Quality Assurance Analyst.

Comprehensive knowledge of tax planning strategies, cash flow analysis, debt management, client relationship management and investment research.

Active participant in the Pro Bono Committee of the Financial Planning Association of Metro New York.

Bilingual in Spanish.

Professional Experience

Luesink Stenstrom Financial– New York, NY 5/2018 – present

Associate Financial Planner

Key Accomplishments:

Facilitate a 3-person Financial Planning firm to streamline internal processes and expand their client base.

Prepare and update consolidated investment reports, net worth and cash flow statements for our clients. Create and distribute Financial Plans in preparation for in-person meetings with clients educating them on pertinent matters impacting their financial lives.

Create portfolio reallocation reports adjusted to clients’ risk tolerances. Effectively positioning clients for market volatility.

Identify and implement tax-planning strategies. Enabling clients to leverage tax-loss harvesting to offset capital gains.

Schedule internal company training sessions on new company procedures and technologies, such as Advyzon, our portfolio management software, to better serve our clients.

Participate in new and existing client meetings. Facilitating onboarding of 10 new clients.

Draft and distribute follow up correspondence detailing client interactions and next steps.

Open, initiate asset transfers and maintain client investment accounts with custodian, thus increasing Assets Under Management for our three-person company by 20% in two years.

Maintain and document all invoiced transactions for the company, increasing administrative efficiency.

Assign and review tasks prepared by our 2-person overseas team in India. Train them on new assignments and identifying strategies to increase their efficiency and workload.

Prepare and maintain company policy and procedure documentation, maintaining the firm SEC compliant.

Christopher Street Financial– New York, NY 1/2018 – 4/2018

Financial Planning Analyst Intern

Key Accomplishments:

Maintained consolidated investment reports, net worth and cash flow statements for client meetings.

Examined, identified and amended discrepancies with clients’ prior year tax returns.

Created hypothetical portfolio reallocation reports adjusted to clients’ objectives using Morningstar Advisor.

Optimized risk alignment strategies using Riskalyze and Finametrica to help clients make better investment decisions.

Prepared training materials and checklists for new staff on current processes and procedures.

Financial Planning Association of New York 2007-present

Member and Pro Bono Coordinator

Key Accomplishments:

Conducted presentations in English or Spanish for underserved communities on financial planning topics such as investments, taxation, debt management, budgeting, goal setting and estate planning.

Coordinated scheduling of speakers for the Brooklyn Family Justice Center during the Fall and Spring terms.

Reviewed and maintained of the presentations for all the Pro Bono partner organizations.

Conduct individual financial counseling for Pro Bono clients as needed.

Omgeo LLC – Jersey City, NJ 3/2015 – 7/2017

Quality Assurance Analyst/Lead

Key Accomplishments:

Wrote, analyzed and executed expanded test case scenarios to improve overall scope and quality of manual and API testing done on an application aimed to mitigate counterparty risk in post-trade transactions.

Interactive Data – New York, NY 7/2010 – 2/2015

Quality Assurance Analyst

Key Accomplishments:

Collaborated with the team to write, publish and execute expanded test plans, standards and procedures to improve overall scope and quality of software testing.

Supported effort to identify instances of non-compliance to QA policies, processes, and standards and escalate significant issues for resolution.

Thomson financial/tradeweb llc – Jersey City, NJ 5/2005 – 7/2010

Quality Assurance /Assistant VP

Key Accomplishments:

•Verified software implementation with precision against business specifications for the domestic and international bond trading products within the Tradeweb application.

•Created customized Excel calculators resulting in a significant increase in the business quality of proprietary Fixed Income applications.

Education

Bachelor of Science Legal Studies (2000)

RUTGERS University – New Brunswick, NJ

Certificate in Financial Planning (2007)

baruch college – New York, NY

Professional Licenses

•Certified Financial Planner (“CFP®”) professional.

•IRS Enrolled Agent (enrollment #: 00109128)

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