Market Data Business Analyst

Monique E. Manns

One Fordham Hill Oval

Bronx, NY 10468 Apt 16A

(H) 718-***-****

(M) 646-***-****

Barclays, NY Feb. 04 – Jun. 20

Market Data Business Management / Vice President

Responsible for managing Market Data and Publications and Subscriptions requests for the provisioning of appropriate services for Banking, Equities, FX, Market Risk, GFRM and IT. This includes elements of business and vendor management, inventory, contracts and invoice management.

Manage third-party provider (Prenax) for Publications and Subscriptions to ensure proper chargeback and inventory allocations. Work with third-party providers to ensure all business approvals are received before services are distributed to users.

Central point of contact for all invoices related to Publications and Subscriptions. Work closely with Prenax and Accounts Payable to verify invoices and resolve queries in a timely manner. Ensure all invoices are validated against inventory and update the inventory where appropriate.

Manage existing service inventory in MDSL and research/introduce alternative services for both Market Data and Publications and Subscriptions that will provide better value and cost effective solutions for these business areas. Project Manage the on-boarding of new services and engage with technical teams as required to facilitate services.

Manage commercial and contractual negotiations with vendors in conjunction with Legal. Ensure all terms of the contract are communicated to the businesses participating in them and manage the compliance to any vendor terms and conditions, including overseeing any vendor audits.

Provide cost transparency for managing the budget and month-to-month financials for these business areas. Generate monthly business line reports for the process of month-end allocations and cost saving initiatives. Support ongoing cost reductions and vendor rationalizations

Assist in the preparation of Global Budgets with Finance and Planning and Analysis. Ensure regional accountability for Market Data spend is maintained as required by the Business and Finance.

Develop and maintain a strong knowledge on vendor strategies, business direction and products/content. Communicate this throughout the firm

Bank of America, NY Aug. 01 – Sept. 03

Sr. Market Data Services Analyst / Assistant Vice President

Provide direction by identifying internal client needs and providing non-trading market data products and value-added services. Support Global Equities Corporate Investment Banking and Commercial Banking by evaluating and processing their requests.

Service the business units by evaluating and processing requests for Market Data services which included but not limited to Autex Block-Online, Edgar Online, Onesource, Factset, Newsedge, Commscan, Factiva, Lexis Nexis, SDC and Thomson One.

Perform alternate vendor or market data product research for the different business units.

Used Periguine to open/close tickets with helpdesk and desktop support to ensure rapid installation of services.

Update inventory based on new hires, terminations, transfers and business unit analyst reviews utilizing MDSL.

Allocate invoiced database charges. Provide reports of detailed allocations of services and cost analysis to business heads to ascertain proper charge backs utilizing Market Data Manager.

Assisted in the rollout of Thomson One to all Bankers and the removal of their Bridge workstations.

Assisted in the process of new Analyst and Associate hires and training with Human Resources, business units and technical personnel. Implemented the new associate and analysts documentation for distribution for accessing services.

Jordan & Jordan /Societe General New York, NY May 00 – Aug. 01

Consultant – Market Data Analyst

Provide Market Data Services support and Financial Analysis for the Fixed Income community within Trading and Market data.

Serviced the business units by processing request for Market Data services, which include ILX, Reuters, Telerate, Newsedge, Bloomberg, etc.

Maintain accurate inventory of all Market Data services utilizing Market Data Manager

Update inventory based on new hires, terminations transfers and business unit analyst reviews utilizing Market Data Manager.

Provide reports to third party vendor services for accurate user counts utilizing Market Data Manager.

Setup and maintain users in DACS for Triarch services. Complete quarterly DADs to report accurate vendor entitlement counts.

Work closely with Market Data Technical Support and Billing Administrators to ensure accuracy of services and costs.

Jordan & Jordan / ED&F Man International Inc. - New York, NY

Consultant – Market Data Analyst

Conduct an inventory of major real-time Market Data services for New York offices.

Perform physical desk reviews of Market Data services at ED&F Man’s New York locations.

Reconciled inventory against vendor invoices.

Compiled data from desk reviews and vendor invoices to generate user/market data matrix that included Market Data vendors, entitlements and users.

Presented exception reports and recommendations to ED&F Mann for an understanding of their current Market Data situation.

Salomon Smith Barney Inc., New York June 96 – May 00

Market Data Analyst

Provide support to the business community by developing a list of Market Data products and business solutions, which will maximize productivity at the lowest cost to the firm.

Responsible for all moves, adds, changes and deletions of all Market Data services kept in the Jordan and Jordan Inventory system for both Corporate New York and the Branches.

Maintenance of over 1000 catalog codes, pricing and descriptions for all Market Data vendors for charge back purposes for cost allocations.

Perform departmental inventory updates and resolve discrepancies between service groups, accounting and billing groups for the purpose of cost reduction and cost control. Interpersonal contact with vendors and service areas to resolve discrepancies/inquiries on P&L reports/invoices and the allocation of all credit letters for adjustments.

Provide support to the business community, by analyzing desk reviews and making appropriate adjustments to facilitate accurate inventory for SEC reporting.

Understanding of vendor product structures and platforms for distribution of Market Data to traders.

Extract, compile data, run jobs and ad-hoc queries, schedule and prioritize work, maintain log and responsibility matrices.

Smith Barney Inc., New York March 94 – June 96

Inventory Control/Technology Accounting/Work Order Management

Heavy contact with Voice and Data Analysts as well as clients/users.

Process and track communication work orders sent via E-Mail, Profs or by Communications Facilities Order using DataEase. Analyze and provide reports on possible trends in work submitted.

Perform random department inventory updates and resolve discrepancies between service groups and accounting.

Responsible for all the billing issues for the Capital Markets Dept. charged or allocated to divisions.

EDUCATION:

Business Management – Borough of Manhattan Community College

1990 - ConferTech International MBX System - Certificate

1986-1989- Hunter College

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Microsoft Office Products. Worked extensively with Microsoft Office, Excel, Access, Project, and Word.

Excel: Pivot Tables, Macros

Strong Project Management experience and excellent People Management skills.

Strong understanding and familiarity with the financial trading community comprising, Fixed Income, Market Risk.

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