Services Associate Portfolio Administrator

Michael Odomirok

**-** **** ***** *******, NY ***78 / Phone: 212-***-**** / Email: *********@*****.***

Highly motivated and self-driven professional with over 18 years of experience in the financial industry. Possess strong analytical and organizational skills, knowledge of industry leading software (Eclipse, Eze Castle, Geneva) all while thriving in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Atlas Impact Partners (New York, NY)

01/2022 – 01/2023 TRADER / HEAD OF GLOBAL EQUITY TRADING

●Execute investment strategies while managing liquidity to minimize transaction costs and maximize value.

●Manage global FX risk exposures & cash management needs for both local and international entities.

●Monitor changes in market structure and the impact on the current trading environment.

●Disseminate market news, color, trade flow and company news to the investment team.

●Proactively maintain and develop relationships in order to establish best practices for sourcing liquidity and pricing.

●Effectively manage the firm’s budget and trading wallet.

●Perform both qualitative and quantitative assessments of transaction costs and relay findings to investment managers.

●Analyze algorithmic trading tools and TCA reports to ensure proper strategy selection for best execution.

●Assist with daily back-office operations and various ad hoc projects.

York Capital Management (New York, NY)

01/2017 – 12/2021 TRADER / HEAD OF US EQUITY TRADING / VICE PRESIDENT

●Execute investments in a logical risk-controlled manner with a high sensitivity to the PM’s expectations.

●Seek to provide best execution, reduce transaction costs and maximize trader alpha.

●Disseminate relevant market news and inform the investment team about market sentiment and investment opportunities.

●Maintained a strong relationship with the Street to contribute to the investment process around liquidity opportunities.

●Managed the trading wallet and present budget plans to the internal brokerage committee.

●Monitor, maintain and improve the OMS trading platform (Eze Castle).

●Improve trading workflow and liaison with back-office operations.

●Tackled various ad-hoc projects for multiple areas of the firm to foster business continuity.

05/2010 – 12/2016 TRADING ASSISTANT

●Supported the firm’s global equity and fixed income trading desks.

●Responsible for trade generation, portfolio allocation and fund flow portfolio rebalancing.

●Performed post-trade analysis, position review, and Pnl analysis.

●Responsible for tracking firm commissions to help manage the trading budget.

●Responsible for broker onboarding, implementation and establishing electronic FIX connections.

●Led the implementation and maintenance of the firms OMS trading platform (Eze Castle).

●Interfaced with internal IT and analytics groups to develop an interactive P&L system.

●Responsible for resolving all trade related, operational, compliance and regulatory filing requests.

●Significantly decreased trade-related discrepancies and risk exposure.

07/2006 – 05/2010 SENIOR OPERATIONS ANALYST

●Trade settlements for global equity and fixed income products.

●Portfolio reconciliation, PnL analysis and capture.

●Facilitated time-sensitive operational support with internal departments regarding market restrictions, audit, compliance, fund performance and regulatory investigations.

●Supported the development and implementation of a new accounting system (Geneva), trading platform (Eze Castle), and reconciliation platform to reduce daily workload and improve efficiencies.

●Trained and mentored employees within the global operations team.

HSBC Bank USA - Hedge Fund Portfolio Admin Unit (New York, NY)

05/2005 – 07/2006 SENIOR PORTFOLIO ADMINISTRATOR

●Performed and resolved daily cash, trade and position reconciliations across various accounts.

●Supported portfolio valuations.

●Implemented numerous workflow improvements.

The Bank of New York (New York, NY)

06/2004 – 05/2005 INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFER AGENT / GLOBAL FUNDS SERVICES ASSOCIATE

●Primary operational contact for hedge fund investors.

●Maintained internal accounting records and performed account reconciliations with external administrators.

●Initiated liquidations of funds and tracked cash movements of daily trade activity.

●Reviewed investment documentation and confirmed daily trade activity to ensure compliance.

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science, Finance. St. John’s University (New York, NY)

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