Pricing Analyst Senior

Silvester Volaj

646-***-**** / ************@*****.***

EXPERIENCE

Fi-Tek Wealth Solutions Stamford, CT

Senior Pricing Analyst January 2024 – Present

Pricing Analyst February 2021 – January 2024

Valuing Securities –

Enter values for all manually priced investments for assigned relationships in accordance with the monthly closing schedule.

Analyze and interpret K1s, NAVs, and Capital Account Statements to value securities.

Obtain valuation data from internal and external sources such as banks and fund administrators.

Review FX rates for foreign investments and valuations.

Utilized VBA, automate day-to-day functions and reporting driving efficiency of database

Securities and Security Masters –

Bonds – Municipal, Corporate, Mortgage back securities, Commercial Papers, Treasury bonds.

Equities – Foreign & domestic Securities, ETF’s, Mutual Funds, Rights, Warrants, RMBS securities, Asset Back.

Processing corporate actions (stock splits, spin-offs, mergers)

Set up new securities in company’s proprietary system, and execute and monitor the setup of RMBS trades, collaborating with counterparties to ensure accurate and timely processing.

Process End of day trading files.

Review and maintain existing securities. Turn pricing on remove pricing depending on trading.

Review custodian data to determine needed security set ups.

Reconciliation reports on pricing changes over a certain percent. Reach out to the appropriate vendor for questioning if needed upon research.

Reviewing daily pricing outliers between Equities and Bonds and determining if the percent change or difference is accurate.

Updated security master and streamlined security setups increasing efficiency.

Partnerships and Private Holdings –

Processing of capital activity such as capital calls, subscriptions, distributions, redemptions, and transfers based on fund documentation.

Coordination of monthly and ad-hoc closings with Fund Accounting and Client Service group for client deliverables.

Reconciliation of activity for all private holdings (hedge funds and private equity investments) related to the activity for the investment period.

Pricing Reports –

Analyze daily price exception reports confirming prices are applied correctly and accurately from the vendor and that all trade activity is correct.

Determine discrepancies on all prices for Bonds & Equities on day-to-day basis.

Clear breaks compared to bank side holdings as well as determine any new corporate actions or new securities.

Work with Auditing if needed for any questions it may have for the certain securities or private holdings.

Utilized macros, pivot tables, VBA to run analysis on portfolios

Performance Analysis and Reporting –

Conduct analysis on investment portfolios to evaluate performance.

Develop and maintain reports on portfolio performance, including returns, risk metrics, and benchmark comparisons.

Ensure investment performance results at various levels are calculated and reported accurately and timely.

Review, validate, and interpret results and contribute to the generation of performance reporting.

Integrity Advisors Subsidiary of Guardian/ Strategies for Wealth Rye Brook, NY

Equity Associate December 2019- September 2020

Facilitated trades through Net X 360 as advised by Financial Advisor

Investment Account & Life Insurance account openings

EDUCATION

Iona University, LaPenta School of Business (AACSB Accredited) New Rochelle, NY

Master of Business Administration in Financial Management Awarded August 2020

Iona University, LaPenta School of Business (AACSB Accredited) New Rochelle, NY

Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance Awarded May 2019

Systems: Bloomberg, Factset, Quodd, Vantage, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Thompson Brokerage Service, NetX360, IBM SPSS, ROCKIT.

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