Data Analyst Market

Robert Glasscock

New York, NY **************@*****.*** 201-***-**** linkedin.com/in/bobglasscock Summary

Experienced Expense Management and Market Data Administration professional with deep expertise in analysis and reporting, cost optimization, financial modeling, and invoice reconciliation, successfully driving initiatives resulting in over

$550K in cost savings by eliminating redundant services, resolving billing discrepancies, and enhancing cost efficiency. Experience

Consello New York, NY

Contractor – Billing Specialist Jun 2025 – Jul 2025 Short-Term Contract via WhiteCap Search – Member of the Finance team for a boutique Advisory and Investment Firm.

• Analyzed travel and entertainment expenses across multiple platforms as part of a firmwide charge-back project. Jennison Associates New York, NY

Contractor – Market Data Analyst, Expense Jan 2024 – Apr 2024 Short-Term Contract via Soni Resources – Member of the Market Data Administration team for a global investment management firm. investment arm of Prudential Investment Management (PGIM).

• Received soft and hard dollar market data invoices, reviewed them against Optimized Spend (FITS) inventory for accuracy, and entered allocation information into Adobe Nitro and DocLink before routing to accounts payable.

• Compiled market data inventory report from Optimized Spend (FITS) data, providing management with expense forecasts and opportunities for cost reductions by cancelling unused services. Citi Jersey City, NJ

Assistant Vice President – Sr Expense Management Analyst Apr 2022 – Mar 2023 Member of the Market Data Administration team for global investment bank and financial services company.

• Compiled monthly market data expense variance forecast reports for the Senior Finance team, tracking the financial impact of service additions, removals, and rate changes.

• Assisted the audit team by reviewing and analyzing service entitlement and usage reports. Identified a major calculation error in audit reporting documentation, reducing potential liability for the firm. MUFG Securities Americas Inc New York, NY

Contractor – Market Data Analyst, Expense Jan 2020 – Jun 2020 Short-Term Contract via Twenty Recruitment – Provided ad-hoc inventory and expense reporting to account managers and department heads, enabling them to monitor their market data costs and ensuring billing accuracy.

• Saved $200k by conducting an audit of the FITS Market Data inventory application, utilizing archived inventory history to verify contract expiration and employee termination dates, removing redundant and invalid records. Jefferies LLC New York, NY

Vice President – Procurement Analyst, Expense Jan 2007 – Sep 2018 Member of the Global Procurement team, responsible for financial reporting and analysis for a diversified financial services company focusing on investment banking, capital markets, asset management, and direct investing.

• Developed ad-hoc and recurring SQL queries utilizing PeopleSoft financials and order management information to provide expense reporting and analysis for stakeholders across the firm for use in procurement, telecom, travel, budget, compliance, technology, market data, and accounts payable processes.

• Designed and implemented travel & entertainment policy compliance reporting application in partnership with vendor Concur, resulting in enhanced expense reporting, increased compliance, and a 20% reduction in T&E costs.

• Launched initiative to research and reconcile inventory discrepancies involving the firm’s Mobile Telecom devices, revising the order & cancellation process, resulting in the removal of over 100 unused lines for savings of $100k. Continued

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New York, NY **************@*****.*** 201-***-**** linkedin.com/in/bobglasscock BNY Pershing Jersey City, NJ

Senior Analyst Market Data, Expense Jan 2001 – Dec 2006 Led team responsible for market data services administration, including invoice payments, allocations, price changes, inventory, budgets, financial analysis, reporting, and contracts for 200+ users for BNY Mellon subsidiary.

• Reconciled $300k in outstanding receivables by consolidating market data inventory, billing rates, payment, and order information into a centralized Excel database, resulting in faster, more accurate payments and expense analysis, eliminating late charges, erroneous charges, and expenses for unused services.

• Produced reporting and financial analysis as member of the team that successfully negotiated a new Dow Jones News Services contract, resulting in a 20% price reduction.

• Identified and resolved expense reporting discrepancies between the firm and exchanges, resulting from the redistribution of data over the firm’s proprietary financial information system, avoiding significant monetary penalties. Telerate New York, NY

Billing Manager, Revenue Analysis Manager Apr 1990 – Dec 2000 Managed team of 4 in all aspects of data feed business administration for pioneering market data services provider, including billing, rate adjustments, customer service, contracts, financial analysis, and audits.

• Worked directly with the firm’s largest clients and the collections team to resolve $2mm in billing discrepancies resulting from a system migration error by utilizing archived data to identify the correct services for each client.

• Partnered with clients and Telerate technology group to develop and implement electronic invoice processes for clients, allowing for automated invoice processing and faster, more accurate payments.

• Managed recurring contract and billing process audits by exchange and third-party data providers, consistently passing, ensuring the firm remained compliant and avoided fines.

• Provided monthly revenue forecasts for income statements as part of the month-end financial modeling process, and recurring and ad-hoc reporting of general ledger revenues and expenses. Education

Western Washington University - Bellingham, WA

History, Graphic Design

Skills

Expense Analysis & Reporting Billing Processes SQL Query

- Market Data Services

- Travel & Entertainment

- Mobile & Landline Telecom

- Technology Infrastructure

Inventory Management

Ad-Hoc & Recurring Reporting

Cost Savings Initiatives

Cost Management

Data Analysis & Reporting

Budget Analysis

Audit Analysis

Forecasting

Process Optimization

Regulatory & Policy Compliance

Team Management

Accounts Payable

Invoice Payments

Expense Allocations

Research & Analysis

Contract Administration

Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel

Pivot Table, VLOOKUP, VBA, Macros

Visualization / Dashboards

Databases

PowerPoint

Tableau

SAP Concur

Peoplesoft Financials

Peoplesoft Procurement

Oracle

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