Brian Burns
Old Bridge, NJ *****
gsl7ab@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position in the Business Industry
SKILLS PROFILE
Certified Business Analyst from George Washington University School of Business and ESI International.
Professional with more than 13 years experience in trading environment
Strong ability to work effectively with multiple supervisors, balance and prioritize multiple requests efficiently
Excellent communication and research skills
Proficient with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Visio and Igrafix
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Senior Business Analyst/Project Manager- AVP January 2007-present
Pershing LLC, Jersey City, NJ
Responsible for the creation and execution of project plans.
Responsible for working with multiple groups at a time, both business and technology to gather estimates and an order of magnitude.
Work with multiple groups throughout the lifecycle of a project to make sure schedules are met and issues are escalated accordingly.
Responsible for Business Analysis of both Large and Small Projects
Responsible for writing BVA (Business Viability Assessment)
Responsible for writing BFSD (Business Functional Specifications Document)
Responsible for scheduling and running meetings, Gathering and writing requirements, use cases and process flows
Work with various departments within the firm as well as outside vendors at the same time to obtain Project requirements.
International Trade Support Team Leader July 2005-January 2007
Responsible for the supervision of all activity within my group
Responsible for the day to day trade amendments and uploading files into FTP
Monitored the reject queues for all equity and fixed income products being traded by Pershing’s IBD’s
Responsible for approximately 75 IBD’s
Settlements Supervisor
Hill Thompson Magid LP, Jersey City, NJ February 2003 – January 2005
Responsible for the comparison of all foreign securities in all markets
Acquired settlement instructions from Contra Brokers
Send out instructions on Foreign Settlements
Instrumental in the start up of Foreign Settlement at Hill Thompson
Responsible for the month end balancing of firm accounts
Equity Trading Support April 1998- January 2003
Merrill Lynch, New York, NY
Responsible for the month end balancing of firm accounts
Provided critical support to the equities department including conducting research and preparing spreadsheets
Communicated daily with clients to provide trade settlement support
Gained solid understanding of financial processes including trading, operations and settlement
EDUCATION
1995 - 1997
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ
Completed courses towards Liberal Arts degree
Member of Men’s Division 1 Soccer team
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST