Data Analyst
Resume:
Angela Toliver
*************@*******.***
Objective:
As a highly accomplished financial services professional with proven success in business profitability, capital projects and portfolio analysis, I am seeking a full time position to utilize my full knowledge base and capabilities while learning new skills and accepting challenges.
Professional Experience:
VALIC, Houston, TX August 2011 to November 2011
Data Reporting Analyst (Contract Position)
Provide support to plan sponsors by compiling data from multiple internal/external systems to create fee disclosure reports for all VALIC products in conformity with new Department of Labor regulations.
Data mining of information located in paper master files and system files and then manipulating those files to the appropriate formats.
Field questions from internal and external clients concerning fee disclosures and recognize issues to be escalated and assist in providing solutions.
Quality review for 100% accuracy in order to provide on-time, client ready reports for all required disclosures.
INVESCO (AIM) Management, Houston, TX February 2010 to July 2010
Corporate Actions Analyst – Consultant (Contract Position)
Analyze, interpret and audit corporate action notifications using investment management software such as Thomson Reuters Portia and Charles River. These corporate actions include: dividend/stock options, exchanges, bonus issues, stock splits, full calls, spinoffs, mergers, tenders, name changes/id changes, reclassification, conversions, purchase offers & rights issues/rights exercises
Communicate findings and discrepancies during the notification review process to the processing professional and applicable management.
Complete the daily review of corporate action responses and research on corporate action related material in a timely manner.
Assist Fund Accountants and other in the resolution of any outstanding corporate action issues.
Provide investment personnel voluntary corporate action responses to specific custodians or other interested parties in a timely and accurate manner.
Collect, compile, analyze and verify corporate action information such as asset ID changes, stock splits from multiple information and data sources such as Bloomberg.
Answer queries from Fund Accounting personnel, external Auditors, Investment personnel and other client business units.
Review custodian reconciliations prepared by the Portfolio Administration personnel to ensure that all corporate actions have been properly recorded and settled.
Perform pay downs on Canadian Loans when instructed.
Assist in the review of pricing variance and exception reports when necessary.
Stanford Financial Group, Houston, TX November 2007 – March 2009
Analyst (Firm closed)
Developed and implemented policies and procedures that improved the consolidated reporting process and effectively managed client’s needs.
Lead analyst in the completion of the month end consolidating reporting process through finalizing all additions and removals from the Client Mapping database, requesting data from the IT department and downloading the data into MS Access, communicate with the field requesting any outstanding data, retrieving additional monthly data from DST, post PDFs and approve the monthly statement release onto the Intranet.
Primary liaison with the accounting operations department, reconciled data on an exception basis using the Advent/Axys software system. Worked closely with the accounting group to minimize exceptions and improve automation of operational issues that impacted performance accuracy such as pricing, corporate actions, asset transfers and cash flows.
Primary liaison with IT department in determining the proper way to process data for the field.
Trained new analyst to perform SGC duties and developed a training manual to educate then current and future analysts on how to effectively execute the SGC reporting process.
Generated department reports and participated in special projects using Advent/Axys as needed to support Staff Management and members in the field.
Fayez Sarofim & Co. Investment Counselors, Houston, TX 2001 – 2007
Financial/ Portfolio Analyst
Analyzed 250 accounts consisting of individual client, company pension plans, and endowments with a combined market value of over $200 million on a daily basis.
Worked closely with Portfolio Managers to maintain client business by performing performance related research projects that increased the client’s understanding of how performance is calculated and resolved performance issues to client’s satisfaction.
Provided clients with Investment performance analyses, including: ensuring the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of all performance reporting, responding to client service request and processed all data required for investment calculations such as accounting and benchmark data.
Calculated and verified investment performance results (in compliance with AIMR/GIPS standards) on a daily, monthly, and quarterly basis.
Reconciled accounts monthly by confirming the accuracy of the information provided by the bank/broker statement, then transferring the information into the system.
Updated spreadsheet ledgers to reflect paid income and any contributions or withdrawals that came into the accounts.
Generated weekly and quarterly reports such as appraisals, performance charts, and purchase and sales reports at the request of the client.
Checked trading guidelines every six months to ensure the company was in compliance with each account.
Assisted Financial Services Supervisor with audit related issues and projects.
Served as liaison to Portfolio Managers, assisting them in the preparation of financial reports to be presented to clients by insuring the accuracy of data through detailed research and analysis.
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX May 2009-Present
Volunteer
As mailing committee member, participate in mailing and package preparation projects.
Work with Hirsh Library staff in filing articles and creating new files on artist.
Assist the Volunteer Services Coordinator with data entry projects.
Education:
MBA Degree December 2000, Texas Southern University, Jesse H. Jones School of Business
Bachelor of Arts, May 1998 Fine Arts and Speech Communication, minor in Psychology University of Houston, College of Humanities
Professional Software:
Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Factset, Advent/Axys, DST, Net Exchange Pro, Bloomberg, Charles River Investment Management System, Thomson Reuters PORTIA and Business Objects
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