Quality Assurance Analyst Resume
Spotswood, NJ
SUMMARY
Senior Investment Accountant with an experience in financial services industry working for nonprofit, private wealth/home office, hedge fund, insurance and mutual fund institutions. Expertise includes back office operations and supervisory skills. Multi-faceted security settlement and accounting experience, mortgage-backed, equities and foreign bonds.Utilize interpersonal skills with peers to meet/exceed goals. Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, Bloomberg and accounting systems: JD Edwards - AS400, SunGard Invest One, Solomon and MFact.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CONSULTING ASSIGNMENTS 2009 - 2011
Confidential, New York, NY
Confidential, New York, NY
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
- Monthly analysis and prepared schedule of Net Investment Income and Realized Gains/Losses.
- GAAP/STAT general ledger reconciliation and prepared entries to match Camera reports.
- Prepared quarterly schedule for price check on randomly selected structured securities.
- Par Value reconciliation and resolved/explained variances in break and prepared inter-company entries.
- Calculated management fees and prepared invoices for payment.
- Assisted manager on various ad hoc projects, like impairment memo, financial notes and SOX paperwork.
- Prepared monthly and quarterly accounting reports for the client and investment team.
- Monthly review of custodian and manager's reconciliations and fee invoices.
- Daily review of portfolio holdings and transactions to monitor for established key risk indicators.
- Prepared Daily Market Value Portfolio for the investment team.
- Tracked new investment funding and the payment of investment expenses.
- Prepared monthly hedge fund estimates and final analysis.
- Maintained private equity workbook updating the quarterly capital balance using capital statements from partnership to reflect correct multiples.
- Recorded capital calls and distributions on private equity investments.
- Performed quarterly private investments comparison analysis and income allocations.
Confidential, Hackensack, NJ 2008 - 2009
SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE ANALYST
- Reviewed programming logic, tested transactions entry, reports and GUI forms to support organization's MFACT software product.
- Unit testing of existing code for modification and enhancements.
- Worked with programmers on the maintenance of software and development of new functionality enhancements.
- Developed and executed test plans for internal/external system development.
Confidential, New York, NY 2007 - 2008
SENIOR INVESTMENT ACCOUNTANT
- Prepared and posted Securities Lending entries to SunGard Invest One system.
- Prepared monthly Adjusted Trial Balance and Aging Schedule for the Treasury department.
- Verified CREF Unit Value calculation and monthly adjustment posted to Invest One.
- Updated daily NAV Recalculation Excel spreadsheet using trial balance and identify any significant variances.
- Reviewed daily fund expense accruals.
- Reviewed accrual journal entries made by other team member.
Confidential, Somerset, NJ 2006 - 2006
ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR
- Prepared financials and assisted internal auditor with monthly schedules.
- Reconciled monthly bank statements for various hedge fund portfolios.
- Posted cash entries into Solomon General Ledger system.
- Calculated Management and Incentive Fees.
- Computed Net Asset Value for the Fund.
- Managed and reviewed the work of an accountant.
Confidential, New York, NY 1993 - 2006
SENIOR INVESTMENT ACCOUNTANT
- Prepared quarterly investment reports for Trustees and Management.
- Computed month end MBS prices received from the brokers and sent to the custodian bank to update the portfolio.
- Prepared month end journal entries/financial package in accordance with GAAP.
- Accounting/settlement of bonds (domestic and foreign), stocks, foreign exchange and futures.
- Prepared currency overlay schedule a hedge portfolio for international bond fund to analyze unrealized gains and losses on a monthly basis.
- Assisted external auditors with general ledger issues during interim and year-end audit.
- Liaison between investment department and custodian bank to resolve trade discrepancies.
- Prepared daily Market Value Portfolio for investment department.
- Prepared monthly schedule to track funded and unfunded commitments for Private Equity Portfolio.
- Evaluated and price Private Equity portfolio on a monthly/annual basis and analyze partnerships' Financial Statements to prepare valuations.
- Reviewed contributions/distributions made into Private Equity portfolio for accuracy.
- Coordinated funding, principle/income collection and maintained accounting reports of Program Related Investments.
- Reconciled holdings of domestic and foreign managers with the custodian reports.
- Prepared daily futures contract worksheet, cash projection report and assisted the manager on Special Projects.
- Reviewed grants work papers to ensure proper amount is being disbursed.
- Reviewed vendor invoices prior to payment.
- Managed and reviewed the work of an accountant.
Confidential, Piscataway, NJ 1991 - 1992
Confidential, New York, NY 1990 - 1991
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Business Administration, Accounting
Bachelors of Commerce, Accounting
COMPUTER SKILLS
Software Packages: Microsoft Excel/Word/Access, VLookups, Pivot Table, and Bloomberg System
Accounting Packages: J.D. Edwards AS400, Solomon, SunGard Invest One, MFact