Andrew Major
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Robert Mason
As a member of a small organization like Luminent, everyone on the team was expected to do their jobs efficiently while being able to take on additional tasks that were sometimes outside their normal activities. Andrew was no exception. My team relied on Andrew for timely, effective and accurate reporting, but also called on him to assist with a number of special projects that were critical to our success. This occured on a fairly regular basis and Andrew found ways to manage his time to effectively handle multiple deadlines. I would recommend Andrew and hope to work with him again in the future.
George Pappas
Andrew and I worked together for 6 months at RAI. He was very personable and approachable. He communicated well with myself and the other managers.
Robert Mason
As a member of a small organization like Luminent, everyone on the team was expected to do their jobs efficiently while being able to take on additional tasks that were sometimes outside their normal activities. Andrew was no exception. My team relied on Andrew for timely, effective and accurate reporting, but also called on him to assist with a number of special projects that were critical to our success. This occured on a fairly regular basis and Andrew found ways to manage his time to effectively handle multiple deadlines. I would recommend Andrew and hope to work with him again in the future.
George Pappas
Andrew and I worked together for 6 months at RAI. He was very personable and approachable. He communicated well with myself and the other managers.
Robert Mason
As a member of a small organization like Luminent, everyone on the team was expected to do their jobs efficiently while being able to take on additional tasks that were sometimes outside their normal activities. Andrew was no exception. My team relied on Andrew for timely, effective and accurate reporting, but also called on him to assist with a number of special projects that were critical to our success. This occured on a fairly regular basis and Andrew found ways to manage his time to effectively handle multiple deadlines. I would recommend Andrew and hope to work with him again in the future.
George Pappas
Andrew and I worked together for 6 months at RAI. He was very personable and approachable. He communicated well with myself and the other managers.
Robert Mason
As a member of a small organization like Luminent, everyone on the team was expected to do their jobs efficiently while being able to take on additional tasks that were sometimes outside their normal activities. Andrew was no exception. My team relied on Andrew for timely, effective and accurate reporting, but also called on him to assist with a number of special projects that were critical to our success. This occured on a fairly regular basis and Andrew found ways to manage his time to effectively handle multiple deadlines. I would recommend Andrew and hope to work with him again in the future.
George Pappas
Andrew and I worked together for 6 months at RAI. He was very personable and approachable. He communicated well with myself and the other managers.
Experience
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Rockwell Custom
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United States
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Construction
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President
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Sep 2020 - Present
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Deutsche Bank
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Germany
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Vice President
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Jul 2012 - Sep 2020
Regulatory Reporting - Supported the preparation, review and submission of the FR Y-9C reporting to the US Federal Reserve Bank on a monthly and quarterly basis. -Prepared and presented the monthly and quarterly analytic packs, including substantiation and variance analysis, to be reviewed in monthly and quarterly meetings with senior management and external auditors. Legal Entity Control - US entity contact for all accounting issues and transactions. Partnered with operations, COO, APAG, regulatory reporting and compliance and legal. These entities include the Broker dealer, Intermediate Holding Company (IHC), Bank entity, various holding companies and bank branches of DBAG. -Worked closely with the Global Head of Accounting Close to support accurate and timely reporting of financial position. This includes IFRS and US GAAP financial reporting and related disclosure information. -Partnered with both regional and global Business Finance, Treasury, Infrastructure functions, Financial Planning, and Technology in order to allow for better decision making at the Board level. Improved the effectiveness and efficiency of internal controls Business Finance - Responsible for all the financial, reporting and control aspects of respective Americas business line and US based entities for both USGAAP and IFRS. -Maintained effective internal controls among the various subsystems. -Reported and managed foreign currency (FX) ‘selloff’ process from GBP and USD conversion into EUR. -Performed balance sheet substantiation and PL reconciliation across separate business and entities. Project Management - Drove ‘CCAR Stride’ initiative to streamline the bank’s regulatory reporting conversion to more granular level reporting. -Acted as Business Continuity Manager for the Finance team at the Wilmington location. -Managed global team and daily operations, trained new hires on procedures, systems, processing and job responsibilities. Show less
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Senior Operations Analyst and FX Trader - Middle office team
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Jul 2008 - Jul 2012
Reviewed financial statements presented by operations team prior to client delivery for domestic and offshore alternative (Hedge) fund structures. Strategies include: Equity Long-Short, MBS, Foreign Exchange, Equity and Commodity Futures and Derivatives, and OTC derivatives. Funds are both USD and foreign-exchange based. (EUR, GBP) Calculated End- to End (From trading activity to Balance Sheet) Profit & Loss on a daily and monthly basis. Traded foreign currencies (EURO, GBP) as a hedge for clients’ portfolios. Calculated Daily\Monthly fixed payments and financing\ floating interest on Fixed income securities and OTC derivatives. Calculated fee accruals and dividend receivables\payables. Provided monthly and daily pricing data for variety of portfolios. Defined Instruments within the Security Master – researched new instruments (Credit Default Swaps, Credit Default Index, Total Return Swaps, Interest Rate Swaps, Fixed Income, Futures, FX Forwards, Options, Currency Options, Swaptions, etc…) and ensured proper valuation of these instruments. Priced above investment instruments on a daily and monthly basis, and calculated those pricing implications impact on individual funds Balance Sheet & Income Statement. Responsible for seeking out best practices for processing and valuation of investment instruments (Credit Default Swaps, Credit Default Index, Total Return Swaps, Interest Rate Swaps, Fixed Income, Futures, FX Forwards, Options, Currency Options, Swaptions, Bonds, MBS, etc…) Project Management Led two (2) projects: 1. The Instrument pricing tool. 2. The corporate action processing tool. Both tools are included within proprietary BNP Paribas accounting system which was a web based GUI using SQL. Both tools required preparing, planning, and executing with members of IT development, accounting, and operations teams. Both tools are implemented and currently in use for NAV valuation and processing purposes. Show less
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Senior Accountant
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Oct 2007 - Jul 2008
Reported directly to Director and Vice President of Finance. Completed month-end and year-end financial statements of one (1) USD-based collateralized debt obligation (CDO), Total assets of $400 million. Recorded journal entries to general ledger in a multiple-entity, multiple-strategy setup. Calculated End- to End (From trading activity to Balance Sheet) Profit & Loss on a daily and monthly basis, posted entries to General Ledger. Recorded daily repurchase activity, including shorts & covers of four (4) separate companies & posted to the general ledger in accordance with GAAP principles. Reconciled daily activity with custodian & researched any discrepancies with portfolio management team. Prepared department’s section of yearly 10Ks and quarterly 10Qs including preparing footnotes and Managers Discussion & Analysis. Recorded monthly inter-company eliminations journal entries. Participated in company’s Sarbanes-Oxley initiatives. Calculated and recorded monthly management and trustee fees Interacted daily with different departments to complete business objectives. Show less
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Manager - CDO, Hedge Fund Accounting & Administration
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Apr 2006 - Oct 2007
Reported directly to Controller and Vice President of Finance. Managed a team of three (3) accountants, Reviewed, approved, and completed month-end and year-end financial statements of twelve (12) separate entities, including one hedge fund, one private company, eight (8) USD-based collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), and two (2) EURO-based CDOs. Total assets of $3 billion. Coordinated fiscal year-end audits with respective independent auditors. Coordinated and prepared department’s section of yearly 10Ks and quarterly 10Qs including preparing footnotes and Managers Discussion & Analysis. Led day-to-day operations of group, which included calculating, and verifying hedge fund & CDO accounting activities. Then posted those entries to the General Ledger in accordance with GAAP. Calculated End- to End (From trading activity to Balance Sheet) Profit & Loss on a daily and monthly basis. Interviewed and trained new hires. Trained accountants on procedures, systems, processing and job responsibilities. Streamlined monthly close and distribution processes to create efficiencies. Participated in company’s Sarbanes-Oxley initiatives. Resolved issues and errors with portfolio management teams in New York and London. Gained expertise in assets under management, including bank loans and currency conversions. Conversion in accounting records from Quickbooks to Great Plains Company cash management – reconciled cash, tracked and paid invoices, fees, wires, etc for respective companies. Show less
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SEI
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Supervisor – Alternative Investments – Goldman Sachs Team
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Jan 2006 - Mar 2006
Supervised a staff of seven (7) hedge fund analysts.Interviewed and trained new hires on systems, processing, procedures and job responsibilities.Led day-to-day operations of group, which included calculating, posting and verifying any and all fund-of-funds accounting activities. Then posted those entries to the General Ledger in accordance with GAAP.Reviewed and signed off on analysts’ daily accounting and operations work.Reviewed and approved daily work, month-end, and year-end Fund-of-Funds valuations.Managed successful business relationships through daily interaction with high-profile clients Resolved problems and errors with clients.Reconciled cash and researched out-of-balance items on a daily basis.Resolved issues with advisors and investors.Calculated and communicated investor’s monthly investment performance to fund managers, brokers and end investors.Prepared quarterly and yearly financial statements and monthly investor allocations.Analyzed different hedge fund portfolio strategies including event driven, long\short, relative value and fund-of-fund strategies. Show less
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Senior Analyst - Alternative Investments – Goldman Sachs Team
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Jul 2005 - Jan 2006
Supervised a staff of seven (7) hedge fund analysts.Interviewed and trained new hires on systems, processing, procedures and job responsibilities.Led day-to-day operations of group, which included calculating, posting and verifying any and all fund-of-funds accounting activities. Then posted those entries to the General Ledger in accordance with GAAP.Reviewed and signed off on analysts’ daily accounting and operations work.Reviewed and approved daily work, month-end, and year-end Fund-of-Funds valuations.Managed successful business relationships through daily interaction with high-profile clients Resolved problems and errors with clients.Reconciled cash and researched out-of-balance items on a daily basis.Resolved issues with advisors and investors.Calculated and communicated investor’s monthly investment performance to fund managers, brokers and end investors.Prepared quarterly and yearly financial statements and monthly investor allocations.Analyzed different hedge fund portfolio strategies including event driven, long\short, relative value and fund-of-fund strategies. Show less
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Hedge Fund Analyst - Alternative Investments - Goldman Sachs & Arden Teams
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Mar 2002 - Jul 2005
Performed partnership, multi-series and equalization accounting/analysis functions for various fund-of-funds, onshore, offshore and daily trading alternative (Hedge) funds.Determined monthly NAV considering paid-in-capital, realized and unrealized gain\loss, trading results and effect of expenses. Posted those entries to the General Ledger in accordance with GAAP.Calculated and recorded monthly management, incentive, administration, bank, and other fees.Assisted in the preparation of quarterly and yearly financial statements.Produced monthly investor allocations.Calculated and communicated monthly fund performance for the fund advisors and investors.Analyzed numerous trades for all above funds, including equities, distressed debt, and fund-of-funds; verified those trades with advisors.Resolved issues with advisors and investors.Aided in successful conversion to new accounting system. Show less
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Mutual Fund Accountant/Analyst
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Feb 2000 - Mar 2002
Performed accounting/analysis functions for a variety of funds, including Pillar Prime Obligations Money Market Fund, Pillar Equity Fund, and other Pillar funds; as well as the AIG Money Market fund, (net assets of over $2 billion), and various Johnson Family, UAM and Advisor’s Inner Circle Funds, which include many different equity, fixed income and balanced funds.Submitted yield and average weighted maturity to NASDAQ on a daily basis.Inputted and analyzed numerous trades for all funds, (Equities, options, repurchase agreements, T-Bills, T-notes, corporate bonds and notes, FNMAs, FHLMCs, FHLBs, EURO time deposits, etc.) and verified them with advisors.Analyzed and verified income distributions and fund yield calculations on a daily basis.Communicated cash settlement information and cash totals to advisors throughout the day and relayed that information within the group. Trained new members of the group in various funds and coordinated several initiatives. Show less
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Education
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Saint Joseph's University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance -
York College of Pennsylvania
B.S, International Business