Associate Director - Business Controls Oversight

• Oct 2022 - Present

Associate Director - Fund Operations

• Jan 2022 - Oct 2022

Senior Associate - Fund Operations

• Mar 2021 - Jan 2022

Senior Associate - Operational Risk

• Feb 2018 - Mar 2021

Risk Operations Analyst

• Mar 2016 - Feb 2018

Onboarding new clients and automating their data feed to our internal analytics engine and external analytics engine RiskMetrics. Maintaining the input schema for our analytics platform. Working closely with financial engineers to define the data inputs needed for each product type. Liaising with product specialists, IT development teams and financial engineering to design and implement enhancements to the tools used to manage client data across the platform. Change management for… Show more Onboarding new clients and automating their data feed to our internal analytics engine and external analytics engine RiskMetrics. Maintaining the input schema for our analytics platform. Working closely with financial engineers to define the data inputs needed for each product type. Liaising with product specialists, IT development teams and financial engineering to design and implement enhancements to the tools used to manage client data across the platform. Change management for existing data connections to fund administrators, custodians and portfolio managers. Providing support and query resolution to our clients within the risk business. Show less Onboarding new clients and automating their data feed to our internal analytics engine and external analytics engine RiskMetrics. Maintaining the input schema for our analytics platform. Working closely with financial engineers to define the data inputs needed for each product type. Liaising with product specialists, IT development teams and financial engineering to design and implement enhancements to the tools used to manage client data across the platform. Change management for… Show more Onboarding new clients and automating their data feed to our internal analytics engine and external analytics engine RiskMetrics. Maintaining the input schema for our analytics platform. Working closely with financial engineers to define the data inputs needed for each product type. Liaising with product specialists, IT development teams and financial engineering to design and implement enhancements to the tools used to manage client data across the platform. Change management for existing data connections to fund administrators, custodians and portfolio managers. Providing support and query resolution to our clients within the risk business. Show less

Managed Funds Associate - Investment Operations

• Jun 2015 - Sep 2015

Co-ordinated managed fund trades and transfers and communicated to the custodian. Completed and reviewed managed fund pricing. Liaised with client relationship managers, advisers and fund managers to ensure trades were executed in a timely manner. Instructed custodian to facilitate trades and transfers Uploaded trade settlements and transfers to IPS/IRESS to ensure correct client reporting. Reconciled accounts post transactions Assisted with stock transfers Co-ordinated managed fund trades and transfers and communicated to the custodian. Completed and reviewed managed fund pricing. Liaised with client relationship managers, advisers and fund managers to ensure trades were executed in a timely manner. Instructed custodian to facilitate trades and transfers Uploaded trade settlements and transfers to IPS/IRESS to ensure correct client reporting. Reconciled accounts post transactions Assisted with stock transfers

Corporate Actions Analyst

• Feb 2015 - Jun 2015

Worked within the asset management division of a global investment bank based in Sydney. Employed within the Funds Operations division of MAM. Daily processing of corporate action income events in both domestic and international market. Monitoring market announcements on securities held by our asset management. Electing entitlements in safe custody as required by portfolio managers. Processing of entitlements on our accounting system Dimension. Communicating events to… Show more Worked within the asset management division of a global investment bank based in Sydney. Employed within the Funds Operations division of MAM. Daily processing of corporate action income events in both domestic and international market. Monitoring market announcements on securities held by our asset management. Electing entitlements in safe custody as required by portfolio managers. Processing of entitlements on our accounting system Dimension. Communicating events to investment managers and custodians. Reviewing event processing to ensure correct accounting and tax treatment. Reconciled entitlements resulting from corporate actions.

Money Market Specialist

• Aug 2014 - Feb 2015

Working within Banking and Financial Services Group (BFS) Managing and processing various transactions related to the operation of Macquarie Private Wealth's Money Market Service. Specialised in dealing with term deposits, processing new deals and maturities for clients including reinvestment, receipts and payments. Working closely with advisers and the service team and external banks. Processing of new deals. Processing of maturities, including reinvestment, payments and… Show more Working within Banking and Financial Services Group (BFS) Managing and processing various transactions related to the operation of Macquarie Private Wealth's Money Market Service. Specialised in dealing with term deposits, processing new deals and maturities for clients including reinvestment, receipts and payments. Working closely with advisers and the service team and external banks. Processing of new deals. Processing of maturities, including reinvestment, payments and receipts. Collation of commissions for both Macquarie and external counter-parties. Working closely with other operational and middle office teams.

Senior Valuations & Settlements administrator

• May 2013 - Aug 2013

Ensuring all trades transacted by the front office are matched and confirmed with the counterparty involved. Preparing settlement instruction messages to be sent to the custodian for settlement of the trades. Ensuring all front office trade activity is reflected in the fund accounting system. Liaising with counterparties, custodian and front office to ensure there are no settlement issues. Reconciliation of asset positions between fund accounting system and counterparty/custodian… Show more Ensuring all trades transacted by the front office are matched and confirmed with the counterparty involved. Preparing settlement instruction messages to be sent to the custodian for settlement of the trades. Ensuring all front office trade activity is reflected in the fund accounting system. Liaising with counterparties, custodian and front office to ensure there are no settlement issues. Reconciliation of asset positions between fund accounting system and counterparty/custodian records. Processing of collateral calls & recalls using Colline collateral management system

Senior Pricing & Corporate Actions Administrator

• Sep 2010 - May 2013

Daily Pricing of Equity, Fixed Income and OTC Instruments. Support NAV process via verification of security prices and daily movements. Use pricing models and vendors to price complex instruments including Swaps, OTC Options, debt and other derivative products. Daily communication with Counterparties and Brokers in obtaining prices for OTC products and illiquid instruments. Liaise with pricing vendors such as MarkIT and Valuelink. Complete set up of a range of securities on… Show more Daily Pricing of Equity, Fixed Income and OTC Instruments. Support NAV process via verification of security prices and daily movements. Use pricing models and vendors to price complex instruments including Swaps, OTC Options, debt and other derivative products. Daily communication with Counterparties and Brokers in obtaining prices for OTC products and illiquid instruments. Liaise with pricing vendors such as MarkIT and Valuelink. Complete set up of a range of securities on in-house systems and Bloomberg. Instruments dealt with on a daily basis include OTC instruments, bonds, equities, swaps, options and CFD's. Review processes and procedures in order to increase efficiencies. Maintain day to day relationships with internal and external clients.

Summer Intern Analyst

• Jun 2010 - Sep 2010

Operations - Re-Engineering Analyst Worked in a project team involved in testing a new platform. Responsible for manual journal testing and presenting results in daily meetings. Developed team-working skills while working with analysts to co-ordinate testing. Engaged with fellow testers in regular team meetings to discuss and enhance testing methods. Operations - Re-Engineering Analyst Worked in a project team involved in testing a new platform. Responsible for manual journal testing and presenting results in daily meetings. Developed team-working skills while working with analysts to co-ordinate testing. Engaged with fellow testers in regular team meetings to discuss and enhance testing methods.