Experience

DuPont Capital Management

• United States
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reconciliation Team Leader

  • Mar 2011 - Present



The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Controller

  • Feb 2008 - Mar 2011

  •Oversee the preparation of the annual financial statements and footnotes for publication to Board members and Board of Directors in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. •Oversee the preparation of the monthly financial statements, management reports and financial analysis for distribution to senior management and audit board members. •Implement and maintain relevant accounting and financial policies and procedures for the Board of Pensions. •Ensure accurate and timely recording and reporting of all financial transactions. •Monitor tax reporting requirements and receipt and analysis of tax information from investment holdings. •Responsible for implementing FAS 157 Fair Value Reporting of Investments for the Board of Pensions investments. •Review and report on SAS70 of vendors and investment managers. •Complete a monthly review of intercompany account balances and prepare corresponding journal entries to settle balances due. •Review expense allocation to individual departments. •Review financial statements for the Assistance department which contains forecasts which are utilize in future program development. •Member of BCP team responsible for organizing team testing of preparedness. Show less



Dupont Capital Management

• Performance Analyst

  • Jul 2005 - Feb 2008

  •Focused on converting to the EAGLE Performance system. Concentrating on report creation, establishing controls and completing testing in preparation for running parallel systems. •Generated daily performance reporting for all Equity accounts and custom blended benchmarks, including domestic, emerging market and EAFE portfolios. •Ensured the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of all performance reporting. •Worked closely with the accounting department in addressing performance impacting corrections. •Assisted portfolio managers in understanding their asset and fund performance returns and worked to develop innovative and customized solutions to meet their reporting needs. •Increased the level of performance distribution accuracy by developing spreadsheets used to analyze and track daily, monthly and year to date variances. •Utilize past experience as accounting manager in researching and resolving performance variances. •Familiar with GIPS standards. Show less



DuPont Capital Management

• Accounting Manager

  • Jul 2002 - Feb 2005

  •Responsible for managing various functions within the Investment Accounting department including corporate actions, trade settlement, reconciliations and stable value accounting. •Managed a team of 5 individuals. Mentored staff members daily to improve confidence and team work. •Oversaw all aspects of trade processing, settlement and reconciliation for equities, bonds, futures, options and foreign currencies. •Improved efficiency by cross training all members of the trade services department. •Managed the corporate action processing which included dividend processing and reconciliation, security litigation and bankruptcy filings. •Established and maintained operating controls within the department resulting in enhanced quality and accuracy. •Participated in reviewing and selecting a new accounting system. •Played an integral part in planning, preparing and executing the conversion to the new accounting system. •Oversaw the accounting for the Stable Value product including the utilization of a GEM trust with global wrap contracts. •Planned and executed an accounting & custodial conversion to accommodate the GEM trust structure for the Stable Value product. •Work with Currency Trader to evaluate and install new trading and confirmation system for currency trading. •Communicate and resolve issues among custodians, brokers and clients. •Worked with internal auditors to establish compliance with SOX requirements. •Worked with the SEC auditors to complete their analysis of our controls and procedures. Show less



PFPC

• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Conversion Manager

  • Aug 1995 - Jul 2002

  Began my Career at PFPC as a Senior Investment Accountant and received promotions to my final position as Senior Conversion Manager. In addition, I also worked as Fund Group Manager in their Dublin, Ireland office. •Actively managed the ‘Help-desk’ which provided system support for the mutual fund accounting staff. •Oversaw the Merger and Conversion process for our clients’ mutual funds. •Managed a conversion team of 12 individuals, responsible for converting the accounting records of a business acquisition. This process occurred over a twenty month period and required +50% travel. •Act as a liaison and trouble-shooter for the company’s newly acquired offices. •Provided system support to PFPC’s new offices to ensure a smooth transition of accounting policies and procedures. •Tested all new system modifications. •Assisted the marketing department and senior management with client presentations and system demonstrations for both current and prospective clients. •Developed and provided training classes for all levels of the company. Show less



Zelenkofske Axlerod & Co, Ltd.

• Auditor

  • Jan 1994 - Jul 1995



SEI

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accountant

  • 1991 - 1993