Forum OpenACS Q&A: Re: job: Hedge Fund operations automation
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Series 7, 24 and 63
Diverse professional development, including strategic planning, budgeting and forecasting, financial analysis, and business profitability reporting
Committed team player, with proven ability to meet and exceed set goals and deadlines
Exceptional focus and follow through abilities, with record of efficiency and productivity
Detail-oriented multi-tasker, with exemplary organization and project management skills
Adept at training and managing employees across numerous divisions in several key areas
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MONY Securities Corporation, New York, NY 06/2003 - Present
Director of Operations
Provide leadership in the analysis of work flows and the development of projects designed to improve processes for trading, cashiering, new accounts, transfer of assets, compliance and the service desk
Participate in monthly senior management business reviews identifying business opportunities
Converted approximately $170MM in money market funds to MONY’s Enterprise Proprietary Sweep Fund
Provide coaching and professional development to staff of four direct reports
Direct IT resources for improvement and troubleshooting of proprietary brokerage systems
Listen and resolve Financial Advisor’s complaints
Collaborate with Home Office Leadership in the areas of training, process improvement, and compliance to capitalize on quality opportunities
Manager, Fee Based Accounts 06/2003 - Present
Created a strategic partnership with an outside Registered Investment Advisor to assist in providing financial professionals with state of the art technology that will allow them to build their fee based business.
Effectively planned, developed, organized and implemented new fee based brokerage accounts consisting of advisory products and fee in lieu of commissions offerings
Directed start-up operations with overall responsibility for the management of day-to-day activities of all new fee based product
Managed all aspects of the recruitment process. Facilitated training and orientation process for new personnel
Special projects and requests from various Portfolio Managers, Outside Auditors, Legal & Marketing
Trusted Securities Advisors Corp, Minneapolis, MN 11/2001 - 05/2003
Relocated back office operations from Minneapolis MN to NY, consisting of 5 departments and a staff of 12 employees
Restructured Trusted Advisors as a Broker Dealer aligning business processing between two broker dealers that led to decreased expenses and increased efficiencies
Subsequently closed Trusted Securities Advisors Corp. as a broker dealer and folded them into MONY Securities Corporation
Implemented Monarch reporting , a report delivery system aimed at increasing communication with agents and decreasing operating expenses
Operations Specialist 04/2000 - 10/2001
Interchanged within all operations departments to understand business flows, processing standards and requirements
Worked with all departments in reorganizing, restructuring and streamlining of daily procedures that led to increased productivity
Acted as a liaison between money managers, operations and trading to ensure transactions are booked and settled in a timely fashion
Worked extensively with clearing agent on the development and functionality of an internet based platform, designed for financial planners and registered representatives
UBS Warburg, Stamford, CT 06/1997 - 03/2000
Operations Settlement
Interfaced with bank and in-house trading departments ensuring proper trade booking and settlement
Automated the fail control processes for all equity and fixed income trades, reporting to traders trade support and management the risks of all open transactions, using the Monarch reporting tool
Assisted in the design and implementation of a global fail control computer system.
Monitored the activity of 50 accounts in the areas of trade settlement, NASD regulations, and customer inquiries
Produced and monitored the daily firm balance to departments and management globally
Ryan J. Fitzgerald
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EDUCATION
Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
SKILLS and SEMINARS
Proficient in Microsoft Office, ADP, DTC, FBSI and Monarch
Pertinent Seminars:
Frontline Leadership
Harvard University, Boston MA