Michael Buehler

Lead Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

About

My specialty is client service, I have over ten years experience with a leading management consulting firm in Washington D.C.

Experience

  • Booz Allen Hamilton (10 yrs 1 mo)
    • Lead Associate
      Jul 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

    • Associate
      Jan 2018 - Jul 2021 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    • Senior Consultant
      Jun 2016 - Dec 2017 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Civil Management Technology Intern at Booz Allen Hamilton
    Jun 2015 - Aug 2015 · 3 mos

  • State Street (3 yrs 3 mos)
    • Client Operations Associate II
      Jul 2012 - Jul 2014 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      • Played key middle-office role in servicing $123B+ funds by communicating with multiple investment managers, third-party brokers, and domestic and international internal shared service teams. • Ensured on-time execution and 99.98% accuracy rate of net asset values (NAVs) sent to NASDAQ by overseeing daily work of eight client support groups, including NAV calculations and end-of-night reviews. • Delivered comprehensive online support for seven client-facing applications, including set up, training, data-integrity maintenance, and new product rollouts. • Slashed inquiry response time up to 45% by implementing LEAN Initiative Team’s Inquiry Management Tool to routinely log issues and inefficiencies across client service department. • Transferred expertise by training new staff and mentoring summer interns. • Prevented firm-level financial and integrity loss and reduced processing errors through daily research into corporate action information for portfolio validation and holding reconciliation. • Achieved 50% decrease in review duration by creating and launching department-wide reconciliation method for complex securities, including Swaps and Futures. • Contributed to problem solving across all Client Support teams by spearheading weekly associate staff meetings.

    • Client Operations Associate I
      May 2011 - Jul 2012 · 1 yr 3 mos

      • Exceeded client needs and garnered consistent satisfaction by collaborating directly in an oversight role with 12 internal service groups plus external vendors. • Managed daily accounting processes, including cash movement, general ledger accounting, and expense accrual calculations, for 50-75 of 160 funds across equity, fixed income, and multi-managed funds, with $750M average capital commitment per fund. • Played key role in largest conversion of funds in State Street history, involving takeover of JP Morgan funds on both accounting and custody basis; collaborated with JP Morgan to secure trades flowing to State Street system. • Awarded Rising Star for continued success and accomplishments in Client Operations Department

  • Sales Associate at Polo Ralph Lauren
    Jun 2009 - Sep 2010 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Wealth Managment Intern at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
    May 2010 - Aug 2010 · 4 mos

    Gained exposure to financial products and services including: Alternative Investments, Mutual Funds, Banking & Lending, Marketing and the Client Experience, and Professional Development as well as 401k and Estate Planning for company clients.