Vaduz, Vaduz, Liechtenstein
A versatile, commercially astute, and analytical Executive Director with demonstrable experience spanning business analysis, project leadership, financial modelling, advanced Excel & VBA programming, qualitative & quantitative investment analysis, portfolio management, investment research and operational mangement. Trusted strategic partner to leadership teams; skilled in operating at the intersection of portfolio strategy & business operations, implementing best practice in finance and leveraging insights from my MSc in Finance. Career Highlights: • Created comprehensive financial models spanning the full lifecycle, offering granular day-to-day and investor-specific fee allocation insights regarding Performance- and Management-fee calculations. • Revolutionized several critical processes, with notable achievements including: - Pioneered the full automation of NAV calculations, reducing processing time from hours to minutes; encompassed adjustments, fee calculation, and automatic transaction generation feeding into the general ledger. - Engineered an automated & centralized bank reconciliation system; compressed daily processing time from hours to just 15 minutes for more then 150 accounts at once. • Championed multiple key projects & operational initiatives; oversaw budgets exceeding $5 million, gaining recognition for results: - Led internal administration in successful on-boarding of a $9bn USD portfolio with 30+ years of historical transaction data. - Selected as Project Lead for a multi-year project upgrading a general ledger tool, coordinating 200+ users and internal/external stakeholders. - Contributed as a core member and eventual owner of treasury tool on-boarding project. • Well-versed in financial modelling, qualitative & quantitative investment analysis, leveraging advanced skills in Excel & VBA programming. • Gained hands-on exposure to portfolio company asset management & monitoring; created an Excel-based tool during an internship to effectively monitor portfolio holdings of multi-asset portfolios. • Developed a bottom-up understanding of PE fund-of-funds through years of administration experience, actively contributing to data architecture discussions and data-driven projects. • Skilled in managing reporting & analysis processes, collaborating closely with stakeholders to produce insightful fund reports.
• Successfully led the operational migration of a multi-billion external private markets portfolio into the LGT environment; ensured integration of 35+ years of historical data and future setup. • Full ownership of vital systems responsible for processing an average of 3,000 valuations and 1,000 payments on a monthly basis. • Demonstrated adept leadership skills, overseeing high-stakes migration projects while maintaining operational excellence. • Strategically directed a team handling significant portfolio valuations and payments, ensuring precise execution and financial accuracy.
• Leveraged advanced VBA & Excel skills to design & launch a new automated system; reduced generation time of monthly NAVs from 2+ hours to just ~15 minutes. • Engineered automation solution through Excel & VBA programming to ensure daily cash reconciliation between bank & accounting system. • Part of the business analysis process for the selection and integration of a treasury system, enabling direct Swift network-linked payments.
• Programming with VBA in Excel • Excel for advanced users
• Trusted to revamp and improve investment monitoring processes; credited for contributing to a measurable increase in overall efficiency. • Conducted thorough research and back-testing of investment strategies.