Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Experienced Treasury professional with a demonstrated history of working in the medical device industry. Strong finance professional skilled in Analytical Skills, Management, Leadership, Risk Management, and Microsoft Excel.
• Managed and reported to executive management the status of Balance Sheet foreign exchange risk management programs (exposure to hedge levels, total exposure, forecasted data, hedge performance, cost) • Performed Value at Risk, efficient frontier, and quarterly forward point cost analysis to optimize hedging cost and coverage • Served as the liaison between the FX Team and relationship banking facility providing quarterly report cards and annual performance reviews for all hedging programs • Contributed and facilitated internal/external discussions on status, effectiveness, and result of hedging programs
Manage core foreign currency risk management programs •Managed the foreign currency exposure collection process (collect, challenge, compile, process, research) •Analyzed hedge levels, consolidated exposure, collected forecast data, hedge cost, etc •Proposed (and/or review the proposal of) hedging solutions to meet corporate objectives •Executed (and/or review the execution of) foreign currency spot, forward, swap, and option trades •Continually monitored foreign currency markets through internal/external relationships and systems Reporting and Analysis •Supported a variety of monthly reports, risk modeling and analytic processes •Contributed and facilitated internal/external discussions on status, effectiveness, and result of hedging programs Performed project work and ad-hoc analysis as the need arised Assisted or Lead non-core risk management functions •Counterparty management •Negotiations (disputes, ISDA, CSA, statutory docs) •Performance (scorecard, volume tracking) •Relationships (Banks, vendors, internal) •Corporate FX rates (BS, annual planning, ad hoc) •Maintenance of global policies •Strategy (execution, optimization, enhancement) •Risk modeling (value-at-risk, Monte carlo, shock/stress)
Processed mutual fund trades (equities, fixed income, derivatives) Calculated timely and accurate NAV’s Performed timely and accurate resolution of reconciliation issues Ensured security pricing on a daily basis Researched internal and external audit discrepancies Worked in a Lead role in the department processing, reconciling, and pricing complex derivative/bond positions Challenged pricing vendors on questionable bond valuations
Prepared timely and accurate Net Assets Values, yields, distributions, and other fund accounting output for subsequent review Recorded accurately, and in accordance with the Department policies and procedures, such accounting records as securities positions, corporate actions related, and journal entries Reconciled various accounts and reviewed reconciliations prepared by others, and promptly researched and corrected any variances. Identified exceptions and problems affecting accounting records and prices, communicated to management, and assisted in their resolution.
Provided work direction for the statement specialist team. Organized approximately 1.2 billion dollars in weekly monetary ACH transfers. Specialized experience in: Stop payments, ACH transfers, Tax Payments, Outgoing/Incoming wires, cancellation of pending trades through SEI, asset pricing, and abandoned property. Served as a committee member for the “Goal for it!” Employee Recognition Program.