Candidates About

Gunther Slizofski

Experience:

Jan. 2014-                 Business Analyst

 Present                     State Street Corporation, Boston MA

·         SME and lead contact to support AI and Robotics initiative

·         Document business needs and design decision tree to facilitate machine learning for financial document reader

·         Co-lead of centralized NAV Repository project which aims to remediate manual NAV sourcing and streamline NAV gathering process

·         Designed and implemented enhancements to credit risk systems to expand automated FX limit setting from approximately 2,000 fund counterparties to over 10,000 generating significant time savings for team

·         Served as point of contact for business and IT functions to facilitate project deliverables

·         Drafted policy and procedures documents around these enhancements

·         Took lead on end-to-end working paper requested by model risk management which was a comprehensive summary of all components of system enhancements

·         Trained staff of 10 on how to utilize upgraded limit setting systems

·         Experienced in working with international offices and multiple working groups and departments to push projects forward

·         Produced Gantt charts and PowerPoint slides to detail and illustrate projects and schedule of deliverables

May 2011-                ERM- Counterparty Credit Risk Analyst

Present                      State Street Corporation, Boston MA

·         Reviewed and approved risk assessments for fund entities. Assessment criteria includes regulatory oversight, domicile, IM review, investment strategy analysis, leverage and derivatives usage and investment concentrations

·         Predominant counterparties reviewed are UCITS, SICAVS, 40 ACT, Pensions, Trusts and Endowments

·         Gathered pertinent data about client relationship and related credit exposures

·         Analyzed prospectus and financial statements to determine fund structure and specific limits on trading practices

·         Assisted team with responses to Legal, Compliance, or Audit requests

·         Ensure all ratings and trading limits are in compliance with latest Credit Risk Guidelines

Sept. 2008-               Supervisor- Hedge FOF Accounting

Feb. 2011                 SEI Investments, Philadelphia PA

·         Responsible for overseeing completion of month end NAV calculations for 10 separately managed and 15 direct portfolios with assets totaling 1.1 billion in a direct traded master fund

·         Calculated month end cash balances (base and local), accrued income (dividends and interest), pending transactions, MV of tradable assets, revenues and expenses, realized and unrealized G/L, and capital activity for client statements

·         Compiled and reviewed monthly reporting package consisting of cash appraisal, deposits and withdrawals, local position appraisal, changes in net assets, statement of operations, net assets, and trial balance

·         Exposure to pricing and valuations of various asset classes including Equities, Bonds, Options, Futures, Swaps, ETF’s, currencies, and OTC derivatives

·         Trained and supervised staff of 6 accountants and ensured all daily asset and cash reconciliations were compiled and accurate  

·         Worked on new client conversion team converting tax lot level balances as well as general ledger balances to Advent Geneva accounting system

·         Assisted manager with preparing yearly E&Y audit items from PBC list including tax work papers, cost roll forwards, interest and dividend income, and G/L on investments

August 2007-           Senior- Corporate Actions Specialist / Business Analyst

Sept. 2008                Brown Brothers Harriman, Boston MA

·         Led team of 3 fund accountants with daily reporting of activity to supervisor and director

·         Responsible for identifying and resolving complex transactions of significant impact to clients including cash/stock mergers, tender and subscription offers, cash and stock dividends, and rights distributions (determine cost and value).

·         Ensured daily team work was processed within strict company deadlines

·         Identified and resolved discrepancies between accounting and custody

·         Developed and implemented strategies that helped improve team processes and efficiency

August 2005-            Associate- Corporate Actions Specialist- Mutual Fund Accounting

 July 2007                 Brown Brothers Harriman, Boston MA

·         Reviewed multiple daily reports and processed transactions in a time sensitive environment

·         Assembled reports and conducted daily meeting with client service team to review client issues and requests

·         Performed market value testing to confirm validity of Corporate Actions

Education:

                              Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance                                         

                              University of Kentucky, Lexington KY

                              May 2005