Jenna Breza

Jenna Breza

Officer - Senior Project Analyst

Pennington, NJ
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Summary

Obtain a challenging and fulfilling career with a firm that will enable me to utilize my accounting and financial background to meaningfully contribute to the growth and success of an organization.

Experience

2012 Apr - Present
Officer - Senior Project Analyst
Merrill Lynch/ Bank of America / Pennington, NJ

• Supports major project assignments which are intended to resolve business problems or capitalize on business opportunities.

• Ensures that accurate trading levels are delivered to the commodity trading advisors.

• Provides numeric and graphic design support while recommending improvements in project deliverables.

• Production and review of accounting documents supporting the financial reporting function for pooled investor funds

• Review of fund accounting records, NAV information, subscriptions, redemptions, income, expenses, fees and allocations

• Producing and reviewing external reporting to both clients and internal management throughout the company while working closely with our auditors and outside legal counsel.

• Completes and files Form Pool Quarterly Report and Form Pool Financial Statements with the National Futures Association every quarter and year end for approximately 70 funds (hedge and managed future funds).

• Although it is not part of my job function, I feel I could be a quick learner of the Form PF process and be vital to any company when it comes to regulatory filings and accounting duties.

2011 Apr - 2012 Apr
Hedge Fund Supervisor
SEI / Oaks, PA

* Supervised eight analysts with the portfolio accounting for a 6.4 billion dollar hedge fund (Fortress) based out of NY

* Helped maintain over 200 accounts that invested in bank debt, derivatives, FXs, equities and bonds

* Dealt with various brokers such as BOA, Goldman & Wells Fargo and auditors from E&Y

* Researched any non-reconciled differences and investigated cash/position/P&L breaks

* Worked closely with a very demanding client to ensure all activity was booked accurately and all problems were solved

* Was a key component in the conversion from Sunguard accounting system to Geneva, which was completed in January 2012 (conversion started in 2009)

2010 Apr - 2011 Apr
Account Manager
State Street Corporation / Princeton, NJ

• Supervised daily operations and processes relating to mutual fund accounting

• Validated daily pricing to ensure that the NAV meets or exceeds client expectations

•Took personal responsibility and acts with urgency to meet all deadlines, including audit requests

• Communicated effectively and easily adapts with the constant changing business markets

• Played a key role in the conversion of fixed income funds from PAS to MCH systems

2009 Jan - 2010 Apr
Floater
State Street Corporation / Princeton, NJ

* Provided coverage for Account Managers and Accountants at all levels when needed in any unit

* Assisted direct superiors with daily projects such as basis point calculations, derivative reconciliations and 12B-1 analysis, all while making sure to prioritize my time with my everyday work

* Cross-trained peers on various types of mutual funds

2008 Nov - 2010 Apr
Fund Accountant Associate 2
State Street Corporation / Princeton, NJ

• Gained an extensive knowledge in the areas of corporate actions, domestic & foreign equities, bonds, money market, master feeders, FX’s, expense accruals, fund shares, amps, reverse repos, bborrows, swaps, swaptions, futures & options

• Utilized Bloomberg and IDC, which aided in various functionalities to quickly and accurately research issues

2007 Jul - 2008 Nov
Fund Accountant Associate 1
State Street Corporation / Princeton, NJ

* Calculated the NAV for many different types of funds, including equity, loans, master feeders & foreign funds

* Focused and dedicated to guarantee that all work was done accurately, timely, completely and consistently to deliver outstanding results for the clients

Education

The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Bachelor of Science in Accounting / Accounting, Information Systems