Gerald Croke | Résumé

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Bachelor of Arts and Science Degree

Major: Sociology

Review fund NAVs, P&L share class allocations and communicate the status of each fund to internal and external parties throughout the NAV process to ensure highest level of client service and timeliness
Create, maintain and update procedures as needed, and ensure staff is properly trained and in full compliance to company policy as to mitigate fiduciary and reputational risk to the bank
Interview, hire and coordinate the training and developing of staff including objective setting, performance reviews and provide ongoing and regular feedback
Provide direction and be a mentor for newer employees and lead through example and act as a global resource for staff in Bangalore and Manila for those tasks recently moved offshore

Supervise and delegate the daily accounting operations and processes of five Fund Accountants and Associates across two complex Goldman Sachs fixed income hedge funds
Assess operational effectiveness and implement the streamlining of functions as required
Assist management in the execution of new policies, procedures and guidelines prior to, throughout and in the wake of the IBT/State Street/IFS conversion process
Review IFS system requirements of my team and of our client and work with iGLS development teams to ensure a seamless system and procedural migration
Work in conjunction with our conversion teams in Boston, New York and Ireland throughout the transition onto a new daily IFS platform

Managed workflow efficiencies to meet client deliverables and to ensure timely and precise calculation of Net Asset Values of four apportioned hedge funds with two funds upwards of $2 billion in net assets.
Oversaw the daily operations of six fund accountants and responsible for their performance reviews
Played integral role in monthly and year end internal and external audits
Successfully completed special projects as requested by clients and management
Worked closely with client asset management team during the monthly portfolio pricing analysis

Confirmed that each funds’ holdings and portfolio activity are accurate in order to deliver precise Net Asset Value of each hedge fund to the client for their authorization
Enforced my teams’ adherence to company policies and procedures. Provided training and guidance to all new staff members.
Analyzed and reviewed trades and accounting transactions on four complex multi-strategy fixed income hedge funds composted of emerging market, corporate and government debt instruments, various derivative products, foreign exchange forwards, repurchase agreements and various option types.

Organized and dispersed daily trade investments, cash movements, wire transfers and corporate actions received from clients for four large complex hedge funds
Verified and processed various statements presented by the client and counterparties of assigned global fixed income hedge funds
Examined and validated manual and automated accounting system entries to ensure accurate general ledger balances across the four funds. Performed reconnaissance and reconciliation for cash and position discrepancies with client.