Sr. Financial Analyst – Dealers Participation Program - Finance Department - GSFSGroup - Houston, TX
(2021-11)
- Serve as primary point of contact for new dealer participation program account setup; coordinate across Legal, Risk, and Operations and provide stakeholders with timely status updates.
- Partner with Legal on reinsurance, custodial, trust, and funds-held account structures; prepare monthly bank balance reports for accurate settlement tracking.
- Lead preparation of month-end accruals, settlements, and quarterly/annual dealer participation payouts, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Analyze dealer profitability, program distributions, and advances/loan requests; provide recommendations to management.
- Review dealer statements before publication to the Executive Dealer Portal, enhancing data accuracy and transparency.
- Supply third-party tax and audit providers with accurate reinsurance and dealer-owned warranty financial data; ensure "fact sheets" and filings are updated timely.
- Participate in annual business planning and state compliance filings for Sentruity Insurance Company.
- Coordinate with Friedkin-affiliated companies on cross-business initiatives, strengthening internal communications.
- Drive process improvements within accounting and finance, reducing reporting cycle times and improving data integrity.
- Support IT projects through gathering requirements, testing, and implementation of new systems and process upgrades.
Loan Settlement Associate, AIG Asset Management, LLC – Private Credit Group - American International Group, Inc. - Houston, TX
(2017-05 - 2021-11)
- Reviewed purchase and sale transactions to ensure accurate data was captured and appropriate policy and procedures followed.
- Monitored ongoing maintenance of facility commitments and the processing of loan/facility-related activity, including reset notices, rollovers, rate settings, conversions, prepayments, amendments, and financial reporting.
- Oversaw collection and disbursement of interest/principal/fee payments.
- Prepared and provided trade analytics and P&I breakdown allocations.
- Monitored and maintain relationships with custodial banks (StateStreet Bank and BNYM) managing payments and cash flow.
- Analyzed, researched, and resolved accounting and legal issues; propose policies and procedures to prevent potential recurring or future issues.
- Data management for bank loans and reconciliation of position data with business partners.
- Assisted with special projects as assigned such as re-registration of the notes (in legal name as well as nominee name) for all securities and redirecting the payment to new custodian accounts.
Senior Accountant, AIG Asset Management, LLC – Private Credit Group - American International Group, Inc. - Houston, TX
(2016-07 - 2017-05)
- Prepared and settled trades for the Private Placements Group (PPG), ensuring accuracy on legal documents and calculations prior to funding.
- Monitored and managed investment payments; liaise with Managing Directors, Middle Office, Legal, Client, and Custodian groups resulting in discrepancy resolution.
- Reconciled asset management system to resolve P&I payments; communicate breaks with Investment Analyst, Managing Directors, and other operations personnel.
- Prepared and distributed daily, weekly, and other PPG reports to upper-level management and treasury group capturing new/declined bids and circled deals among different assets groups.
Senior Treasury Analyst, AIG Employee Services Inc. – Cash Management Operation - American International Group, Inc. - Houston, TX
(2015-01 - 2016-07)
- Supported day-to-day operations relating to bank accounts, fund transfers, and wire inquiry.
- Performed electronic payment processing of domestic, including ACH and wire transactions.
- Constructed a forecast variances tool and graph to address business unit into further improve forecasting accuracy.
- Managed and analyzed the company's daily L&R Liquidity Test and 30-Day Forecast, working to tight deadlines.
- Constructed reporting tools for trade managers related to cash flow forecasting to assist in making investment decisions.
- Provided expertise on the enterprise cash flow forecast while maintaining a deep understanding of the daily cash position.
- Performed in-depth variance analysis of the cash flow forecast.
- Assisted Treasury Manager in compiling monthly data for Investment Committee.
- Implemented development and testing of OpenLink system to improve the cash forecasting process.
- Coordinated internal lines of business, including Privative Placement, Privative Equity and Commercial Mortgage Lending to improve the accuracy and integrity of the cash flow forecast.
- Provided training to other team members and performed various ad-hoc projects.
Treasury Analyst, AIG Employee Services, Inc. – Cash Management Operation - American International Group, Inc. - Houston, TX
(2011-03 - 2015-01)
- Created an Interactive Workbook used throughout cash management and Dublin, Ireland team.
- Monitored and created repetitive codes at State Street Bank and Bank of New York Mellon.
- Managed various pools and custodian accounts.
- Constructed an Excel file that captures all the daily actuals cash activities.
- Evaluated and processed electronic funds transfers assuring they are complete, accurate and comply with company's policy.
- Prepared daily cash positions to determine investment and borrowing activity.
- Monitored bank balances and reconciled cash positions.
- Entered wires through a variety of banking systems.
- Reconciled cash forecast and ensured adequate funds in liquidity accounts.
- Prepared daily variance analysis between actual and forecasted activities.
- Assisted in monitoring daily/monthly cash forecasting activities.
Payroll Specialist, AIG Employee Services, Inc. – HR Payroll Tax Accounting - American International Group, Inc. - Houston, TX
(2006-12 - 2010-11)
- Managed vouchers for tax adjustments including research and provide support documents for adjustment occurred.
- Performed daily review of bank statements and confirmed tax payments.
- Prepared Census report information for AIG Corporate Controller.
- Monitored Tax Refund System.
- Reduced overpayment withholding tax from $300,000 to $50,000.
- Reconciled weekly and biweekly gross pay for 18 companies.
- Reduced gross-to-gross balancing for weekly and biweekly payroll from an average of 3 days to 1 day in less than 1 month.
