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Vincent Schwager is looking for a Banking & Coop job in Nicosia;Limassol, Cyprus.
Candidate Info
Name
Vincent Schwager
Gender
Male
Marital Status:
Single
Children:
No children
Country Of Origin:
UNITED KINGDOM
Last Updated:
22/05/2007
Residence / Contact Details
Address
4 Marlborough Rd
E18 1AP, London, UNITED KINGDOM
E18 1AP, London, UNITED KINGDOM
Phones
Professional Experience
2005 - Present HVB, London
Risk analyst Perform limitation of risks from trading transactions for the bank. This includes compliance with the “Minimum Requirements for the Conduct of Trading Operations of Financial Institutions” issued by the German BaFin (Federal Banking Supervisory Authority). Provide support toward defining processes and controls within the Front Office systems Atlas (primary) and Kondor (secondary).
Currently designing, testing and implement a Microsoft Access/VBA database databases aimed at improving the overall quality and reliability of the daily checks being performed as it pertains:
• Data being input into Kondor and Atlas systems to be harmonized with Reuters/Bloomberg feeds
• Securities price check and Market conformity checks
• Curves harmonization and spread checks between London and Munich’s head Office
• On demand reports, forms and graphs
Role also covers the measurement and monitoring of interest rates and credit positions within the trading activities as well as the reporting and analyses of performance for the Front Office.
Overall daily duties include:
• Maintenance/support/monitoring of Atlas instruments and market parameters (e.g. yield curves, volatility surfaces, credit spreads for liquid and illiquid cash instruments and derivatives).
• Declaration of daily P/L and analysis of P/L movements.
• Support of portfolio analyses.
• Support of market risk
• Ad hoc analyses using PC tools (MS VBA, Atlas SQL).
• Improvement and design of any new analysis/system maintenance tools using Microsoft Access/Excel/VBA platform.
2004 – 2005 American International Group (AIG), UK
Management consultant for a London based management firm.
• Designed an underwriting/claim management tool for the Italian subsidiary utilizing a Microsoft Access/VBA database platform. Successfully deployed all the required versions within a short time frame and well within deadlines for all Business Lines: Casualty, Marine, Financial Lines, and Property.
• Provided the rating engine tool with advanced design features such as Office Automation, ODBC connections to corporate database, dynamic forms, charts and reports; metrics and Key Performance Indicators, claim handling and monitoring capabilities, automated transactions log.
• Designed, tested and deployed an initial Dashboard prototype reporting major Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for various central and eastern European Countries
• Analyzed business flows and desktop procedures, determined workflow mappings, assessed capacity for various European regional offices. Designed a management tool which kept track of all data gathered in the analysis processes across all countries.
2002 – 2004 Independent Consultant, Rome, Italy
• Provided organizational and managerial support to a Musical Production Company touring the country with two different productions. Organized company’s transfers between cities, handled cash disbursements and receivables. The position had a relatively high security risk profile due to the substantial amounts of cash being handled on a daily basis.
• Provide on-going support to a number of business concerns regarding a wide array of business issues: business software and feasible IT strategies, internet security, remote banking, B2B and B2C website design, financial management.
2002 – 2003 Harmony Music, Florence , Italy
• Marketing Assistant – Provided support to the of the Head of Marketing Department: handled foreign orders of CDs, DVDs and VHS, controlled accuracy in products deliveries and invoicing, monitored supply levels and produced timely, accurate sales and inventory reports.
• Designed and implemented a Relational Database Management System for managing incoming goods, orders, shipping, contacts, suppliers, statistics, barcode management. Monthly reports, news and reviews on recently released CDs and DVDs. Performed an initial prototype of the new company B2B web site which included features such as product reviews, on-line shopping and shopping cart function, customer access statistics. Designed a system which automatically translated marketing reports into HTML pages for subsequent web publishing of featured articles.
This was the first position held after resigning from Banca Toscana and was a 1 year contract position.
1993 – 2002 Banca Toscana, Florence, Italy
• Credit Risk Analyst, Marketing Dept. Performed Banks’ and Countries risk analysis and computed relative risk scores in order to assign credit lines and establish credit limits.
• Submitted banks' credit lines proposals to the competent bodies for approval, the proposal discussed bank’s overall financial performance and creditworthiness based upon a thorough review of Banks’ Balance Sheets and Income Statements as well as third parties ratings (S&P, Moody’s, Fitch).
• Monitored overall risk exposure towards banks and countries
• Performed Balance sheet and Income Statement analysis and reclassification via automated data feeds.
• Single handedly designed a multi-user Microsoft Access database which managed: Balance Sheet/Income Statement and performance Ratios Analysis, Credit Scores based on a number of Static data tables, assessed country’s risk profiles. The database also monitored credit lines usage and compliance with established banks’ and countries’ credit limits, and produced on-demand productivity and work flow statistics, reports, graphs and file outputs whilst utilizing several ODBC’s to other Bank’s mainframe databases. The database effectively and dramatically decreased double efforts and redundancies whilst greatly improving internal work flows and overall productivity (I can easily back this claim).
• Responsible for reporting overall outstanding credit reports to the Bank of Italy
• Monte dei Paschi di Siena. Credit Risk Analyst – Provided support to the Monte dei Paschi Head Office in drafting Banks’ credit lines proposals.
• Performed Bank’s Balance Sheet and Income Statement analysis in order to submit credit line proposals to appropriate bodies.
• Successfully delivered an integrated rating engine based on a Microsoft Access front-end, reduced dramatically duplication of efforts and paperwork.
• Finance Office – Security analyst - Provided branches with Financial Management advice on equities and bonds, market trends, stocks and bonds’ quotes using Reuters and Bloomberg, macro and micro economic analysis as well as portfolio management counseling. Executed branches’ sell/buy orders and verified compliance with customer’s order details and buy/sell arrangements.
• Santa Croce sull’Arno Branch. Marketing Manager, responsible for marketing a wide range of innovative Business banking and Personal Banking products, POS management. Responsible for meeting sales targets, coordinating Branches' sales efforts, provide personnel and customer training and support, identify potential customer segments and establish strategic priorities in order to leverage Business Banking package superior features.
1991 – 1993 Panorama Casa & Commercio, Florence, Italy
• Production Manager. Managed the production and publishing of a weekly magazine.
1986 – 1990 United States Air Force, North Carolina
• Aircraft mechanic, 317th Organizational Maintenance Squadron, Pope AFB, North Carolina
• Aircraft mechanic, 916th Organizational Manitenance Squadron, Seymour_Johnson AFB, North Carolina
Risk analyst Perform limitation of risks from trading transactions for the bank. This includes compliance with the “Minimum Requirements for the Conduct of Trading Operations of Financial Institutions” issued by the German BaFin (Federal Banking Supervisory Authority). Provide support toward defining processes and controls within the Front Office systems Atlas (primary) and Kondor (secondary).
Currently designing, testing and implement a Microsoft Access/VBA database databases aimed at improving the overall quality and reliability of the daily checks being performed as it pertains:
• Data being input into Kondor and Atlas systems to be harmonized with Reuters/Bloomberg feeds
• Securities price check and Market conformity checks
• Curves harmonization and spread checks between London and Munich’s head Office
• On demand reports, forms and graphs
Role also covers the measurement and monitoring of interest rates and credit positions within the trading activities as well as the reporting and analyses of performance for the Front Office.
Overall daily duties include:
• Maintenance/support/monitoring of Atlas instruments and market parameters (e.g. yield curves, volatility surfaces, credit spreads for liquid and illiquid cash instruments and derivatives).
• Declaration of daily P/L and analysis of P/L movements.
• Support of portfolio analyses.
• Support of market risk
• Ad hoc analyses using PC tools (MS VBA, Atlas SQL).
• Improvement and design of any new analysis/system maintenance tools using Microsoft Access/Excel/VBA platform.
2004 – 2005 American International Group (AIG), UK
Management consultant for a London based management firm.
• Designed an underwriting/claim management tool for the Italian subsidiary utilizing a Microsoft Access/VBA database platform. Successfully deployed all the required versions within a short time frame and well within deadlines for all Business Lines: Casualty, Marine, Financial Lines, and Property.
• Provided the rating engine tool with advanced design features such as Office Automation, ODBC connections to corporate database, dynamic forms, charts and reports; metrics and Key Performance Indicators, claim handling and monitoring capabilities, automated transactions log.
• Designed, tested and deployed an initial Dashboard prototype reporting major Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for various central and eastern European Countries
• Analyzed business flows and desktop procedures, determined workflow mappings, assessed capacity for various European regional offices. Designed a management tool which kept track of all data gathered in the analysis processes across all countries.
2002 – 2004 Independent Consultant, Rome, Italy
• Provided organizational and managerial support to a Musical Production Company touring the country with two different productions. Organized company’s transfers between cities, handled cash disbursements and receivables. The position had a relatively high security risk profile due to the substantial amounts of cash being handled on a daily basis.
• Provide on-going support to a number of business concerns regarding a wide array of business issues: business software and feasible IT strategies, internet security, remote banking, B2B and B2C website design, financial management.
2002 – 2003 Harmony Music, Florence , Italy
• Marketing Assistant – Provided support to the of the Head of Marketing Department: handled foreign orders of CDs, DVDs and VHS, controlled accuracy in products deliveries and invoicing, monitored supply levels and produced timely, accurate sales and inventory reports.
• Designed and implemented a Relational Database Management System for managing incoming goods, orders, shipping, contacts, suppliers, statistics, barcode management. Monthly reports, news and reviews on recently released CDs and DVDs. Performed an initial prototype of the new company B2B web site which included features such as product reviews, on-line shopping and shopping cart function, customer access statistics. Designed a system which automatically translated marketing reports into HTML pages for subsequent web publishing of featured articles.
This was the first position held after resigning from Banca Toscana and was a 1 year contract position.
1993 – 2002 Banca Toscana, Florence, Italy
• Credit Risk Analyst, Marketing Dept. Performed Banks’ and Countries risk analysis and computed relative risk scores in order to assign credit lines and establish credit limits.
• Submitted banks' credit lines proposals to the competent bodies for approval, the proposal discussed bank’s overall financial performance and creditworthiness based upon a thorough review of Banks’ Balance Sheets and Income Statements as well as third parties ratings (S&P, Moody’s, Fitch).
• Monitored overall risk exposure towards banks and countries
• Performed Balance sheet and Income Statement analysis and reclassification via automated data feeds.
• Single handedly designed a multi-user Microsoft Access database which managed: Balance Sheet/Income Statement and performance Ratios Analysis, Credit Scores based on a number of Static data tables, assessed country’s risk profiles. The database also monitored credit lines usage and compliance with established banks’ and countries’ credit limits, and produced on-demand productivity and work flow statistics, reports, graphs and file outputs whilst utilizing several ODBC’s to other Bank’s mainframe databases. The database effectively and dramatically decreased double efforts and redundancies whilst greatly improving internal work flows and overall productivity (I can easily back this claim).
• Responsible for reporting overall outstanding credit reports to the Bank of Italy
• Monte dei Paschi di Siena. Credit Risk Analyst – Provided support to the Monte dei Paschi Head Office in drafting Banks’ credit lines proposals.
• Performed Bank’s Balance Sheet and Income Statement analysis in order to submit credit line proposals to appropriate bodies.
• Successfully delivered an integrated rating engine based on a Microsoft Access front-end, reduced dramatically duplication of efforts and paperwork.
• Finance Office – Security analyst - Provided branches with Financial Management advice on equities and bonds, market trends, stocks and bonds’ quotes using Reuters and Bloomberg, macro and micro economic analysis as well as portfolio management counseling. Executed branches’ sell/buy orders and verified compliance with customer’s order details and buy/sell arrangements.
• Santa Croce sull’Arno Branch. Marketing Manager, responsible for marketing a wide range of innovative Business banking and Personal Banking products, POS management. Responsible for meeting sales targets, coordinating Branches' sales efforts, provide personnel and customer training and support, identify potential customer segments and establish strategic priorities in order to leverage Business Banking package superior features.
1991 – 1993 Panorama Casa & Commercio, Florence, Italy
• Production Manager. Managed the production and publishing of a weekly magazine.
1986 – 1990 United States Air Force, North Carolina
• Aircraft mechanic, 317th Organizational Maintenance Squadron, Pope AFB, North Carolina
• Aircraft mechanic, 916th Organizational Manitenance Squadron, Seymour_Johnson AFB, North Carolina
Skills
Microsoft Access/VBA programmer
Relational Database Designer
Relational Database Designer
Languages
Italian
English
English
Education
1988 - 1990 Master of Business Administration
East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C. USA
A two year graduate studies degree with a concentration in Finance and Accounting
Cum Laude
Subjects studied: Finance, Capital Budgeting, Macro and Micro Economic theory, Management, Managerial Accounting, Business English, Portfolio Management, Statistics.
1986 – 1988 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Methodist College, Fayetteville, N.C. USA
A four year undergraduate degree with a Major in Finance and Accounting.
Magna cum Laude
Reeves School of Business award as best Business Graduate
Honorary Member Financial Management Association
1975 – 1980 Maturita’ Perito Chimico Industriale
Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statatale Milazzo, Messina
Final Grade 52/60
East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C. USA
A two year graduate studies degree with a concentration in Finance and Accounting
Cum Laude
Subjects studied: Finance, Capital Budgeting, Macro and Micro Economic theory, Management, Managerial Accounting, Business English, Portfolio Management, Statistics.
1986 – 1988 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Methodist College, Fayetteville, N.C. USA
A four year undergraduate degree with a Major in Finance and Accounting.
Magna cum Laude
Reeves School of Business award as best Business Graduate
Honorary Member Financial Management Association
1975 – 1980 Maturita’ Perito Chimico Industriale
Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statatale Milazzo, Messina
Final Grade 52/60
Interests
Skuba diving, trekking, Art, Music, Literature
References
Available upon request
