Christopher Perez
Whitby,Canada
Summary
Experienced in securities settlement and reconciliation with a focus on CDS and DTC transactions. Proficient in ensuring precision, compliance, and efficiency. Effective communicator adept at collaborating with diverse stakeholders. Additionally, leveraged expertise as a licensed mortgage agent with experience in underwriting deals, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of financial transactions and regulatory requirements within the mortgage industry.
Highly organized and detail-oriented administrative professional excels in office management and special projects. Resourceful and adaptive team leader with expertise in project management, financial tracking, customer relationship management and marketing. Results-oriented strategic planner with extensive knowledge of industry practices.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Corporate Action Administrator
Research Capital Corporation
Toronto, Canada
05.2023 - Current
- Conducted daily reconciliation of securities transactions, specializing in CDS and DTC transactions for accuracy and compliance.
- Collaborated across teams to streamline settlement processes, ensuring smooth operations for CDS and DTC transactions.
- Communicated with internal and external parties to resolve discrepancies efficiently.
- Ensured compliance with securities regulations, including CDS and DTC requirements.
- Utilized Kyndryl to automate reconciliation tasks for CDS and DTC transactions.
- Led reconciliation efforts for securities transactions, emphasizing CDS and DTC transactions, resolving discrepancies promptly.
- Prepared detailed reports supporting reconciliation findings and compliance efforts, aligning with CDS and DTC requirements.
Mortgage Agent
TCG Lending Centres
Mississauga, Canada
12.2021 - 01.2024
- Establishing professional relationships with mortgage lenders to recommend them to clients.
- Gathering documents, credit history and employment verification for prospective homebuyers.
- Applying for mortgage loans with established lenders on behalf of the borrower.
- Comparing lender fees such as interest rates and closing costs to present options to the borrower.
- Advising clients on their options and clearly explaining the legal and repayment details of any available loan.
- Ensuring loans are compliant with all relevant regulations and laws.
- Completing all closing paperwork with the lender, title company, insurance broker and any other relevant agency.
Office Administrative Assistant
Century 21 Leading Edge Realty
Whitby, Canada
07.2019 - 09.2023
- Greeting clients, answering the telephone, and making follow-up calls.
- Preparing correspondence, scheduling meetings, and making travel arrangements.
- Preparing real estate forms and documents.
- Coordinating showings, assisting at open houses, and obtaining feedback.
- Ordering supplies, preparing and distributing marketing materials.
- Maintaining electronic and paper filing systems.
- Preparing listing materials and posting property listings.
- Managing a client database and preparing reports.
- Assisting with closing processes.
- Performing other duties as assigned.
Settlement and Reconciliation (Operations)
CI Financial
Toronto, Canada
10.2022 - 05.2023
- Monitors mutual fund orders to ensure they comply with individual fund and branch policies.
- Settlement of transactions.
- Identify, monitor, and track variances to ensure resolution.
- Maintain supporting details for all reconciliations on a daily basis to support the reconciliations.
- Prepares bank and account reconciliation.
- Provides details and supporting entries for general ledger maintenance.
- Reconcile the client's bank account on a daily basis.
- Ensure all transactions identified within the bank reconciliation are supported through the payment method, electronic banking files and the client's financial system of records.
- Ensure funds are transferred on a timely basis and ongoing reconciliations are maintained.
Manager
Barburrito
Pickering, Canada
01.2019 - 07.2019
- Setting, monitoring, and assessing standard procedures for staff performance, duties, and responsibilities.
- Estimating food and beverage costs.
- Supervising inventory of food supplies, as well as equipment status, and ensuring the appropriate restocking and repairing.
- Overseeing restaurant revenues, ensuring that the profit margin is acceptable, and adjusting prices of services accordingly.
- Ensuring that all food preparation processes meet the pre-established quality, portion sizes, and sanitary standards.
- Overseeing the cleaning processes of linen, dining room, kitchen, cutlery and all utensils.
Cook/cashier
A&W
Ajax, Canada
11.2015 - 01.2019
- In charge of prepping ingredients.
- Clean up station and take care of left over food.
- Stock inventory appropriately.
- Maintain a clean and sanitary environment.
- Operating the cash register and handling cash transactions with customers.
Summer Camp Counsellor
Camp Kodiak
Mckellar, Canada
06.2015 - 08.2015
- Gained experience observing camper behavior, assessing appropriateness, and enforcing safety regulations.
- Assist in program planning based on pre-arranged educational/recreational themes.
- Be familiar with the special needs, medical conditions, dietary concerns, and/or behavioral problems of the campers and act according to directions provided by the Camp Medic/parent or guardian.
- Supervision of campers and activities at all times.
- Provide personal care, feeding, toileting, dressing and bathing for campers as required.
- Work as part of a team. Assist in tidying up after activities.
Plastics Processing Machine Operator
Ripplepak
Markham, Canada
06.2014 - 05.2015
- Operated heavy machinery and power tools.
- Constant heavy lifting ranging from 20-500 lbs.
- Clean up the debris at the end of shifts every day.
- Manufacture plastic, bubble wrap and insulation products.
Helper
Speedwell Maintenance
Ajax, Canada
07.2012 - 09.2013
- Helped to clean and remove debris from the work site.
- Helped the contractor to unload and carry materials to the worksite.
- Assisted the contractor to bring required materials.
- Others that assigned from time to time.
Skills
- Account Reconciliation
- Bank Reconciliation
- Financial Report Writing
- Microsoft Excel
- Administrative Experience
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Tax Experience
- Financial services
- Microsoft Office
- Transaction reconciliation
- Securities compliance
- Settlement operations
- Cross-team collaboration
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Attention to detail
- Time management
Certification
- Mortgage License, 10/01/21, 11/30/22
- High School Diploma
- G Class Driver's Licence
Additional Information
Demonstrated skill in managing change and maintaining flexibility in a variety of challenging environments., Ability to work in diverse teams and to communicate well with others., Strong desire to work with children outdoors., Good communication skills., Customer service oriented.
Languages
Tagalog, Intermediate
Timeline
Corporate Action Administrator
Research Capital Corporation
05.2023 - Current
Settlement and Reconciliation (Operations)
CI Financial
10.2022 - 05.2023
Mortgage Agent
TCG Lending Centres
12.2021 - 01.2024
Office Administrative Assistant
Century 21 Leading Edge Realty
07.2019 - 09.2023
Manager
Barburrito
01.2019 - 07.2019
Cook/cashier
A&W
11.2015 - 01.2019
Summer Camp Counsellor
Camp Kodiak
06.2015 - 08.2015
Plastics Processing Machine Operator
Ripplepak
06.2014 - 05.2015
Helper
Speedwell Maintenance
07.2012 - 09.2013