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Geoffrey Vella

@gvella

Finance professional targeting product control, financial reporting, reconciliations, securities operations, middle office, and treasury operations.

Germany

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can use my analytical and finance-related experience in a structured environment with clear responsibilities and good communication. I’m particularly interested in roles where attention to detail, problem-solving, and reliability are valued. I value long-term stability, a collaborative team environment, and opportunities to continue developing professionally.

I am a finance and banking professional with a BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting and have passed the CFA Level I exam. I have experience across finance operations and markets environments, including fixed income product control, financial analysis, overnight funding, trade settlements, and nostro reconciliations, with a focus on financial reporting, controls, and reconciliations.

I am a native English speaker seeking remote opportunities with international financial institutions, particularly in finance operations, product control, middle office, financial reporting, or trade support roles. I bring an analytical and detail-oriented approach to my work, with a strong focus on accuracy and process discipline.

Interests include finance operations, product control, financial reporting, reconciliations, and analytical problem-solving within structured banking and markets environments.

Currently learning German (A1 level).

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Commercial Performance & Data Analyst

Current

Freelance

Jun 2016 - Present (9 years 11 months)

•Delivered performance analysis and structured documentation for digital media and affiliate marketing businesses.
•Built and maintained Excel-based tracking models to monitor revenue performance, traffic sources, conversion trends, and partner-level KPIs.
•Analysed monthly performance data to identify underperforming segments, revenue trends, and opportunities to improve commercial outcomes.

KPIs Analytics Advanced Excel

Corporate Loans Credit Analyst

MeDirect Bank

Dec 2014 - May 2016 (1 year 5 months)

•Prepared Excel-based cash flow models and credit memoranda supporting syndicated loan investment recommendations for Investment Committee (IC) approval.
•Monitored portfolio exposures via monthly management accounts analysis, identifying early signs of credit deterioration and recommending internal watchlist classifications.
•Supported team quarterly portfolio risk reviews of credit exposures.

Advanced Excel Syndication Loans Credit Analysis Credit Memos Credit Models

Product Control Officer | Fixed Income

MeDirect Bank

Dec 2011 - May 2014 (2 years 5 months)

•Owned accounting, reporting, and control processes under IFRS for a €1bn+ HTM/AFS bond portfolio.
•Reconciled GL balances, validated accruals, investigated accounting breaks, and supported balance sheet substantiation for month-end close.
•Prepared inputs for management accounts, Board packs, and ad hoc analysis.
•Coordinated with accounting software vendor on system defects and tested patches.

IFRS Advanced Excel Fixed Income Month End Close GL Reconciliation Management Reporting Financial Reporting Testing and Validation

Hedge Fund Investment Research Manager

Hyde Park Investment

Nov 2008 - Nov 2011 (3 years)

• Investment research & operations support role within a London-based capital sourcing firm.
• Monitored macroeconomic & sector developments to propose investment themes & initiated contact with hedge fund managers to introduce services.
• Conducted hedge fund firm due diligence & performance-based peer group analysis.
• Aggregated & reported monthly KPIs for onboarded hedge funds to investors.

Hedge Funds Capital Raising KPIs Investment Research Operations Support Analytical Skills

Profit & Loss Analyst (Equity Derivs)

Feb 2006 - Aug 2007 (1 year 6 months)

•Validated pre-trial balance Bloomberg price feeds, dividends and corporate actions including stock splits.
•Produced daily trial balance and P&L attribution for 3 equity derivative portfolios, providing initial P&L estimate and drivers.
•Compared and reported internal P&L with FO estimates, requesting sign-off for immaterial differences and detailed breakdowns for material differences.

Trading Profit And Loss Reporting Equity Derivatives Equity Month End Close Bloomberg Terminal Trial Balances Advanced Excel Analytical Skills Attribution

Funding Analyst (Eurobonds)

Jan 2004 - Feb 2006 (2 years 1 month)

•Promoted to a role using a funding model to project overnight borrowing needs for USD, CAD, and GBP accounts.
•Reconciled opening cash balances and identified relevant operational cash flows, including trades and term funding.
•Instructed and released SWIFT payments.
•Allocated daily overdraft charges and credit interest across trading books.
•Investigated funding -related unreconciled items.

Funding Analysis Costing Allocations Fixed Income Swift Bloomberg Terminal DTC Euroclear Fedwire Analytical Skills

Trade Settlements Officer (Eurobonds)

Nov 2002 - Jan 2004 (1 year 2 months)

•Promoted to a role confirming USD-denominated Treasury, corporate bond, & repo trade details with counterparties to minimise settlement fails.
•Identified & resolved trade discrepancies using Bloomberg & coordination with traders.
•Monitored U.S. Treasury positions by ISIN to maintain a flat book & verified that corporate bond sales were covered.
•Prepared daily settled trades cash flow reports.

Bloomberg Terminal Trade Settlement Trade Settlement Reconciliation Fixed Income Securities Trade Confirmation DTC Euroclear Fedwire Excel

Reconciliations Officer (Eurobonds)

Jun 2001 - Nov 2002 (1 year 5 months)

•Operations control role involving daily reconciliations of several securities-related currency accounts to reduce operational & financial reporting risk.
•Promptly investigated & cleared reconciliation breaks by engaging with internal and external stakeholders to reduce aged breaks.
•Led a successful cost-saving migration of a legacy reconciliations system from London to Toronto within 4 weeks.

Risk Fixed Income Bloomberg Terminal Nostro Reconciliation