Joanna Welerowicz

• Managing the team of 17 derivatives specialists dealing with 3 main aspects of OTC derivatives processing in fund accounting system - trade capture, lifecycle management and reconciliations;
• Making sure that the team correctly processes trades on the fund accounting system as per client's instructions (swaps, options, FRAs, CFDs etc.);
• Ensuring that the team is tracking and managing the lifecycle of complex derivatives products (rate sets and resets for IRS, CDS quarterly rolls etc.);
• Providing reconciliations from fund accounting systems to brokers and clients for all derivatives related cash and asset positions;
• Being escalation point for team members highlighting any potential NAV impacting events and ensuring they have correct impact on the production of the final NAV;
• Ensuring familiarity with and proficiency on all systems required for completion of derivative reconciliations across all our clients;
• Developing an understanding of all the technical functions and processes within the team.
• Ensuring BNY Mellon and client standard procedures and controls are being adhered to on a daily basis;
• Making sure the team is working closely with brokers, investment manager and internal teams within BNY Mellon when it is needed;
• Assessing regularly performance of all members of the team to make sure all of them are on track with their goals that are set at the beginning of each year;
• Managing daily allocation to make sure all tasks will be properly prioritized and all deadlines will be met;
• Leading the interviews for the new members of the team.
• Attending various internal management meeting when performance of the team is being reported.

Main responsibilities:
- Oversight of funds’ valuations, ensuring their accuracy, timeliness and completeness;
- Adhering to GAAP/IFRS terms, prospectus and internal policies to ensure optimal client service;
- Analysis, documentation, testing and delivery of new products and functionalities;
- Exposure to different types of hedge funds and many types of derivatives;
- Preparation of comprehensive audit files for fund year end reporting and dealing with audit queries;
- Participation in client service calls as a fund accounting client representative;
- Assisting in NAV related internal and external queries and preparation of ad hoc reports;
- Supervisory duties: review of other fund accountants work, participation in the organization of team workload, training and mentoring other team members.

Main responsibilities:
- Participation in oversight of overall NAV production of daily, weekly and monthly valuations for alternative team clients – mainly by doing second level reviews;
- Liaising with investment managers, fund custodian, shareholder services team and external brokers in relation to NAV production process;
- Analysing and reviewing movements in funds’ NAV and ensuring any relevant variances are investigated and excalated;
- Preparation of administrators reports for inclusion in Board meeting documentation in respect of appropriate funds.

Main responsibilities:
- Reconciliation and review of trades, stock positions and cash balances;
- Corporate actions monitoring and processing at each valuation point;
- Review of portfolio pricing and ensuring any relevant variances are investigated and escalated;
- Preparation of final funds’ valuations and first level review.

Main responsibilities:
- Processing changes on insurance policies as per brokers and direct policy holders instructions and preparation of quotes for policy amendments;
- Calculation of insurance premiums;
- Processing of new policies set up and policies cancellations;
- Preparing and sending renewal documentation;
- Assisting in insurance policies related queries.

- Preparing written translations for translation agencies and for individual customers.

Main responsibilities:
- Providing an efficient and responsive administrative and organizational assistance to CEO, helping him to manage his time;
- Filter general information, queries, phone calls and invitations to the CEO by redirecting or taking forward such contact as appropriate;
- Ensure busy diary commitments, papers, and travel arrangements are managed effectively;
- Assisting in French and English translations of operational documents for Board meetings.