NATALIA VELEZ Jersey City, New Jersey Home: (201) 982-0772 Email: nat.vel11@hotmail.com

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SUMMARY OF SKILLS

Comprehensive retail and institutional brokerage experience in tax lot accounting and tax reporting

15 years finance-related, leadership and supervisory experience

Subject Expert Matter: FATCA, Tax Documents, IRS Regulations, Cost Basis, Accounting, Risk and Control, Reconciliations, Project Management

Languages: English and Spanish

Collaborates with cross functional teams, solutions and results oriented

Coaches, Mentors, enforces Trains and Implements Procedures

Accountable, Organized, Strategic Planner Problem solver, strong understanding of metrics

reporting for both KPIs/KRIs, commitment to CRM client service, poised under pressure and escalation

RELEVANT EXPERIENCEMichael Page International 12/2014 – 4/2015AVP – Tax Documentation – Barclays AG Assignment

Collect appropriate tax documentation for Barclays investment bank client accounts Partner with Sales and Clients to obtain updated tax documentation for expiry accounts Validate all received documentation according to IRS regulations Establish client account Tax classification under Ch3, 61 and FATCA regulations Manage MIS reporting to management for the renewal process Implement procedures based on direction and policies that are set by IRS and the Corporate Tax Department Review exception reporting to ensure tax static data is being corrected Communicate with clients, the front office and Corporate Tax on tax related matters Support and identify internal control improvement opportunities and process reviews Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Barclays Operational Risk

Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Standards Essential/Basic Qualifications Verify accuracy of Cost Basis Reporting for institutional and individual clients by adjusting tax lots

Update procedure manuals as necessary and review with the team Develop business requirements, sign off on functional specifications, compile test cases and perform system testing for small

projects Proactively follow up on open issues and provide feedback to managers Conduct weekly staff meetings and meet with analyst’ 1:1 to review performance, gather feedback, etc Review daily checklists to ensure all tasks have been carried out by the team

Michael Page International 2/2011 – 12/2014Team Leader – Cost Basis Reporting – Barclays AG Assignment

Verify accuracy of Cost Basis Reporting for institutional and individual clients by adjusting tax lots Review, update and reconcile daily system breaks through research and data analysis utilizing Vlookup and Pivots Review client tax lot elections forms and update system accordingly Update client portfolios by monitoring cost basis tax lot, gains/losses, and corporate actions events including stock splits, spin-offs,

taxable and non-taxable exchanges using CCH and other resources for proper processing and tax treatment Coordinate cost basis reporting on Form 1099-B with Tax Operations team and provide sign-off on the Cost Basis file Respond to compound client inquiries daily (CRM) raised by branches, contra-firms and Tax Reporting team by responding to

queries, resolving issues and complex cases and correcting tax lots, Form 1099-B and tax reporting system errors Create procedural manuals as a Subject Matter Expert for: Corporate Actions, Average Cost Basis, Drips, Mutual Funds,

Accounting Tax Lot Methods, Transfers of Assets, Form 1099-B, Corporate Services and Tax Reporting Interface frequently with IT and create specifications, test scripts, as well as the QA/UAT plans for the implementation of Cost

Basis Aspire system. Track test results and reveal defects within the system using HP Quality Center Reconcile and correct discrepancies upon comparison of the client’s 1099-B vs. Cost Basis portfolio for year-end and report

accounts from Corrections for corrected Form1099-B Oversee and coordinate offshore vendors’ staff of up to 50 members on all our daily processes and business as usual (BAU) tasks

NATALIA VELEZJersey City, New Jersey Home: (201) 982-0772 Email: nat.vel11@hotmail.com

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UBS AG 6/2000 – 4/2009AVP – Cost Basis Reporting, Tax Reporting and Withholding, Pricing and Statement Support

In charge of client inquiries, review and resolve daily breaks and responsible for adjusting tax lots Calculated, updated and maintained client’s portfolio by monitoring their cost basis/cost accounting tax lot for gains/losses when

discrepancies in the accounts reflected for stock splits, spin-offs, taxable and non-taxable exchanges Researched and updated Corporate Action events in UBS system using CCH and processed the events accordingly Responsible for project management initiatives; client requests, existing issues, business requirements, design specifications,

enhancements and other UAT priorities Led Operational Risk and Control efforts by compiling KPI’s and wrote commentary for Senior Management along with Pivots Facilitated month-end reporting and other month-end processes for quality control purposes and correct monthly statements Provided training on all operational programs with appropriate follow up and review Developed business requirements, project scopes, specification standards, UAT plans, tests for Statement Support and tracked

defects via Mercury Quality Center

Created manual procedure guides for operational processes, and coordinated training for new and existing employees Volunteered and assisted the Tax Reporting and Withholding department during tax season for 5 years to reconcile and correct

discrepancies between the client’s Form 1099B vs. Cost Basis portfolio statement for year-end tax reporting Analyzed variances reports for securities pricing change on a day to day consistently to avoid out of balance portfolios Coordinated with outside auditors to ensure securities pricing were correct on client’s portfolio as per SOX regulations

Financial Information Inc 8/1999 – 6/2000Editorial Team Leader – Reorganization Department

Analyzed and researched information on Corporate Actions. Sources reviewed included NYSE Notices, NASDAQ, Shareholder Services, DTCC, Telerate Pulling Cusip, Internet Search and Transfer Agent Proxies on a daily basis

Provided financial data and transferred services to the security operations departments for banks, brokers, mutual funds, and money managers throughout the United States and Canada

Assisted in the proofreading of complex items in preparations for the final and timely released of publication services Maintained direct phone and mail communication with corporate headquarters, stock exchanges, and vendors such as IDSL,

JJK/S&P, NSCC and Bloomberg to publicly publish current Corporate Action events Reported both mandatory and voluntary Corporate Actions and simplified clarification on data for use in automated client

environment

CORE COMPETENCIES & COMPUTER SKILLSCore Competencies: Client Service, quality assurance, project management, motivating, training, team building, management, organization and, performance metricsSoftware/Applications: MS Office 2007 Suite, TFM, GAOS, Broadridge Geneva, Broadridge BPS Terminals, Trained on Maxit, Aspire, JIRA, Memphis, BPS, TMS, TAPS, HP Quality Center, CCH, SharePoint, PeopleSoft, Business Intelligence, Consultworks, DTCC, Product Reference Data, SOX and Bloomberg

EDUCATION NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Science, Business Management 5/1999