Senior Level Operations Manager seeking a financial services role within Middle or Back Office operations, where I can use my knowledge and experience to help build and grow the department. I want to succeed in a stimulating and challenging environment, exceling in this field through hard work, perseverance and dedication. I’d like to secure this position with a leading organization that will lead to a long term career relationship.

1. ERIC W. SENFT, MBA
24 Hartford Ave.
Greenwich, Ct. 06830
Cell: (203) 912-3074 Email: esenft00@yahoo.com
PROFILE
Senior Level Operations Manager experienced in both hedge funds and asset management firms.
Proactive leader with a proven track record in middle/back office operations and portfolio accounting.
Strong team player with superior analytical and decision making skills; Organized and detail oriented
with the ability to be multi-faceted in a fast-paced environment. Broad based knowledge includes:
Fixed Income Bank Debt MBS/ABS OTC Derivatives
Cash Management Fund Accounting Reconciliation Policy & Procedures
Trade Processing Work Flow Analysis Collateral Management Operational Analysis
NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
 Successfully designed a reconciliation work flow resulting in a better system for employees
understanding their day to day functions and being more accomplishment focused.
 Created a collateral management area which led to more efficient monitoring pricing,
calculations and exposures of collateral transactions which can result in margin calls.
 Developed written policies and procedures that resulted in an operational hand book utilized
by new employees clearly defining how daily task should be performed
 Conducted weekly meetings with the reconciliation team and bank debt department which
led to reducing operational risks and a decrease in the amount of cash breaks for each account
 Enhanced our cash break reporting system that led to a more focused approach on high
priority issues and eliminated less concerning breaks
EXPERIENCE
SOUTHPAW ASSET MANGEMENT, LP, Greenwich, CT 05/15 – 02/16
Operations Manager
 Responsible for middle and back office tasks including Operations, Finance, Fund Accounting and
Reporting
 Performed operational duties related to: trade confirmation, processing and security set, cash and
position reconciliation, closing of all bank debt trades in a timely manner.
 Produce reports related to but not limited to: P/L, NAV, Risk Exposure, FX P/L, investment
guidelines, compliance control list and recorded monthly G/L entries for Senior Management
 Liaise with prime broker’s security lending department to locate daily positions to short as well as
keep track and discussing fees and rebates
 Active team member in analyzing prices for portfolio, weekly and monthly: gathered quotes from
outside brokers and documented them so PMs and CFO could determine final prices
 Recorded daily trading activity into our accounting system (VPM) – entries included but not limited
to - principal and interest, income and expenses, return of capital, as well as accruals
 Accountable for correctly reconciling books and records against fund administrator (Citco).
GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT, New York City, NY 04/09 – 05/15
High Yield Operations Manager, Operations
 Responsible for the daily reconciliation of all cash flows and positions for hedge funds and
separately managed accounts which oversees $20 billion in assets
 Supervisor of the department and manager of 3 which actively reduces operational risk by identify,
coding and cleaning up issues and problems to over 60 different funds. Metrics sent to upper
management detailing all outstanding breaks
 Influential in helping build cash management department: purpose is to review all bank accounts
(all currencies) to ensure enough cash is held to settle trades, meet margin requirements, pay
margin calls and eliminate negative balances to help reduce operational risk
 Liaised with IT to develop, automate and implement new processes and procedures for daily
responsibilities, which in turn helped the department work more efficiently and effectively

2.  Effectively evaluated, validated and reconciled all OTC derivative trades held in collateral accounts
and subject to daily market to markets and initial margin which can result in margin calls
 Championed projects: splitting of funds, in-kind transfers, moving of assets to feeders, liquidators,
side pockets, cross trades, buy-backs, semi-annual FX role and system testing for up grading
 Direct contact for external administrator (IFS) for all operational related requests and inquires;
weekly meetings held to go over all issues and problems
 As manager: Provide leadership, knowledge, experience and motivation through teaching, one on
one meetings, weekly group break meetings, projects and presentations
ELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC, Old Greenwich, CT 03/06 – 12/08
Operations Manager, Operations
 Managed back office operational functions to include settlements and clearance (self-clearance via
BNY Mellon and prime brokers), cash management, reconciliation, principal and interest collection
and bank loan operations for hedge fund accounts which manages over $5 billion in assets
 Instrumental in bringing a new investment product, Bank Debt (par and distressed) via Total
Return Swap (TRS) and Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) to the firm: communicated with
service providers for all closing related issues, interacted with administrative agents/brokers, set
up and use clearance/allocation platform, booked trades and accruals, position and cash
reconciliation, trade and cash flows and processing monthly TRS resets
 Co-managed the development of monthly ABS/CDS process
 Instituted F/X prime broker to oversee all currency trading; responsibilities included
communication of proper trade flow and confirming of all transactions between counterparties
 Improved cash flow by streamlining the collection process of all derivative related (cash) products
which included, but was not limited to, swaps, swaptions, forwards, CDS, options, repo and TBA
pair-offs, then delegated onto subordinates once order was restored
 Led departmental and individual meetings to help colleagues achieve their goals and objectives
CITIGROUP ASSET MANAGEMENT, New York City, NY 07/04 – 02/06
Assistant Vice President, Middle Office Fixed Income Trade Support, Operations
 Monitored/accommodated fixed income portfolio managers/traders managing over $435B of assets
 Supervisor for all Liquidity (short term trading): Treasuries, Commercial Paper, Time Deposits,
Repos, Tri-Party repos as well as OTC Derivative related products: Futures, Forwards, Options and
F/X trades; including, but not limited to confirmation with brokers, manually entering trades into
system, communicating trades to custodians and rectifying outstanding cash and positions breaks
 Led Bank Debt (par/distressed) transactions, responsibilities include trade processing, organizing
and reviewing closing documents, interacting with administrative agents and brokers, monitor and
process: interest accruals, pay downs, repayments/rate resets, splits, fees, and amendments
 Created and developed collateral management area which monitors and analyzes the pricing,
calculations and exposures of collateral transactions which can result in margin calls
 Accountable for all TBA-pair off business mortgage back security
 Diversified product knowledge of trade confirmation, rectifying failing trades, position and cash
breaks, processing, instructing and settling of short term and long term trades
 Managed strong relationships with direct superiors, PMs, traders, brokers and custodians
PALOMA PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, Greenwich, CT 06/98 – 06/04
Assistant Manager, Portfolio Accounting (Mar 2003 to June 2004)
Assistant Manager, Stock Loan Settlements, Operations (Dec 2002 to Feb 2003)
Senior Associate, Stock Loan Settlements, Operations (Feb 1999 to Nov 2002)
Associate, Reconciliation and Control, Operations (June 1998 to Jan 1999)
Relevant Technology: Skilled in Bloomberg, Trading Systems, VPM, BONY: Cash Register Plus &
Money Funds Direct, MS Office, V-Look ups, Pivot Tables, STaARS, ClearPar, DTCC: FICC & DTC,
Portia, EPN, TBA Trader, Aexeo, Global One, InterLinks, SyndTrak, Markit, WSO, Geneva, Avatar,
Trade Web, MORCOM, Charles River, Alert, JPMorgan ACCESS, CTS Link,
EDUCATION:
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Financial Management, May 2005
Hagan School of Business, Iona College, New Rochelle, New York
Bachelor of Science in Business Economics, Minor in Business Administration, May 1998
Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, Connecticut