Nicolas Biernacki, CFA

Experience

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  MXD Group

  May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Finance Intern

  - Compiled and sent a weekly report to top management and executives regarding the company’s performance- Created worksheet to schedule the amortization of prepaid assets in order to reconcile their balances- Ran variance and account analyses in BI 360 reporting software for analysis and interpretation of financial data- Created a report in BI 360 reporting software to compare budgeted estimates with actual financial results- Reconciled balance of $17 million in accrued revenue and expenses on a monthly basis- Learned and developed a working understanding of finance, accounting, and reporting software- Assisted Senior Financial Analysts with month end close process- Helped reconcile budget discrepancies with Senior Financial Analyst- Uploaded journal entries into Microsoft AX accounting software- Worked under pressure in order to meet strict deadlines Show less

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  Citi

  Sept 2015 - Mar 2017

  Fund Accounting Analyst

  - Analyzed and processed complex transactions and corporate actions- Responsible for researching and resolving cash and asset differences with custodian- Processed daily income distribution and researched large yield changes and class divergences- Collaborated with other teams in the on-boarding process and conversion of new funds- Assisted upper management with testing of a new project to automate daily tasks- Reconciled derivatives holdings, processed swap trades, and booked collateral movement Show less

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  Nationwide Financial

  Apr 2017 - now

  - Provide analysis and recommendations for sub-advisor selection, monitoring, deselection and transition management. - Use of understanding of technical criteria for selection and monitoring of sub-advisors of NFG products and/or third party funds included in Nationwide Financial products.- Review investment performance reports, securities holdings and other information received or requested on specific investment portfolios.- Make strong recommendations, based on investment experience and market knowledge, for the selection of sub-advisors. Maintains and updates sub-advisor selection strategies when necessary.- Serve as a subject matter expert in conducting analysis of mutual funds and other investment products.-Recommends addition of new funds/managers. Monitors existing funds/managers for satisfactory performance.- Equities: Domestic Small Cap, Emerging Markets, International-Morningstar Direct, FactSet, eVestment Show less - Responsible for daily oversight of fund accounting, custody, and securities lending operations- Review and analyze financial data for anomalies and inconsistencies- Assisted in the streamlining and risk reduction of an ETF trading process- Created a written procedure and process for conducting inter-fund lending- Research pricing discrepancies and fund anomalies to help achieve 99.84% NAV accuracy- Monitor mutual funds and ETFs to ensure compliance with regulations and internal policies- Collaborate with other departments on fund modifications and other fund events Show less

  • Senior Investment Analyst

    May 2022 - now

  • Investment Analyst - Equities

    Apr 2019 - May 2022

  • Senior Analyst, Fund Administration

    Apr 2017 - Mar 2019