Ferenc Kelemen

Experience

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  Eria Ltd - Budapest, Hungary

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1991

  Project Manager

  Summary of Role & Achievements:• Responsibilities included: Market research and analysis, organisation and planning and overall management of commercial projects.• Developed the ability to work to tight deadlines within demanding budgetary controls and being more effective and accountable in generating future revenue for the company.

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  Hungarian National Bank - Budapest, Hungary

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1992

  Foreign Exchange Assistant

  Summary of Role & Achievements:• Responsibilities included: cash reconciliation, administrative duties for sales and marketing department, also served a key role in the development of special business consulting services offered to foreign exchange offices in improving their sales and operations. • Completed advanced studies which ensured further development and consolidation of skills and knowledge within the commercial sector.

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  Hotel Rozália - Budapest, Hungary

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1996

  Sales & Business Development Manager

  Summary of Role & Achievements:• Commenced employment in reception and following excellent training and work experience, promoted to sales manager within 6 months.• Contributed to the research of a new travel company in Hungary and abroad, promoting the hotel in a way where the company’s brand and identity are continually were represented and reinforced in the finest possible light and understanding the polite persistence is everything. • Developed a new system to promote the business and attract companies and private guests running local and international ad campaigns, which increased revenue and profit. Show less

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  Hotel Carmen - Budapest, Hungary

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2001

  Economics Department and Hotel Manager

  Summary of Achievements:• Generating clients for this Budapest based hotel, improving various aspects of sales, marketing and operation of the company as a demonstrated market strategist, sales tactician and compelling negotiator with excellent oral, written, and public speaking communication and presentation skills, targeting several Hungarian and foreign agencies globally to ascertain their needs and to fulfil these requirements. • Successfully introduced induction programme and delivered training for reception, sales and marketing with a mission to give our customers high quality services and achieve the highest level of client satisfaction and business growth while maximising customer retention. • Extensive experience in planning and organisational skills in a fast response, customer focused business.Responsibilities & Activities:• Recruit staff, introduce induction programme, monitor development, and maintain professional standard. • Co-ordinate staff, takes bookings, register incoming invoices and process all financial documentation that saves time and deliver results.• Responsible for cash handling, transfers and credit card transactions check and deal with enquiries effectively to generate results.• Communicate and liaise with Tourism offices in Hungary and globally to consistently develop sales with-high level executives, senior managers and business owners. Show less

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  Royal Tours - Budapest, Hungary

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2004

  Sales and Marketing Department Office Manager

  Summary of Achievements: • Successfully trained, mentored and co-ordinated staff for sales, marketing and foreign exchange duties in offices across Budapest.• Recognised as a pro-active, proven energetic and inspirational team leader, who whilst able to delegate maintained a ‘hands on’ approach with an established record of sales, multi-task proficiency, creativity and resourcefulness with an outstanding talent in gaining entry and closing deals mostly with corporate clients.• Managed a team of 7 staff and liaised with Hungarian and foreign Hotels and Travel companies enquiries, providing a very high standard of customer service to private individuals and B2B Businesses and selling a wide range of products an services to these diverse markets. • Managed a variety of roles and motivated team with positive and enthusiastic application by acting as a pipeline, generating new business at an accelerated pace in both new and existing markets with a clear and measurable campaign, increasing revenue by over 35 % in six month time period, creating prosperity and consistently rank within the top achievers among team leaders. Responsibilities & Activities:• Responsible for team of 7 staff, training, development and support.• Responsible for sales, marketing and foreign currency transactions, signing new contracts and achieving targets. Show less

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  Morgan Stanley

  Aug 2009 - Mar 2014

  Summary Achievements:• Working closely with London Business Unit and various other global Operations teams to provide outstanding service to hedge funds clients. • Supporting the Firm’s sales, trading and other business activities – ensuring that all operational risks are recognised and managed. • Developing and maintaining strong internal and external client relationships and providing value-added support in new markets and new products. • Making sure transactions are settled and recorded correctly and continually seeking opportunities for improvement and delivering innovative solutions. Responsibilities & Activities:• Having diverse responsibilities - dealing with Hedge Funds institutional clients across the market globally. Show less Summary Achievements:• Successfully delivered a world class commercial service to our clients, making sure that we move with ever – changing markets in an innovative way to support the business, clients’ expectation is always met and risks controlled. • Personally responsible for effectively managing positions, trading activity and funding across Core European Markets, both domestic and Euroclear and various Emerging Markets as well as physical settlement and managing the service levels of third parties service providers.• Participated in projects of depot and fails management, risks and control and the role included continuous liaison with the Business Units and monitoring positions. Responsibilities & Activities:• Deal with fixed income – government bonds for institutional clients across the market globally. • Responsible for all activities from point of trade through to settlement, including authorisations for partials.• Investigate and resolve issues for high value trade bookings making sure all flow smoothly. Show less Summary Achievements:• Successfully responded to clients needs and delivered excellent customer service providing good product knowledge regarding developments and performance within in a constantly changing environment, demanding high performance from individuals in the team.• Personally responsible for Tokyo, Hong Kong & Scandinavian markets, with closure at the end of each day with the London Stock Exchange (London round up), including dealing with traders, customers and management.• Participated in projects and change initiatives, represented the Client Processing Group ensuring that requirements are met, discussed and prioritised.• Successfully combined client service and provided sound technical skills, which established good internal and external client relationships.Responsibilities & Activities:• Deal with cash equity business for institutional clients across the market globally. • Responsible for all client related activity from point of trade through to settlement.• Investigate and resolve issues to ensure trade booking, confirmation processing and trade settlements all flow smoothly. Show less

  • International Prime Brokerage Operations Department - Analyst

    Mar 2012 - Mar 2014

  • Fixed Income Department – Analyst

    Oct 2011 - Mar 2012

  • Equity Cash Client Processing Department – Analyst

    Aug 2009 - Sept 2011
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  Barclays Wealth and Investment Management

  May 2014 - Jan 2022

  Investment Bank Global Payments - Business Analyst

  Summary Achievements:• Being a strategic minded individual managed to lead a multitude of key projects in a cross functional structure, whilst applying best practice management methods to achieve agreed project targets while meeting the company’s corporate strategy. • Covering a large geographic spread within a global environment, a variety of technical complexities or varying project values/risks through all phases from initiation through to closing stages and then presented project status at Executive level.• Successfully produced accurate work providing a full life cycle experience from requirements gathered from testing, helping to build a business model based on information researched and being the link between the business and IT in line with departmental targets to ensure that all internal and external payments globally are successfully implemented/processed and monitored in an innovative way to support the business and stakeholders.• Investigate complaints in behalf of the Treasury Team and undertaking action to resolve issues for high value payments for Interest Rate Derivatives (hedges used by institutional investors) ensuring all payments are accurately processed, making sure all flow smoothly and look for opportunities to improve processes where is necessary.• Successfully built effective relationships with stakeholders across different teams / across various functions to align on project requirements in the trade-life cycle.Responsibilities & Activities:• Personally responsible for manual payments in STAR, AFTS, SOLD, GBS, GPP, SWIFT ALLIENCE (Micex, Clearstream, Euroclear, etc) Swap payments, monitoring Sensitive Queues, Cancel / Replace Queues, filtering LOANS, Funding Reports (I.e. CCY Rubel). • Investigate and resolve cash breaks, in order to control risks and payments processed in the right environment. • Handling technical questions from stakeholders and team members. Show less

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  Global

  Dec 2023 - now

  Business Analyst

  Looking for new opportunities from 2027 and I would consider offers for the above positions preferably in Glasgow / Edinburgh but open to offers from Zürich, London & Budapest as well.