James Waithaka is a CFA Level II candidate with a Bachelor's degree in Finance from George Mason University. He currently works as an Accountant II at BNY Mellon where he performs financial analysis, forecasting, monitoring of financial transactions, and drafting of financial statements. Previously, he worked as an Accountant at T. Rowe Price/BNY Mellon where he reconciled accounts and updated market values, and in Central Operations Support Services at T. Rowe Price where he allocated investments to accounts.

1. Financial Analyst Phone: (443) 870 1024
Email: jmwaithaka@gmail.com
Address: 3 Sugarbury Ct Apt 1D Reiserstown, MD 21136JAMES WAITHAKA
Education
 CFA LEVEL II CANDIDATE Jun 2017
 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FINANCE – George Mason University Jan 2012
Experience
ACCOUNTANT II – BNY MELLON May 2016 – Present
 Analysis; Calculate and book accrual, adjusting, amortizing, and re-classing journal entries in accordance with
accurate schedules
 Forecasting; Project cash and wires on 95 accounts, to ensure liquidity and prevent overdrafts
 Analysis; Monitor and settle financial transactions such as equity trades, foreign currency trades, maturities,
options, and corporate actions (i.e. stock splits, mergers)
 Attention to detail; Draft, close and review month-end financial statements
 Dependability; Meet intra-day deadlines to facilitate workflow between external clients such as custody and
brokers, and internal clients such as account management and financial reporting
 Teamwork; Review reconciliations prepared by other accountants (up to seven accounts a day) for observance
of internal controls, research and correct any discrepancies, and provide constructive feedback
 Leadership; Manage work-flow coverage, for over 50 associates, to accommodate account coverage,
centralized functional tasks, vacations, and sick-days
 Communication; Trained 13 new hires and four experienced hires as Group Trainer, by facilitating
onboarding classes, administering one-on-one coaching, and updating training manuals
ACCOUNTANT – T. ROWE PRICE/BNY MELLON Oct 2014 – May 2016
 Multi-tasking; Reconciled Net Asset Values for up to six accounts a day
 Communication; Identified exceptions and discrepancies affecting accounting records and variances,
communicated them to management, and assisted in their resolution
 Analysis; Updated and verified asset market values (mark to market), for 95 accounts, according to close of
market exchange rates
 Teamwork; Assisted in preparing audit schedules, compliance reports, gain-loss reports, tax returns, or other
reports
CENTRAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT SERVICES – T. ROWE PRICE Jun 2013 – Oct 2014
 Attention to detail; Allocated investments into shareholders’ mutual fund accounts, retirement plan accounts,
and college savings accounts
 Attention to detail; Analyzed, processed, and retrieved investment documentation to ensure proper routing
and information privacy
SECURITY SUPERVISOR – ALLIED BARTON SECURITY SERVICES Aug 2009 – May 2013
 Leadership; Supervised 5 officers, monitoring 5 VeriSign sites, located globally
 Attention to detail; Evaluated daily activity reports and incident reports for conformance with security policy
AVIATION SUPPORT TECHNICIAN – US NAVY Aug 2002 – Oct 2006
 Awarded the Good Conduct medal, National Defense Service medal, Global War on Terrorism Service medal,
and Humanitarian Service medal
Technical Skills
 Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Excel/Pivot tables/What-if analysis, SAP, and Bloomberg