Ivana Andjelic

Strategic Planning: Develop and implement strategic and annual plans to drive company growth and achieve long-term objectives. Resource Management: Oversee budgeting and resource allocation to maximize financial and operational efficiency. Policy Enhancement: Lead policy changes to optimize processes and improve service quality and efficiency. Risk & Opportunity Management: Identify risks and opportunities, developing solutions to mitigate issues and leverage growth potential. Business & Investment Advisory: Provide strategic guidance on business development and investment strategies. Asset Management: Manage assets and funds to ensure optimal performance and alignment with financial goals. Performance Monitoring: Monitor investment risks and key metrics to ensure financial stability and compliance. Digital Innovation: Drive digital transformation to enhance operational efficiency and technological capabilities. Team Leadership: Support managers in improving coordination and optimizing team performance. Stakeholder Engagement: Represent company interests and ensure alignment with stakeholders and regulatory standards. Reporting & Compliance: Prepare reports for executive leadership, ensuring regulatory compliance and informed decision-making.

Operational Management: Supervise daily operations for a team of seven, ensuring smooth execution and high performance. Team Creation & Leadership: Build, train, and lead the team, providing guidance to maximize efficiency and professional development. Systems Improvement: Continuously refine operational systems and procedures to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Workflow Monitoring: Oversee daily workflows, implementing risk controls to maintain service quality and efficiency. Performance Metrics: Define and track KPIs to measure and improve team performance. Liquidity & Payments: Establish and maintain a robust network of liquidity providers, banks, and payment partners to ensure smooth financial operations. Asset Management: Manage assets and funds to support the company's financial goals. Stakeholder Relations: Build and maintain strong relationships with counterparties and regulatory bodies to ensure compliance and strategic alignment.

Client Registration & Account Management: Oversee the registration and management of institutional client custody accounts. Securities Transfers & Trading Orders: Handle execution and settlement of domestic and international securities transfers, including ownership changes and pledges, and execute institutional client trading orders. Corporate Actions: Monitor and manage corporate activities related to clients’ securities in compliance with legal requirements and client instructions. Custody & Depository Services: Perform safekeeping invoice calculations, manage fund trading orders, calculate net asset values, and handle payments related to investment funds. Reporting: Prepare external reports for clients on portfolio, transactions, and financial summaries, and handle internal and external reporting for custody and depository activities. Stakeholder Relations: Maintain relationships with capital market participants, brokers, CSD, and regulatory bodies.

Term Deposit Services: Manage term deposit placements for corporate clients, including analysis, offer preparation, and contract administration. Collateral Management: Execute blocking and unblocking of deposits related to collateral. Interest & Liquidity Monitoring: Monitor interest rate ratios and asset liquidity. Liquidity & Reserve Calculations: Calculate and monitor liquidity ratios and required reserves with the Central Bank. Internal Reporting: Prepare internal reports on funds, daily cash flows, and term and sight deposits.

This role was performed as a part of the professional training program supported by the Government of Montenegro for a period of nine months. My main duties and responsibilities within this post were related to booking of domestic and foreign certificates, invoices, retail and wholesale calculations, bank statements and cash flow; control of analytical cards and harmonization of analytical balances with suppliers; preparation of travel orders, payroll, depreciation and amortization, general ledger adjustments in the preparation of reports to clients as well as other accounting tasks.