les davis

executive vice president

About

Financial Professional with progressive experience in accounting and financial management. Highly skilled in collaborating with all members of the organization to achieve business and financial objectives. Adept in streamlining financial processes, enhancing productivity levels and introducing process improvements. Core competencies: * Financial Reporting *Staff Supervision * Budget Management & Forecasting *GAAP Compliance * Financial Analysis & Variance Analysis *Maintain Bank Relations * Strategic Planning *Technology Enhancements & Process Improvements

Country

united states

City

houston

Industry

information technology and services

Skill

financial analysis, strategic planning, business development, management, business strategy, corporate finance, accounting, financial reporting, financial modeling, business process improvement, due diligence, finance, management consulting, mergers and acquisitions, project management, netsuite erp software, bloomberg financial system

Experience

first vice president, capital markets and institutional sales

wells fargo

1993-5 - 2004-3 · 10 yrs 11 mos

*  Gained specialized expertise in trading and selling mortgage-backed, asset-backed, and corporate securities. *  Instituted arbitrage programs with institutional clients, which obtained a positive spread over their cost of funds using fixed and floating rate securities. *  Evaluated financial structures, underlying geographic distribution of collateral, and credit strength for recommended mortgage-backed, asset-backed, and corporate bond trades. *  Implemented and maintained responsibility for an annual $325 million corporate financing transaction through a Master Note that remained in effect for 9 years with the US government Farm Credit Banks and Prudential Securities. *  Executed short term instruments such as repurchase agreements and commercial paper for institutional accounts cash flow and liquidity needs. *  Proficient in Bloomberg financial system.

vice president, capital markets

shearson lehman brothers

1989-11 - 1993-5 · 3 yrs 7 mos

*  Developed a large account base for trading various mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.. *  Advised and executed trades for institutional clients on investments used as cash management tools for short term portfolios. *  Skilled in analyzing various mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities structures, yields and cash flows using constant prepayment rate, duration, and weighted average life. *  Trained in capital markets to trade/sell various securities to first and second tier institutional accounts.