Balazs Pregh
Banking and Finance Certification
Persönliche Daten
Ungarisch (Muttersprache)
English (Gut)
Russisch (Grundkenntnisse)
Deutsch (Grundkenntnisse)
Zur Person
Beschreibung
Senior Settlement Administrator, Senior Clerk
Specialties:
Settlement. Cash operations, global market operations. Front office, back office (cash, treasury, asset management). International and Domestic payments, Investment Banking Operations, Global market operations, Global Market Cash and Commodities Operations, reconciliation, preparation, reporting.
Computer literacy: Windows98, XP, Vista, MS OFFICE, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Outlook, Yahoo- Reuters- and MSN Messenger, SKYPE, Microsoft Explorer, Firefox, Linux, iFX, GDS, Deu- and TahyGiro, KID, Kondor+, db-Internet, ATLAS, SSR1-2, TRAM, EDIFACT, Db-Ais, Db-RAS,DIAMOND, Omnipage Pro, SF, NERO
Referenzen
journalist, consultant
Senior Financial Advisor
Asset Management Back office, Senior Clerk
Office Manager
Senior clerk; cash operations, global market operations workmate
Debt-treatment wrokmate
Bank branch Manager
Teller, Security desk
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CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DATA
Name
Balázs Pregh
Marital Status
Married
Place and date of birth
Hungary, Budapest, 17. May 1973
E-mail address
SKYPE
pregh.balazs
EDUCATION, DEGREES AND COURSES
07/04/2007-08/12/2008
The European Foundation Certificate in Banking (EBTN European Bank
Training Network Banking & Financial Services Training Association Asbl
and Bankarkepzo Consulting & Training, exam result was 90 pc.)
2005.
Securities reconciliation & settlement messages (SWIFT.S.C. N. Liolios,
London)
2003.
db-Internet Training Global Support Services (Barry J. Freeman)
04/11/2001-09/09/2002
Intermediate and Business English Course, Centre of Foreign Languages (B2)
08/09/1997-18/11/2000
International Consulting & Training Center for Bankers (IMF
DACON Register: 1427, Phare CCR: HUN 20732) Ordinary Bachelor
Degree (in Business and Finance)
Bank Consultant/Qualified Bank Executive
, (Currency-deals, Loan-transactions,
Financial Markets, The Bank, Economic-Financial Skills, Basics of Accounting
and Balance Sheet Analysis, Financial Markets – Market Calculations, Banking
Skills, Lending Transactions, Corporate Finance, Investment Management)
Diploma Thesis: Complex comparing of three banks’ cards
1997
Currency cashier
1987 - 1991
Printing Secondary School, Budapest (Technician of Press Technology)
Skills
Computer (PC) literacy
Windows98, XP, Vista, MS OFFICE, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Outlook, Yahoo-
Reuters- and MSN Messenger, SKYPE, Microsoft Explorer, iFX, GDS, Deu-
and TahyGiro, KID, Kondor+, db-Internet (ATLAS), Linux, SSR1-2, TRAM,
EDIFACT, DIAMOND (at ABN AMRO), TRASSET (ASSET
MANAGEMENT)
Language
English - intermediate and intermediate business complex levels
German – passive
Professional / Specialities
Settlement. Cash operations, global market operations. Front office, back office
(cash, treasury, asset management). International and Domestic payments,
Investment Banking Operations, Global market operations, Global Market Cash
and Commodities Operations, reconciliation, preparation, reporting.
Other qualities
Task delegation, mentor team, flexibility, both independently-motivated and
team player, detail and result oriented, fast learner (able to pick up new systems
quickly), ability to perform under pressure whilst maintaining a high degree of
accuracy and unsupervised when necessary, ability to work autonomously &
drive certain projects, strong operational control and risk awareness, excellent
administration skills, strong problem solving skills, ability to handle multiple
tasks and prioritise appropriately, open-minded, feeling confident in an
international environment, move easily between different cultures, the highest
standards of integrity, with a ‘can do’ attitude as well as a capacity of hard
work, good knowledge of global transitions, being creative at the workplace.
EMPLOYMENT, WORK EXPERIENCE
10/2012
Entrepreneur
Financial journalist
16/09/2011 – 17/09/2012
Magyar Posta Biztosito Zrt. Magyar Posta Eletbiztosito Zrt.
Budapest
Asset Management, Senior Assistant
Responsibilities
We handled 1 thousand billion HUF (cca EUR 3.3 bill) at the Asset
Management.
As a Asset Manahement Back Officer, Senior Assistant I was responsible to co-
ordinate, control and supervise of a small team. Duties of the team included
daily NAV calculation of different funds accurately, prepare different reports
internally and for different local Authorities, cash-flow (weekly ) and liquidity
checking (daily) basis, supervise transaction processing, reconciliation,
investigation possible discrepancies occurred during cash movements or
security deal settlements verify, communicate with banks and custodies.
Achievement
At Asset Management I was responsible to test:
i.
some new area of technical backgrounds of payment system, e.g.
making direct settlement of deals input via custody’s system;
ii.
feeding NAV data into the internet-based data system
I was also responsible to prepare and submit monthly newsletter to the
Management and colleagues on monthly basis.
18/09/2007 - ongoing
Association of Blind and Partially Sighted of Heves County (non-profit)
Grants consultant, counsellor, event planner
Helping the association with searching for grant schemes and making the whole
project. I am directly responsible for the preparation and management the
project, have stable and sufficient sources of finance, activities, technical
assistance. Consultancy services and strategic planning.
Project financing consultancy, which prepare their tenders by themselves in
looking for financial opportunities, preparing application forms, gathering the
documents in a professional way.
Grants: follows the contracting institutions with attention, so I can consult at
any time with those interested – whenever the association already has an exact
tender-project or only a good idea which needs some financial support. If the
civil organization has some problem while preparing a grant or need some
professional advice, I help. E.g.: Monitoring of grant opportunities/tenders: I
monitor and collect all the calls for national, EU and international tenders and
provides selection tailored for the specific needs. Project-planning: To find the
most suitable financing opportunities for the association, that is based on
detailed image provided by the VGYHME about their needs. Preparing,
compiling the submitted application: I complete the application form, assemble
the documentation in a professional way. I gather the necessary information
keeping permanent contact with the association, and gather technical
documents as well. Follow up of the applications: The winning tenders need a
professional follow-up, which includes preparation of regular reports about the
project and documents needed for obtaining the financial implementation. I
guide VGYHME throughout the process of preparing announcements
complying with the applicable acquisition requirements. I undertake the whole
project management.
Preparation of reports for the executive authorities: considering the project and
the documents needed if changes occur. Besides I help with the elaboration of
financial statements, analysis and accountancy during the project at the end of
the implementation, as well as preparation of the final reports. Translation: I
undertake to translate the whole documentation of any international tenders or
the ones granted by the European Union.
Achievement
I planned and organised the EYID 2008 programme for the blind people in
Eger, 05/06/2008.
Since 10/2007 I have been interviewed many times via phone and in studio in
Kossuth Radio, also known as Radio Kossuth, is a major radio station of
Hungary and is produced by Magyar Radio –
among others – as an Independent Banking Expert (e.g. on 19/10/07, 01/22/08,
28/04/08, 19/06/08, 05/08/08). I have good communication skills thanks to my
librarian and research worker positions. At a Credit Union Association I was
the leader of a local branch for two years. ( flexibility, both independently-
motivated and team player, ability to perform under pressure, detail oriented)
01/04/2010 - 31/10/2010
Szilvasvaradi Onkormanyzat
Tourist-Info Officer(government), Eger
Responsibilities
Giving information to tourists. Making statistics, collecting data.
01/04/2004 - ongoing
Hungarian Federation of the Blind and Partially Sighted (non-profit)
Budapest
volunteer, teleworker
Reading books and news aloud for the record studio of the association to make
new records for the Braille library. Making audio books for the Library for the
Blind and Physically Handicapped which is to provide books in alternative
media to everybody who, because of physical limitations, cannot easily read
standard print. Alternative media refers to books that are not in standard print.
The alternative media used by the library include Braille, large print, cassette,
print/Braille, descriptive video, and electronic text.
01/07/2004 - 31/07/2006
Deutsche Bank Zrt. / AG
Budapest
Treasury Back Office within the Investment Banking Operations Global
Market Cash and Commodities Operations
Responsibilities
I was responsible for controlling of settlement of Treasury deals (MM and FX
deals, IRS /Interest Rate Swap, Swaption, CAP and FLOOR, Fixed Income
Trading/FI/, Bond deals, Repos, OTC (Over-the-Counter) Derivatives, FRA
(Forward Rate Agreement); checked the details, traders printed-out data from
EDP (electronic data processing).
Our department made the whole settlement process, from checking the deal
details with the partners to reconciliations.
Input and release data with regards to Treasury deals.
I was also responsible to control and handle SSI (Standard Settlement
Instructions) with our counterparties, control the reconciliations of deal tickets
and booking of Front Office transactions (Middle Office, CMS (Capital Market
Sales)), performing the payments of booked transactions, creation,
reconciliation and handling of incoming and outgoing confirmations,
reconciliation of interest rates and exchange rates, daily reconciliations between
Front- Middle Office and Back Office systems, handling of unmatched, open
items which are reported by Operation Control, transactions reconciliation and
pre-matching with other back offices, compliance, preparation and reception of
reports, close cooperation with other departments of Deutsche Bank Zrt. and
external clients.
Achievement
Gained deep knowledge in processing monetary transactions, verify, generate,
reconcile transactions in treasury and banking systems, maintain active and
efficient communication with internal and external entities, and support month
end closing and reporting, global and local, treasury related projects and the
migration of Treasury activities.
24/02/2003 - 30/06/2004
Deutsche Bank Zrt. / AG
Budapest
Domestic and International Payment / Cash Ops/ Global Cash Operations
Business Division
Responsibilities
Handling with customers’ banking transfers locally and globally, via S.W.I.F.T.
and R.T.G.S. (like messages MT 103 103+, MT 202 STP, EB and theirs
cancellation or modification forms (MT 192, MT 292,MT 199,MT 299)).
We used bulk payment, reconciliation day by day. I made statistics every day
and month. I can type and input data or verify them the inserted ones very
quickly and accurately.
I know SEPA, STEP1, PHASE2 as well.
Achievement
I became the key person of both Global Market Operations and Cash
Operations department in a very short time (participation in task forces and
special projects e.g. reporting to the management Wien /Austria/, Frankfurt
/Germany/, SSI) and conducted BCP (Business Continuity Procedures)/DR
(Disaster Recovery)/Tests abroad. I built a database for FI SSI covering almost
all banks and FI clients. I was responsible for speedy adaptation of new systems
e.g. GDS, SSR1-2. Moreover I could coordinate with other departments.
17/05/2002 - 21/02/2003
Magyar Cetelem Bank Rt.(owned by BNP Paribas)
Budapest
Debt-Treatment Workmate (loan deals)
Responsibilities
Keeping (close) contact with customers who had default in paying, making
phone calls, sending faxes and e-mails.
08/03/1999 - 30/04/2001
AGRIA BELAPATFALVA Credit Unit Association
Eger
Branch Office Manager
Responsibilities
Scoring, risk analysing, monitoring, reporting per month-quarterly-half a year-
yearly, making bookkeeping and internal accounting, the adjustment of
complaints, keeping contact with all our customers, all of the main
administration (e.g. inventory books and reports) and the cost effectiveness
processing fell under my responsibility.
I was responsible for the administration and efficient daily operation of a full
service branch office, including operations, lending, product sales, customer
service, and security and safety in accordance with the Bank's objectives.
Develops new deposit and loan business; provides a superior level of customer
relations and promotes the sales and service culture through coaching, guidance
and staff motivation; daily asset valuation; liquiditymanagement; excellent cash
handling; ability to work with money transactions with high degree of accuracy,
customer service and communication skills, basic computer skills, serves as
liaison between branch and Regional Operations Manager.
I made the local membership file and held the local general meeting.
Achievements
Made profit increasingly while I was leader. In addition to this, I participated in
various projects with a strong operational and technical background.
Gained enough client services experience
01/09/1998 - 01/03/1999
ABN AMRO BANK (Hungary) Rt.
Budapest
Teller and Security desk
Responsibilities
Opening and closing bank account, debits and credits, contact with all our
customers, collecting deposits, handling deposits and current accounts, making
foreign currency transfers and exchange, operating cash-dispenser.