1. SIYAN HALL
1026-77 Quebec Ave  Toronto, Ontario  M6P 2T4
Mobile: (647) 223-7421  Email: Siyan.Hall@gmail.com
SUMMARY:
A seasoned Fund Administrator with 15 years experience in portfolio reporting, reconciliation,
and implementing and monitoring fund compliance, internal controls and valuation procedures
to meet the requirements of Audit and Compliance programs. Proficient in MS office, Excel,
Bloomberg and Mpower.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Citco Fund Services, Senior Fund Accountant
September 2005 – December 2014
 Identified key operational and financial risk and developed and implemented effective
controls to manage those risks.
 Developed and wrote fund valuation manual to ensure consistent training of staff,
improve process efficiencies and minimize risk.
 Prepared monthly risk metrics report and tracked the fund’s performance to monitor
variance of returns.
 Prepared valuations of funds, financial statements, client asset allocations along with
pertinent working papers and fee calculations schedules.
 Coached and trained Junior Fund Accountants with respect to the valuation process.
 Liaised and responded to stakeholders such as Investment Managers, Compliance
team, and internal/external auditors as well as international clients and other Citco
offices worldwide.
 Reconciled cash, capital and portfolio details in systems; updated funds market values,
trades and conversions on the custody system to reflect accurate profit and loss;
researched and entered securities prices, corporate actions details to ensure appropriate
independent sources are used for verification.
 Coordinated project to research and analyze pricing upload breaks; contacting the
relevant team to amend setups which eliminated all manual pricing.
CIBC Mellon Global Securities, Fund Accountant
December 2002 – September 2005
 Researched discrepancies; investigate special or questionable transactions, i.e., trade
corrections, corporate actions; liaise with clients and their representatives, as well as,
internal staff concerning issues affecting the valuation of funds.
 Reviewed and reconciled daily transactions of assigned Canadian mutual funds -
analyzed daily cash flow activities, reconciled assets and cash balances, maintained a
balanced cash account and updated capital stock.

2.  Reviewed security prices for accuracy, checking for correct security IDs and settlement
amounts; ensure share prices after corporate actions are properly reflected.
 Prepared daily financial statements and performed additional audit checks to support the
calculation of net asset values; analyzed the increase or decrease of the net asset value
of a fund.
Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., Settlements Coordinator
June 1999 – July 2002
 Processed and settled Canadian equities, Bonds, direct participant, free deliveries and
over the counter trades ensuring accuracy within tight deadlines.
 Notified securities lending to recall securities on loan and the amounts to be borrowed to
enable trade settlements in a timely manner.
 Communicated with different brokerages and traders regarding status of trades and
resolving problems in a timely manner.
 Reviewed securities segregation report daily to minimize risk.
 Managed securities and communicated with Compliance team to rectify short positions
so trades settle on time to minimize costs.
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
 Algonquin College, Ottawa, Ontario
Business Administration, majored in Finance and Accounting
 Canadian Securities Course
 Canadian Investment Management Course
 University of Toronto Continuing Education, Auditing and Governance