Jiaheng (Steven) Zhou

Steven demonstrates a strong foundation in financial mathematics and data science through the completion of the CFA Level I. He is a self-motivated learner with hands-on experience in wealth management and fixed income securities. He is enthusiastic about applying his statistical analysis skills to quantitative finance and risk management.

Experience

TD Bank, Toronto
Wealth Operations Officer, Aug. 2022 - Mar. 2023

• Reconciled RESP accounts & processed internal account transfer requests in Excel via VBA Macros promptly & efficiently. Led a project to clear more than 1800 backlog requests in three months.
• Investigated RESP account transfer errors by gathering & analyzing information from multiple sources & platforms, including ISM, CGI CORE, & EIS View.
• Coordinated with other teams to validate internal account transfer requests submitted by TD Wealth Management clients by adhering to established Service Level Agreements.
• Improved & documented the EUCs (end-user computing) by modifying the existing macros in Excel VBA to make the workflow more intuitive & less error prone. Identified gaps in current procedures to reduce operational risk.

China Guangfa Bank (CCB), Wuhan
Financial Analyst Intern, May 2021 - Jul. 2021

• Assisted in the underwriting & issuance of the ¥800 million medium-term note for Hubei Yangtze Investment Group & the ¥500 million short-term commercial paper for Huangshi State-owned Assets Management CO., LTD by preparing the issuing documents & performing due diligence analysis while adhering to look-through principle.
• Analyzed credit risk of 15 state-owned entities that intended to issue fixed-income securities.
• Documented critical client company parameters.

Skills

• Technical: Python
• R
• SQL
• Excel VBA
• Macros
• Power BI
• AXIS
• Microsoft 365

Professional Certificates & Awards

• CFA Level 1 Bloomberg Certificate
• 2019 President’s Scholarship of Distinction