Pierre Burnier

About Pierre Burnier

I have over 14 years of experience in the financial services and analytics industry, specializing in cryptocurrency, wealth management, business process optimization, risk management, compliance, and fintech. I am passionate about delivering innovative and effective solutions that drive business growth and customer satisfaction.I am a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean Management certified professional, and I leverage these frameworks and tools to streamline and standardize treasury procedures and practices across multiple domains. Additionally, I have a deep knowledge and interest in cryptocurrency and wealth management solutions, and I stay abreast of the latest trends and developments in this fast-growing and dynamic field.

Experience

1. Senior Associate, Treasury

   Sallie Mae

   Jan 2023 — Present · Salt Lake City, UT, US

   Drove liquidity strategy, reporting accuracy, and treasury automation across complex banking structures to support regulatory compliance and enterprise performance.• Managed daily cash positioning and funding across multiple legal entities, maintaining 99.8% liquidity compliance and optimizing intraday cash usage to reduce borrowing costs.• Built and maintained short- and long-term cash flow forecasts that improved funding visibility and enabled a 20% increase in strategic investment allocation.• Partnered with finance and capital markets teams to support debt portfolio management, optimizing interest expense forecasts and enhancing balance sheet efficiency.• Contributed to timely and accurate submission of FR 2052a, 10-Q, and 10-K regulatory reports, strengthening compliance posture and informing senior leadership liquidity decisions.• Led treasury automation initiatives with finance and IT, reducing manual inputs by 40% and accelerating monthly reporting cycles by 3 days.• Acted as primary liaison to external banking partners (e.g, Kyriba, Oracle), ensuring seamless transaction execution and system integration across treasury platforms.

Education

• University of Utah

  Bachelor of Science - BS, International/Global Studies

Skills

• Financial Risk Management
• Settlement
• Client Services
• Investment Banking
• Financial Analysis
• Government
• Teamwork
• Banking
• Risk Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Notary Public
• Time Management
• Customer Satisfaction
• Training
• Microsoft Outlook
• Leadership
• Operational Due Diligence
• Us Equities
• Risk Assessment
• Microsoft Word
• Fixed Income
• Microsoft Office
• Cisco Routers
• Brazilian Portuguese
• Equities
• Supervisory Skills
• Logistics Management
• Financial Services
• Employee Training
• Microsoft Excel
• Transportation
• Financial Regulation
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)