Brian Muller Email & Phone Number

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Operations Manager responsible for leading the Expense Oversight Team.

Wilmington, De

Oversight of high level Fund Administration / Treasury Services for over 377 Registered and Unregistered Funds including shareholder report / N1-A review, fund profitability analysis, fund lifecycle event management, Federal Reserve filings, 3rd party provider agreements oversight, staff training, procedure document creation, preparation / review of fund board presentations / materials and attend board meetings. Maintained the U.S. Funds Expense Limitation agreement, managed the annual board of directors’ expense limitation renewal presentation and performed the Funds’ semi-annual report expense sub-certifications.

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Managed project to onboard fund invoicing onto corporate wide proprietary system to eliminate manual payment risk and implement enhanced control environment for 9 global fund complexes globally. Evaluated RFP for potential new corporate wide invoicing third party solution. Designed and flowcharted new processes, identified areas of risk, documented new procedures/reporting metrics, and implemented new workflow. Executed numerous fund expense/revenue analysis projects as requested by funds CFO / President and Managing Directors. Oversaw external fund providers and maintained associated services/fee agreements.

Wilmington, De

Managed Fund Administration team responsible for the accrual and payment of fund expenses for 255 open-end funds, 75 closed-end funds, and 35 529 plan funds. Generated Fund performance data metrics for quarterly Board of Director meeting presentations. Collaborated with external providers (Accounting Agents, Custodians, Transfer Agents), legal counsel (internal and external) and corporate finance teams on Fund Board presentation reviews. Managed complex fund profitability proforma modeling for fund launches, terminations and mergers and presented results to Funds’ product team to support key product strategy decision making. Managed team on the review of 255 Funds Prospectuses and shareholder reports.

Wilmington, De

Managed the shareholder reports preparation for closed-end equity and fixed income funds, coordinated the report typesetting and collaborated with external fund accountants and auditors. Coordinated and prepared the Board of Directors quarterly meeting materials for the BlackRock Liquidity Funds.

Wilmington, De

Oversaw fund accounting/administration functions on multiple client relationships with assets over $1 billion. Managed 12 staff (10 accountants, 2 supervisors). Received PFPC Achiever Award (1996). Other roles at PNC include: Investment Account Supervisor and Investment Accountant.