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Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Perform daily/monthly validations to identify and resolve discrepancies for accuracy and consistency on newly issued MBS products and ongoing modifications to existing MBS products for completeness impacting financial and tax reporting for downstream consumers. • Perform monthly analytics on financial statement fluctuations while developing informational visualizations using Power BI / Tableau that supplements written commentary on financial trends for senior management reporting decks. Advantageous in the preparation of quarterly SEC disclosures and 10K/Q reporting material. • Identify targeted areas of operational improvement to create efficiencies and improve data quality for consumers throughout the organization leading to improved data integrity, accuracy, and reliability both internally and externally.• Engage internal data providers to identify and isolate bottlenecks impacting securities transaction processing while collaborating on efficient improvements for comprehensive accounting and future reporting initiatives.• Consistently lead team meetings to discuss daily/weekly objectives and goals to facilitate engagement and understanding of new and existing team members as well as fostering relationships with key partners.• Professionally guide and assist accounting contractors on delegated tasks in order to meet team deliverables and deadlines.• Test, research, and provide guidance/feedback regarding current financial and accounting system logic for new enhancements and implementation of a new general ledger system (Workday). Collaborate with information technology teams to development and resolve necessary reporting requirements.• Respond to inquiries from all accounting teams including audit and policy and other interdependent groups to ensure high quality data delivery. Provide walkthroughs of current processes for established SOX controls along with providing requested documentation for compliance testing.

Alexandria, Va, Us

• Conduct business due diligence and assist in management of the deal closing process as needed.• Ensure ongoing compliance with terms of investment and financing agreements, including managing credit line requests and draws and running collateral posting and verification processes.• Prepare and submit for management review individual deal settlement reports including performing cash reconciliations, monitoring compliance with deal covenants and performance triggers, and independent verification of the distribution waterfall.• Develop portfolio level KPl's covering financial and operational or efficiency objectives.• Work with credit analytics team to implement Portfolio Management dashboard in PowerBl visualizing real-time KPI measurements, financial forecasting, and variance analysis.• Assume lead role in financial forecasting function, maintain multi-scenario pro forma forecast of group balance sheet, statement of cashflows including forward capital requirements, and P&L.• Conduct ad hoc regulatory, accounting/tax, and geopolitical research across asset classes and territories.

Alexandria, Va, Us

• Maintain the day-to-day books and records of the company.• Process month end close, from preparing entries to consolidating financials across our investment vehicles.• Assist with the management and monitoring of our real estate and marketable securities portfolios.• Liaising with our Credit & Venture Capital teams to ensure all fundings are processed accurately and timely.• Support preparation of tax returns by a third-party vendor.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Transition period following Ares acquisition of American Capital. Managed all accounting functions for the CLO Fund.

• Perform the monthly and quarterly accounting functions for the ACAS CLO Fund I which includes recording investment activity, monitoring cash activity, fee calculations, and all G/L account reconciliations.• Prepare Capital Call and Distribution notices and schedules based on investment activity for partners in the ACAS CLO Fund I.• Prepare accounting schedules necessary for completing ACAS CLO Fund I quarterly financials. Additionally prepared quarterly / annual financial statements in Workiva .• Respond to requests and inquiries from General and Limited Partners as well as Investor Relations.• Coordinate annual audit and audit confirmation process with external auditors. Respond to requests and inquires from internal/external auditors as necessary.• Assisted Segment Controller in establishing procedures for Senior Floating Rate Loan (SFRL) portfolio. Documented processes via written narratives.• Prepared all G/L account reconciliations for ACAS’s SFRL portfolio which consisted of approximately $2B in middle market syndicated loans. .• Prepared monthly/quarterly unaudited financial statements of the SFRL portfolio for secured borrowing reporting requirements.

• Managed the accounting and loan servicing for the European Fund consisting of approximately 40 companies made up of both debt and equity investments. • Trained and transitioned accounting functions to London team over 4-6 months. Reviewed documentation to ensure audit requirements were met for IPO. European fund went public on the London Stock Exchange in May 2007 as European Capital Ltd.• Managed the syndicated loan operations and supported the syndication deal team in executing time sensitive multimillion dollar private equity transactions both domestic and international. • Reviewed syndication processing and accounting package for accuracy and completeness prior to senior management sign-off. • Managed and provided year-end performance review for Staff level accountant responsible for the daily activity of syndication operations among other duties.• Provided schedules to the due diligence team and financial reporting department. Researched and responded to inquiries as necessary. • Monitored investment activity such as assignments and amendments. Reviewed loan documents to ensure loans are properly being serviced. • Managed relationship with Deutsche Bank for outsourcing of investment operations due to certain system constraints.• Provided requirements for new loan servicing system to IT developers including testing early rollouts and suggestions for enhancement.

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

• Account Reference Specialist – Point of contact for account inceptions and terminations, responsible for setting up accounts in our HiNet accounting system. Assign accounts, allocate resources, and control the quality of sub-advised, institutional, international and privately managed products.• System Testing – tested new client portfolio valuation, which shows weighted average of bond maturity, quality ratings, asset list, and performance. Also tested a new reconciliation system - Transaction Life Management.• Reconcile and manage cash for domestic and international accounts, with assets ranging $2.0 - $500 million. Requires posting a variety of accounting transactions including deposits/withdrawals, income/expenses and foreign exchanges.• Trained and mentored 3 associates, providing year-end evaluations.• Report daily cash flows accurately and timely to investment principals.• Communicate with international banks to verify foreign tax on income, posting adjusting entries as necessary.• Research cost figures on client’s mutual funds to ensure accurate reporting on financial statements.• Reconcile and resolve asset discrepancies ensuring documentation is clear and concise for month end close and internal audits.• Review quarterly gain/loss statements for tax-efficient accounts before reporting to the client.• Improved system gaps by creating a mutual fund database in Microsoft Access.

Master'S Degree, Landscape Architecture

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Accounting, Concentration In Accounting Information Systems