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Englewood, Co, Us

Denver, Colorado, Us

Responsible for oversight of accounting and reporting for over 16 private equity Funds and separately managed accounts, approximately 76 investments and $17BN of assets under management;- Led the search for a new Fund Administrator, including onboarding the third-party service provider to oversee new investment vehicles:- Coordinated the request for proposal process with several administrators, reviewed all responses to requestfor proposal, scheduled onsite visits, and led the scoring/ranking of all participants;- Negotiated pricing with lead candidate and liaised with legal to complete all contracts and agreements; and- Defined service level agreements with the Administrator and tracked performance against these standards.- Aids Investor Relations team with all investor due diligence requests, inquiries, and reporting, including Limited Partner Advisory Committee and Annual General Meeting materials;- Acts as direct point of contact for certain Limited Partners, including pension funds, high net worthindividuals and sovereign wealth funds.- Interfaces with banking partners and Fund legal counsel to establish lines of credit for Fund vehicles;- Manages all Treasury processes across three banking institutions and 100s of bank accounts;- Oversees all capital calls, distributions and investor reporting;- Collaborates with the corporate controller on General Partner and Management Company accounting;- Participates in preparation & review of valuation committee materials and presentation as a non-voting member;- Maintains internal investment book of record – cash flows, returns and other performance metrics - through iLevel; and- Interacts with Deal, Legal and Tax teams to structure investments through partnerships and corporations, along with designing fund flows in the most tax and operationally efficient manner.

Denver, Colorado, Us

As a member of the Senior Leadership team, planned all parts of the financial reporting process. Includingcoordination of annual audits with independent auditors and compliance and reporting requirements for portfolio companies and lenders.- Managed the fund accounting process for all equity Fund and co-investment Partnerships.- Assured the fairness and accuracy of the Funds’ and Partnerships’ accounting books and records inaccordance with US GAAP through rigorous reviews;- Managed a team of seven direct reports responsible for accounting, budgeting and treasury functions; and- Directly oversaw the work and production of third party Fund Administrator and Tax teams, trackingdeliverables, reviewing output, and managing Limited Partner requests.- Assisted Deal teams with acquisitions and dispositions of portfolio investments- Reviewed models, including checks on sources and uses and flow of funds;- Collaborated with portfolio companies to complete all wire activity; and- Reviewed management incentive plans and helped calculate long-term forecasts for expected returns.- Coordinated with IT team to advance the firm’s technology strategies, including:- Implementing third party reporting solutions;- Investor portal enhancements;- Department and firmwide business process redesigns, and- Excel automations.

Windsor, Ct, Us

Oversaw management of the financial reporting process including coordination of annual audits with independent accountants, as well as reviewed annual and semi-annual reports and ensure compliance with GAAP reporting requirements for Private Equity, Interval, and other Closed and Open-end Funds.- Prepared and review supporting information for SEC Filings;- Reviewed board reports and assisted with insurance policy renewals; and- Oversaw the preparation of annual operating budgets and monthly expense payments and monitored budgeted versus actual expenses.

Newport Beach, California, Us

Led a team of information technology, accounting, and operations associates in the design and implementation of an internally developed software application used to model returns on current investments.- Facilitated senior management discussions around current trends and risk areas for various product lines. Addressed internal client concerns identified within these forums and communicated actionable recommendations to rebalance portfolios based on cash flow analyses;- Interacted daily with information technology teams to enhance and test projection system through designmodifications, calculator upgrades and review of other data governance builds; and- Led team in preparation of weekly projections used by sales and portfolio teams to identify trends in forward-looking projections, as well as Fund Treasury for periodic preparation of board reports and financial statements.

Greenwood Village, Co, Us

Led a team of back and middle office professionals to account for investments within CoBank’s liquidity portfolio.- Worked with traders/portfolio managers to fund and close new debt issuances and account for new purchases into the Bank’s investment portfolio;- Oversaw accounting functions, including daily and periodic general ledger postings as well as funding schedule reporting necessary for the Bank’s financial statements; and- Led middle office efforts to enhance CoBank’s derivative reporting system to account for loan participations accurately. Worked with various internal teams and external vendors to customize, test and implement the vendor program.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Assisted with the accounting transitions of Funds, Accounts and Portfolios from OppenheimerFunds to Invesco post-acquisition. Continued to provide Oversight, manage vendor relationships, and plan Fund events as necessary to ensure a smooth transition between third party vendors.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Led a team that provided full oversight of all Fund Accounting processes. Detailed responsibilities included:o NAV Oversight – Managed the daily review of Net Asset Values (NAVs) provided by Third Party Administrators to ensure completeness and accuracy;o Valuations – Committee delegate responsible for the determination of fair valuations for securities. Periodically met to review methodologies and models against past market events and propose modifications when necessary;o Security Income Review – Completed independent Security Reference Master review of Administrator asset set-ups to prevent incorrect income accruals; o Dividend Policy – Worked with investment tax to identify taxable income and/or capital gains available for distributions; provide information to Portfolio Management to identify whether Funds are capable of meeting their distribution target (if necessary); o Corporate Actions Analysis – Independently assessed taxability of mandatory and voluntary events and provide instructions to Administrators to adjust accounting entries if necessary;o Relationship Management – met with Administrators and modify service guidelines as necessary to adjust for changes in processes; o Data Infrastructure – Assessed internal and external data needs for new product launches; redesign business processes as needed to inbound or outbound new data sets.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Selected from a highly competitive group of candidates to provide Oversight of Fund Treasury functions completed by external fund accounting vendors. Reported to the Vice President of the Treasury Oversight team within the OppenheimerFunds’ Finance team and tasked with ensuring that all daily and periodic fund accounting processes are completed by vendors timely and accurately. Engaged with internal and external clients to complete needs assessments. Once defined, proceeded to act as a relationship manager between vendors and business partner to provide support and fulfill requests.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Requested by Senior Management to assist with the design and implementation of a new portfolio accounting system. Responsibilities are various and include:- Worked with Information Technology teams to design inbound data mapping that translates security and tax lot data from the legacy systems into the new systems;- Assisted fund teams by reviewing exceptions pertaining to Fixed Income securities, derivatives and corporate action events;- Participated in weekend cut-over activities to extract data from legacy systems and import fund holdings into the new system.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Oversaw the daily valuation and review of fixed income and equity investment securities held across retail and institutional portfolios. Principally responsible for the review of capital and equity markets as it relates to price guidance on owned assets as well as the audit of pricing vendor valuation models. Additionally accountable for supporting Portfolio Managers and Traders with valuation models to identify investment opportunities in primary and secondary markets. Auxiliary obligations include supervising, training and mentoring team associates, providing feedback to off-site senior management regarding cohort development, and managing vendor relationships. Periodic duties include board reporting, project management and business process redesign.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Promoted to Senior Accountant and assigned the pivotal task of serving as a member of the Fixed Income Issues Resolution team in Global Portfolio Accounting. Contributed to the research and resolution of discrepancies identified in fixed income fund portfolios pertaining to debt instruments, reporting and auditing functions and acted as a liaison between custodian banks, other general ledger teams and various Fixed Income Investment and Control teams.

City Of Industry, Ca, Us

• Supervised a team of associates through daily facilities operations.• Educated and mentored associates to ensure optimal service was provided to clients.• Devised and launched distinct campaigns that promoted products and instructional services.• Captured sales opportunities and generated sales leads by developing the facility’s website.

M.B.A., Business

Bachelor'S Of Arts Under The College Of Business And Economics, Accounting