John Kidd Email & Phone Number

Brentwood, Gb

• Provision of strategic advice to the Board of Directors, both financial and non-financial• Responsibility for all audit and tax matters for the Company and Investment Funds• Responsibility for the design and maintenance of effective reporting & control systems • Production of annual statutory accounts (UK GAAP) and detailed monthly management information• Preparation & presentation of quarterly board packs• Lead responsibility for AIFMD, MiFID II, GDPR and SM&CR• Review of all marketing and fund materials to ensure regulatory compliance (multi-jurisdictional)• Liaison between AVI and all external counterparties, including: auditors, tax advisors, Fund directors, Fund administrators, custodians, HR advisors, insurance brokers • Negotiation and agreement of all contracts, liaising with lawyers as required (including Fund offering documents and sub-docs, IMAs, administration/custody/depositary agreements etc.)• Maintenance of sufficient capital adequacy and liquidity requirements• Production and annual update of detailed policies & procedures to ensure continued regulatory compliance and industry ‘best-practice’ • Submission of timely and accurate regulatory returns to the FCA (via Gabriel, including Annex IV reporting) and SEC (including Form ADV)• Maintenance and regular update of detailed Risk Register • Negotiation and renewal of all Company and Investment Fund insurance• Periodic compliance monitoring (best execution, personal account dealing, SEC quarterly transaction reporting etc.) & regular compliance training for all staff

Reading, England, Gb

Gb

• Responsible for the financial management and control of fifteen private investment management companies with combined funds under management in excess of £10bn• Relationship partner for six clients generating revenues in excess of £1.5m per annum for Meteora• Lead and mentor team of six finance professionals (two qualified accountants and four part-qualified accountants)• Designed, implemented and maintain systems to ensure proper financial control of client companies to reduce risk of error/fraud• Designed, sold and implemented complex bespoke forecasting models for client businesses which necessitates extensive client liaison where clear communication is essential• Regular client liaison including presentation of detailed financial results e.g. at monthly management meetings• Strong working knowledge of diverse client base including hedge fund managers, equity managers, commodity traders, distressed equity and credit derivative strategies, high net worth private client/family office advisors, independent research brokers and fund of funds• Preparation and review of monthly management accounts, annual statutory accounts for limited companies (including consolidations) and limited liability partnerships, and full control and management of annual client audits• Head of client fund audit co-ordination (in excess of 40 funds) involving extensive communication with fund administrators, auditors and tax advisors to deliver quality assurance for clientsKey Achievements:• Offered partnership by founding members within two years of joining• Successfully built finance team from two to six professionals to facilitate expansion