John Kunka, C.P.A. Email & Phone Number

Wheaton, Illinois, United States

Serve as Assistant Treasurer for over 250 ETF's, open end and closed end mutual funds.Financial Reporting, Accounting and Fund Administration for ETF's, open end and closed end funds. Consolidated and converted ETF's and mutual funds into one custody and accounting service provider.

Orland Park, Illinois, United States

Lease and develop retail space into multiple sub-divided and improved suites for rent.

Chicago, Illinois

Developed accounting practices and financial reporting of $300M annual revenue ($45B in AUM) Investment Advisor within larger matrixed Corporate Parent Company, Ameriprise Financial. Strategize with and execute on the President’s agenda and Optimize Efficiencies• Synthesized complex issues into more digestible topics for senior management to understand and act.• Improved profitability measurement and allocation annually to best reflect the economics of CWAM. • Created workflows and processes to solve financial and operational problems utilizing my experience and understanding of front, middle, and back-office operations in investment management.Collaborative Consensus Builder and Seasoned Negotiator• Developed Incentive Compensation Plans that balanced the upside retention power and cost protection.• Redesigned 15c profitability materials for Fund Board Clients to better negotiate fee levels.• Synthesized complex issues into more digestible topics for both all level of employees and clients.• Constantly presenting personnel and process changes to clients and employees to ensure alignment. Represented management, as officer, to 3 different Fund Boards and multiple Board Committees. Foster Positive Firm Reputation and Culture• Served as Principal Financial Officer for 1940 Act Funds under Sarbanes Oxley.• Ensured compliance with regulations on U.S. 1940 Act Funds and Irish UCITS Funds.• Maximized benefits and managed risks of vendor services, ensuring SLA adherence and consistent vendor performance and relationships through implementing a monitoring program of affiliated and external vendor relationships and associated challenges and risks of each, including Fund Accounting, Fund Administration, Financial Reporting, Taxation, Custody, Transfer Agency, and Securities Lending Agency vendor relationships.

Managed up to $47B in AUM / 25 employees. Audited, modified, and organized mutual fund operations’ documentation to obtain the firm’s ISO certification.

Managed up to $150B in AUM / 15 people. Promoted from Fund Administration Supervisor to Supervisor Vendor Oversight to Manager Admin / Oversight. Planned, executed, and documented findings of multiple financial and operational audits annually. Audited vendors’ general ledgers, internal controls, and overall compliance with SEC and GAAP. Analyzed and managed preparation of shareholder reports for twenty 1940 Act funds. Analyzed and compiled data for Board reports for Morgan Stanley’s and Van Kampen’s Boards of Directors.