Robert Sharman Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

The Client Financial Reporting department focuses on client’s financial statements and tax reporting needs.My role is to oversee the department preparing hedge fund financial statements under IFRS, US, Luxemburg and Irish GAAP, also preparation of K1s, PFICs. All types of funds included: NAV from several billion dollars to a few million; Cayman, Bermuda, Channel Islands & Irish domiciled; trading all types securities, derivatives and OTC products; master feeder funds, consolidated funds, managed accounts, umbrella companies and sub-funds, private equity.Responsibilities include•client relationship management•sales of services to existing and prospective clients•work allocations•monitoring fees/budgets/production•technical issue resolution•driving the strategic direction of the departmentSpecific projects worked on:•implementation of automated cost roll•design and roll out of departmental SOC1/SAS70 controls and procedures•introduction and technical support for bond amortisation functionality on Advent Geneva•design of management information to monitor financial statement production

London, United Kingdom

Portfolio included retail banking, asset finance and leasing, SPVs, investment funds, prime brokerage and proprietary traders for such organisations as BNP Paribas, Societe Generale and a variety of smaller financial institutions. Audit of consolidated financial statements & group reporting under UK GAAP and IFRS. Other assignments included:•review of treasury systems and procedures at a leasing company and the implications of IAS 39•securitisations and asset derecognition advice•AIM listings for a fund investing in residual equity positions of securitisations and a retail credit operation in eastern Europe•due diligences e.g. on acquired securitisation structuresIFRS ‘Champion’ understanding IFRS technical issues, advising clients on the commercial application of IFRS, providing support to teams implementing IFRS services and advising on practical aspects of IFRS implementation project management.Internal responsibilities for communication and business development in the Banking and Financial Markets sector involving designing strategy and budgeting, the identification of targets via research and analysis of the sector, cold calling, writing promotional and technical publications for targets, delivering seminars.

Latvia And Poland

Portfolio included retail banks, credit intermediaries, real estate, leasing, investment funds, brokerage houses, Polish GAAP, US GAAP and IFRS. Other assignments included:•tax and accounting solution for the disposal of a business segment •advice on the integration of an acquired business into a Group control system•a 12 month project for a retail bank to convert financial data from Polish GAAP to IFRS•advice on control procedures to be adopted to successfully introduce new IT systems •due diligence assignments for investors Group Manager responsibilities including drafting the annual budget, forecasting, review & analysis of the financial performance, regular presentations to the Polish Leadership Team, allocation of clients to managers, approval of project staffing and budgets. Assistant Treasurer of the British Polish Chamber of Commerce founder member of the Young British Polish Chamber of Commerce.Organised the 2001 annual Senior Conference for Eastern Europe held in Istanbul for 100 partners and senior managers in the region and presented to that conference on the financial performance in the region.

London, United Kingdom

Audit supervisor dealing with shipping and Eastern European clients

London

Audit supervisor in schools and not-for-profit department. Managing a small portfolio and leading the audit work, also, attendance at Inland Revenue investigations, preparation of budgets, cash flows and management accounts.

London, United Kingdom

Trainee Chartered Accountant. Wide experience of audit and preparation of financial statements, VAT returns, management accounts, cash flow forecasts, payroll and company secretarial services.