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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Phoenix, Arizona Area

 Review of monthly and weekly closes of hedge funds of varying structures (master feeder, standalone, multi master) as well as accounting entry bookings for closes. Reconciliation of operating expenses, expense cap calculations and accrual setups Reconciliation of capital activity, cash and accruals. Preparation and review of cashflow statements, financial highlights, GL reports and audit requests Preparation of custom client reports (such as transparency reports and custom income statements) with data mining requiring pivots and vlookups.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

* Daily review and sign off of Net Asset value of funds as well as month end review and sign off* Creation of custom templates for fee calculations in excel as well as testing of existing templates* Performed analysis of client metrics such as gross and net rates of returns, profit/loss allocation and fee crystallizations* Analyzed management fees, incentive fees, subscriptions and redemptions* Review of trade related and non trading expense accruals and payments* Training of junior staff as needed

Toronto, Canada Area

* Completion and sign off of hedged funds, equity funds, fixed income funds, fund of funds, and \ monthly nav portfolios* Checking and completion of monthly and quarterly distributions and reconciliation* Calculation and payment of performance bonuses* Checking and compilation of month end backups* Completion of financial statements and notes to financial statements* Training of junior staff as needed

Daily valuation, analysis, and pricing of up to 8 mutual funds holding instruments of varying complexities exceeding $ 2 billion in value• Manual processing of trades including investigation of possible duplicates and missing trades• Researching impact of corporate events on company holdings using Bloomberg, Reuters and processing of corporate actions• Preparation and reconciliation of financial statements and distributions• Cash reconciliation of over 30 currencies across several portfolios• Preparing audit packages as required• Payment of fees and expenses across several fund families• Extensive use of Microsoft Excel (including macros) for completion of everyday tasks• Communication with clients and internal departments to gather relevant equity information and Dissemination of fund value information

Toronto, Canada Area

Assisted in input and preparation of input costs throughout lifecycles of planes valued at over $5 million each• Designed and implemented a new fueling system through custom made macro of over 10000 gallons of fuel weekly, reducing refuel lag from 6 days to 4 days• Optimized departmental expenses leading to reduction of expenses by $5000 per week• Supported quarterly budgeting and daily variance analysis for materials finance using MicrosoftExcel resulting in reconciliation of over 16000 parts

Lahore

Researched payables and receivable patterns and presented relevant research to management in the form of charts and graphs• Assisted in preparation of financial statements for submission to relevant authorities, cash flow and debtor analysis, and budgets thus improving decision making• Involved in extensive and frequent communication with clients overseas regarding order status, payment and shipping details ensuring timely shipping and receiving

Bsc. Honors, Finance

Activities and Societies: Peer MentorHelped new international students with queries regarding the finance major program • Helped new.

Advanced Diploma, Accounting And Finance

Activities and Societies: Peer MentorHelped new international students with queries regarding the finance major program Helped new student.

Accounting And Finance

Activities and Societies: Financial Secretary Publications LUMSFinancial secretary of publication at Lahore University of Management.