Head of Financial Reporting

• Sep 2019 - Present

Chief of Staff

• Jul 2018 - Sep 2019

Director of Finance

• Jan 2017 - Jun 2018

Director, Fund Accounting & Finance

• Sep 2015 - Dec 2016

Responsible for all aspects of financial and product control including the integrity of the entire financial process, including the accuracy of all internal and external reporting, including bookings, settlements, cashflows and valuations.Daily preparation and reconciliation of the fund P&L, (shadow) NAV of the master and feeder funds and financial reporting thereon, including valuation and price verification of a wide variety of complex financial products as Chairman of Fund Valuation Committee.Oversight of all operational Treasury functions, i.e. collateral management, cash reconciliations, liquidity management, FX exposure hedging for both Management Group and Fund.Management of external relationships with the Fund’s administrator, auditors, tax advisors and other service providers. Responsible for accurate monthly group management accounts and oversight of the annual audit process and financial statement preparation (US GAAP and UK GAAP included) and oversight of tax reporting (including K-1s), as well as other financial regulatory reporting requirements, e.g. CPO/PQR, Annex IV, depository etc. Representing finance and fund control in Investor due diligence meetings Show less

Senior Investment Controller

• Sep 2013 - Sep 2015

Set up the Family Office finance function, building the finance team from scratch, including implementing accounting software, cash controls, management reporting and other MIS for Founder and senior management. Built Fund Control database to run daily P&Ls, integrate with risk and quant systems, and monitor cash balances, margin calls, NAV of investment portfolio and reconcile to administrator records. Key member of transition team for converting family office to Hedge Fund and Asset Management group, advising on all tax aspects, valuation issues operational requirements, collateral management etc. devising and planning the whole cash and position transfer of the existing portfolio. Show less

Partner, Head of Fund Accounting

• Oct 2006 - Sep 2013

Responsible for all Product Control functions within NewSmith including daily trading P&L, Share Class FX Hedging, Master/Feeder Fund balance-sheet reconciliations, trade bookings, independent price verifications, illiquid valuations etc. Responsible for daily NAV calculations and administrator reconciliations across all NewSmith Asset Management funds, including Global, UK, European, Asia, Japan, Latam and Commodities long/short equity hedge funds, UK and Global long-only segregated accounts and UCITs, managed account platforms, as well as historically the Credit Fixed Income fund. Show less

Deputy Head of Fund Control

• 2004 - 2006

Responsible for production and maintenance of trader P&Ls, reconciliation of daily NAV, month-end price testing, NAV performance review, review of new trade P&L and advising on any system booking and P&L issues. Evaluation, testing and implementation of OTC trade counterparty reconciliation project, from product assessment to staff recruitment to running daily reconciliations. Responsible for production and maintenance of trader P&Ls, reconciliation of daily NAV, month-end price testing, NAV performance review, review of new trade P&L and advising on any system booking and P&L issues. Evaluation, testing and implementation of OTC trade counterparty reconciliation project, from product assessment to staff recruitment to running daily reconciliations.

AVP Structured Credit Finance Product Contol

• Jan 2002 - Aug 2004

Lead Controller for Structured Repo Trading, Structured Repackaging and European Medium Term Note businesses Lead Controller for Structured Repo Trading, Structured Repackaging and European Medium Term Note businesses

Product Control

• 2000 - 2001

Product Controller for Turkey Desk looking after two Emerging Market traders based in Turkey, responsible for daily P&L production and reconciliation to front office P&L Product Controller for Turkey Desk looking after two Emerging Market traders based in Turkey, responsible for daily P&L production and reconciliation to front office P&L

Audit Senior

• Sep 1997 - Dec 2000

Statutory Financial Audit Specialist Audit for the Law Society under Solicitors’ Accounts Rules Statutory Financial Audit Specialist Audit for the Law Society under Solicitors’ Accounts Rules