Experience

KPMG in the Cayman Islands

• Senior Manager Advisory Services

  • Nov 2016 - Present

  I assist my clients with a variety of services in the areas of accounting, financial control, risk management and compliance. My work includes outsourced CFO services, preparation and review of financial statements, SOC 1 audits, and AML/compliance reviews. See below for more details: - Outsourced CFO Services, including invoicing, payables and accruals reconciliation, payments processing, payroll, receivables monitoring and recovery, and preparation of management accounts. - Audit… I assist my clients with a variety of services in the areas of accounting, financial control, risk management and compliance. My work includes outsourced CFO services, preparation and review of financial statements, SOC 1 audits, and AML/compliance reviews. See below for more details: - Outsourced CFO Services, including invoicing, payables and accruals reconciliation, payments processing, payroll, receivables monitoring and recovery, and preparation of management accounts. - Audit management, i.e. driving the year end audit process to ensure that it is conducted efficiently, and agreed deadlines are met. This begins from the planning stage, all the way up to the closing meeting. - Accounting remediation projects - developing and executing remediation strategies for areas of concern in the finance function such as receivables, payables, internal controls and records/document management.- Transition management - provision of interim CFO/accounting assistance, recruitment/staffing, and training new hires to ensure a smooth handover and complete transfer of knowledge to new staff;- Liaising with external service providers to ensure the entity is receiving the best value for money on all products and services paid for;- Attending to queries from customers and vendors;- Board support i.e. preparation of financial statements and supporting documents for consideration by the board of directors;- Contracts review, to minimise the risk of onerous contracts;- Managing the audit process to ensure that audits are completed within the agreed deadlines;- Preparation of financial statements for audit purposes;- Review and update of KYC support to ensure compliance with laws and regulations;- Maintaining customer databases;- Supervision and training of finance team members;- IFRS & US GAAP transition assistance;- SOC 1 audits , planning, executing and completion of reviews; and- AML/compliance reviews or gap analyses versus current legislation and guidance notes. Show more Show less



MUFG Investor Services

• Fund Accountant

  • Dec 2015 - Nov 2016



UBS Fund Services (Cayman) Ltd

• Account Manager

  • Jan 2014 - Dec 2015

  Administration of a portfolio of funds with net assets of over US$3.5 bn, including both Single-Manager and Funds-of-Funds. In this role, I was the primary contact for the Investment Managers (IMs), Shareholders and Investee Funds for my portfolio of funds. My work involves: - Managing relationships with the above-mentioned key parties as well as auditors, trustees, legal counsel and other 3rd party service-providers;- Overseeing the processing of each fund's capital… Administration of a portfolio of funds with net assets of over US$3.5 bn, including both Single-Manager and Funds-of-Funds. In this role, I was the primary contact for the Investment Managers (IMs), Shareholders and Investee Funds for my portfolio of funds. My work involves: - Managing relationships with the above-mentioned key parties as well as auditors, trustees, legal counsel and other 3rd party service-providers;- Overseeing the processing of each fund's capital transactions by members of the RTA team;- Processing and recording payments in the banking system and general ledger respectively;- Attending to queries from investors of each fund;- Liaising with IMs and investee funds to ensure monthly trades are processed for the stipulated trade dates, and recording the resultant transactions;- Liaising with 3rd party back-office service-providers;- Preparation of monthly currency hedging computations;- Preparation of monthly NAV packages;- Managing the audit process to ensure that audits are completed within the agreed deadlines;- Preparation of financial statements for audit purposes;- Review of financial statements prepared by third party service providers;- Review and update of investor KYC information;- Liaising with investee funds to meet their KYC requirements;- Maintaining the database of KYC and other pertinent records and agreements of each fund;- Completion of the "off-boarding" process for liquidating funds; and- Supervision and training of new team members. Show more Show less



KRyS Global

• Senior Analyst

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

  Assisting the appointees in Voluntary and Official Liquidations, Controllerships and Personal Bankruptcy. - Liaising with and providing updates to Liquidation Committee members - Preparation of Interim Reports on liquidations to the Court - Conducting forensic investigations into the affairs of funds under controllership or in liquidation - Preparation of updates and reports to CIMA - Addressing investor and creditor queries with regard to funds in liquidation or under… Assisting the appointees in Voluntary and Official Liquidations, Controllerships and Personal Bankruptcy. - Liaising with and providing updates to Liquidation Committee members - Preparation of Interim Reports on liquidations to the Court - Conducting forensic investigations into the affairs of funds under controllership or in liquidation - Preparation of updates and reports to CIMA - Addressing investor and creditor queries with regard to funds in liquidation or under controllership - Preparation and monitoring of cash-flow forecasts for personal bankruptcy/ trading companies in liquidation - Review and approval of expenditure for trading companies in liquidation - Liaising with suppliers of trading companies in liquidation - Review and approval of WIP reports and invoicing on engagements - Supervision and review of the work of team members assisting with various tasks - Coaching/Mentoring of junior members of staff - Preparation of presentations and papers for publication in professional journals Show more Show less



Borrelli Walsh Limited

• Associate

  • Nov 2011 - Nov 2012

  Managing voluntary and compulsory (court-supervised) liquidations of Hong Kong and Cayman Islands companies including: - Determining the strategy for the location and recovery of assets for the liquidation estate - Liaising with legal counsel in HK, PRC, Macau and US with regard to strategy, obtaining supporting documentation and other necessary filings with the court - Preparation of reports to the Commercial Crime Bureau of Hong Kong - Preparation of affidavits for various… Managing voluntary and compulsory (court-supervised) liquidations of Hong Kong and Cayman Islands companies including: - Determining the strategy for the location and recovery of assets for the liquidation estate - Liaising with legal counsel in HK, PRC, Macau and US with regard to strategy, obtaining supporting documentation and other necessary filings with the court - Preparation of reports to the Commercial Crime Bureau of Hong Kong - Preparation of affidavits for various filings in the course of the liquidation - Preparation of cash-flow forecasts for trading enterprises - Responding to queries from suppliers and customers of trading companies in liquidation - Preparation for and attendance of meetings of creditors and investors - PRC and HK factory and office site-visits - Preparation and delivery of training presentations - Supervision and review of the work of staff assisting with engagement tasks Show more Show less



Krys Global

• Senior Accountant

  • Jun 2010 - Oct 2011

  - Official (court-supervised) liquidations of BVI companies and hedge funds - Multi-jurisdictional forensic investigations into the affairs of BVI companies - Preparation of interim reports to the court on the progress of liquidations - Liaising with directors and other key personnel with regard to the affairs of companies in liquidation - Review if the work done by the external auditor of a hedge fund in liquidation and preparation of a report on findings - Provision of… - Official (court-supervised) liquidations of BVI companies and hedge funds - Multi-jurisdictional forensic investigations into the affairs of BVI companies - Preparation of interim reports to the court on the progress of liquidations - Liaising with directors and other key personnel with regard to the affairs of companies in liquidation - Review if the work done by the external auditor of a hedge fund in liquidation and preparation of a report on findings - Provision of litigation support to legal counsel in respect of claims filed against third parties - Liaising with creditors and investors of companies/funds in liquidation including preparation of correspondence, reports and other updates from the liquidators - Preparation and delivery of training/professional development presentations Show more Show less



Deloitte BVI

• Audit Senior

  • Jan 2008 - May 2010

  - Planning, execution and conclusion of the external audits of financial services entities including hedge funds and fund management companies.- Liaising with fund managers, in-house counsel and other parties to ensure the timely completion of audits- Evaluating the internal controls of financial services entities.- Reviewing financial statements of financial services entities.- Evaluating the performance of audit assistants- Mentoring audit assistants including providing… - Planning, execution and conclusion of the external audits of financial services entities including hedge funds and fund management companies.- Liaising with fund managers, in-house counsel and other parties to ensure the timely completion of audits- Evaluating the internal controls of financial services entities.- Reviewing financial statements of financial services entities.- Evaluating the performance of audit assistants- Mentoring audit assistants including providing guidance with exam preparation and on-the-job training- Preparing and delivering training materials to audit staff Show more Show less



Deloitte

• Audit Supervisor

  • Jul 2004 - Dec 2007

  - Managing the planning, execution and conclusion of the external audits of manufacturing and services companies.- Liaising with financial controllers, directors, legal counsel and others to ensure the timely completion of audits- Evaluating the internal controls of entities.- Preparing/Reviewing financial statements of manufacturing and service companies- Evaluating the performance of audit seniors and audit assistants- Conducting forensic investigations to identify… - Managing the planning, execution and conclusion of the external audits of manufacturing and services companies.- Liaising with financial controllers, directors, legal counsel and others to ensure the timely completion of audits- Evaluating the internal controls of entities.- Preparing/Reviewing financial statements of manufacturing and service companies- Evaluating the performance of audit seniors and audit assistants- Conducting forensic investigations to identify weaknesses in internal controls and quantify losses resulting from any fraud identified- Mentoring articled clerks including providing guidance with exam preparation and on-the-job training- Preparing and delivering training materials to audit staff Show more Show less