Functional Skills

Benchmarking
Accounts Payable
Investor Relations
Communications
Budgeting
Tax Preparation
Accounting
Data Management
Private Equity Investing
Financial Due Diligence

Software Skills

Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel

Sector Experience

Financial Services
21
years

Years of Experience

10/23

Member Since


Experience

 
Abacus & Associates Inc. Accounting
Financial Controller/Special Projects Manager
04/2022 - 05/2023
Modernized a 100-year-old fully staffed six generation single family office that performs investment, treasury and tax services for family members through multiple trust vehicles for each member
● Managed the book & tax records of three PE/VC fund of funds with 130 investments for over 200 trust vehicles
● Updated accounting system from Great Plains 2003 to Quickbooks cloud hosted platform for 12 entities
● Created a new Quickbooks treasury function for over 200 trust accounts
● Installed Bill.com and integrated with Quickbooks to create accounting efficiencies and best practice paperless invoice payment and filing system
● Re-designed the company's tax workpapers to interact with thrid party tax software which streamlined the
preparation of 20 tax returns and over 1,000 K-1s
● Established methodology and structure for side-pocket workpaper to perform specific allocation of the investments to the trusts
● Developed a new tax estimate workpaper for the firm's Tax Director which

Crestview Advisors Finance
Management Company Controller
02/2008 - 04/2021
Served as a senior level executive for an $8B private equity firm with responsibilities across multiple disciplines, including Accounting, Human Resources, Operations, and Investor Relations Accounting:
● Managed outsourced accounting staff of 5 professionals:
● Conducted weekly meetings for team building and to enhance communication with offsite employees
● Reviewed and approved all accounts payable to ensure proper coding and expense capture
● Monitored daily cash position and treasury requirements including funding all capital calls and distributions to partners
● Developed accounting policies and controls for management company and fund activities
● Issued quarterly and year-end financial statements
● Monitor four credit facilities including drawdowns, paydowns, and quarterly covenant reporting to the bank
● Issued monthly board packages and KPI metrics reports including budget vs actual analysis and cash flow projections with estimated partner distributions
● Provided all

Marcum Accounting
Manager
07/2003 - 01/2006
● Managed a specialty practice group of 5 professionals dedicated solely to the start-up and maintenance of management companies of hedge funds, family offices and private equity firms and their related entities
● Prepared financial statements and reports for managing partners
● Prepared operating budgets with cash projections
● Reconciled monthly bank and brokerage statements
● Set up payroll and reconciled monthly
● Established policies and procedures for all aspects of bill payment including monitoring cash balances
● Analyzed American Express accounts to properly record T&E, classify fixed assets and record and amortize organizational costs

avenue Capital Finance
Assistant Controller
01/1996 - 03/2000
● Prepared quarterly P&L statements for the management company of three hedge funds
● Reconciled daily cash position for all three hedge funds
● Recorded and reported all portfolio positions using Advent reporting system
● Managed cash and paid all fund expenses
● Reconciled monthly bank and broker statements
● Reported detailed monthly results to investors
● Prepared semi-monthly payroll and corresponded with ADP
● Responsible for all personal financial activity for one of the main partners including paying all monthly bills, tracking personal investments, reconciling bank statements, preparing monthly summary of family partnerships, etc