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CPA PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Fir Tree Partners, New York, NY October 2012 — Present Accounting Associate • Fund accountant at SI I billion AUM opportunistic investment firm that was founded in 1994 with 2 hedge funds and 4 private equity funds • Prepare all files related to the month end close process and help review and send out monthly investor statements • Interact with the fund administrator in order to reconcile the in-house accounting files with the administrator's files on a daily basis • Assist the accounting team in completing Form PF and other regulatory filings • Train two new associates and an intern regarding many month-end responsibilities • Work with the marketing and compliance teams on various ad hoc investor projects • Built out complete month end files for new and complicated funds that were recently launched and reconfigured month end files and performance metrics for existing and restructured funds KPMG LLP, New York NY October 2010 — September 2012 Senior Audit Associate — Real Estate/Private Equity • Tcsted valuations of properties for one of the leading real estate owners, developers, and managers in the world, focusing on the discounted cash flow and sales comparable methods • Performed and reviewed various substantive testing procedures for audits of private equity funds • Analyzed complex waterfall calculations for a publicly traded REIT to ensure compliance with partnership agreements • Reviewed complex loan agreements including debt with a participating feature and mezzanine loans for closed-end funds • Participated in the financial statement audits for various real estate, private equity, investment management clients that issued both GAAP and Income Tax Basis financial statements • Performed detailed financial statement analytical procedures such as recalculation of statement of cash flows, unrealized gain/loss rollforwards, equity rollforwards, and various other key ratios • Performed review and analysis of annual financial statements and related disclosures in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and SEC reporting requirement INTERNSHIP / LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE: KPMG LLP, New York, NY June 2009 — August 2009 Audit Intern — Asset Management • Performed substantive testwork over income statement balances by utilizing variances when compared to prior year amounts • Performed controls testing on subscription agreements of partners in a hedge fund in order to ensure that the information provided was complete and was in compliance with regulations • Coordinated third party investment confirmations and reconciled them to the financials David Wright Foundation, New York, NY July 2008 Volunteer. Charity Casino Event • Handled credit card and cash transactions for charity event raising money for children's causes A Bit of Honey, New York, NY Summer 2007 Intern • Sold clothing lines to buyers from children's and department stores and assisted them in decisions regarding purchases of popular items for the season • Selected items to be put on display for the current season, chose styles to be sold in the future, and communicated with manufacturers and customers to provide quality service and resolve problems • Represented brand at trade show, arranged booths and displays, and calculated total sales from the show EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION: Yeshiva University, Sy Syms School of Business (SSSB), New York, NY Bachelor of Science, May 2010 Major: Accounting, Minor in Information Systems Overall GPA: 3.9; Major GPA: 4.0; Dean's List, Summa Cum Laude Notable: Dr. Joseph Kerzner Award for the Outstanding Accounting Senior Certified Public Accountant — State of New York SKILLS: Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and experience with SunGard VPM accounting system EFTA01202531