Kieran Gleeson, CFA

Experience

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  State Street Global Services, (International Fund Services)

  Oct 2001 - Dec 2003

  Fund Accountant

  Accounting and administration of Hedge funds with excess of $1 billion under management.Monthly and weekly Net Asset Value valuations.Accounting for corporate actions, equities, bonds and derivatives.Daily reconciliation's, general accounting and administration.Assisted auditors in the preparation of financial statements.Daily reconciliation's, general accounting and administration.Interacted with Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, ING, and other major prime brokers.Extra Information/SkillsSoftware skills: Advanced Microsoft Excel, Advent Geneva, FMC Pacer, Investran, NTAS, Bloomberg Completed Show less

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  ANZ Bank (Custody Division)

  Apr 2004 - Dec 2005

  Investment Accountant

  Portfolio accounting, valuation and reporting for pension fund investment portfolios. Due diligence of NAV calculation processes and results.Portfolio investment and taxation reporting.Completion of transactions, pricing of investments, unit pricing, accrual of fees and income.Assisted auditors and external parties in completing annual financial statements (Australian GAAP).

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  UBS Fund Services Ltd

  Aug 2006 - Apr 2008

  Senior Fund Accountant

  Managed and developed client relationships, refined accounting procedures and improve key performance indicators. Weekly and monthly valuations for multi-strategy hedge fund clients.Accounting for a broad range of assets; equities, bonds, futures, options, swaps and CDOs.Performance fee and FX hedge allocation to multi-series funds.Preparation of annual and semi annual financials statements and supporting schedules (IFRS).Training and reviewed team members output.Assisted the annual and internal audits.Monitored fund restrictions, IFRS and European Union directives (UCIT) compliant.Corporate secretarial duties, organized quarterly and annual board meetings. Show less

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  State Street Global Services

  Sept 2008 - Apr 2009

  Project Accountant

  Assisted in the planning and implementation of the migration of accounting data from various legacy systems and data sources to the new accounting platform Investran (Sungard).Private Equity fund valuations (client in excess of $7 billion assets under management).Supported business team in collating, reconciling and formatting source data from legacy systems.Analysis of transaction data using excel models. Coordinated deadlines, meetings and travel with project manager to meet deliverables. Worked with clients to facilitate reporting requirements and ensure successful transition of data. Show less

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  State Street Global Services, (International Fund Services)

  Nov 2009 - Mar 2012

  Fund Accounting Supervisor

  Supervisor of a team responsible for the accounting and reporting for Master/Feeder and Multi-Manager Hedge Fund clients. Manage and develop client relationships ensuring evolving demands are met and surpassed. Proactive role in refining accounting procedures and ensuring accurate and timely reporting. Review, assist and train team members to provide client deliverables.Daily portfolio profit and loss reporting, analysis of transactions, pricing, and corporate actions.Accounting for equity, fixed income, currency and derivative instruments.Monthly Net Asset Value calculation, expense and TB analysis.Shareholder transaction accounting and reporting.Review partner(GP/LP) allocations, including management and incentive fee calculations.Preparation of annual and semi-annual financial statements and supporting schedules to GAAP standards.Assist auditors in the preparation of accounts and supporting schedules.Liaison with operations and development teams to automate accounting process.Maintain fund records and ensure regulatory compliance.Facilitate new business development and initiatives. Show less

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  RBC Capital Markets

  Oct 2012 - Dec 2012

  Senior Financial Analyst

  Calculated daily profit and loss on commodity derivative contracts utilizing option pricing models. Priced futures contracts, including Power, Metals, Oil and Gas. Analyzed volatility and pricing curves for risk management. Maintained advanced spreadsheet models (VBA macros).

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  Burgundy Asset Management

  Dec 2012 - Mar 2015

  Fund Accounting Manager

  Managed a team responsible for the accounting and reporting of Canadian Mutual Funds. Proactive role in refining and enhancing accounting operations and controls.

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  SimCorp

  Mar 2015 - now

  Implementation of Simcorp Dimension across North America. Project lead for ABOR (Accounting Book of Record) on a number of large implementations. Analyzing and solutioning clients accounting requirements, workflow and reporting (IFRS and GAAP).

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