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Cheryl Spinner

Cheryl Spinner

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director - Accounting

  • Education

    • Washington University in St. Louis

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      AB Economics, Accounting, Mathematics

      College Honors

    • Columbia University

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      MA Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences

  • Experience

    • Arthur Andersen

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2000
      Staff

    • Ernst & Young

      Sept 2000 - May 2001
      Staff II

    • Morgan Stanley

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2003
      Consultant

    • Barclays Capital

      Sept 2001 - Nov 2001
      Operations Analyst

    • American Stock Exchange

      Jul 2004 - Sept 2006
      Analyst

      Review 150+ listed companies’ SEC filings for compliance with Exchange’s quantitative and qualitative continued listing standards.Act as primary contact between listed companies’ management and counsel and the Exchange with regards to questions and issues regarding compliance with the Exchange’s continued listing standards.

    • BlackRock

      Sept 2006 - Jun 2023

      Team Lead, General Partnership Accounting. Support BlackRock’s carried interest pay-for-performance compensation plan. Manage and develop a diverse team of ten in accounting, administration and reporting of alternative product carried interest revenue sharing programs for BlackRock’s investment managers. Lead the team in preparing the accounting records for 150+ GP carry plans with 575+ waterfalls, processing participant capital distributions (1000+ annually), providing capital account statements and preparing all carried interest-related corporate accounting entries, including revenue recognition and compensation expense, and reconciliations, as well as disclosures for carried interest ($1.5B) in SEC financials.Responsible for 3 audits of general partner entities and 40+ regulatory filings around the globe for general partner entities. Legal entity controller for all general partner entities.Oversaw implementation of eFront Financial Solutions for general partners, including leading the team through the creation of process documents Show less Global Controller of BlackRock’s $2.0B investment portfolio, consisting of seed and co-investment rounds across all regions. Manage and develop junior members of the team.Responsible for investment related disclosures for quarterly SEC filings including, but not limited to fair value leveling, debt disclosure, non-controlling interest disclosure and VIE disclosures.Partnered with internal technology teams to develop automated reports for BlackRock’s investment portfolio, saving approximately three weeks a quarter as compared to when reports were created manually. Reports are utilized for management reporting and external reporting. Report to various BlackRock’s investment committees on position, performance and forecast of investment portfolio. Assist in maintaining compliance with various regulations, including Volcker Rule, with regards to BlackRock’s investment holdings.Partner with internal stakeholders to support all needs associated with the corporate investment portfolio. Show less Finance-ControllersPrepare monthly reconciliations of general ledger accounts (including consolidated stockholders’ equity, bonus and professional fees expense) and share and treasury rolls.Prepared entries for the acquisition of Barclays Global Investors and Helix Financial Group, LLC.Reconciliation of inter-company breaks and implementation of cross-validation rules in Oracle for inter-company transactions.Filing of FOCUS reports and computation of Net Capital for Broker-Dealers.Prepare entries for repatriation and expatriation of cash. Show less

      • Director

        Jan 2022 - Jun 2023

      • Vice President

        Aug 2018 - Dec 2021

      • Vice President

        Dec 2011 - Aug 2018

      • Associate

        Jun 2010 - Dec 2011

      • Associate

        Sept 2006 - Jun 2010

    • Seven Fund Services doing business on behalf of Argo Infrastructure Partners

      Nov 2023 - Aug 2024
      Controller

      Accounting lead for 4 infrastructure funds with 18 assets; review accounting and reporting of all client deliverables including quarterly and year-end audited financial statements, capital account statements, capital calls and distributions.Streamlined preparation of partner capital account statements from manual input of data through Excel formulas and macros.Pro forma financial statements for approximately 90 entities, including six for first audit.Leading implementation of LemonEdge, a fund accounting solution for private markets. Show less

    • Neuberger Berman

      Sept 2024 - now
      Senior Vice President

      Head of General Partner Reporting

  • Licenses & Certifications