Kevin Potter

Responsible for providing fund accounting and administration services to a portfolio of private equity fund clients.

• Perform reconciliations of the fund cash/positions/securities to third party sources
• Price the fund portfolios and post accounting entries to the general ledger
• Review and process transactions related to private equity investments
• Calculate fund net asset values, including calculation and allocation of management and performance fees and carried interest
• Analyze fund performance on a quarterly basis
• Perform year-end financial statement preparation for each fund’s external auditor
• Prepare call and distribution calculations and notices
• Resolution of investor queries
• Preparation and review of payment of fund investments and distributions
• Interact daily with clients, investors, other professional service providers, other offices and fund counterparties, addressing any issues and concerns

• Effectively communicates with buyers, sellers, closing attorneys, mortgage lenders, and third party vendors.
• Demonstrate exceptional prospecting skills by generating extensive client base through strategic marketing and personal referrals from highly satisfied clients.
• Analyze market conditions to help clients make informed decisions with all aspects of the housing market.
• Demonstrate excellent negotiating skills as well as attention to detail and clients’ needs resulting in 100 percent customer satisfaction.

• Promoted to Operations Manager for the Private Equity group after demonstrating leadership skills and a strong technical knowledge of operations and fund accounting.
• Managed the client relationships for all of Apex’s North American based Private Equity Funds.
• Assisted the sales team as the operations lead on sales pitches to potential clients.
• Also provided system demos of the private equity platform to potential clients.
• Provided the final review of NAV packages, including accruals, investor level allocations, reconciliations, quarterly financials, capital statements, capital calls, distributions, waterfall and IRR calculations.
• Performed reviews of fund’s PPMs, LPAs, operating agreements, subscription documents, and side letters.
• Prepared year-end financial statements with supporting schedules and notes, in accordance with GAAP accounting.
• Proactively led, coached and motivated a team of junior and senior level fund accountants.
• Ensured staff were appropriately risk trained by completing AML and CRS compliance procedures timely.
• Continually developed and drove service/process improvements and efficient system developments.

• Managed complex fund portfolios including: hedge funds, fixed income, long/short equity, domestic, offshore, master feeder, and private equity funds.
• Responsible for the accurate calculation of monthly Net Asset Values, preparation of monthly close work papers and supporting documents for US GAAP financial statements.
• Performed complex calculations of hedge fund specific expenses such as management fees and incentive fees.
• Prepared and analyzed partner allocation P&L, cash flows, income and expense accruals.
• Monitored and analyzed reconciliations including cash, investment cost, market value, interest accruals and dividend accruals.
• Manage timely delivery of daily, monthly and quarterly deliverables to meet client expectations.
• Responsible for leading audit engagements including preparing full set of financial statements and supporting schedules.
• Managed relationships directly with clients, investors, custodians and audit firms.