Denyse Kanayo
Dallas,TX
Summary
Dedicated and detail-oriented accounting professional with the ability to work independently and as member of a team under challenging deadlines. Proven track record of developing accurate spreadsheets and delivering organized reports within Power BI, SQL and or Excel. Significant Experience in fund accounting and financial reporting with ability to work in fast-paced environment and provide great client satisfaction in a timely and accurate manner.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Administrator, Investor Services
HedgeServ
05.2023 - Current
- Receive and process investor transaction documents in accordance with the fund documentation requirements such as subscriptions
- Maintain capital activity report and distribute to client (s) on a periodic basis
- Complete and maintain AML requirements for all investor transactions
- Provide money movement notification to the client (s) and prepare wire instructions for money movements for investor activity
- Serve as daily client operational contact for investor servicing and maintain good relationships with clients
- Display excellent organizational skills to meet SLA deadlines while adhering to procedures
- Act as a mentor to junior staff and provide training under supervision of supervisor
- Develop knowledge on allocations and performance calculations
- Work on projects /Ad-hoc tasks as required
- Demonstrate team player qualities within the investor services team
FINANCIAL ANALYST CONSULTANT
Ernst & Young
01.2021 - 05.2023
- Financial statement review and analysis for accuracy, presentation and required disclosures
- Perform overall analytics and verify clients financial reporting procedures are in accordance with relevant accounting standards
- Work on financial reporting projects for financial services firms within the mutual funds and hedge funds space
- Perform high-level review of the management fee file and provide observations/markups to the printer for typeset into the financial statement
- Responsible for the preparation of GAAP Checklist and review financial statements to ensure compliance with accounting policies and regulations
- Identify and reconcile variances within workbooks, analyzed trends, document findings that resulted in revisions to the financials and presented to the client during debrief meetings
- Provide additional oversight over fees and expenses in the fund prospectuses and shareholder reports to ensure completeness and accuracy of reported values
- Consolidate and review comments from internal teams; discuss and incorporate necessary updates to the financials with the client
- Streamline communication efforts across multiple teams to ensure requests and deliverables are accounted for, escalated properly, and executed in a timely manner
- Assist in post-cycle automation efforts such as planning, coordination, and testing new functions and capabilities for upcoming cycles.
CUSTOMER SERVICE SPECIALIST
TForceFinalMile
04.2019 - 05.2021
- Monitored freight to ensure account parameters were being met and delivered on time
- Communicated with 45 plus Brunch dispatchers and about 100 carriers to provide customers with accurate information regarding expected deliveries
- Responded to at least 40 customer inquiries and place about 10 or more On Demand orders via phone and email in a timely manner
- Updated and entered in all information in the Transportation Management System to increase supply chain efficiency
- Trained new employees how to navigate through required software tools such as, Order Entry, Dispatch Board, and Appointments Scheduling.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting -
University of North Texas
Denton, TX05.2021
Associate of Business Administration | Accounting -
Cisco High School
Cisco, TX04.2018
Skills
- Financial reporting
- Capital activity reporting
- Fund accounting
- Consulting
- Financial Statements
- Excel
- IT Literate
- Strategic Thinker
- Critical thinking
- Flexibility
- Strong analytical skills
- Financial Planning (FP&A)
Certification
- Microsoft Excel - University of North Texas
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM) - Scrum.org
- Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) - (In progress)
Timeline
Administrator, Investor Services
HedgeServ
05.2023 - Current
FINANCIAL ANALYST CONSULTANT
Ernst & Young
01.2021 - 05.2023
CUSTOMER SERVICE SPECIALIST
TForceFinalMile
04.2019 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting -
University of North Texas
Associate of Business Administration | Accounting -
Cisco High School
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