Lead a team of five personnel onshore and offshore.
Coordinate and review the work performed by an external fund administrator.
Coordinate the fund audits between the external auditors and the fund administrator.
Assist in the structuring of offshore investments, including the incorporation of Cayman holding structures.
Prepare acquisition cash flows for acquisitions of private equity investments.
Calculate distribution waterfalls, including carry calculations, IRR, and MOIC calculations.
Prepare memos and communications for the distribution of exit proceeds for clients.
Review valuation models for accuracy, and liaise between the investment team and external auditors during the audit.
Prepare annual OPEX and revenue budgets, update forecasts, monitor, and report variances to the senior management on a monthly basis.
Coordinate work with the external tax preparers.
Coordinate tax audits with the external tax preparers, and facilitate audits/inquiries with the tax authorities.
Handle treasury responsibilities, including account opening, addressing bank KYC requests, movement of cash for acquisitions and exits, bank reconciliations for accounts not handled by third-party admins, and monitoring onshore liquidity needs.
Assistant Vice President
Blackstone Inc.
05.2022 - 08.2023
Led a team of up to six personnel onshore and managed an offshore team.
Reviewed quarterly and annual reporting packages, capital activities, supervised daily fund operations, and ad hoc projects.
Liaised with the portfolio management team, external auditors, external and internal tax teams, legal, and other business units of Blackstone.
Associate Director
Gen II Fund Services, LLC
07.2021 - 05.2022
Led teams of up to eight personnel, supervised daily performance, as well as training and improvement plans.
Worked on buyout funds and credit funds, including feeder, blocker, and AIV entities.
Reviewed fund governing documents, offering documents, subscription documents, side letters, and investment management agreements to ensure the proper application of fund terms.
Reviewed quarterly and annual reporting packages, including workpapers, waterfalls, consolidated financial statements with footnotes, and the Statement of Partner's Capital.
Senior Fund Accountant
Gen II Fund Services, LLC
01.2018 - 06.2021
Prepared quarterly and annual reporting packages, including workpapers, waterfalls, consolidated financial statements with footnotes, and the Statement of Partner's Capital.
Reviewed capital call and distribution allocations, notices, and ILPA templates.
Liaised with clients' independent auditors, trained new employees, and assisted with the new fund transition.
Fund Accountant
Gen II Fund Services, LLC
04.2015 - 12.2017
Performed daily cash processing, monthly bank reconciliations, and recorded journal entries.
Prepared workpapers, waterfalls, financial statements with footnotes, and capital account statements.
Calculated quarterly IRR, management fees, and management fee offsets.
Prepared subsequent close allocations, capital call, and distribution allocations and notices in accordance with the fund governing agreement.
Accounting Assistant/Consultant
Robert Half International/Accountemps
08.2014 - 04.2015
Verified and processed reimbursements, including manual currency conversion, for 20 employees internationally.
Prepared, verified, processed information, and sent out approximately 100 invoices monthly.
Managed a budget of $1 million, forecasted upcoming expenses, and was involved with all financial needs of a client.
Maintained accounting ledgers, verified accounts, reconciled daily sales, and bank statements in QuickBooks to report to the Executive Director and Board of Directors on a weekly basis for a client.
Education
Master of Science - Business Administration, Accounting
Brooklyn College/CUNY
Brooklyn, NY
BBA - Accounting
Bernard M. Baruch College/CUNY
New York, NY
Skills
Proficient in MS Office, Intralinks, QlikView, Intacct, Investran and QuickBooks
Fluent in Bengali
Timeline
Associate Vice President
Investcorp International Inc.
08.2023 - Current
Assistant Vice President
Blackstone Inc.
05.2022 - 08.2023
Associate Director
Gen II Fund Services, LLC
07.2021 - 05.2022
Senior Fund Accountant
Gen II Fund Services, LLC
01.2018 - 06.2021
Fund Accountant
Gen II Fund Services, LLC
04.2015 - 12.2017
Accounting Assistant/Consultant
Robert Half International/Accountemps
08.2014 - 04.2015
Master of Science - Business Administration, Accounting