Kyle R. Manske
Astoria,NY
Summary
Results-driven management assurance professional with proven ability to lead teams to success. Strong focus on team collaboration in audit environment, operational efficiency, and achieving measurable outcomes. Adept at strategic planning, process improvement, and fostering a culture of accountability and excellence. Known for adaptability and consistently meeting changing organizational needs, worked with team to improve efficiency on engagements.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager, Financial Services – Asset Management
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)
07.2022 - 05.2025
- Clients included: Employee Benefit Plans: AstraZeneca plc, Credit Suisse Asset Management, IBM, Tiger Global Management LLC, Van Eck Associates Corporation, Viking Global Investors, Nokia Investment Management Corporation Investment Advisors: Credit Suisse Asset Management, Tiger Global Management LLC, Van Eck Associates Corporation, Viking Global Investors, Nokia Investment Management Corporation Mutual Funds: Credit Suisse Mutual Funds, Equitable Mutual Funds, JP Morgan Commingled, Mutual and ETF Funds, Manning & Napier Mutual Funds, PGIM Mutual Fund, Prudential Collective Investment Trusts Hedge Funds: Credit Suisse Hedge Funds Private Equity: Credit Suisse Private Equity Funds, JP Morgan Private Equity Funds, In Tandem Capital Partners, TWH Capital Management Separate Account: Prudential Registered Separate Accounts
- Provided assurance services to multi-million asset-managers which gave me product exposure to exchange traded funds, debt securities, options, futures, forwards, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, nonperforming loans, performing loans and alternative investments.
- Performed testing procedures on various financial statement areas such as investment valuation, allocation of income/expenses, financial highlights, management fees, performance/incentive fees and carried interest, opined on the adequacy of management assertions as they relate to GAAP.
- Evaluated SOC1 reports on controls of service organizations to identify and evaluate areas of significant risk to facilitate audit testing plan tailored to asset manager regulatory filing deadlines.
- Managed stakeholder communications with fund accounting personnel, custodians, trustees, and other third-party service providers to obtain necessary information needed for timely financial reporting.
- Managed engagement economics including budgeting, billing, accounts receivable and engagement profitability, managed multiple teams consisting of 5-25 members across multiple engagements in both the US and abroad.
- Communicated audit scope, approach, and findings with clients and escalated high risks and prominent issues to both executive and service management.
- Manager for the Investments Center of Excellence practice from July 2022-March 2023, providing Investment Valuation and Existence results to multiple PwC engagement teams across the United States.
- Lead Instructor for Audit Foundations, PwC’s intro class for young professionals joining the firm
- Nominated by colleagues and received Coach of the Quarter Award multiple times for exceptional mentoring/managerial skills in training staff on Asset Management engagements.
- Mentored six interns as an Assurance Inclusion Leader for START, a PwC Diversity Internship program.
Senior Associate, Financial Services – Asset Management
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)
07.2019 - 06.2022
Associate, Financial Services – Asset Management
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)
10.2015 - 06.2019
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - Accounting and Finance
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
05.2015
Skills
- Customer service
- Team leadership
- Time management
- Decision-making
- Staff training and development
- Relationship building
- Goal setting
- Project management
- Coaching and mentoring
- Recruiting and interviewing
Certification
- Certified Public Accountant - June 2019
Affiliations
- Boy Scouts of America - Member March 2003 - Present
- Attained the rank of Eagle Scout, which is only earned by two percent of all Boy Scouts of America.
Timeline
Manager, Financial Services – Asset Management
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)
07.2022 - 05.2025
Senior Associate, Financial Services – Asset Management
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)
07.2019 - 06.2022
Associate, Financial Services – Asset Management
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)
10.2015 - 06.2019
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - Accounting and Finance
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
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