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Ngolo O Traore

Bronx

Summary

Insightful Manager with experience directing and improving operations through effective employee motivational strategies and strong policy enforcement. Proficient in best practices, market trends and regulatory requirements of industry operations. Talented leader with analytical approach to business planning and day-to-day problem-solving.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager – Valuation Specialist Financial Market and Real Estate (FMRE)

PwC
08.2024 - Current
  • Manager within PwC’s valuation practice responsible for valuing/reviewing the valuation work of fixed income securities, private equity, and alternative assets
  • Use in-house program (VIPR) to value private equity investments
  • Use either the market approach (Guideline Public Companies, Recent Round of Financing) or the income approach (Discounted Cash flows) to determine the enterprise value
  • Use either a current value method (Common Stock Equivalent, Waterfall) or a forward-looking method (Option Pricing model, scenario modeling) to allocate the equity value
  • Utilize the issuance date or trade date calibration to value fixed income securities, and perform financial ratio analysis

Assurance Manager – Wealth & Asset Management

Ernst & Young, LLP
12.2023 - 07.2024
  • Manager within EY’s FSO WAM Practice responsible for audits of Hedge Funds, PE, and Fund of Funds

Assurance Manager – Investment Management Practice

Deloitte & Touche, LLP
09.2014 - 12.2023
  • Manager within Deloitte’s Alternative Investments Practice, responsible for audits of direct lending credit funds, private equity funds, and funds of funds.
  • Lead manager on the audit of the Blackstone Group (BTAS and BREDS drawdown funds)
  • Lead manager on the hedge fund's private debt valuations, performing benchmark and shadow yield analysis, and YTW/YTC for debt investments.
  • Extensive experience with large premium accounts, including.
  • Public (PCAOB/AICPA): Large and Mid-Size Alternative Asset Manager
  • Broad client and product exposure, including:
  • Private equity consists of equity interests in LLC companies and debt securities in non-publicly traded companies.
  • Direct lending credit funds focus on securitized loan pools, senior secured debt, and other debt instruments.
  • Real estate debt, derivatives, and corporate credit, including investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds.
  • Technical experience includes US GAAP, Investment Companies (ASC 946); Fair Value Measurements (ASC 820 / IFRS 13); Derivatives and Hedging (ASC 815); Financial Instruments (ASC 825); Income Taxes (ASC 740); Lease Accounting (ASC 842 / IFRS 16); and Revenue Recognition (ASC 606 / IFRS 15).
  • Experience and technical knowledge:
  • Perform valuation reviews of various investments, including fixed-income securities, and evaluate and discuss the appropriateness of the model, inputs, assumptions, and methodology applied to estimate fair value.
  • Keep abreast of industry best practices, GAAP pronouncements, and guidance.
  • Review the client’s use of significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of the financial statements.
  • Test design, implementation, and operating effectiveness of the client’s internal controls, transaction testing, consolidations, and other profit and loss and balance sheet accounts testing.
  • Analyze legal documents (LPA, LOA, MFA, AOI) for new funds, new entities, and new deals/investments.
  • Test capital allocations (master-feeder, onshore/offshore), management fees, and carried interest calculations.
  • Review the financial statement and related disclosures, including financial highlights, internal rate of return, net investment gain/loss, and expense ratios.
  • Correspond with the client’s accounting department, fund admin, and internal Deloitte teams, such as tax, valuation, and other cross-border statutory audit teams.
  • Coordinate and review quarterly and annual reporting for public business development companies, including Forms 10-K and 10-Q.

Education

Master of Science - Accounting

Hebert H Lehman College, City University of New York
Bronx, NY
05.2013

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Hebert H Lehman College, City University of New York
Bronx, NY
05.2009

Skills

    Microsoft Office – Advanced Excel skill (Functions and formulas), PowerPoint, Adobe

    Complex Problem-solving

    Coaching and mentoring

Certification

Certification: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of New York since 2016

Timeline

Manager – Valuation Specialist Financial Market and Real Estate (FMRE)

PwC
08.2024 - Current

Assurance Manager – Wealth & Asset Management

Ernst & Young, LLP
12.2023 - 07.2024

Assurance Manager – Investment Management Practice

Deloitte & Touche, LLP
09.2014 - 12.2023

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Hebert H Lehman College, City University of New York

Master of Science - Accounting

Hebert H Lehman College, City University of New York

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