Neal R. Parikh

*** ***** ********* ******; Unit W1005

Chicago, IL 60661

646-***-****

acumv7@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Experience

Liccar March 2013 –Present

Accountant

Prepare and analyze financial statements, tax allocations, 1099 reconciliation and for 4 Multi Strategy Hedge Funds

Complete month-end close in Advent Axys for Independent Pricing of Portfolios

Calculate Net Assets Value (NAV’s) monthly and send to 30 clients with supporting schedules

Extensive interaction with clients on a variety of topics (i.e. Outstanding breaks and resolution, NAV Impacts, Procedures)

Reconciled trades and performed settlement functions on daily/weekly basis in relation to Investor and Underlying Investment Redemptions/Subscriptions.

The Northern Trust June 2012 – March 2013

Team Leader Trust Officer

Reviewed hedge funds and managed accounts with custody holdings from $40B AUM to $65B AUM.

Resolved issues proactively by analyzing, planning and following through to mitigate errors.

Involved with many senior management meetings and initiatives, including implementations.

Reviewed daily and monthly funds involving easy funds valuations to complex funds valuations.

Provided supervision and coaching to staff members.

Liaised with the Client and the other area within Northern Trust.

Help launch the new client from going into parallel stages to go live.

Hired and trained 10 staff members as well as performed semi-annual and annual performance reviews with staff.

Ryan Associates Technology Inc. JULY 2010 – June 2012

Consultant

Completed a parallel month-end close between Advent Axys to Advent Geneva for 7 Multi-Currency Mult-Strategy Hedge Funds from May and June 2010 for a $15B hedge fund. Financial products included in the parallel conversion were: Equities, Fixed Income, Credit Derivatives, Futures, Options, Currency Forwards, Swaps, Bank Debt, etc.

Worked on Advent Partner Layering Project for $5B hedge fund.

Established loader template for my clients to automate processes.

Reconciled Bank Debt Position and Credit Activities on Wall Street Office and Prime Brokers.

Re-calculated Bank Debt, Interest, and Delayed Compensation.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

HBMJ Consulting, New York, NY, Hedge Fund Accountant (July 2009 – July 2010)

ING Investment Management, New York, NY, Senior Hedge Fund Accountant (June 2007 – February 2009)

HSBC: Alternative Fund Services, New York, NY, Senior Fund Accountant (July 2005 – June 2007)

Simpson Capital Inc., New York, NY, Controller (November 2004 – July 2005

Deutsche Bank, New York, NY, Investment Accountant (January 2003 – November 2004)

Alliance Capital Management, New York, NY, Investment Accountant (May 2000 – January 2003)

The Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY, Unit Investment Trust Equity Accountant (November 1998 – May 2000)

Education

University at Buffalo

Majors: Accounting & Sociology

Bachelor of Arts, 1998

Technical Skills

Microsoft Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Security APL, The Smartstream System (SSR), The Shaw System, Advent Geneva, Advent Partner, Certified in Advent Axys and APX, Moxy, Advent Custodial Data, Advent Tamale, Wall Street Office, Salesforce, Sharepoint, InvestOne, InvestTran, Advisorware, The NTAS System, GFS Access, QuickBooks, and Bloomberg

Other Interests

Hedge Fund Cares Charity Organization: This is a charity that prevents and treats child abuse with encouragement and participation of any and all colleagues in the hedge fund industry. I am a part of the Committee of Hearts for the past four years

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