Manager Human Resources

Philip Renna, CPA

* ********** *****, *******, ** 07733

732-***-**** (mobile); *******@*******.***

EXPERIENCE:

COPPER RIVER MANAGEMENT, L.P.,Chief Operating Officer, April 2006 -

Present;

Chief Financial Officer, October 1990 - Present

Responsible for overseeing accounting, tax, investor relations, back office

operations, trading and human resources for short-biased and short-only

domestic and offshore hedge funds and managed accounts with over $2.0

billion of capital under management and of management company.

Created orderly system to prepare monthly internal compilation reports on a

timely basis complete with calculations of management and incentive fees.

The compilations include supporting documents for all accruals and equity

allocations and NAV calculations.

Reviewed all monthly internal accounting reports.

Reconciled internally computed monthly NAV to NAV calculated by offshore

administrator.

Worked closely with the audit and tax teams from McGladrey & Pullen

(formerly Goldstein, Golub Kessler). Prepared complete workpapers with lead

schedules for each item on the trial balance. Drafted financial statements,

including all footnotes and equity allocations.

Responsible for all accounting related to firm's managed accounts,

including calculation of management and incentive fees. Reconcile all

final figures to those provided by client.

Supervised and trained firm's controller, assistant controller and two part-

time staff accountants in various aspects of the business.

Manage and evaluate all accounting, trading, and administrative

personnel including payroll and all employee benefits.

Review unrealized gain/loss report to determine if tax driven

strategies or trades are needed.

Negotiate terms and fees, such as stock loan rebates, with multiple prime

brokers.

Created system to comply with regulatory responsibilities (Schedule

13D and Form 13F).

Primary contact for due diligence meetings and tax and performance

reporting with potential and current investors.

Part of a team that met with prime brokerage capital introduction teams.

Responsible for calculating performance used in reports to investors.

Developed procedures for inputting trades, pricing of portfolio,

reconciling cash, communicating with prime brokers, booking journal

entries, reconciling equity swap resets, ex-dividends and communicating

daily P&L to the Firm's chief investment officer.

Created disaster recovery and contingency plan for three offices.

Responsible for computing performance, attribution and exposure for

investor reporting.

Private Family Office Manager, October 1990 - December 2005:

Responsible for accounting and administration for high net worth individual

with various family trusts and family partnerships.

Established and implemented accounting policies, procedures and controls.

Monitored and recorded all banking and investment activities.

Produced net worth and cash flow reports for all individuals and entities

on a monthly basis.

Acted as liaison between client and tax preparers, attorneys and investment

professionals.

Established a filing system for easy retrieval of all important documents

and reports

Facilitated investment flow with ongoing service providers (brokers, banks,

etc).

Managed day to day operations including bill paying and cash movements.

Prepared and filed all estimated tax payments.

S.P. Di Franco & Co. CPA (formerly JM Pearlberg & Co CPA), September 1984

- October 1990 Audit manager responsible for the preparation of certified

audited financial statements and compilations for several large investment

partnerships.

Prepared tax returns for hedge funds and high net worth individuals.

EDUCATION:Rutgers University,Newark College of Arts and Sciences, BS in

Accounting.May,1984

MEMBERSHIPS:

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants

SKILLS: Proficient in Excel, Word, Quickbooks

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