Resume
PETER BRITTO, CGA, CPA
*** *** *******, *********, ** 94904
415-***-**** (Mobile)
E-mail: ******@*****.***;
Summary of skills and competencies
Public and Private Company Experience
Excellent Excel and QuickBooks skills
Systems/software knowledge – Bloomberg, Paxus, Options and Futures Trading on
ThinkorSwim
Hedge Fund/Private Equity/Venture Capital experience
Hands-on experience in all areas of accounting, tax and finance – Valuations, Financial
Statements, Financial Analysis, Budgets, Tax Compliance, Accounts Receivable,
Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Fixed Asset Registers, Reconciliation’s, Management
Reporting, Audits
Work Experience:
Gerken Capital Associates, Finance Director, July 2007 to Present
Manage a Global BVI domiciled Long Short Fixed Income Hedge Fund, a Cayman
domiciled Private Equity Fund of Fund and a U.S. Venture Capital Fund
Responsible for Fund Valuation and Daily Operations as the Risk Manager & CFO
Responsible for regulatory financial reporting and tax compliance
Manage a network of relationships - Banks, Brokers, Investors, Counsel and Auditors to
the funds
Desjardins Financial Security, Senior Consultant, February 2007 to July 2007
Managed the daily fund valuation operation process for over 70 segregated funds with
assets exceeding 2.5 billion USD
Preparation of financial statements and other industry reports for management, unit
holders and regulatory bodies
Coach, motivate, evaluate, train and develop staff
Citigroup Fund Services Canada Ltd., AVP Fund Services, Nov. 2005 to Feb. 2007
Prepared Monthly Financial Statements for 10 hedge fund clients with assets exceeding 1
billion domiciled in USA, Europe and the Caribbean
Provided support to other managers/supervisors on accounting issues
Abria Alternative Investments Inc., Manager of Accounting, Sept. 2003 to Oct. 2005
Finalization of Monthly Fund & Trust Net Asset Values and associated reconciliation's
and financial statements for two Fund of Fund portfolios exceeding 300 million USD
Involved in trading equities, trade reconciliation, currency hedging and swaps
Preparation of monthly financial statements and other corporate filings
Responsible for the General Ledger, Corporate and Fund Audits
Investment Planning Counsel of Canada, Senior Accountant, July 2000 to Sept. 2003
Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements and working papers
Filing monthly financial reports to regulatory bodies
Supervising staff in A/P, A/R and responsible for maintaining the General Ledger
AIC Limited, Fund Accountant, April 1996 to June 2000
Calculated daily net asset values for Equity, Bond and Money Market funds
Prepared financial statements and working papers
Citibank India, Assistant Manager – Credit Card Operations, April 1993 to May 1994
Responsible for the coordination of processing of card member spending on a
countrywide basis
Credit approval based on a credit scoring model
Data Mining to provide analysis on the credit card business to senior management
Sanpaolo Hambro Nicco Financial Services, Assistant Manager – Merchant Banking, April
1991 to March 1993
Provided Issue Management, Loan Syndication and Underwriting services to companies
in the NICCO group and external clients
GEC Alsthom, General Accountant, July 1989 to March 1991
Assisted in Internal Audits, Cost Accounting and Corporate Accounting at the division
level
S.S. Kothari & Co., Chartered Accountants, March 1985 to May 1988
Assisted in Financial, Internal and Management audits at Banks, Insurance and
Manufacturing Companies
Qualifications
CPA (Certified Public Accountant) from Illinois, USA (2000)
CGA (Certified General Accountant) from Ontario, Canada (2000)
Canadian Securities Course (1999) & IFIC Operations Course (1997)
Ext. Programme on General Management from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (1991)
Qualified Chartered Accountant from India (1989)
Qualified Cost & Works Accountant from India (1989)
Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.), St.Xavier’s College, Calcutta, India (1984-1987)