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Patrick W. McCalla, CPA

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Woodside, NY 11377 917-***-****

Fund accounting professional with extensive experience in Auditing, Hedge Fund Accounting, and GAAP Financial Reporting. Experience: LaGuardia Community College

Adjunct Professor – Principles of Accounting 1 1/2017 - 7/2017

Organized, prepared and revised course materials.

Ensured content level of course materials in exams has been covered in class.

Designed, administered and grade examination papers.

Assessed student learning through various methods.

Incorporated a variety of teaching methodologies within a class. SS&C GlobeOp

Associate Manager 2/2011 - 12/2016

Prepared portfolio valuations, financial statements, and maintained the underlying accounting records for twelve hedge funds with total of $1+ billion USD in assets under management, (including domestic offshore, multicurrency and master-feeder).

Product exposure includes long/short equities, REITs, futures, forwards, swaps, bonds, options, and warrants.

Reconciled brokerage, custodian, and counterparty accounts to underlying records including variance analysis and research utilizing Bloomberg terminals.

Processed subscriptions and redemptions, reconciled partnership P&L allocation, calculate NAV, management, performance fees including analytical review, research and resolving discrepancies.

Issued daily profit and loss statements and performed Month end close processes/financial statement preparation.

Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment to meet deadlines with efficiency and accuracy.

K2 Advisors, LLC

Senior Associate 2/2010 - 1/2011

Prepared initial draft of basic financial statements, including the statement of cash flows and supporting schedules for funds of various strategies.

Recorded P&L from underlying managers, accruals, subscriptions & redemptions and expenses into QuickBooks.

Reconciled monthly/quarterly transactions, valuations, management and incentive calculations, balance sheet components, and other activity between our records and the third party service provider’s records on a monthly/quarterly basis to ensure accuracy; prepare a closing package monthly to support the calculation of the Funds’ net asset values.

Prepared, reviewed and distributed weekly/monthly performance estimates.

Prepared detailed variance and fluctuation analyses in connection with closing packages.

Reconciled custodian and bank accounts to underlying records.

Assisted external auditor to ensure the audit function is executive.

Prepared valuation memorandums for underlying managers.

Prepared wires for transfer of funds.

Anchin Block & Anchin, LLP

Audit Senior 12/2006 - 12/2008

Audit Engagements:

Audited various financial services companies specifically hedge funds.

Hedge fund experience includes offshore and onshore funds, funds of funds, and investment partnerships.

Prepared quarterly financial statements and write-up work-papers including year to date partners’ capital allocation schedule.

Performed field work and summarized audit results.

Performed audit procedures and analytics on hedge funds holding portfolios including domestic and foreign equities, options and various derivative products and non-public investments.

Prepared and reviewed financial statements, footnotes and disclosures to conform to GAAP.

Trained staff members on engagement projects.

Ensured internal and external communications are timely and of high quality. Compilation Engagements:

Responsible for monthly and quarterly write-ups for hedge funds.

Prepared quarterly financial statements and write-up work-papers including year to date partners’ capital schedule.

Identified, elevated and resolved accounting and valuation issues with clients to ensure accurate and timely delivery of month-end and quarterly valuations.

Calculated fund NAVs and generated partner and investor statements. 2

Tax Engagements:

Responsible for monthly and quarterly tax allocations through layering or aggregate allocation.

Prepared corporate and partnership tax returns using Go-System Tax.

Prepared draft returns, K-1’s, K-1 attachments and tax work-papers including per partner allocation of book to tax reconciliation.

CITCO Fund Services, New York, NY

Senior Hedge Fund Accountant 4/2005 – 11/2006

Responsible for the daily reconciliation of cash, security position and trade activity to prime brokers.

Researched and resolved all cash breaks with stringent deadlines.

Processed monthly expense accruals, dividends, subscriptions and redemptions.

Prepared monthly financial statements for master, managed and feeder funds.

Prepared month end SAS 70 binders for master & feeder funds for internal & external auditors.

Updated and provided income allocation to client by investor.

Prepared profit & loss reconciliation to month end financials.

Verified pricing of securities with middle office. Allianz Global Investors (formerly PIMCO Advisors, Inc.) Senior Accountant 4/2003 - 4/2005

Prepared annual and semi-annual financial statements for ten mutual funds.

Prepared reports for review by funds board of directors.

Prepared and review dividend projections and expense analysis for funds on a monthly basis.

Calculated performance of funds.

Prepared and submit 10-Q, 10-K and N-SAR filings to Securities & Exchange Commission.

Prepared and submit monthly and quarterly press releases to business wire.

Assisted the external auditors to ensure the audit function is executed on a timely and efficient basis.

Calculated and paid monthly management fees.

Initiated implementation of a new accrual system; increased efficiency in tracking expenses. Citigroup (Formerly Salomon Smith Barney)

Senior Accountant 12/1999 – 3/2003

Prepared cash availability, projections and reconciled with custody bank.

Reviewed the accuracy of system calculated fund income and expense accruals.

Reviewed and determined daily net income and yields.

Calculated fund prices followed by the appropriate reasonability testing.

Maintained the portfolio from security transactions through corporate actions.

Maintained the general ledger and all subsidiary ledgers.

Recorded all shareholder transactions.

Prepared financial statements for annual and semi-annual reports.

Communicated daily, as needed, with fund management, the custodian and the transfer agent. Deutsche Bank (Formerly Bankers Trust Company)

Account Associate 7/1997 - 4/1999

Responsible for auditing and rendering monthly, quarterly and annual pension and retirement asset statements.

Investigation of all capital changes to ensure accuracy and entitlement.

Calculated dividend and interest accruals for equity and fixed income products.

Interacted with various internal areas when inquiries are made by clients, investment managers, auditors and consultants.

Monthly preparation of customized reports using Excel.

Trained new employees in performing a proper audit.

Recipient of five (5) “BT Bulls-Eye” Awards.

Certifications: Certified Public Accountant, State of New York, 1/2010 Education: Bernard M. Baruch College - New York, New York Bachelor of Business Administration, 5/97

Major: Accounting, Cumulative GPA: 3.3

Computer skills: Proficient in MS-Office, DST, Bloomberg, Reuters, QuickBooks, Go System Tax, Superforms, TR & Aexeo Systems Language: Spanish

References available upon request

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