Manager Financial

Joseph Ayisi, CPA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

J. P. Morgan chase, New York, New York

November 2012 - Present

Assistant Vice President- Private Equity Fund Services

. Manage the financial reporting and accounting process of a private equity

firm with a complex structure of multiple funds, special purpose

investment vehicles and ownership entities.

. Liaise with the client on both financial and operational issues and

coordinate with various internal and external groups to ensure the smooth

operation of the fund.

. Responsible for ensuring that waterfall, capital call, distribution and

other performance measurement calculations such as ratios and IRRs are

accurate and in accordance with the Limited Partnership Agreements.

. I have developed performance metrics for monitoring and measuring the

performance of our group and have initiated several process improvements

since joining the group.

. Manage and mentor a staff of two employees.

The Northern Trust Company, Chicago, Illinois May

2008 - October 2011

Manager - Private Equity Accounting

. Joined the group in its early years of operation as an analyst and was

promoted twice within the first year of employment - as a senior analyst

and then a manager.

. Spearheaded the design and implementation of the group's Valuation,

Financial Reporting and Performance Analysis processes and procedures.

. Managed five private equity Fund-of-Funds with over $800 million in

commitments and over 700 investors.

. Managed all investor communications and oversaw the launching of two new

funds.

. Developed detailed performance models for analyzing portfolio companies

and private equity funds as well as for managing the funds' capital

levels.

. As part of building a new group, developed training manuals and utilized

both classroom and mentoring formats to train analysts.

. Worked closely with our funds' product manager and legal counsel to

develop new capital call and distribution policies that proved to be more

effective for managing the funds' capital levels and investor capital

balances.

o Developed the procedures and controls to make the implementation

and use of the new policies more efficient, while managing risks.

. Gained an in-depth understanding of financial statements through past

financial audit experiences, being exposed to a wide variety of private

equity financial statements and from being responsible for the annual

audited financials of all our funds.

Grant Thornton LLP, Chicago, Illinois September

2005 -May 2008

Audit Senior Associate

. Involved with the planning, execution, and management of audit

engagements for public, privately held, and not-for-profit companies

primarily in Manufacturing, Financial Institutions and Real Estate (both

development and REIT).

. Lead engagement teams in performing audits, gaining experience in

supervising Associates, in financial reporting, and in evaluating a

company's financial statements and internal control environment.

Responsibilities included creating and monitoring engagement budgets,

determining staffing and other logistics needed to timely complete the

audit, as well as accurately and comprehensively documenting testing

performed.

. Performed Sarbanes-Oxley section 404 attestation and integrated audit

engagements as well as evaluated control design effectiveness and

communicated findings to management of non-public clients

. Researched technical topics applicable to clients and stayed current on

accounting pronouncements, regulatory rules and guidelines

. Performed extensive research on companies, their industry and general

economic conditions in order to perform detailed financial analysis

(including analysis of revenue and general financial health)

. Actively involved with the firm's networking events, recruiting process

and on-campus presentations.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois

Masters of Science in Accountancy, May 2005, GPA 3.48

University of Ghana, Legon, Accra

Bachelor of Science Business Administration - Finance, May 2001

CFA Candidate, Level II

Certified Public Accountant

SKILLS & ACTIVITIES

. Proficient in Investran (SunGard), Private Equity Management Solutions

. Extensive knowledge of economic theory and current economic conditions.

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