Kenneth John F. Santos
Bonifacio Global City,Taguig
Summary
Experienced with fund accounting, financial reporting, and compliance. Utilizes analytical skills to ensure accuracy in financial statements and adherence to regulations. Knowledge of managing complex financial operations and collaborating with teams to achieve organizational goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Fund Accountant
Alter Domus Philippines Inc,
06.2024 - Current
- Facilitated successful mergers and acquisitions by efficiently managing the consolidation of fund accounting data.
- Played an integral role in launching new funds, coordinating closely with legal teams to ensure proper documentation was completed accurately and on time.
- Assisted in the transition from manual to automated processes, significantly reducing time spent on routine tasks while improving data accuracy.
- Managed daily cash reconciliation, ensuring proper handling of income distributions among investors.
- Maintained a deep understanding of emerging trends in the fund accounting industry, enabling proactive adjustments to internal processes and protocols as needed.
- Reduced errors in financial statements by meticulously reviewing and reconciling accounts on a regular basis.
- Optimized efficiency in expense allocation across multiple funds, leading to more accurate budgeting decisions.
- Collaborated with IT teams to implement system upgrades that increased the speed and accuracy of financial reporting processes.
- Supported timely completion of audits by providing accurate documentation and responding promptly to auditor inquiries.
- Enhanced team productivity by developing and implementing efficient workflow processes for fund accountants.
- Prepared detailed portfolio valuation reports, enabling senior management to make informed investment decisions based on accurate insights into asset performance.
- Streamlined month-end close processes, resulting in a more efficient and timely financial reporting cycle.
Fund Accountant / Fund Controller / Senior Fund Accountant
PARTNERS GROUP Pte. Ltd.
07.2018 - 05.2024
- Handle full set of accounts
- Handles and review monthly net asset finalization, including:
- Cash and portfolio reconciliation
- Portfolio/investments valuation analysis
- Income and expense accruals
- Amortization of prepayments
- Hedge and stock distribution valuation
- Reconciliation of general ledger, sub-ledger and financial schedules
- Monitor and manage outstanding payables and receivable.
- Review legal documents (including but not limited to agreements LPA, constituent documents and side letters) relating to assigned products.
- Currently finalizing NAV for 30+ products (LP’s and SICAR’s) monthly.
- Reviewing 25 other products from other accountant’s monthly.
- Respond to internal and external client and auditor requests.
- Oversee and servicing product compliance including proper documentation of processes and procedures.
CS Assistant Accountant (EMEA), CS Account Assistant (EMEA)
AUGENTIUS PHILIPPINES INC.
09.2016 - 06.2018
- Monthly and quarterly preparations of working papers and SOF files.
- Quarterly preparation of Capital Statements/ Partners Statement.
- Preparation of RS packages for sending of quarterly reports and investor transactions.
- Regular journal posting preparation of day to day handled funds.
- Preparation of Distributable Amount Model (DAM) and Drawdown calculations.
- Financial statements preparations.
- Quarterly investment valuation report preparation.
- Daily and weekly cash reconciliation.
- Monthly preferred returns.
- Quarterly AIFMD reports. (General Atlantic, Warburg Pincus, InfraRed Funds & JASIF)
- Regular monitoring of mailbox and updating tracking logs.
- Filling and archiving of quarterly files for ISAE 2016 compliance.
- Rebalancing/Equalization of investments.
- Handle full set of accounts
Project Accountant (Project Based)
TOTAL DEVELOPPEMENT & MANAGEMENT INC.
11.2015 - 08.2016
- Company Overview: British Company
- Create project accounts in the accounting system
- Maintain inventories of materials, supplies, and others related to assigned project.
- Maintain project-related records, including contracts and change orders
- Authorize access to project accounts
- Authorize the transfer of expenses into and out of project-related accounts
- Review and approve supplier invoices related to a project
- Review and approve time sheets for work related to a project
- Review and approve overhead charges to be applied to a project
- Review account totals related to project assets and expenses
- Investigate project variances and submit variance reports to management
- Confer with receivables staff regarding unpaid contract billings
- Report on project profitability to management
- Report to management on any opportunities for additional billings
- Report to management regarding the remaining funding available for projects
- Create or approve all project-related billings to customers
- Investigate all project expenses not billed to customers
- Respond to requests for more detail from customers
- Approve the write off of any project-related billings that cannot be billed to or collected from customers
- Close out project accounts upon project completion
- Create and submit government reports and tax returns related to projects
- Compile information for internal and external auditors, as required
Branch Operation Assistant/ Accounting Assistant
METRO BANK CORPORATION (HEAD OFFICEMAKATI)
09.2014 - 06.2015
- Handling accounts AP and others account
- Processing outward and inward clearing items
- Process invoices and claims in compliance to policies and regulations
- Process invoices and claims for payments to suppliers, staff claims, petty cash and student reimbursement
- Assist during audit checks
- Batches/balances the branch daily transactions
- Preparing debit advice/adjustment entries for posted and unposted in clearing items
- Call-back of checks deposit slips and other check payment related transaction
- Processing the branch’s expense and disbursement
- Maintain and updates necessary reports to be submitted to concerned units
- Reconciles subsidiary ledger/ registers balances against general ledger balances
- Processing Commercial Loans
- Encodes details of Loans
- Batches/balances the Commercial loans daily transactions
- Being part of the marketing team whose selling loans product
- Reason of Leaving: For Career growth
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Emilio Aguinaldo College
01.2014
BS in Business Administration - Managerial Accounting
University of the East
01.2012
Secondary High School - undefined
St. Anthony Academy of Bulacan
01.2008
Skills
- 8 years of professional experience in Fund accounting (6yrs) and accounting and finance industry (2yrs)
- Knowledgeable using ABACUS, eFront accounting and Investran accounting software
- Advance computer skills (Microsoft Office, portals, and etc)
- Finished Bachelor’s degree major in Accounting and Managerial Accounting
- Investment analysis
- Cash flow management
- Financial statements
- Private equity accounting
- Audit coordination
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
- Accounts receivable and payable
Certification
- CAIA Fundamentals of Alternative Investments Certificate (2024)
- Received LEAN Training Certification (2021)
- Passed the International exam for Cost Accounting. (NIAT)
Affiliations
- International Institute of Accounting Technicians
- Junior Philippines Institute of Accountancy
- Junior Philippines Association of Management Accounting
- Young Entrepreneur's society
Timeline
Senior Fund Accountant
Alter Domus Philippines Inc,
06.2024 - Current
Fund Accountant / Fund Controller / Senior Fund Accountant
PARTNERS GROUP Pte. Ltd.
07.2018 - 05.2024
CS Assistant Accountant (EMEA), CS Account Assistant (EMEA)
AUGENTIUS PHILIPPINES INC.
09.2016 - 06.2018
Project Accountant (Project Based)
TOTAL DEVELOPPEMENT & MANAGEMENT INC.
11.2015 - 08.2016
Branch Operation Assistant/ Accounting Assistant
METRO BANK CORPORATION (HEAD OFFICEMAKATI)
09.2014 - 06.2015
BS in Business Administration - Managerial Accounting
University of the East
Secondary High School - undefined
St. Anthony Academy of Bulacan
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Emilio Aguinaldo College
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