Santhosh kumar T

I am a Semi qualified CA with 3 years of post-articleship experience and over 3 years of expertise in Accounts, Audit, and Taxation. I am seeking opportunities in Fund Accounting, particularly in areas such as Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds, Financial Markets, and Financial Reporting. I am committed to delivering accurate financial analysis, ensuring compliance, and producing reliable financial reports.

• Knowledge on Private equity fund structure, Master-Feeder funds, Blocker entity and the role of each entity in fund structure
• Understanding on the Differences between Private Equity, Hedge Funds & Mutual Funds
• Thorough Knowledge on the Life Cycle of Private Equity Fund  Knowledge on the Role of Investor Classes, Initial & Subsequent Closings
• Computation of Management fees, Preferred Returns, Catch Up and Carried Interest
• Conceptual understanding about Methods of Charging Management Fee by Private Equity Fund
• Knowledge on Waterfall Mechanism (American & European)
• Conceptual understanding on Limited Partnership Agreement (LPA), Private Placement Memorandum (PPM), Investor Commitments, Contributions, Distributions, Unfunded Contributions, Allocation, Call and Distribution Notice
• Knowledge on Private equity fund Performance Measures like Internal Rate of Return, Time Weighted Return, Multiple of Invested Capital (MOIC)
• Knowledge on the Investment strategies of Private Equity and Hedge Funds
• Basic understanding of Fund Accounting Terms (AUM, AUA, Placement Fee)
• Basic understanding of Private Equity and Hedge Funds Financial Statements
• Solid Understanding on the process of Re balancing (Equalization) on Subsequent closure
• Knowledge on Derivatives like Forward Contracts, Futures, Options, Swaps and Swaptions

• Successfully completed NSIM VIII Equity derivatives certificate examination with 67%
• Successfully completed SEBI-Investor certificate examination with 82%