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Cheng Li

Luxembourg

Summary

CAIA LEVEL I Candidate - March 2025 Exam

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Depository Bank Analyst

BNY MELLON Luxemborug
Luxembourg
07.2023 - Current
  • Periodic depository check per Luxembourg regulations, including safekeeping, cash monitoring, transactions monitoring, compliance, and fund oversight for both PE,RE and UCITS funds in line with strict time schedule.
  • Knowledge of local regulatory requirement in relation to AIFM, e.g., circ CSSF 18/698, 18/697, 22/811. Knowledge of local requirement of UCITS, UCI Part II (FCP, SICAV).
  • Portfolio and inventory analysis for AIF funds of investment strategy, asset, accounting, custody, and cash account, financial reporting, capital activity, and compliance.
  • Periodic meetings with client, Board, GP/Manco, investment management company, fund administration, audit and regulatory for routine and ad-hoc issues both on site and remote.
  • In house projects of team performance and efficiencies enhancement.
  • In house training presentation, i.e. PPN function and Depo review; Safekeeping and cash monitoring depo presentation for audit preparation.
  • Oversea delegation training and oversight.
  • New client/funds financial analyse, launching and migration process.
  • Periodic audit preparation and performance.
  • Collaborative team player with confidence to build relationships and be the primary contact for range of senior responsibility.

Fund Accountant - Alternatives

Centralis SA
Luxembourg
05.2022 - 06.2023
  • Prepare periodic NAV reports and financial statements for 8 PE, RE clients.
  • Analyze fund structure and accounting in particular for alternative assets and preparing on boarding accounting services for new clients and setting up new funds internally.
  • Process and reconcile fund transactions efficiently and effectively.
  • Performe equalization calculation for distribution, capital call, performance fee and management fee per fund structure.
  • Supervise periodic fund accounting and corporate accounting tasks, review financial statements and NAV pack for deliver.
  • Supervise junior stuffs on bank statement booking, financial report preparing, invoice processing, etc.
  • Meeting with client for periodic and ad-hoc issues.
  • Prepare and participate clients pitching, on-boarding meeting and board meeting.
  • Work alongside with TA, legal, compliance, client relationship and business development team for contractual obligations.
  • Progress inhouse working system per new client’s requirement and perform fund migration.
  • Arrange and perform the audit schedule.

Client Services - Fund Accounting UCITS

Brown Brothers Harriman (Luxembourg) S.C.A
Luxembourg
09.2019 - 05.2022
  • Producing daily NAV calculation for UCITS funds and managing tight deadline.
  • Analysing each portfolio to justify and validate the position, valuation, shareholder activity and corporate action which cause impacts to the NAV.
  • Performing weekly cash, position, valuation and NAV reconciliation check.
  • Responding to both clients and other teams regarding to validity of trade transactions/ valuation and impacts, portfolio hedging, performance fees, anti-dilution levies, accounting procedures, and escalating on issues been resolved.
  • Assisting on new funds setup and NAV calculation in the internal system.
  • Settling PVC breaks, Cash breaks and Needs Repair trades, dealing issues with security, debts, derivatives, hedge and structure products.
  • Preparing weekly, monthly, semi-annual and annual reports with analytical skills in Excel, including MIFID report, distribution reports, etc.
  • Working closely with other departments on miscellaneous fund queries and reconciliations.
  • Building a sound understanding to the internal fund processes and building relationships among various teams, and being able to locate the relevant responds for different issues.
  • Serving to our clients and responding to their requirements and inquiries in efficiency.
  • Liaising external audits and preparing their needs for the funds.
  • Being familiar with working procedure with both fund accounting and custody sides, developing to think and troubleshooting from different angles.
  • Training new staff.
  • Participating actively in the company activities, building up relationships among different teams and departments.

M&A Manager Assistant

Shandong Ruyi Investment Holding
Beijing
12.2016 - 11.2017
  • Participated in a 2 billion dollar M&A case which Shandong Ruyi acquired Invista’s Apparel & Advanced textiles department of LYCRA® in America
  • Communicated with the target company and their clients, consolidated the relationship during the transaction
  • Initiated valuation analysis, built up DCF model with Excel and performed sensitivity tests
  • Supported financial forecasting reports and financial performance analysing report, included operating cash flow, free cash flow, EBITDA, etc

VC Financial Analyst Intern in Tech Industry

China Renaissance Group, Beijing China
Beijing
06.2016 - 09.2016
  • Preparing preliminary financial analyses to potential investment targets: internet startups.
  • Analysing target companies and initiating relevant paper works includes capital tables, investment deck, go-to-market strategy, P&L valuation.
  • Working with a large amount of data and being able to process it with advanced EXCEL and VBA.
  • Building financial forecasting models, consistently communicating results with managers to support tactical and strategic decisions.
  • Preparing concise documents with other teams, tailored to different levels of stakeholders.

Accountant Intern

Da Hua Certified Accountants(big 5 In China)
Beijing
07.2015 - 10.2015
  • Practised under Tax unit and specialised to corporate tax
  • Dedicated to making the interim financial reports under Chinese GAAP and business law
  • Rechecked and proofed the financial reports for disclosure for the next move
  • Provided accounting and legal suggestions to the clients

Accountant Intern

Shandong Polymer Bio-Chemicals Co., Ltd, Shandong
Shandong, China
05.2014 - 10.2014
  • Assigned to the management accounting department
  • Initiating researches and data analysis of production, costs, storage and sales
  • Interacting with clients, managers and employees for strategy and management analysis
  • Providing financial advices and helping prepare budgeting

Education

Master of Science - Corporate Financial Management

SKEMA Business School
Paris, France
12-2019

Master of Science - Accounting And Finance

University Of Hull
Yorkshire, England
12.2016

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

University of Hull
Yorkshire, England
07.2015

Skills

  • Microsoft package including Excel, Power Point, Word, Note
  • VBA
  • Bloomberg, Reuter & FRI
  • Consolidation of accounting statement
  • Financial models building: DCF, LBO, Financial Statement, Accretion/Dilution (M&A)

Affiliations

  • Woman national basket ball league of university
  • Active football fan
  • Semi pro swimmer
  • Racing

Timeline

Depository Bank Analyst

BNY MELLON Luxemborug
07.2023 - Current

Fund Accountant - Alternatives

Centralis SA
05.2022 - 06.2023

Client Services - Fund Accounting UCITS

Brown Brothers Harriman (Luxembourg) S.C.A
09.2019 - 05.2022

M&A Manager Assistant

Shandong Ruyi Investment Holding
12.2016 - 11.2017

VC Financial Analyst Intern in Tech Industry

China Renaissance Group, Beijing China
06.2016 - 09.2016

Accountant Intern

Da Hua Certified Accountants(big 5 In China)
07.2015 - 10.2015

Accountant Intern

Shandong Polymer Bio-Chemicals Co., Ltd, Shandong
05.2014 - 10.2014

Master of Science - Corporate Financial Management

SKEMA Business School

Master of Science - Accounting And Finance

University Of Hull

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

University of Hull
Cheng Li