Kaoutar Ifri

• Conducting in-depth financial analysis and oversight of periodic reporting packages, including Net Asset Value (NAV) calculations, pricing files, and financial/regulatory reports, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and alignment with evolving industry frameworks.

• Performing extensive research on fund structures and alternative financial products, assessing their feasibility within existing frameworks, and identifying tailored solutions to align with investor objectives and regulatory requirements.

• Providing training and knowledge-sharing sessions on semi-liquid funds, covering complex topics such as valuation methodologies, liquidity management, and regulatory compliance, demonstrating an ability to translate technical concepts into actionable insights.

• Investigating sustainability measures and ESG disclosures, which are now a critical aspect of mandatory fund reporting, and ensuring their integration into financial and regulatory reporting processes.

• Engaging in automation initiatives by researching and testing new tools to streamline key operational processes, such as NAV dissemination, distribution allocations, and performance fee calculations, contributing to process efficiency and data accuracy.

• Leading a cross-border outsourcing project for fund accounting production, designing training materials and providing guidance to global teams, ensuring a smooth transition and consistent application of best practices.

• Continuously expanding expertise in alternative investments and financial innovations, staying informed on industry trends through independent research and application of quantitative methodologies to assess fund performance and risk.

• Led the implementation and oversight of a new transfer agency (TA) tool, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of data migration processes and enhancing operational efficiency through continuous monitoring and quality control.

• Developed expertise in fund operations, managing equalization, drawdown, and distribution processes by interpreting financial provisions outlined in fund documentation such as Prospectuses and Limited Partnership Agreements (LPA).

• Conducted financial analysis for private equity funds, focusing on income allocation through waterfall distribution methodologies to ensure accurate and strategic allocation of returns.

• Preparation of a comprehensive training manual on fund accounting principles, facilitating knowledge transfer and improving onboarding processes for new team members.