Lee John

Fully qualified CPA with 7+ years of experience across private equity and alternative asset management. Experienced in producing precise and timely financial reports with attention to detail. Ability to collaborate effectively across teams, with strong interpersonal skills and experience in communicating with external stakeholders. Exceptional organizational and planning skills and effectively managing competing priorities and meeting tight deadlines.

Associate, Investment Finance at Dawson Partners (2026-04 – Present)

• Preparing capital activity notices, including capital calls and distributions, and complex calculation schedules such as fund rebalancing and syndications
• Onboarding new funds, special purpose vehicles, and investment transactions into the accounting system, ensuring adherence to defined controls
• Processing underlying investment correspondence daily and monitoring a high-volume group mailbox to ensure emails are accurately actioned
• Maintaining the in-house Investor Portal and responding to investor queries in a timely and efficient manner
• Liaising with the fund administrator and collaborating across teams to prepare ad hoc analysis and reporting, and to support new project implementation

Fund Accountant at TorQuest Partners ("TQ") (2023-12 – 2026-04)

• Owned the end-to-end NAV process across various funds
• Reviewed and validated quarterly calculations of management fees, carried interest, and investor allocations
• Prepared quarterly and annual financial statements for private equity funds (including a flagship fund with ~C$1.4B in commitments) and related SPVs, with supporting working papers
• Acted as a primary point of contact with external auditors during year-end audits, and prepared investor capital call and distribution notices while communicating directly with limited partners
• Processed and reviewed fund cash activity, including bank reconciliations, bank deposits, wire transfers, and investor-related cash movements
• Maintained accounting systems (QuickBooks and Microsoft Dynamics 365) to accurately record daily fund transactions.
• Assisted in preparation of partnership/corporation tax returns and various tax forms, including T5013, K-1 and K-3

Senior Accountant (Wealth and Asset Management) at Ernst & Young ("EY") (2018-10 – 2023-05)

Major clients: Carlyle Group Inc (US$474B AUM), Boyu Capital (US$40B AUM)

• Led and managed audit engagements for private equity, venture capital, hedge fund, and SPV structures, including Cayman master-feeder funds (US and non-US)
• Reviewed and coached work prepared by seniors, staff, and interns, ensuring quality, accuracy, and timely delivery under tight deadlines
• Prepared and presented audit findings, fund structures, and fee mechanics to senior client stakeholders and audit leadership

Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing – City University of Hong Kong (2016 – 2018)

Academic exchange program – BI Norwegian Business School (2018-06 – 2018-06)