Kim Zavislak

About Kim Zavislak

Kim is the Columbus office managing partner, leading our partners and professionals in serving our clients across a broad array of business complexities and industry issues. She focuses on helping companies solve complex and global business challenges leveraging the depth of our resources in risk advisory, consulting, deal advisory, methodology, tax and audit. She also frequently attends audit committees and board meetings to provide relevant technical and accounting insights.Functionally, She’s an audit partner for KPMG with extensive experience in providing financial reporting guidance and audit services to a wide spectrum of financial services clients, including investment advisors, broker dealers, exchange traded funds, mutual funds, separate accounts and alternative investment funds. She also serves as a firm-designated SEC reviewing partner (second review partner for audits of SEC registrants) for the public sector of the KPMG Financial Services practice. Kim currently serves on KPMG’s nominating committee for the board of directors. Kim has served as the Columbus HR Audit partner, the alumni relations partner, and the private enterprise lead partner for the Columbus market hub. Other activities include: conducting governance training for both investment advisors and their boards and, assisting clients with complex matters including valuation of hard to value securities, complex capital structures, derivatives, reorganizations and consolidations. In addition to her leadership within KPMG, Kim is well respected in the investment management industry and is a regular speaker and contributor at investment management forums. She is also actively involved in the Columbus community at-large, serving as co-chair for the Ohio Chapter of Women Corporate Directors, a board member and development committee co-chair for Junior Achievement of Central Ohio, board member and governance committee chair for Rev1 Ventures, board member for National Church Residences and board member for Flying Horse Farms. Kim is also a member of The Columbus Partnership and Ohio Business Roundtable.

Experience

1. Partner

   KPMG US

   Sep 1998 — Present

   Kim has extensive experience in providing financial reporting guidance and audit services to a wide spectrum of financial services clients, including investment advisors, broker dealers, exchange traded funds, mutual funds, separate accounts and alternative investment funds.Board Chair, Finance Committee Chair, Development Committee, Nominating and Board Development Committee, Audit Committee

Education

• Hillsdale College

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Accounting

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• Cpa
• Non-Profit Board Leadership
• Us Gaap
• Sec Filings
• Financial Analysis
• Investments
• Risk Management
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Tax
• U.s. Sec Filings
• Auditing
• Internal Controls
• Financial Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Accounting
• Due Diligence
• Management
• Gaap
• Financial Services