Experience

Chris Munson serves as the Controller of Corporate Finance of Citrin Cooperman Advisors, LLC and has over 25 years of financial services experience and responsibility for complex accounting operations within the alternative asset management industry. Chris’s areas of expertise span across financial, tax, and regulatory management of single and multi-strategy hedge funds, fund of funds, private equity funds, and management companies. He has substantial experience in supervising staff within a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, managing domestic and international teams, and developing corporate accounting policies.

Prior to joining Citrin Cooperman, Chris was a Managing Director at Mariner Investment Group LLC’s alternate asset management group, where he built and led a high-performance accounting team. Chris led the Fund of Funds accounting group, meeting the needs of a portfolio which grew to $4.5 billion with over 20 funds and managed accounts. Additionally, he spent the past 10 years in the Corporate Controller’s Group as a Controller for designated corporate entities.

Prior to his time at Mariner, Chris spent 8 years at a global accounting firm, achieving the level of Assurance Manager. Chris planned, coordinated, and managed audit and regulatory consulting engagements in the U.S. and London. He managed multiple audit teams performing audits and reviews of investment partnerships, fund of funds, commercial mortgage companies, and international broker dealers as well as companies in the manufacturing and distribution industries.