Employee Spotlight: Martin Kim

We are thrilled to highlight our Venture Capital Junior Accounting Manager, Martin Kim. Read the full interview to learn more about Martin’s expertise, his passion for his work, and how he helps his clients thrive. 

What is your hometown? Los Angeles, CA

What is your alma mater? University of California, Irvine

What are your favorite things to do outside of the office? Eating, cooking, and trying new restaurants.

How has your background impacted your experience as a consultant? My professional experiences as a traditional accountant, an auditor, and a fund administrator have built a sturdy foundation in various aspects of accounting. It is definitely an advantage in servicing clients to provide a wide array of insights and perspective.

What’s a typical workday like for you? Everyday is different, which is one of my favorite parts of my job.

What motivates you to wake up and go to work every day? I feel much more than an employee of a fund administrator as I feel like team members of all my clients as engagements can be collaborative between service providers and clients. It motivates and drives me to be the best version of myself everyday as I am a part of multiple business operations.

What kind of work have you been doing? As we’ve just wrapped up the year, our current focus is on closing the books and preparing and reviewing financial statements. We are closely working with the clients to prepare for the upcoming audit, and we are also working to file 1099s before the upcoming deadline at the end of the month.

Where do you believe you deliver the most value to your client? In addition to scope of engagements, our teams have the resources, expertise, and partnerships with other service providers to assist in ad hoc requests. There is a sense of seamless experience at Kranz Consulting.

How do you organize environments with a lack of reporting infrastructure or inefficiency? The knowledge of similar clients, both existing and past clients, is a powerful tool. It’s good to consider both processes that worked well and that didn’t work well. From there the team can make the decisions to customize infrastructures and processes. As time progresses there will be opportunities to improve and to pivot in order to maximize efficiencies.

What’s your process like? The first step is to understand the scope of the engagement and perform efficient planning meetings internally and externally with clients. It’s also crucial to assess risks on an ongoing basis and monitor the quality of the work.