DHARA GANDHI, CPA, CA

** ****** *******, *** **, Parlin, New Jersey-08859 • 908-***-**** • acegxt@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

To work as the Certified Public Accountant where my professional experience and skills can be utilized

and which offers me challenging opportunities.

Summary of Qualification

Two years’ experience with big four firm.

Experience in the preparing annual and quarterly financial reports for compilation, review and

audits including footnotes.

Extensive auditing experience with a proven record for testing controls and implementing new

processes to improve financial record systems.

Proficiency in a wide range of accounting functions, including general accounting, payroll, bank

reconciliation, budgeting, financial statement preparation for corporates and in preparing multi-

state tax returns for individuals and corporates using CCH ProSystem fx.

Experience of working with clients in manufacturing, service, non-profit, research, government,

textile production, pipeline, pharmaceutical, utility and other corporate environments.

Work Experience

Accountant - S. Grover & Company LLC, New Jersey August 2013 - Present

Providing volunteer service to the CPA firm handling accounting and tax related work for

corporates and individuals.

Preparing single-state as well as multi-state tax returns for individuals, partnerships and

corporates and filing for Foreign Bank and Financial Account Reporting.

Maintaining and accounting the financial records of the clients to ensure compliance with laws,

regulations and organization’s policies.

Preparing clients’ financial statements, compilation reports and financial projections.

Helping the clients in obtaining and getting the bank loan approval by preparing the required

statements and gathering various data as required by the banker.

Resolving client queries regarding tax filing positions, drafted notices of objection and ruling

requests, and assisted clients to prepare for audits.

Forming new C & S corporations, partnerships and nonprofit charitable trust and performed the

procedure for dissolution/ re-instatement of the businesses.

Effectively designed customized reports for calculating sales tax payable to different states and

facilitating timely submission of sales tax return to various states to comply with the regulation

and to avoid levy of penalty and interest.

Handling the payment of payroll taxes and reporting of 25 companies through in-house payroll

processing using AMS software and also run the payroll for other 65 companies through ADP.

Preparing Form 1099 for the clients as per the guidance given by IRS.

Assistant Manager - Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Ahmedabad, India March 2010 - Jan 2012

Leading the team performing Statutory Audits and Limited Reviews for the issuer companies and

non-issuer companies.

Developed client relationships and provided assistance and advisory services to business process

owners and performed an ongoing risk assessment of anticipated organizational changes and

emerging control issues within the unit; support and monitor remediation activities, as necessary.

Performed stock audits and identified & resolved the control deficiency of the inventory

management system. Improved efficiency and control system of inventory managem ent by

introducing the SAP inventory module in the system.

Performed Initial Public offering (IPO) related work such as reviewing restatements of the audited

financials and performing circle up work for Red Herring Prospectus for the client company.

Carried out the work of presentation and finalization of the accounts to meet the GAAP

compliances as well as assisted in preparation of financial statements and preparation of SEC

filings, including researching various GAAP issues.

Performed analytical review procedure at planning and finalizing stage of the audit.

Developed audit plans and schedules and supervised staff auditors on audit engagements.

Performed review processes for evaluation of control gaps, design and operating effectiveness;

review test work and sustain control testing documentation at an audit quality level & perform

testing of controls.

Performed corroborative testing of financial statement in compliance with GAAP.

Analyzed internal control environments along with all balance sheet and income accounts,

investigating variances from previous years and investigate any unusual activity.

Analyzed, investigated, and monitored financial systems with full accountability for audit

programs, planning, testing, and report writing.

Developed and maintained adequate control and process documentation (i.e. control matrices,

flowcharts, testing documentation) in accordance with corporate requirements and prepared

manual audit files as well as electronic audit file as per firm specific software.

Performed tax audits and other certification works as per guidelines provided.

Extensive working knowledge of textile and pipeline manufacturing accounting systems.

Audit Assistant - Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Ahmedabad, India Dec 2009 - Feb 2010

Part of team performing Statutory Audits and handling compilation and quarterly audit reviews.

Performed analytical and substantive testing as well as control testing of all business cycles, along

with operating effectiveness testing of the same for various account balances in compliance with

GAAP.

Analyzed annual and quarterly financial statements of various public and private corporates.

Performed stock audits, tax audits and other certification works.

Audit Intern - Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Ahmedabad, India Aug 2006 - Nov 2009

Assisted in performing Statutory Audits, Internal Audits, Stock Audits, Tax Audits, Trust Audits,

Limited Reviews and Other Certification works for the issuer and non-issuer companies.

Worked as a team member on the assignments of the audits of various issuer and non-issuer

companies, branch audits of multinational companies, trusts.

Part of the team appointed by the Bank as a Concurrent Auditor of the government entity.

Examined records, reports, operating practices, and documentation to ensure compliance with

established internal control procedures as well as documentation of audit tests and findings.

Performed corroborative testing for the account balances of the financial statement.

Education & Credentials

Certified Public Accountant, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (NJ State Board

of Accountancy), 2013

Chartered Accountant, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, 2010

Master of Commerce (Accounting), Gujarat University, 2008

Bachelor of Commerce, Gujarat University, 2006

Computer Skills

Software Skills: SAP, Tally, Quick Books, ProSystem fx

Operating Systems: Windows 98/XP/VISTA/7/8

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, MS Office Tools

Professional Affiliations

The Institute Of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA)

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