Pravin Patel

**** ****** **** ***

Lithia Springs, GA 30122

acn0wc@r.postjobfree.com

201-***-****

SUMMARY

Driven, dependable and professional with extensive full cycle accounting experience leading all accounting and

financial functions of businesses with an eye for identifying areas for improvement and developing best practice

processes and procedures that increase productivity, reduce errors and decrease costs.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BDH Group, LLC. Marietta, GA February 2014 to Present

Trade: Interior – Exterior Demolition

Full Charge Bookkeeper

Negotiating cash discounts for early payment with multiple subcontractors/vendors saving 5 to 10% per invoice

Implementing a strict procedure so that the weekly payroll process that used to take day and a half every week,

now takes 15 minutes every day and one hour on pay processing day

Developing project tracking schedules to show contractual amount, change orders if any, amount billed to date,

retainer held and amount paid to date resulting in tracking project status efficiently

Responsible for day-to-day accounting operations: accounts receivable, accounts payable, treasury management,

bank and company credit card reconciliations, daily deposits, preparing and calculating sales commissions

Maintaining general ledger accounts, accrued expense accounts, fixed assets schedule and amortization by

creating monthly journal ledger entries and adjustments

Preparing job cost accounting for projects, monthly accruals and reconciliation of various balance sheet accounts

Performing month-end and year-end closing including financial statements with actual and budgeted variances

Processing weekly payroll for over 70 daily laborers using an outside payroll company

Processing and auditing employee expense reports for proper approvals following Company policies

Supervising new hire set-up, payroll and benefit programs, reconciliation of healthcare, bills/employee

deductions, PTO tracking for staff, annual 1099 reporting and distribution, managing all Insurance plans

Preparing annual budget using historical data and input from management, managing all external audits,

coordinating year-end work with the CPA to assist in preparation of tax returns

Developing and maintaining internal controls to safeguard company's assets, recommending both financial and

operational area for improvement and establishing new office and accounting policies and field procedures

Supporting Finance staff by answering questions, providing information, investigating concerns and training new

and existing staff as needed

Modulex A/S February 2001 - October 2013

September 2002 – October 2013)

(Modulex Georgia Inc., Atlanta, Georgia

(Modulex New York Inc., New York, New York February 2001 - July 2009)

Trade: Architectural Way Finding Interior - Exterior Signage

Full Charge Bookkeeper

Increased cash flow by 30% by implementing 50% deposit requirements for all new orders and submitting

monthly pay applications with draws based on percentage of works completed for all contractual projects

Slashed receivables by 50% in less than 45 days by implementing strict collection procedures for past due

accounts and guidelines for all new orders

Slashed inventory on hand by 30% by training Project Managers with new orders and delivery procedures

Slashed company phone bills, utility bills, security monitoring fees and ADP payroll fees by 25% by negotiating

pricing and fees while ensuring the continuation and enhancements of services

Slashed company's Workman's Comp insurance cost by 70% by implementing insurance requirements for all

outside subcontractors/vendors

Pravin Patel

7667 Forest Glen Way

Lithia Springs, GA 30122

acn0wc@r.postjobfree.com

201-***-****

Slashed order errors and unnecessary project costs by 80% by establishing and employing detailed order

confirmation guidelines before “Go Ahead” production authorization is given

Collected more than $80K from five clients that were written off by auditors and management.

Implemented "Fair to All" simple commission structure for Sales Managers that avoided monthly confusion and

questions and making it easy for Sales Managers to clearly understand their monthly commission earned

Overall aspects of accounting and control functions including billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable with

three way match, processed credit cards, managed daily deposits

Responsible for balance sheet and income statement reconciliations and analysis, reconciled payroll records,

performed various monthly account reconciliations, including bank and company credit card statements

Prepared and maintained all monthly Profit and Loss statements, monthly accruals, month-end closing and

management reports with actual and budget variances, managed and controlled inventory on hand

Maintained fixed asset register, tracked all accounting records for prepaid expenses, helped with company HR

function, managed company 401K and all Insurance plans

Prepared weekly and monthly order bookings, monthly royalty calculations and reporting, weekly and monthly

sales reports and prepared monthly commissions for sales reps

Prepared contractual pay applications using AIA documents and textura systems with draws based on percentage

of completions, schedule of values, lien waivers, close-out documents, certified payroll, reported CCIP as needed

for various Jobs, including government and Davis-Bacon projects, also functioned as a Notary when necessary

Prepared and filed monthly Sales Tax returns for the States of New York, New Jersey, Georgia and South

Carolina, maintained accurate records of payments made to independent contractors for annual 1099

Worked with management to produce an annual budget, managed the preparation and administration of all

external audits and coordinated year-end work with the CPA to assist in preparation of the tax returns

Hema Cosmetics, Inc., New York, N.Y. September 1981 - January 2001

Trade: Wholesale and Retail Brand Name Designer Fragrances and Cosmetics

Office and Accounting Manager

Increased sales by $1.5M by setting up more than 100 retail shops adding a fragrance line

Pioneered the accounting system for the company by proactively participating in transition from double entry

bookkeeping systems to QuickBooks that made managing company accounts more efficient

Managed to change the credit terms with several overseas vendors by establishing a very good trustworthy

relationship resulting in change of terms with vendors from letters of credit, pre-payments or wire transfers to 45

days credit-causing increased cash flow

Supervised wholesale and retail business and managed daily operations

Responsible for billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, monthly accrual, reconciliation of the receivable,

bank reconciliations, adjustments, credit, charge-backs, returns, discounts, general ledger entries

Prepared monthly, quarterly and yearly profit and loss statements, balance sheet and financial statements

Maintained accurate sales records, collections, maintained files and responsible for budget layout

Supervised employees in sales, shipping and receiving dept, dealing with mail orders, customers’ complaints, and

merchandise return disputes, assisted sales staff in performance of selling activities, such as signs, promotional

displays, marketing, servicing and other related duties; familiar with MasterCard/Visa, charge-backs, etc.

Worked with outside auditors for year-end financial statements

EDUCATION

Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India 1972

Bachelor’s in Science. Successfully completed courses in Secretarial Practice, Accounting, Business Administration

TECHNICAL SKILLS

All Windows Operating Systems, Microsoft Office, Peachtree, QuickBooks, Textura construction billing systems

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