OBJECTIVE

Seek a challenging position that leverages my financial analysis expertise, systems acumen and team building leadership skills.

EXPERIENCE

General Account Reporting Analyst, MetLife, Alpharetta, GA 09/2014-Current

●Responsible for communicating and partnering with multiple stakeholders around the globe in order to reconcile the securities sub-ledger (PAM) to MetLife’s general ledger (PeopleSoft).

●SME for preparation, reconciliation, and reporting of schedule 5500 for leading Fortune 500 clients

●Performed system activities across variety of applications- Legacy, Excel Macros, PeopleSoft, Oracle BI Publisher, Cadency

●Led strategic initiative to define and document Financial Control Unit’s business process maps and work-flow to enable off-shore team in migrating various functions of the team.

●Researched and reconciled discrepancies in monthly benefits payments for guaranteed and non-guaranteed annuities

●Gained technical knowledge and subject matter expertise in monthly transfer of funds for expenses

●Performed system activities across variety of applicable applications – Legacy, Excel Macros, defined advanced database query improvements

●Selected and participated in special projects to improve system functionality by validating improved requirements and conducting comprehensive User Acceptance Tests to defined specifications

●Studied and applied improvements in administrative process tasks that led to 8-10 hours per week reduction in non value-add tasks. On-going analysis of process improvement opportunities and continuous discussion with team leaders for validation and direction

Co-Founder, Caranam LLC, Atlanta, GA 06/2009-08/2014

●Complete responsibility for management and operations of Caranam

●Researched and performed financial ROI evaluation of real-estate investment properties

●Negotiated purchase of multiple properties based on financial analysis

●Managed all activities

●Prepare all the financial reporting

●Assist in reporting in audits

Staff Accountant, Ajilon., Apharetta, GA 01/2008-01/2009

●Prepared various analysis on balance sheet

●Researched suspense accounts

●Assist in reporting in audits

●Ad hoc Reporting

Staff Accountant, Aaron Rents Inc., Kennesaw, GA 03/2006-04/2007

●Prepared journal entries and account reconciliations

●Assisted Assistant Controller in month end, and quarter end close

●Prepared schedules for Internal/External Audits (Sarbanes Oxley)

●Analyze balance sheet accounts periodically

●Processed Vendor accrual statements (MS Access)

●Prepared monthly/quarterly/annual budget for advertising

●Illustrated accounts with double accruals of $500,000 or more

Staff Accountant, Lyman Davidson Dooley Inc., Marietta, GA 05/2004- 01/2005

●Responsible for auditing and processing bi-weekly payroll

●Tracked and processed 401k contribution

●Analyzed and processed accounts payable

●Reviewed and set-up project details in Profession Services Automation (PSA) system

●Prepared internal and external monthly financial reports

●Weekly invoice management

Credit Analyst Intern, National Republic Bank, Chicago, IL 12/2002-01/2003

●Derived revenue projection rate estimates for prospective motel and hotel investments

●Formulated Credit Rating for prospective clients (MS Access)

●Validated investment value of various businesses

Finance Intern, Morgan Stanley, Atlanta, GA 08/2002-12/2002

●Conducted in depth market analysis of Fortune 500 companies

●Worked on market research projects for Home Depot, Citigroup, AT&T, Disney, Bellsouth

●Developed various reports for Vice President of Marketing

●Contacted prospects to attend financial advisory meetings

Intern/Student Assistant, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 09/2001- 12/2002

●Shadowed Alumni Association Director on various projects

●Processed alumni records in Oracle database (GroupWise)

●Official representative on Alumni Association Events

●Assisted in organizing and budgeting Spring Job Fair 2002

EDUCATION & ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Georgia State University

Bachelors in Business Administration (May. 2000- Aug. 2003)

Major: Finance; Minor: Computer Information System

Finance Apprenticeship Program

Sardar Patel University

Bachelors in Business Administration (Jun 1996- May 1999)

Major: Human Resource Management

QUALIFICATIONS, ACHIEVEMENTS & VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

●Proven leadership skills, outstanding analytical ability, dedicated team player with excellent communication

●Real Estate Analysis, Investment and Management (2009-2013)

●Software skills: Oracle BI Publisher, PeopleSoft, Cadency, MS Office (Advance), MS Access, MS Visual Basic, Lawson, Wind2 (Deltek FMS), GroupWise, QA, BA, FMS, SharePoint, Cognos

●Fluent in Hindi and Gujarati

●Athletic Swimming School Champion (1987-1996)

●Athletic Champion in All India School Meet (1995)

●Participant of YWCA Swimming meet

●Volunteered for Susan G. Komen Society (2011-2012)

●Volunteered work at Lymphoma and Leukemia Society (2003- 2004)

●Active volunteer in Be The Match Foundation(2012-current)

●Member of IIBA (International Institute of Business Analyst)

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