Manager Management

Rajesh K. Shandal

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Seeking: Senior Financial Role

Results-driven, visionary leader with a proven track record of driving

innovation, improving efficiency, achieving

compliance, and strengthening profit contributions for public and private

sector clients:

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (CPA) - ERNST & YOUNG LLP

AUDITOR - NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION & FINANCE

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR / LECTURER - BERNARD M. BARUCH COLLEGE & HUNTER COLLEGE

DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER/ACCOUNTING MANAGER- CONSOLIDATED EDISON COMPANY OF

NEW YORK

SKILLED IN ANALYZING NEEDS AND ISSUES, EVALUATING IMPACTS, DEFINING

STRATEGY AND APPROACH, AND GUIDING THE RAPID IMPLEMENTATION AND ADOPTION OF

STANDARDS, PROCESSES, AND CONTROLS THAT HAVE MAXIMIZED FINANCIAL

PERFORMANCE, MITIGATED RISKS, AND POSITIONED ORGANIZATIONS FOR CONTINUED

GROWTH. NATURAL COMMUNICATOR AND TEAM LEADER RECOGNIZED FOR MANAGING AND

EMPOWERING TEAMS TO ACHIEVE GOALS ACROSS FAST-PACED ENVIRONMENTS.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

STRATEGIC BUSINESS & ORGANIZATIONAL Risk Assessment & Management / Auditing &

PLANNING Controls

Financial Planning, Forecasting & Strategic Contract Negotiations & Vendor

Reporting Management

Private & Public Corporate Automation, Standardization &

Accounting Transformation Leadership

Regulatory & Compliance Management Team Recruitment, Development & Management

Professional Experience

Consolidated Edison Company of New York - New York, NY 2002-2013

Divisional Controller/Accounting Manager

Promoted to provide strong strategic, financial, and operating leadership

to Finance and other human resource departments in the organization. Member

of leadership team charged with evaluating, recommending, and implementing

strategies and best practices across the enterprise. Manage a cross-

functional operational, clinical, and union / management team of 21 through

3 direct reports in managing, enhancing, and delivering the following

programs, services, and policies:

SEC financials, 10-K, 10-Q, MD&A Achieved SOX Compliance

Regulatory reporting to government Financial Summary to Investor

entities-FERC, PSC Relations

Monthly Closings of Finance and other Overseeing Company's Medical Unit

departments(Oracle) Operations

Rate Case filings with Public Service Internal Controls Testing

Commission (PSC)

Selected Achievements:

. Chosen as a member of the Finance Transformation Team charged with

improving employee retention. Collaborated with Deloitte & Touche to

interview employees and conduct a competitive analysis. Defined and

recommended the implementation of new bonus structure and work-life

balance that strengthened employees satisfaction and retention.

. Pivotal role in defining and implementing controls into the department

that enabled organization to achieve compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley

(SOX) regulations.

. Drove the replacement of disparate manual records with an Electronic

Medical Records (EMR) system that reduced costs and increased

accessibility of critical data.

. Eliminated the delivery of pre-employment X-Rays that delivered $500K in

yearly savings for Medical Unit.

. Spearheaded the automation of financial analysis, verification, and

reporting functions that reduced overall timeframe for creating monthly,

quarterly, and annual reports.

. Recognized for effectively addressing and resolving critical issues that

improved stability of the financial department.

Consolidated Edison Company of New York - Continued...

Recruited to manage and enhance financial analysis and SEC / regulatory

reporting processes for this publicly traded, regulated multi-billion

dollar corporation and it's 4 subsidiaries.

. Prepared financial reports to increase awareness of issues and

opportunities, drive business decisions, secure funding from investors,

and meet regulatory requirements.

. Analyzed financial statements, balance sheets, and cash-flow statements.

Identified trends in key performance indicators, investigated

discrepancies, and presented results to leadership.

. Developed and submitted 10-Q, 10-K, and MD&A reports to Securities

Exchange Commission (SEC).

. Collaborate with accounting, legal, and compliance teams to ensure

processes, programs, and functions are in adherence to established

corporate and regulatory requirements.

. Recruit, train, mentor, and ensure teams and operations achieve

established goals.

. Established and managed budgets for other departments related to

wellness, operations, and World Trade Center programs valued in excess

of $10 million. Forecasted revenue and expenditures; conducted quality

reviews of expenditures and invoices; lead monthly closings and accruals

leveraging PeopleSoft and Oracle Systems. Presented monthly financial

summaries to top-level management.

Ernst & Young, LLP - New York, NY 2000-2002

Senior Accountant

Brought in to lead teams in conducting complex reviews of controls,

processes, policies, financials, and operations for banking, broker-dealer,

and private equity clients in adherence to Generally Acceptance Accounting

Principles (GAAP) and Generally Acceptance Auditing Standards (GAAS).

. Planned and managed all aspects of auditing engagements. Secured

appropriate resources and defined audit strategy.

. Coordinated the execution of testing plans, identification of risks and

issues, documentation of results and recommendations, and the

presentation of audit findings to leadership teams and regulators.

Selected Achievements:

. Managed and conducted in-depth walkthroughs of internal controls for

front- and back-office operations.

. Supervised certified audits for introduction and clearing of broker-

dealers, mutual funds, and mergers & acquisitions.

. Assessed loans / allowances for loan reserves and validated compliance

with FASB 114 and FASB 5 regulations.

. Analyzed credit lending review processes across corporate finance, trade

finance, and project finance departments.

. Reviewed VAR analysis and risk management policies to ensure the

accuracy and compliance of limits.

Shulman, Weingarten & Co., LLP - New York, NY 1996-2000

Senior Accountant

Provided financial analysis / reporting, payroll, tax, and auditing

expertise to law firms, medical professionals, manufacturing companies, and

movie production entities throughout New York

. Prepared individual, partnership, and corporate income tax returns;

coordinated month-end closings; oversaw the monthly analyses of balance

sheets accounts; and led the development of annual financial statements.

New York State Department of Taxation & Finance - New York, NY 1994-

1996

Auditor

. Audited and ensured that 30+ oil and trucking companies were in

compliance with truck mileage and petroleum business tax regulations.

Reviewed records and tax returns, identified issues, and delivered

recommendations to management.

Training Experience

Bernard M. Baruch College, City University of New York - New York, NY

2009-2010

Adjunct Lecturer / Professor of Accountancy

. Principles of Accounting.

Hunter College, City University of New York - New York, NY 1999-2001

Adjunct Lecturer / Professor of Accountancy

. Advanced Accounting - Consolidations, Purchase & Pooling Methods.

Education & Credentials

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting

BERNARD M. BARUCH COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (1994)

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - State of New York

Technology Proficiency

MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook), and Lotus Notes Software

Comshare, Essbase, Platinum, and Go-Systems Software

Quicken, QuickBooks, T-Value, AWS, and ProSystem FX Software

PeopleSoft and Oracle Systems

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