Project Accounting

ASHOK VORA

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Marlton, NJ *****

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ACCOUNTING / FINANCE PROFESSIONAL

EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN ACCOUNTING, BUDGETING/FORECASTING, FINANCIAL ANALYSIS, MONTHLY CLOSINGS, VARIANCE

ANALYSIS, FINANCIAL REPORTING, PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS, FINANCIAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING/

FINANCIAL FUNCTIONS WITHIN BOTH MIDSIZE AND LARGE ORGANIZATIONS. EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP, INTERPERSONAL AND

COMMUNICATION SKILLS WITH A DEMONSTRATED RECORD OF SUCCESS IN EFFECTIVELY PLANNING AND ORGANIZING THE WORK

EFFORTS OF CROSS-FUNCTIONAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL TEAMS. CURRENTLY SEEKING A CHALLENGING POSITION IN ACCOUNTING/

FINANCE TO UTILIZE EXTENSIVE PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE AND COMPREHENSIVE SKILL SET.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB, PRINCETON, NJ 1997 – 2013

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING ANALYST/PROJECT ACCOUNTANT

ENTERPRISE SERVICES STRATEGY & OPERATIONS, PORTFOLIO GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT (2008-MAY 2013)

Performed financial analysis, financial reporting, budgeting, monthly closings, allocations charge outs,

projection, variance analysis, metric scorecard reporting, business and strategic project plan roll up for

various divisions. Provided software capitalization tracking, demand supply forecasting and supported

multiple accounting and financial functions.

• Performed month and year to date qualitative and quantitative budget vs. actual vs.

prior year variance analysis to senior level management.

• Automated monthly financial reports for various departments, which improved

efficiency in analyzing variance analyses.

• Developed a performance trending metric scorecard, which allowed senior

management to monitor trends more effectively.

• Created key project related daily dashboard report, which helped project managers

take actions to minimize project delay.

• Streamlined budget and financial rollup, saving one day in development time.

• Team leader for data migration from project work intake (PWI) to project portfolio

management (PPM) system, which gave users more control in managing their project activities.

• Received Presidents Awards for exceptional financial support of two division

divestitures.

• Provided help desk support for project portfolio management (PPM) system during

system migration, which helped new users adjust to changes in the new system.

FINANCIAL ANALYST

ENTERPRISE SERVICES STRATEGY & OPERATIONS, ENTERPRISE PLANNING TEAM (2004-2008)

Monitored continuous improvement savings; provided accounting and financial support to multiple

departments; performed one time and ongoing project costs analysis.

• Provided financial support to Application Retirement Program, which contributed

$10M+ in savings.

• Performed various financial analyses to support continuous improvements, saving

$15M.

• Completed one time and ongoing expense analysis, which eliminated duplicate budget

expenses.

• Trained managers to prepare budgets and monitor expenses, which increased budget

efficiency.

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Accountant

Global Shared Services, Network Engineering (1997- 2004)

Responsible for monthly closings, variance analysis, projection, departmental budgeting and year-end

closings. Supported multiple department managers and directors, and provided accounting/financial support

to corporate finance department. Managed vendor support (BT, AT&T, Verizon and MCI).

• Performed communication expenses analyses to support outsourcing decisions.

• Audited vendors’ billing, which eliminated duplicate charges and taxes.

• Facilitated training sessions with managers and vendors to review procurement

process.

C-TEC CORPORATION, PRINCETON, NJ 1995 – 1996

ACCOUNTING ANALYST

PREPARED MULTI-DIVISION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS MEMBER OF CORPORATE FINANCE TEAM. ANALYZED GENERAL LEDGER

ACCOUNTS, JOURNAL ENTRIES, CONTROLLED ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES/PAYABLES, PAYROLL AND SALES TAX RETURNS.

• Resolved disputed audit inquiries from federal, state and local taxing authorities.

• Identified risks and opportunities to support projection, thereby minimizing variances.

• Automated accounts payables spending reports to monitor spend.

EDUCATION

MBA, FINANCE/MANAGEMENT, SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY, PHILADELPHIA, PA

BS, ACCOUNTING/AUDITING, M.P. SHAH COMMERCE COLLEGE, INDIA

TECHNICAL SKILLS

MS Office, SAP, PPM, SharePoint, TM1, Documentum

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