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Shiva Prasad
WORK EXPERIENCE
Chapman, Bird, Grey & Tessler
Bookkeeper
Process deposits, petty cash requests, expense reimbursements,
invoices on Datafaction and Imaging after receiving approval from
client.
. Reconcile credit card statements, vendor statements and bank
statements monthly.
. Prepare weekly cash reports.
. Process cash calls and wires per client request.
. Research vendor inquiries, make follow up calls to vendors.
. Process rush checks per client request.
. Prepare annual 1099's.
. Bill backs for various projects.
. Process payroll weekly for client staff.
. Prepare and update budget for projects.
Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles
7/06 - 4/08
Staff Accountant (2/07 - 4/08)
Accounts Payable Clerk/Budget Analyst Assistant (7/06- 1/07)
Ensured timely entry and payment of invoices, check requests and
business expense reports in MIP.
Prepared weekly check runs.
Responded to AP, vendor, customer issues and follow up.
Prepared yearly vendor 1099's in accordance with the IRS regulations
as well as monitored accuracy of vendor set-ups & changes to the
vendor master file.
. Reconciled vendor statements, including Federation credit card
statements.
. Ran weekly Revenue and Expense Reports, check register reports.
. Assisted Budget Analyst with budget reports, general ledger reports.
. Set up budget databases for authorized users to submit 2007 budgets.
. Assisted in preparing 2007 budget review books for the CEO, CFO, COO,
and heads of various departments at Jewish Federation Council.
West Los Angeles Music
9/05 - 7/06
Accounts Payable Clerk
. Handled the process of matching, batching, and coding invoices (over
150 daily) in Mas90.
. Reviewed all submitted invoices for proper approvals.
. Processed accounts payable checks weekly so that invoices were paid
within terms and maximum discounts were taken.
. Performed timely distribution of checks to vendors.
. Maintained an accurate and organized filing system for check copies,
paid invoices, packing slips and unvouchered invoices.
. Answered all vendor inquiries and responded to vendors in a timely
manner.
. Followed-up on invoices on statements by verifying payment and
advising vendor of the same.
. Opened and distributed mail, took office mail to the post office.
. Reconciled vendor statements.
Weitbrecht Communications
9/04 - 9/05
Accounting Clerk
. Set-up new vendors and customers and maintained communication with
existing vendors.
. Verified the validity of invoices and ensured their timely payment.
. Created customer invoices and mailed them to customers.
. Responsible for matching (purchases orders, receiving inventory and
invoices), batching (invoices), coding (invoices), data entry and
posting to General Ledger.
. Prepared checks and submitted Payments.
. Processed accounts receivable payments and made bank deposits.
. Made collection calls and emailed/faxed/mailed aging reports and
statements to dealers.
. Reconciled Credit Card settlements.
. Updated inventory, vendor and dealer databases.
. Assisted the Accountant in month end closing, (backorder reports,
uncosted PO Reports, review monthly customer statements, review Aging
Report).
. Did reconciliation on Vendor Statements, bank statements and credit
card statements.
. Managed 200 dealer accounts (faxing invoices, statements, processing
payments).
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Shiva Prasad
First Federal Bank of California
3/96 - 9/04
Accounting and Exceptions Representative (10/02 - 9/04)
. Analyzed check deposits to determine risk characteristics.
. Reviewed new clients against Fraudfinder Software to ensure accounts were
not fraudulently opened.
. Processed levies received from Internal Revenue Service,
Employment Development Department, and Franchise Tax Board.
. Processed Treasury Tax and Loan Payments to General Ledger.
. Processed Travelers Check payments to Travelex.
. Audited First Federal Bank issued Debit Cards.
. Input Account Numbers for all new accounts into first Federal
Bank's Database.
Full Service Representative (12/00 - 02/02)
. Trained and supervised the teller line.
. Audited Record Changes for the branch.
. Processed all teller transactions.
. Balanced the Cash Vault every day.
Client Service Specialist (3/96 - 12/00)
. Processed regular teller transactions.
. Assisted the Branch Supervisor in auditing teller transactions.
. Trained new tellers.
. Did filing, typing, and data entry.
EDUCATION
University of Phoenix - Bachelor of Science in Accounting - expected
completion 9/2011
Santa Monica City College, Santa Monica, CA
. Associate in Arts Degree in Accounting - 2007
. Certification in Accounting - 2005
. Associate in Arts Degree in General Science
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
- Award and recognition in Winners Circle - 1st Quarter 2004, 1st Quarter
2002
- Award and Membership in Circle of Excellence - First Federal Bank - 2003
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint;
Datafaction Imaging; over 30 units in Accounting (including QuickBooksPro);
60 words per minute in typing; 10 Key by touch (+11,000 keystrokes/hr)
REFERENCES
Lore Buddeberg
Vice President and Manager of First Federal Bank of California
Terry Koshy
Risk Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Janet Gleason
Branch Manager of Fremont Bank
Sharon Wright
Jewish Federation Council