Manager Accounting

Curriculum Vitae of Chandresh Drona

Address: **** ******** ***, ***********, **, 27560

Telephone/E-mail 919 - 641 - 8894; **********@*****.***

Key Skills: Process improvement, project management, financial analysis, accounting and reporting under US

GAAP and SOX compliance. Good excel, power point and IT skills – Oracle financials (ERP),

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Education: Award Winner Certified ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants UK (equivalent to

CPA in USA)). Bachelors of Commerce (Hons), Mumbai University, India

Extra Curricular Community services, marathon and charity

Immigration Status: Valid Employment Authorisation (EAD) and British Citizen

Profile: I am a qualified accountant with solid experience across retail, technology and consulting sectors. I am working

as a Financial Consultant in Accenture’s F&PM service line with focus on corporate financial reporting and finance

operations. Prior to joining Accenture, I was working at Amazon.com Inc, as a Financial Analyst where I was responsible

for accounting and reporting of assigned functional areas of the balance sheet and income statements under US GAAP.

Achievements/Highlights

Implemented correct invoice payment procedure with regards to a vendor payment resulting in incremental free

cash flow benefit of £1m

Received special recognition from Finance Director on cash function improvements. Led a project for European

cash accounts transformation, clean up and process improvements

Recognised “Exceed” performance rating and “Solid Strength” in Leadership and Values rating

Collaborate and manage the client teams based in the UK, USA, Norway and India (i.e. in a global and multi-

cultural environment)

Trained and mentor two Seattle based financial analysts on cash accounting

Received an excellent feedback for effective communication and management from US colleagues as part of the

annual peer review performance appraisal process

Work Experience

July 2010 to till date: - Management/Financial Consultant Accenture Services

I am a consultant in Accenture’s Finance & Performance Management service line with focus on management accounts,

corporate financial reporting and finance operations.

Projects:

Client – BP Plc: - Business Cutover Analyst (Duration: Nov10 to Feb10)

Duties: BP Plc UK and Norway are upgrading its existing SAP ERP system to a higher version. My role in the project is to:

Understand the highly complex accounting operations (Shared Services Center) in an ERP environment (Cash,

Intercompany, Payroll, eExpense and Joint Venture billings) due to their joint venture billings requirement

Define existing processes in accounting functions and map these processes into new SAP

Design, development and implementation of the cutover plan and approaches to a very detailed level to ensure

the smooth transition and operating of these functions during the migration phase of the project

Collaborate and execute the cutover activities with the client teams based in the UK, USA, Norway and India

Client – Shell Trading: - Financial Analyst (Duration: Sep10 to Oct10)

Duties: Shell Trading was experiencing the differences in the trading balance sheet accounts reconciliation (from SOX

compliance prospective). My role in the project team was to perform root cause analysis on the differences by liaising with

client’s finance team and provide support to the execution team in reducing/eliminating it.

Training: Attended in-house training in areas such as Record to Report, Order to Cash and Procure to Pay

July 2007 to July 2010:- Financial Analyst (Shared Accounting/Services Center) Amazon.com Inc

Full ownership and responsibility for General Accounting and reporting of UK (5 entities) and France (3 entities) for

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assigned functional areas of the balance sheet and income statements in an ERP environment: Cash, Fixed Assets, AR

(Vendor funding), Intercompany, OPEX, Accruals, Reserves and Tax (VAT)

Responsible for month/quarter end close process for UK and France entities under US GAAP with tight deadline.

Collaborate and communicate extensively with US and European accounting teams on financial reporting and

accounting. Identify areas for improvements in finance processes and to reduce the close cycle

Perform monthly balance sheet accounts reconciliation in accordance with SOX and corporate policy. Interpret

the financial data flowing through balance sheet accounts and respectively proving accounts commentaries in

Balance sheet analytics reporting to head office at Seattle USA

Interpreting complex vendor funding financial transactions arrangement and journal posting respectively

Fixed asset accounting and maintaining fixed asset register. Worked extensively with senior manager in defining

fixed asset register on the newly established fulfilment centres.

Calculate the required reserves and accruals. Perform analytical reviews and trend analysis with respective

business partners and senior managers and provide commentaries on the balances. Journal entries on

respective reserves and accruals

Assisting Accounting Manager on quarterly accounting external reporting, liaising with E&Y auditors on accounts

analytics, reconciliations, queries and reporting

Provide support to Accounting Manager on internal and SOX audits and resolving queries

Ownership and management of finance relations with business owners in FP&A, fixed assets, AP, AR, marketing

and cash accounting departments in the UK and USA

Internal audit participation on accounting reconciliations, procurements and payroll. Communicating audit findings

and suggestions with Audit Committee and business owners

Projects:

Cash transformation and process improvements: Led major cash account transformation project which includes

clearing over 1500 reconciling items across 9 cash accounts of European legal entities. Process improvements

and development on these cash accounts such as automation of cash reconciliation, defined approach on

reconciling items management

Cash function transition to US based Treasury function: Successfully transitioned UK cash accounting function to

US based Treasury. Trained and mentored two Seattle based financial analyst on cash accounts transition

Fixed Assets transformation: Successfully moved FA accounting close activity out of Period End Close schedule,

therefore providing extra resources for PEC reviews. Extensively worked with Senior Finance Manager on

defining new FA register on newly establish fulfilment centres. Transition of partial FA activities to an offshore

team with continuous support, communication and training. Performed process improvements and FA register

clean up

Sept 2002 to July 2007:- Accounts assistant Woodley Group, London

I worked in the accounting/administrative function and my principle duties were as follows:

Fully responsible for parts of the monthly management accounts including accruals, prepayments, overhead

analysis and balance sheet accounts reconciliation

Supplier statement reconciliations and bank and cashbook reconciliations

Ensuring compliance with financial procedures

Reconciliation of debtors accounts to client’s records

Responsible for the weekly banking of cash, credit cards and cash float

I was responsible for managing and solving day-to-day accounting queries. I had introduced improved internal controls

and reporting for events and sales, which provided detailed analysis to management.

May 2000 to Aug 2002:- Oracle ERP analyst Exponential Solutions, Hyderabad, India

Exponential Solutions is a small specialist software company based in Hyderabad India, I was actively involved with in-

house support, off shore development and support services for companies in the Middle East. I joined Exponential

Solutions as a trainee and quickly progressed to the role of an Oracle Database Administrator and Oracle Financials

(ERP) System Administrator

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Oct 1999 to March 2000:- Audit assistant Khoja Accountancy Services, Mumbai, India

Khoja and Associates is a small Chartered Accountancy firm providing accounting and bookkeeping services to the small

businesses in Mumbai, India. My duties were managing and bookkeeping for specific clients. I learned the basics of

financial management and accounting principles.

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