Surya Arvind
*** ****** **** **, *** Gatos, CA **032
Email:******@*****.*** Phone 408-***-****.
US Citizen
Objective
A challenging position in accounting requiring a qualified
professional having high technical skills with a commitment to
quality and accuracy.
Summary
> Over a year of experience as an Accounting Assistant in a non-
profit organization.
> Hands-on experience in handling Budgets, Payroll and Account
Receivable.
> Four years of experience in Information Technology for a fast
growing 24/7 environment.
> An intuitive problem-solver able to troubleshoot and achieve
desired results with attention to details.
> Proven technical skills, able to work independently, identify
priorities; organize responsibilities and multi-task in a
quickly changing environment.
Computer Skills
. Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2007 (Word, Excel,
Access, Outlook, PowerPoint)
. MS Money, Peachtree Accounting Educational Version 2004,
QuickBooks Pro 5.0
. Oracle Database Enterprise Edition Version 9i
. Sun Solaris, Red Hat Linux, Windows NT and XP
Certification
CPA Candidate 2010 - Passed all four parts of the Uniform CPA
Examination.
Oracle 8i Certified Professional DBA.
Education
Certificate of Achievement in Accounting, 2009 - 2010.
De Anza College, Cupertino, CA.
M.A. in English literature, 1992 - 1994.
University of Madras Chennai, India.
B.S. in Industrial Electronics, 1988 - 1991.
SR College, Trichy, India.
Career history
Accounting Assistant, April 09- Present.
Act for Mental Health Non-Profit Agency, San Jose, California
. Created budgets and forecasts for the management group.
. Administered online banking functions, monitored and recorded
company expenses
. Coordinated monthly payroll functions.
. Liaised with bankers and solicitors regarding financial
transactions.
. Managed financial departments with responsibility for Budgets,
Payroll and Accounts Receivable.
Data Analyst, October 2006 - June 2007.
Net Ratings, Milpitas, California
Data Analysis for variety of market research products
. Performed data verification checks to ensure integrity of custom
report data.
. Wrote SQL queries and procedures to query a vast database with
hundreds of tables.
. Formatted and summarized key findings of data reports using
Excel for client use.
Database Engineer, June 2001 - September 2002.
ZL Technologies, San Jose, California.
Oracle Database support for secure email services.
. Developed and implemented standards for server installation and
configuration
. Prepared, modified and implemented installation utilities.
. Coordinated server installation and configuration with the
operations group.
. Performed general technical trouble shooting and assisted
development teams to resolve performance related issues.
Database Administrator, March 1999 - April 2001.
OneChannel, Mountain View, California.
Oracle database administration/development for an eCommerce sales
performance monitoring system for manufacturers and web retailers.
. Designed, implemented and maintained the data warehouse / data-
mart in first and second generation of Company.
. Created and administered Oracle 8.0.5 databases on Solaris 2.6.
Database Administrator, January 1998 - March 1999.
SaveSmart, Mountain View, California.
DBA consultant for Oracle 7 Servers and Web Servers on Solaris 2.5
systems for an interactive sales promotion that delivers eCoupons over
the Internet.
. Configured Oracle 8 servers and managed distributed databases
installed on Solaris 2.5 Systems.
. Implemented and maintained database security by creating and
maintaining users, roles and assigning privileges.
Database Developer, Aug 1997 - January 1998.
Diablo Research Company, Sunnyvale, California.
Time Card System - Contract
Developed user interface (UI) for database-driven web application
using Forms 4.5, integrated with Oracle Web Application Server.