Manager Quality Assurance

PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

> ** years of Big-* Public Accounting experience (one year in national

office).

> Specific expertise in the review of financial statement, IFRS, SOX, and

SEC filings of clients in a diverse range of industries including

Healthcare, Retail, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Electronics and

Information Technology.

> SAP, Oracle, Quickbooks, Macola, ACL, ProSeries and Microsoft Office

including advanced Excel.

> Received Encore awards for excellent project management and leadership

skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PRUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES (CPA firm) New York, NY

2009 - Present

Director - US Operations

> Researching and providing consultancy services to clients on various

business, accounting and tax related issues.

KPMG LLP

2001 - 2009

A) National Office (New York, NY)

Senior Manager - Audit (2008 - 2009)

> Selected to manage the FASB Codification Topics project at KPMG's

national office in New York.

> Verified FASB Codification Topics 330 Inventory, 340 Deferred Costs,

405 Liabilities, 460 Guarantees and 470 Debt, reported the findings to

FASB for incorporation in the published FASB codifications and updated

KPMG's Accounting & Reporting Guide to mirror it to FASB Codification

Topics.

B) Short Hills Office (Short Hills, NJ)

Senior Manager - Audit (2006 - 2008)

Manager - Audit (2004 - 2006)

> Managed all phases of:

o Integrated audits (audits of financial statements and internal

controls/SOX). Reviewed SEC filings (Form 10Q, 10K etc.), internal

control deficiencies and footnote disclosures.

o IFRS conversions, which included review of differences between

USGAAP and IFRS for the first-time adoption of IFRS reporting.

o Benefit Plans (401K, Defined benefits, ESOP, Multi-employer etc.)

Audits

> Led engagement teams up to 10 members from staff to manager level,

trained them to perform various audit and accounting related tasks and

mentored them for their successful progression within the firm.

Reviewed their interim and year-end performances and guided them for

their future developments.

> Coordinated with cross-functional teams (IT/System Risk Management and

Tax) to provide value-added suggestions to clients and improve the

quality of the audits. Interacted closely with client's C-level

executives on the progress of projects including presentations to

audit committees.

> Achieved optimal engagement realizations, managed client

relationships, led multiple engagement teams simultaneously and

coached staff.

> Gained extensive experience of various complex technical matters

including Derivatives and Hedging instruments (FAS 133, IAS 39), Stock

Compensation (FAS 123R, IFRS 2), Asset Retirement Obligations (FAS

143), Equity Method Accounting (APB 18), Impairments (FAS 142 and FAS

144), Retirement Benefits (FAS 158, IAS 19), Fair Value Measurements

(FAS 157), Foreign Currency Translation (FAS 52, IAS 21) and Revenue

Recognition (SAB 104, SOP 97-2, SOP 81-1, IAS 18).

> Major clients: ICI, Sequa, Linen n' things, Konica Minolta, Degussa,

Sealed Air, ShopRite, New Brunswick Scientific, Ricoh Corporation,

Ansell Healthcare, Summitpark Hospital and St. Vincent Hospital.

Senior Associate - Audit (2001 - 2004)

> Executed the audit of registration statements for registration of

securities (S-1). Worked closely with the partners/managers to issue

comfort letters to the underwriters.

> Executed the audits of financial statements, IFRS conversions and

audits of benefit plans.

> Major clients: ABB, Siemens (Fire & Safety division), Fujitsu, PNY

Electronics, Acorda Therapeutics and B&G Foods.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

1995 - 2001

A) US Office (Parsippany, NJ)

Senior Associate - Audit (1999 - 2001)

> Selected for rotation to Deloitte's US office.

> Executed the audits of financial statements and registration statements

(F-1) for foreign filers.

> Reviewed SEC filings for foreign filers (Form F-20).

> Major clients: Parmalat Dairy, Telcordia Technologies, and Silverline

Technologies.

B) India Office (Mumbai, India)

Manager (1998 - 1999)

Deputy Manager (1997)

Assistant Manager (1995 - 1996)

> Selected to Quality Assurance Review Group to review the financial

statements, consultations and accounting opinions prior to their

issuance to the clients to ensure that they meet the minimum quality

standards.

> Executed the conversion of the Companies' financial statements ($50B

Indian petrochemical company) from India GAAP to US GAAP and IFRS.

> Executed the external, operational and compliance audits of

manufacturing and financial services clients.

EDUCATION

> Certified Public Accountant, USA (2000) (Licensed to practice in NJ and

DE)

> Chartered Accountant, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

(1995)

> Bachelor of Commerce (Major-Accounting), University of Mumbai, India

(1992)

TRAININGS/PRESENTATIONS

> Presented at various staff-level trainings on new accounting

pronouncements.

> Mentored young professional members at ASCEND (National Asian American

Society of Accountants) and participated in the national committee for

annual convention.

> Presented audit findings to the audit committees and senior

managements.

> Instructed a seminar on the first-time adoption of US GAAP at a

conference of partners and managers of Deloitte India.

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