JAY PATADIA
* G* E Garden Way, Dayton, NJ ***** * **********@*****.*** * (848)-482-
9087*
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
. Detail-oriented, industrious, efficient and organized professional
with hands on experience in Financial Analysis.
. Familiar with GAAP compliance.
. Comprehensive experience in environments with problem resolution,
economic and business functions, all in time critical, fast paced and
high volume settings.
. Outstanding academic and practical training in financial and
investment areas.
. Outstanding comprehension of financial elements including assets,
liabilities, cash flow, investment strategies, money and capital
markets.
. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
. Resourceful in the completion of projects, effective at multi-tasking.
EDUCATION
. Masters of Business Administration, Finance 3.3 GPA
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck NJ; May 2008
. Post Graduate Diploma in Investment and Financial Analysis
S.D. School of Commerce, Gujarat University, India; June 2006
. Bachelor in Business Administration
B.K.Majumdar Institute of Business Administration Gujarat University,
India; March 2005
ACHIEVEMENTS
. Academic
Recipients of Colonel Fairleigh S. Dickinson International Scholarship
Industry Champion in Business Strategy Game at University Level
. Financial Management
Increased working capital by $2 million by consolidating credit
analysis function and reducing outstanding receivables from 45 days to
15 days at Lycatel.
Developed critical financial models for major financial performance
reports at ConvaTec
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ConvaTec, Skillman, NJ April
10 - Present
Financial Analyst
. Responsible for Monthly close activities related to ICP legal entity
. Analyzed PL and BS to investigate and resolve issues and also prepared
required JE's
. Actively involved in validating the variances, trend analysis
of Profit and Loss results and Balance Sheet accounts
. Prepared account reconciliations and provided analytical support for
strategy initiatives
. Performed detailed financial statement analysis, including discussion
of business impact and related operational planning
. Generated proactive reports and prepared summaries for internal
departments to ensure monitoring of financial results
. Supported Senior Analysts on ad hoc projects and P&L Line Analysis
. Prepared and analyzed schedules & reports to understand the impact of
actions and analysis to overall financials
Lycatel, Philadelphia, PA
May 08- March 10
Financial Analyst
. Prepared monthly standard financial analysis package for the Finance
Manager
. Engaged in preparation of quarterly forecast & annual budget
. Developed and maintained budgeting and forecasting models
. Responsible for monthly closing and financial reporting
. Prepared monthly accounts receivable reporting for management, by
extracting data from financial and collection systems and provided
trend analysis
. Compiled and completed monthly reconciliation for AR, AP,
Intercompany, Fixed Assets, Deferred Revenue, Current Assets, and
Investments
. Prepared financial models and scenarios to evaluate current business
plans and alternative strategies for management
. Provided analysis for ROI and growth for current projects and profit
centers
. Performed detailed financial statement analysis, including business
impact and related operational planning
. Prepared in depth variance analysis for the Income Statement and
Balance Sheet
. Analyzed financial and operational performance to identify trends,
opportunities, and risks
. Assisted in planning, coordination, review & analysis of ad hoc
financial & reporting requirements
Shree Hari Darshan Jewellers, Ahmedabad, India
Mar 2005- July 2006
Assistant Finance Manager
. Engaged in accounts monitoring and their postings
. Assisted in annual budget preparation and quarterly forecasts for
revenues, expense
. Actively involved in trading of commodity futures contract i.e. Gold
and Silver
. Analyzed accounts payable and receivable accounts
. Responsible for weekly sales and orders position reporting
SYSTEMS PROFICIENCY
. Proficient in: MS Word 03/07, MS Access 03/07, MS Excel 03/07, MS
PowerPoint 03/07, Quick Books Premier
. Worked extensively with MS windows 98/server 2000/2003 operating
systems
. Basics of HTML, RDBMS and FrontPage
. Experience in SAP ERP, Hyperion Essbase, SQL Server 2005/ BI tools
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