Plant Manager Sales

Zalak Parikh

*** ***** *** # ***, **********, IL 60565

ablc9y@r.postjobfree.com ~ Cell:973-***-**** ~ Home:630-***-****

PROFILE

Highly motivated with strong organizational, analytical, problem solving

and decision making skills. Diversified background in fixed assets, cash

management, and variance analysis. Proven ability to develop and

integrate processes in alignment with GAAP that impact efficiency and

bottom-line productivity. Strong combination of SAP with analytical and

interpersonal skills.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Finance and Accounting, Rutgers University, State

University of New Jersey, May '07

Concentration: Accounting; Cumulative GPA: 3.66/4.0.

Associate of Science, Business Administration, Essex County College,

New Jersey Jun '05; Cumulative GPA: 3.42/4.0.

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

. SAP - Certified in Fixed Assets modules.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Armour-Eckrich Meats, LLC

Lisle, IL

[pic] Armour - Eckrich Meats is $1 billion branded Meat Company with a

strong presence across retail, deli, and food service channel.

Sr. Accountant

Mar '10 - Present

. Reconciled Cost Object Profitability Analysis (COPA) variances against

cost of goods sold (COGS) utilizing SAP and COPA reconciliation

template.

. Instigated data governance mapping of Accounts with its appropriate

Profit Center, Cost Center and Joint Venture identification.

. Prepared and evaluated balance sheet account reconciliations including

prepaid operating expenses, accrual expenses, and inter- company.

. Accrued all operating month-end reconciliations and journal entries in

SAP.

. Reviewed invoices using BI (Business Intelligence) reporting tool, and

performed consolidated reconciliation for price coding, profit

centers, distribution channel discrepancies on issued orders.

Schindler Elevator and Escalator Corporation

Morristown, NJ

[pic] Schindler is $1.5 billion manufacturing, installation, and

modernizing elevator and escalator company.

Accountant

Jul '07 - Jan '10

An Accounting professional with significant experience in general ledger

account analyses, bank account reconciliations, journal entries,

financial reports, inventory analyses, budget to actual variance

analyses, accounts payable, accounts receivables, month end close, fixed

assets, depreciation, analyses of capital and operation leases, and rent

amortization.

. Expertise in all facets of general accounting, reinforced by invoice /

purchase order processing, accounts payable / receivable, account

auditing, inventory, and inter - company account reconciliation.

. Coordinated cross functionally monthly closing & financial reporting to

present senior management and to internal as well as external auditors.

. Month-end closing included calculation of net working capital, various

closing journal entries, inter-company entries, extracting data of

product P&L from SAP to an excel chart for easy presentation, calculate

cost- to- complete of backlog jobs, calculate labor worked hours.

. Instigated analysis of 175 Capital & Operating Leases worth $240

million. Also, maintained its related journal entries to streamline

month end closing.

. Coordinated with plant manager in tracking and analyzing plant

inventory for budget and forecast calculation.

. Extracted data from P&L statement during month-end and compared it to

the budget, discussing about the variance occurred with controllers;

helped in accurate budgeting and forecasting for the next year.

. Initiated a benchmark by maintaining physical existences of assets on

regular basis that was later adopted company wide.

. Accurately maintained records of additions, disposals, and transfers of

fixed assets and its related depreciation.

. Worked collaboratively with tax department for year end tax accruals.

MTV Networks

New York, NY

Intern, Nickelodeon Department

Jan '07 - Jun '07

. Processed information of MTVN licenses payments and statements of

sales.

. Initiated to better measure results across multiple products and

services through use of cost-benefit analysis.

. Performed multiple accounting processes to ensure sales match cost and

vice versa.

. Initiated to better measure results across multiple products and

services through use of cost-benefit analysis.

Rutgers University

Newark, NJ

Research Assistant, Finance Department

Jul '06 - Dec '06

. Reviewed P&L expenditures and prepared annual accruals.

. Reconciled liability and prepaid accounts.

. Resolved aged outstanding reconciliation items.

. Coordinated during all audit engagements including internal and

external audits by acting as a liaison between the audit team and the

department.

Rutgers University Newark, NJ

Lab Assistant Sep '05 - May '06

. Provide technological assistance to students in computer lab.

. Supported help desk.

. Conducted intakes of computer issues and forwarded them as needed.

. Utilized communication to service heavy volume of phone calls.

SOFTWARE SKILLS:

. SAP - Fixed assets modules (AS01, AS02, AS03, AW01N, ABZON, AIAB, AIBU,

AFAB, OAAQ)

. Microsoft Office Suite (Visio, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).

~ References available on request ~

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