RESHMA PARIKH

* ***** **** **., ********, SC ****3

803-***-**** abm2wb@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

Senior Accountant with a record of delivering accurate financial reporting

to Treasury, Accounting and Finance departments. Acknowledged for

excellence in GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) knowledge and

staff leadership. Strong organizational, planning, and problem solving

skills. Open to opportunities & challenges professionally.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION:

Certified Public Accountant - Currently pursuing

. Passed Regulation, BEC & FARE part of the examinations and appeared

for AUDIT exam.

M.S University of Vadodara, India (157.5 Credit Hours)

. Master of Science in Accounting, 1987

. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 1985

Midlands Technical College (12 Credit Hours) - Additional coursework

completed: Accounting principles I & II, Cost Accounting, and Intermediate

Accountancy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Wilbur Smith Associates, Columbia, SC

Senior Accountant 07-16-2007- 09-23-2009

. Financial reporting responsibility, including producing month and

year end financial statements.

. Perform General Ledger accounts analysis.

. Analyzes the transactions posting.

. Coordinate closely with external auditors. Works with external

auditors in filing corporate tax returns, payment of taxes.

. Prepare and file certain corporate tax returns.

. Completes and files certain returns such as Annual Reports, Gross

Receipts Reports, General Excise Tax Reports, and Economic Census

Forms.

. Perform month and year end closing duties.

. Bank Reconciliation.

. Responsible for maintenance of certain data in our project

management/accounting system.

. Maintains the chart of accounts and account map codes.

. Other responsibilities. Assists the Controller and Directors with

special projects.

Net Bank, Columbia, SC

Treasury Financial Analyst - Accounting 10-11-2005 - 06-15-2007

. Produce Profit & Loss statements and other reports at month-end for

the Held For Investment (HFI) Mortgage Servicing Right (MSR)

portfolios.

. Perform FAS 140 processing using the QRM system including maintaining

the FAS 140 components of the system, processing the monthly

information, and reviewing output and reports to ensuring completeness

and accuracy.

. Perform FAS 133 processing using the QRM system including maintaining

the FAS 133 components of the system, processing the monthly

information, and reviewing output and reports to ensure completeness

and accuracy.

. Process tax using the QRM system including maintaining the tax

accounting module of the system, processing the monthly information

and reviewing output and reports to ensure completeness and accuracy.

. Produce the hedge activity report, dealer mark-to-market comparative

reports, dealer counterparty exposure reports and dealer

confirmations.

. Prepare financial analyses in a timely and accurate manner for

corporate meetings.

. Run Micro Strategy reports, performed critical analysis of the

reports, export reports to Excel.

. Microsoft Access: Manage the data in a database. Connect to the

database, Link the table, setting the parameters, Add the fields,

working with data tables & building the Queries. Understand SQL

queries and Visual Basic and experience in recording the Macro.

. Microsoft Excel: Creating formulas.

. Re-designed accounting reports and processes for the profit and loss

report (P&L).

Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC

Fiscal Technician 09-03-2003 - 10-07-2005

. Performed accounts receivable function.

. Prepared and entered journal entries.

. Maintained bookstore account documentations, prepared cash/credit

cards/check transactions on spreadsheet.

. Bank Reconciliation.

. Researched; analyzed student accounts related to the cashiering

functions.

. Performed student account collections.

. Balanced bookstore vouchers & verified receipts posted correctly.

. Reconciled general ledger accounts.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC

Adjunct Instructor-Accounting 01-01-2005- 06-30-2007

Instructor of beginning and intermediate accounting courses.

H & R Block, Sears - Columbia, SC 11-01-2003 - 04-15-2004

Tax Professional

. Interviewed clients, assisted electronic filling of Federal & State

Tax Returns.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

BST, QRM, MS Excel and MS Access

Excellent computer skills

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