Management Accounting

SUMMARY

. Finance and accounting professional with over 8 years of experience in

audit, accounting and financial advisory services;

. Proficient in preparation and consolidation of financial statements

and analyses, cash flow projections, budgets and forecasts

. Thorough understanding of "Big Four" operating procedures and audit

methodologies

. Extensive exposure to the Service, Insurance, Financial Services and

Manufacturing industries and their focal areas - financial and

management accounting, accounts finalization, revenue, and cost

management and assurance

. Process owner of Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) compliance. Extensive global

travel (Canada, UK, Sweden, Denmark, China, Mexico etc.) implementing

COSO framework, internal controls and risk assessment models, and

financial reporting standards and guidelines

. Exposure to inter-company accounting, corporate expense allocation,

foreign currencies and exchange rate conversion for over 50

subsidiaries across the globe

. In-depth knowledge, interpretation and application of accounting and

auditing standards, U.S. GAAP and legal statutes

. Proficient in the use of Microsoft office package, ACL, Great Plains,

FRX, BPC, SAP, Timberline, PeopleSoft, ERP systems, AS 400, SharePoint

. Proven ability to create and implement system improvements

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Oakleaf Waste Management, East Hartford, CT

Senior Accounting Analyst, October 2008 - Present

. Manage the monthly, quarterly and annual closing process with a focus

on timeliness and accuracy. Specific duties include preparing and

reviewing required journal entries, account reconciliations, revenue

and cost accrual analysis, capital and operating lease analysis, and

managing fixed asset module and capital projects

. Responsible for managing inter-company accounts and reconciliations

and ensuring adherence to inter-company processes, policies and

procedures

. Provide budget support and ad-hoc analyses for financial planning and

analysis and maintain variance analysis schedules for major expense

accounts

. Develop financial models and tools to assist operations in process

improvement programs, working capital management and performance

measurement

. Participate in cost saving initiatives for several service lines,

vendor rebidding and right-sizing and providing operations measurement

and monitoring tools

. Analyze the key drivers and metrics vs. historical performance,

budgets, forecasts and strategic plans and communicate results to

leadership for decision support, plan reviews and operational reviews

. Prepare and consolidate internal and external reporting packages

. Partner with project leaders to ensure expenditures are properly

budgeted, processed, recorded and authorized in accordance with

company policy.

. Special projects and ad hoc assignments, as they arise (gross margin

analysis, client shared savings accounting, client on boarding and off

boarding due diligence etc.)

Barnes Group Inc., Bristol, CT

Financial Analyst, January 2007 - September 2008

. Performed monthly, quarterly and annual closing procedures, and

managed the worldwide inter-company accounts and reconciliation

process (control accounts, inter-company borrowing)

. Ensured assigned accounts were properly stated by reviewing account

reconciliations, journal entries and analyses

. Analyzed and updated medical and dental self-insurance reserves on a

quarterly basis and performed medical expense analysis annually

. Assisted in the preparation and analysis of the annual financial plan.

This included assisting in the development and rollout of the profit

plan and budgets, preparing certain finance department budgets,

assisting in the preparation of corporate balance sheet, preparation,

and analysis of plan book for senior management and board of directors

review

. Supported the preparation of SEC related financials (Form 10K, 10Q,

8K), footnotes, disclosures and supporting documents

. Interacted extensively with Investor Relations and Corporate

Communications to review and provide support for the company's

earnings release process and internal presentation related to

quarterly/annual results

. Assisted in the development of corporate wide accounting policies and

procedures in accordance with the GAAP and conformed SEC regulations

. Assisted international subsidiaries in compliance with Section 404 of

SOX, and provided assistance to the internal and external auditors re-

analyzing cycle narratives, re-evaluating controls and control design

. Provided critical support towards successful implementation and

integration of SAP financial system

Barnes Group Inc., Bristol, CT

Senior Internal Auditor, December 2006 - December 2007

. Process owner of SOX compliance. Evaluated various processes related

to financial statement closing, fixed assets, commitments and

contingencies, revenue and accounts receivable, accounts payable,

inventory and streamlined them to have simple structure

. Assisted Barnes Group management in completing requirements for SOX

Section 404 Internal Control standards through implementation and

evaluation of Control Self Assessment (CSA tools, Automated Audit

Techniques and Risk Assessment Models)

. Responsible for the planning, execution and supervision of financial

statement audits, payroll audits, IT audits, warehouse audits,

physical inventory audits and process improvement audits. Utilized ACL

software extensively to assist in the audit process (sample selection,

data validation etc.)

. Prepared audit work-papers and audit reports for presentation to the

senior management and board of directors

. Identified cost savings and efficiencies within the business units by

performing business process reviews, and developed action plan to

implement best practices

. Reviewed controls over information technology in areas such as data

security, systems development, implementation and access

. Prepared flow charts and cycle narratives for various processes

related to treasury transactions, accounts payables, cash

disbursements, fixed assets, inventory and identified approval process

and segregation of duties for these

. Worked closely with external auditors, subsidiaries, department heads

and external entities in documenting and resolving internal control

weaknesses and accounting issues

. Assisted preparation of monthly, quarterly, yearly financial reports

and ad-hoc reports for senior management with key metrics for decision-

making

Ernst & Young, Mumbai, India

Internal Auditor, June 2000 - August 2006

. Conducted concurrent and internal audit of Securities Trading

Corporation of India Ltd., one of the largest primary leaders in India

. Verified the procedures and documents relating to primary/secondary

market transactions of government securities, treasury bills,

commercial papers, PSU bonds, inter-corporate deposits, call market

activities, and demand loan borrowings

. Prepared monthly compliance reports detailing discrepancies found in

transaction-related documents. Prepared financial statements, footnote

disclosures, audit opinions and consolidations

EDUCATION

University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India

August 2000 - August 2002

. Masters of Commerce; Specializing in Banking and Finance

Concentration: Financial Services

University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India

Aug.1997 - July 2000

. Bachelors of Commerce; Specializing in Accounting

Major Concentration: Accounting

Minor Concentration: Business Management

ACHIEVEMENT

. Honored to be selected for Barnes Foundation Leadership program (BFLP)

that recognizes future leaders and provides them with comprehensive

four-day technical skills and self-development training

. Recognized for critical support provided towards the smooth and

successful implementation of SAP financial system and selected to be

part of the SAP council.)

. Recipient of the 2002 KPMG Accounting Excellence Award for Academic

achievement

. Recipient of the 2002 A.D Shroff Memorial Award for placing as the

highest-ranking graduate in the Masters of Commerce

. Recognized in the 2000 Achievers List for placing in the top 1% of the

University of Mumbai's undergraduate program

REFERENCES

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