Prashanthi Bethoju
**********.*******@*****.***
Ph: 216-***-****
Objective:
To obtain leadership experience through this position as well as expand my
finance and accounting skills.
Professional Accounting Experience:
CARDINAL HEALTH INC., Dublin, Ohio ($91 billion global manufacturer and
distributor of medical and surgical supplies, Ranked No.18 on the Fortune
500 list)
External Reporting and Technical Accounting - Advisor/Senior
Accountant, Aug'08 -present
. Analyzed and researched historical financial information for Cardinal
Health's clinical and medical products businesses; a $4 billion-a-year
business, which was spun-off from Cardinal Health in August 2009 as a
publicly traded company under the name CareFusion.
. Draft footnotes and financial statements for the carve-out of
CareFusion's SEC filing -Form 10, which outlines the spin-off
distribution terms about CareFusion, including the historical and pro
forma financial information.
. Manage and prepare Cardinal Health's quarterly earnings release, which
consists of the Consolidated Balance Sheets, quarterly and year-to-
date Consolidated Statement of Earnings, Consolidated Statement of
Cash Flows, and related GAAP/ Non-GAAP Reconciliations.
. Prepare financial statements and footnotes for the Company's 10-Q and
the10-K filings.
. Assisted the Legal department in SEC filings as they occur including
but not limited to preparation of financial data for the 8-K and S-4
filings.
. Assisted in the review of new accounting literature including the
implications, if any, to the Company.
. Responsible for primary testing and documentation of the department's
internal controls.
. Maintain share account reconciliation between the company and third
parties holding the brokerage accounts.
CARDINAL HEALTH INC., Dublin, Ohio
Corporate Internal Auditor, Nov'07 - Aug'08
. Performed Sarbanes-Oxley compliance testing for pharmaceutical
distribution centers of Cardinal Health.
. Successfully performed Baseline Review Audits of international
business segments of the Company like Viasys, Germany.
. Performed risk analysis and updated control structure for
pharmaceutical facilities of the Company.
. Functioned as auditor in-charge on special projects like Financial
Global Leadership Travel Expenses Review for the top 50 executives of
the Company
. Assisted the external auditors in performing internal control
walkthroughs.
. Took active participation in creating the annual audit plan for the
Audit Committee.
CARDINAL HEALTH INC., Dublin, Ohio
Financial Analyst, Sep'06 - Aug'07
. Analyzed financial statements of 12 operating facilities.
. Reconciled general ledger accounts, and balanced intercompany
accounts.
. Prepared monthly revenue and expense forecasts.
. Created monthly metrics (e.g. daily sales outstanding) for the senior
leadership team.
. Prepared reports on fluctuation analysis for variances between actual
results and forecast for senior management.
. Created tracking tools to monitor overtime expenses, direct costs and
other key financial data to assist Managers in tracking financial
performance.
. Conducted Internal Audits on Personal Property Taxes and as a result
saved the company $1.3 million on taxes.
NAGESWARA RAO & CO., (CPA Firm) Hyderabad, INDIA
Audit Intern, Jan '04 - May '05
. Created and implemented risk control structures; and presented results
to the audit manager.
. Conducted examinations of taxpayers' financial statements, accounting
records and tax reports to determine correct tax liabilities.
ANKIT & CO. (CPA Firm) Hyderabad, INDIA
Audit Intern, May '03 - Nov '03
. Participated in client's financial and operational year end audits.
. Coordinated audit team activities to meet objectives with time
constraints.
. Recommended effective internal controls after careful examination of
current system.
. Participated in special reviews and investigations including employee
misconduct and fraud.
. Computed taxable income and filed tax returns.
Computer Skills
. SAP, Hyperion, Teammate, Business Objects, MS Excel, XML, HTML, MS
Word, PowerPoint, MS Access.
Education
. Master of Accountancy (Financial Reporting & Auditing), August '06
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OHIO, USA. GPA:
3.6/4.0
. Post Graduate Diploma in Business Finance, July '05
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad, INDIA. GPA: 3.9/4.0
. Chartered Accountancy (Intermediate level), Jan`04
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), INDIA
. Bachelor of Commerce, May '04
Osmania University, Hyderabad, INDIA, GPA: 3.92/4.0
References: Available upon request