Manager Accounting

MRUDULA RATHKANTHIWAR

**** ******* ******, *** *****, CA 94582 ( 510-***-**** (Mobile) (

abn88m@r.postjobfree.com

Summary:

A Finance & Accounting Manager with expertise to harness business with

financial and accounting requirements, providing financial planning

analysis and reporting. Experienced Accountant with extensive background in

corporate accounting, payroll accounting and tax accounting. Well-organized

and result-oriented individual with proven ability to implement standards,

procedures & processes that result in operational excellence providing

improved business satisfaction. Emphasis on results oriented business

functions to enable company growth & profitability.

Professional Experience:

Consulting: Wente Family Estate, Livermore (06/2012 - 9/28/2012);

http://www.wentevineyards.com)

Accounting Manager:

Operations:

. Ensuring an accurate and timely monthly, quarterly and year end close.

. Ensuring the timely reporting of all monthly financial information.

. Handling Accounts payable and Accounts receivables including invoice

generations and payments.

. Helping in migration of existing accounting system to JD Edwards ERP

Accounting System.

. Assisting the Controller in the daily banking requirements.

. Ensuring the accurate and timely processing of payroll transactions.

. Ensuring the monthly and quarterly Bank Compliance activities are

performed in a timely and accurate manner.

. Supporting budget and forecasting activities

. Monitoring and analyzing department work to develop more efficient

procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of

accuracy.

. Advising staff regarding the handling of non-routine reporting

transactions.

. Responding to inquiries from the Director of Finance, Controller, and

other finance and firm wide managers regarding financial results, special

reporting requests and the like.

. Work with the Controller to ensure a clean and timely year-end audit.

. Supervising the general ledger group to ensure all financial reporting

deadlines are met.

. Assist in development and implementation of new procedures and features

to enhance the workflow of the department.

. Developing methods to improve the quality and accuracy of the information

submitted.

Algentis, San Francisco (06/2008 - 03/2011 http://www.algentis.com/)

Finance & Accounting Manager:

Operations:

. In-charge of firms accounting operations.

. Manage accounting clerks and led the team of junior accountants.

. Manage/responsible for very large volume of client funds and ensures all

funds are accurately handled and accounted for.

. Reconciling and managing large volume of client and Algentis cash

transactions related to payroll, benefits and taxes.

. Review bank reconciliations.

. Ensure accurate and timely, monthly, quarterly and annual closing of the

books and detailed reconciliation of all client liabilities.

. Supervise/Manage daily cash receipts and disbursements process.

. Manage large volume of accounts payable related to client liabilities

(benefits, taxes, etc.)

. Interface closely with Algentis Payroll team to ensure payroll entries

are posted properly and accounted for

. Own accounting system and related processes and work closely with

management to improve and evolve them over time

. Work on budget and forecasting exercises

. Provide training to new and existing staff as needed

. Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives and

monitor progress and development

. Overall authority for financial and accounting operations, taxation and

payroll. Manage accounts payable, receivables, cash, fixed assets and

payroll functions.

. Supervise multi-state payroll functions, ensure compliance with all

federal and state wage and hour laws

. Monitor and control payroll processing activities, ACH transactions.

. Control, manage and reconciliation of benefits and deductions from

payroll.

. Manage timely tax payments and compliance tax filings for federal and

different states including SUTA, FUTA, ETT, Form 941, DE6, and DE48.

. Prepare W-2s, Form1099s.

. Prepare data for CPA for income tax filings

. Reconciliation of tax liabilities for clients.

Financial Planning, Analysis & Reporting:

. Performed Financial Planning and reporting duties.

. Provide support to Operations group, through information analyses (e.g.

current processes, actual performance vs. budget and prior year, budget,

etc.)

. Preparation of operational data/analyses for publication to various

constituents throughout company

. Assisting Operations team in the Monthly Operations Review,

identification of areas for cost reductions and operational improvements,

annual budget process, periodic forecasting, and periodic analysis of

operations performance.

Process Creation and improvements:

. Creating new processes for exceptional transactions and issues and

documentation of the processes.

. Continuous improving and evolving the existing processes to ensure

efficiency and accuracy.

. Making sure that the processes are in compliance with SAS 70

requirements.

. Researches on payroll taxes for different states and documenting the

research for future reference.

. Employer set up with different State tax agencies, includes registration

set up, electronic tax payment set up, electronic filing set up.

Shwiff, Levy & Polo, LLP, San Francisco (01/2008-05/2008

http://www.slpconsults.com/)

Certified Public Accountant/Tax Senior

. Tax filing for Individuals, trust, corporation, and partnership clients.

. Accountants review tax returns for complex individual, trust,

corporation, and partnership clients, ensuring accuracy of all work

prepared.

. Strong practice in Tax, Business Advisory Services, Transaction Support

for Buyers & Sellers, Accounting Consulting.

. Responsible for reviewing complex financial & tax information, and the

investments held by hedge funds, broker dealers, investment advisor's,

real estate partnerships, private equity firms and/or high net worth

individuals.

. Analysis of financial statements including all disclosure requirements;

identifying tax issues, and proposing strategies to resolve them.

. Direct interface with Clients, Tax issue Research & Resolution/Solution.

. Proficient with ProSystem fx.

. Managed engagements and interface with Client, negotiate and relate with

a wide range of personalities from diverse socio-economic and cultural

backgrounds.

Oriental Bank of Commerce, HYDERABAD, India (6/2004 - 8/2005

http://www.obcindia.co.in/)

Finance & Accounting Manager (Finance Department, Head Office)

. Preparation of Financial Statements along with maintenance of General

Ledger. Provide management with timely reviews of organization's

financial status and progress in its various programs and activities.

. Prepare Inter-Branch Reconciliation and Accounts Reconciliation as a

primary responsibility.

. Supervision of Payroll Section, smooth flow of communication to employees

on their benefits and compliance related to compensation

. Assisted in implementing reconciliation of inter-branch transactions that

reduced the fraud which avoided losses to the bank

. Created procedures for distribution of food coupons to the employees

which reduced the embezzlement and avoided extra cost.

. Maintained timely submission of statuary returns (Profession Tax / Income

Tax)

. Assisted in Mergers, acquisition, and joint venture analysis and

reporting.

. Assisted in preparation of budgets, periodic forecasts and comparison

with actual.

. Always ensured timely presentation of Reports to management

. Ensured smooth flow of communication to employees on their benefits and

compliance related to compensation

. Generated salary slips for 2000 employees every month including liaison

with Human Resource

Department.

. Lead and redesigned employee performance tracking system while solving

the benefit related issues of Employees.

. Managed 2 payroll assistants and streamlined payroll process to enable

result-oriented analysis.

AH & CO, Nagpur, India (6/2000 - 6/2002)

Accounts Officer

. Performed internal and external financial reporting and general ledger

processing activities

. Reviewed accounting policies and practices; Handled accounting issues

with respect to existing and evolving Accounting Practices and

documentation of accounting policy and practice conclusions

. Performed assigned duties with respect to account analysis and

preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual Financial Statements

. Responsible for Inventory Management, Reconciliation of accounts

. Reporting daily performance to management, Communication with auditors,

Communication with suppliers.

. Assisted in audit preparation.

. Ensured proper internal control environment. Assisted in preparation of

monthly financial statements and analysis.

. Assisted in preparation of annual budgets, matching the budgets with

actual.

. Recommended accounting policies and practices for significant or complex

business transactions

. Implemented new techniques for smooth functioning and accounting.

Qualification:

. Certified Public Accountant, CPA (completed Uniform CPA examination under

California Board of Accountancy, California License in progress), 2007.

. ICWAI (Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India), 2003.

. M.B.A (Finance & Marketing), 2001 GPA 3.7

. B.S in Accounting, 1999.

. Certification from NIIT-Information Systems.

Skills:

. Finance: Cash Flow Analysis, Forecasting, Competitive Analysis,

Budgeting, And Financial Analysis.

. Tools: JD Edwards ERP System, Microsoft Dynamics (Great Plains),

SQL/Crystal Reports, MS Office Suite, Advanced Excel, QuickBooks,

Prosystem fx, Oracle Apps, Darwin, AMS, Dataserve, Aloha, IBS.

. Technologies: Finacle (Universal Banking Solution from Infosys), Ramco

(Package for Banking and Financial Services); QuickBooks.

. Databases: MS SQL 2000/7.0, MS-Access

Association:

. Associate member of AICPA (The American Institute of Certified Public

Accountants)

. Member of CalCPA.

Additional Information:

. Authorized to work in United States of America for any employer.

. Good knowledge of revenue recognition, GAAP, & SEC reporting.

. Excellent analytical & quantitative skills, with a strong ability to

work in a fast paced environment.

. Good communication, interpersonal, leadership, and team skills.

. Strategic thinker with an ability to 'get things done' in an efficient

and timely manner.

. Eagerness to adapt to and recommend new processes, and stay current on

business trends.

. All in all a valuable asset to any team. A person with a can-do

attitude and fun to work with.

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