Management Accounting

Deepa Ramachandran

**** ********** **

Hoffman Estates, IL 60192

Phone: 630-***-****

Email: *************@*******.***

Objective

To work in a progressive, growth-oriented environment that utilizes my Financial

Analysis, Accounting, Organizational and Project Management skills.

Experience

January 2008 – Current

Scalar USA Inc, Rolling Meadows, IL

Accounting Analyst

• Perform the following functions for about 40 consultants: Manage

monthly/quarterly Financial forecasting and planning, Reporting, Budget and

Variance analysis, Accounting and Payroll

• Provide decision support and Financial Planning and Analysis leadership in

Sales & Marketing, Base Costs and A/R Analysis

• Develop and manage excel-based financial and budget models

• Develop ad-hoc, weekly and monthly forecasting using financial management

software for management team.

• Provide Cash flow management by monitoring, analyzing and adjusting

business components

• Maintain the month-end close accounts, including record-keeping functions

for general ledger, journal entries, allocations, reporting and budgeting

preparations in consistent with GAAP

• Prepare company accounts and tax returns for audit

• Maintain and knowledge of financial audit procedures including technique

tests, planning and sampling methods involved in conducting Audits

• Responsible for Ad-hoc project work and on going compliance testing for the

audit manager

• Process multi-state payroll for employees

• Administer online banking functions, Bank reconciliation, scheduling, report

generation

• Supervision of project accounting system, travel and expense system and sub-

ledger system account maintenance

• Credit granting and reviewing appropriate accounts and prospective

customers. Review and maintain customer accounts, including monitoring

credit limits

2004 – 2006

Global Tech & Resources Inc, Schaumburg, IL

Accounting Associate

• Managing, Organizing, Scheduling, Accounting, monthly/quarterly Financial

forecasting and planning, Reporting, Budget and Variance analysis and

Payroll for the company with about 35 consultants

• Provide decision support and Financial Planning and Analysis leadership in

Sales & Marketing, Base Costs and A/R Analysis

• Assist with monthly/quarterly/annual project planning and budgeting

• Develop ad-hoc forecasting using financial management software

• Provide Cash flow management by monitoring, analyzing and adjusting

business components

• Maintain the month end close cycle, including record keeping functions

for general ledger, journal entries, allocations, reporting and budgeting

preparations in consistent with GAAP.

• Prepare company accounts and tax returns for audit

• Administer online banking functions, Bank reconciliation, scheduling, report

generation

• Supervision of general ledger, project accounting system, travel and expense

system and sub-ledger system account maintenance

• Provide A/R analysis for the company in collaboration with customers.

Reduced the credit period from weeks to days

• Maintain customer accounts with collection agency

• Maintain A/P including processing payments to Vendors and Consultants.

• Credit granting and reviewing appropriate accounts and prospective

customers. Review and maintain customer accounts, including monitoring

credit limits

2000 - 2003

Independent Contractor, Burlington, Vermont

• Electronic Medical Insurance Billing Claims project converting proprietary

data to X12 format

• Contract Projects with Wells Fargo Bank for Account Reconciliation

• Processing the transmission of Account Reconciliation data files sent to and

received from Wells Fargo Bank

• Generated Crystal Reports for a departmental store.

1999 - 2000

Microstrain Inc., Burlington, Vermont

Admin Executive

• Performed duties of an office assistant, responsible for maintaining and

organizing filing systems, taking care of the accounts of the company

primarily using QuickBooks Accounting software, complete management

of projects, schedules, answering the phone and miscellaneous

administrative duties

• Responsible for processing incoming and outgoing mail, photocopying,

distributing materials, data entry, report generation and other related duties

• Creating test tools using Visual Basic for customers to test electronic

Sensors.

• Reporting directly to the President of the company

Computer Skills

• Software: Visual Basic, Powerbuilder, Oracle, MS Office - Excel, Word,

Access, Powerpoint, QuickBooks, Quicken, QuickArrow, FoxPro, Lotus

Notes, C, Crystal Reports, EMP PET, CBIZ, ADP.

• Operating Systems: Windows 95/NT/98/2000, Macintosh

Education

Background :

Financial and Cost Accounting, Installation of Costing systems, Cost Studies,

Management Studies, Tax Planning, Audits, Accounting Fundamentals,

Quantitative Methods, Direct Taxation, Auditing

2000 – 2001

Community College Of Vermont

Computer Science courses in Web design and Management

1997-98

Costs and Works Accountant (Inter)

Institute of Costs and Works Accountant

Cost Accounting, Operations Management

1994-97

Bachelor Of Commerce

Madras University

Accounting, Commerce

1994-97

Diploma in Software Engineering

Aptech

Oracle database management

References

• Available upon request

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