RAMILA PATEL
201-***-**** *********@*****.***
Accounting and financial experience in the retail, pharmaceutical, and banking industries. Self-motivated, hands-on
employee with strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills.
EDUCATION:
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY, Upper Montclair, New Jersey May 2004
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE:
POLO RALPH LAUREN, Lyndhurst, New Jersey September 2006- June 2008
Cost Accountant & Staff Accountant
• Created and executed daily inventory and in-transit inventory reports for Childrenswear and Childrenswear Chaps
division through Movex Reporting System.
• Analyzed and created month-end inventory schedules, forecast, budgets, and GL reconciliation for month end close.
• Prepared and reviewed cost reports and production analysis; assured accurate cost reporting in Movex Reporting
System; reviewed production variances and costing of Inventory.
• Reviewed and booked inventory, inventory adjustments and in- transit inventory ensuring proper valuation and
reconciled inventory receipt accruals.
• Analyzed and prepared month end schedules for capitalization of Polo Ralph Lauren’s fixed assets, including
inventory and machinery.
• Created depreciation forecasts on a monthly and quarterly basis, to be analyzed by broader finance group and CFO.
• Analyzed, prepared and booked markdown returns, chargebacks, depreciation, reclassification, and disposal journal
entries into the Lawson General Ledger System.
• Reconciled reports from Lawson General Ledger System and Lawson Asset Management.
• Prepared audit related accounting reports for auditor use.
• Reviewed freight BarthCo invoices and assigned proper coding to be communicated to other departments.
THE JANIS GROUP INC, Rochelle Park, New Jersey August 2005 – September 2006
Staff Accountant
• Prepared firm’s annual budgets, sales forecasts, and project summaries.
• Created and posted month-end journal entries and daily cash receipts into the ACCPAC General Ledger system.
• Reconciled firm’s bank accounts
• Updated and processed funding request transmittals to Silicon Valley Bank.
• Prepared and remitted invoices to clients;
• Processed consultant employee timesheets and expense reports.
CAMBREX CORPORATION, East Rutherford, New Jersey June 2004 – July 2005
Accountant
• Insured timely and accurate payment of invoices and expense reports for payment of employee expenses, utilities,
patents, trademarks, etc.
• Assisted in the monthly closing process including maintenance and preparation of the journal entries and bank
reconciliation.
• Obtained payroll reports from the human resource department and created payroll entries.
• Communicated all group loan transaction to the various sites.
• Cash management activity for domestic and international operations.
• Updated intercompany loan schedules for international subsidiaries.
• Prepared foreign exchange rates sheets using the Renaissance Systems.
BANK OF AMERICA, Ridgefield Park, New Jersey December 1999 – July 2001
Customer Service Associate, Department of Statement and Rendering
• Handled customer checking accounts through use of database entry software.
• Produced and mailed monthly customer bank statements.
• Organized and filed bank statements along with corresponding cancelled checks.
AWARDS:
• Edward J. Bloustein Scholarship Recipient, 1999 – 2003 National Honor Society Member, 1998
COMPUTER SKILLS:
• Lawson General Ledger System; Lawson Asset Management; ACCPAC; Ross Systems Renaissance (RenCS);
Hyperion Enterprise; Movex; Microsoft Office Suite (i.e., Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint)