Assistant Accounting

Dimple Desai

** ***** ***** *** *** Piscataway, NJ 08854

732-***-**** home; 832-***-**** cell; *******@**.***

EDUCATION:

University of Houston. Masters in Accountancy. August 2007 - May 2009. Cumulative GPA: 3.111.

Bachelors’ in Business Administration in Accounting. Minor in Spanish. August 2002 - May 2006.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Staff Intercompany Accountant. Suez Energy, Houston, TX. May 2007 – Oct 2007

* Analytical review of revenue, fuel, operation and maintenance expenses, general and administrative expenses along

with supporting explanation of fluctuations with the use of Pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and macros.

* Monthly financial reporting including income statement, balance sheet, and project operating budgets.

* Preparation of annual budget and annual five-year forecast.

* Management of project cash flow, accounts receivable/payable and all aspects of fixed asset accounting.

* Perform monthly accounting closing for multiple projects in a timely manner.

* Assist auditors with interim and year-end external audits.

* Monitor and report on progress of capital projects for all facilities.

Accounts Receivable/Billing. Allied Waste -National Accounts, Houston, TX. May 2006 – May 2007

* Finalized invoices and generated summaries in Excel to be billed and sent to the customer.

* Resolved open balance issues by doing research and making adjustments accordingly.

* Sought collections from past due invoices and cash application.

* Chosen by the controller to sample and test invoices for the new central billing format.

* Calculated and applied credits due the customer; responsible for charge backs to Allied divisions.

* Responsible for a Special Project for Footlocker involving research.

* Processed invoices for payment for Accounts Payable department.

Office Assistant. Bauer College of Business-Finance Department, Houston, TX. August 2005 - May 2006

* Applied accounting knowledge on graduate-level research assignment, GAAP Departures, supervised by Prof. Chava.

* Responsible for the Faculty Hiring Database for 2005 applicants, and book orders for professors.

* Applied Microsoft Office skills in Excel and Access.

* Recorded and filed professor applications for the following year.

* Proctored and graded exams for professors.

Executive Management Assistant. ShipCom Wireless, Houston, TX. Summer Intern 2004

* Created travel expense statements for employees and assisted in making reservations for business travel.

* Organized purchase orders into files and matched them up with corresponding invoices.

* Assisted the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Assistant in the operations and accounting work.

* Sent Fed Ex packages, tracked shipments, reception work, set up telephone conferences, etc.

AWARDS AND HONORS:

* 3rd and 4th place for the Most Processed Invoices at Allied Waste’s Accounts Payable Invoicing Competition.

* Dean’s List.

* Finance Association- Horizon Award, College Leadership Award, Outstanding Student Organization.

SKILLS ACQUIRED:

* Microsoft Office User Specialist certification in Word and Excel 2000.

* Knowledge in Solomon GL software and 10-key calculator.

* Fluent in speaking: English, Gujarati, Spanish and Hindi.

ORGANIZATIONS:

* Internal Auditors Student Association- Spring 2009; Corporate Relations Officer.

* Accounting Association- Corporate Relations Officer 2005-2006, Founding Father, scheduled speakers, assisted in fundraising,

contacted and networked with business recruiters and former UH Bauer College alumni, etc.

* Accounting Society-active member 2004 - 2006, met with executives, raised funds, and participated in Professional

Committee.

* Finance Association-active member 2004 - 2005, interacted with business professionals, Career Fair Day volunteer,

Operations Committee member, participated in the NYMEX Competition.

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