Project Manager Accounting
Resume:
DHVANIT DALAL
Edison, NJ *****
Phone: 201-***-**** E-mail: **************@*****.***
SUMMARY
Result-driven professional with eight years of experience in Accounting/Auditing, Bookkeeping, Billing, Reconciliation and Collections with strong analytical skills and sharp attention to details. Experienced in Payroll processing and state agency taxation fillings. Can work independently or in a team environment & strive to provide insightful problem resolutions.
EDUCATION
●Lindenwood University, St Charles, MO
●Master of Business Administration - Major: General Business, GPA: 3.30, August 2008.
●University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
●Bachelor of Commerce - Major: Accounting and Auditing, April 2006.
●Minor: Economics.
COMPUTER SKILLS
●Operating Systems: Windows XP, Vista, 2007, 2008, 2010
●QuickBooks Pro versions 10, 13, and 16
●MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook)
●Database: MS Access, Quick books Pro
●Great communication skills
EXPERIENCE
January 2009 – Current Management Analyst
Insyst Inc., Parsippany, New Jersey.
• Oversee and manage Operations, HR and payroll, & Administration, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives
●Generated MSA, SOW, WO/PO and other HR documents. Manage keeping them up to date including Software asset management and business certification.
●Gathered better understanding of the business processes and functions, making business operations to run smoothly and to full extent.
●Conducted Market Research, suggesting Business Plans, Search for appropriate Resources and help management in implementing it.
●Performed Feasibility, Adaptability and Risk Analysis to identify the business critical and high-risk areas of the application.
●Provided assistance in identifying, evaluating, and developing systems and procedures that were cost effective and met business requirements.
●At an individual project level worked cross functionally to define plans and schedule timelines to meet project objectives.
●Assisted Manager/’s in developing process and procedures for Smooth Business function and operations.
●Good understanding of Waterfall software development and Agile methodology and used it for upgrading our entire company website and coordination with Business Analyst and Project coordinator.
●Used the knowledge of Software development life cycle (SDLC) in integrating all the resources such as human resources, business systems, processes and data to provide information to support the company and its recruiting staff.
●Created different types of business flow diagrams (using MS-Visio) & charts.
●Knowledge and understanding of UML Diagrams, Use Case Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Collaboration Diagrams, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), ER Diagrams and Web Page Mock-Ups using Rational Rose thus defining the Business Process Model and Data Process Model.
●Manage the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the Accounting.
Performed Account Reconciliations for several accounts and created new Account Reconciliations.
Performed Journal Entries and General Ledger transactions and research.
Audit vendor payment invoices for discrepancies before payment.
●Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures (GAAP)
●Manage accuracy and productivity of daily activities of accounts payable, cash application and reconciliation, cash disbursements, invoicing/billing, customer credits and collections, payroll and fixed asset records.
●Review monthly P&L and reconcile with previous months’ data to find the reasons for variance on expense accounts before the month end closing
●Issue timely and complete financial statements
●Input budget into QuickBooks and run monthly variance analysis
●Manage annual budget and forecasts for business related expenses.
●Coordinate the provision of information to accountant and auditors for the annual audit
●Account lead for recruiters and sourcer.
●Handled Immigration documentation at company level.
●Review and suggest process Improvements for Company employee communications.
January 2008- August 2008 Business Operations Specialist
Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri
●Developed methods for organizing and retrieving refund and employment information in paper and electronic databases.
●Assisted in the management of student payroll system and the development of student work study schedules.
●Creating PowerPoint presentations and project updates using MS Project for management review.
April 2006 - October 2006 Business / Financial Analyst
Intelenet Global Services, Mumbai, India
●Identified processes for developing and documenting detailed business requirements including process, data flow analysis and modeling.
●Created Use-Cases, BPM, and Requirement documents to document the Business needs.
●Requirements were gathered through interactions and meetings and periodic walkthroughs with loan analysts, credit analysts and other potential users of the application.
●Facilitated JAD sessions to coordinate activities for project schedules, presented deliverables to the management, conducted JAD sessions to elicit requirements.
●Conducted Use-Case reviews and identified Gaps, leading to improvements/enhancements in the same.
●Managed requirements to minimize scope issues. Understood all system requirements and provided feedback, collected requirements from stakeholders and prioritized them.
●Worked with the Project Manager on various Project Management activities such as keeping track of the Project Status, Deadlines, Environment Request, and Compliance Issues.
●Managed financial forecast used to develop earnings guidance.
●Performed short-term and long-term cash flow forecasting and variance analysis.
●Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual management reports for board of directors.
●Supported annual audits, reconciled balance sheet accounts and prepared account analysis.
●Audited and corrected data/journal entries.
RELEVANT COURSES
Investments, Merger and Acquisition, Consumer Finance, International Business Communications, Human Resource Development, Financial Accounting, Auditing, Cost Accounting, Managerial Accounting.
ACTIVITIES & ACHIEVEMENTS
●Executive member of MBA Association, Lindenwood University.
●Executive member of Lindenwood University Intercultural Club, Lindenwood University.
●Treasurer for the Accounting Fundraiser Club, University of Mumbai.
●Diploma in Business Accounts and Diploma in Computer Accounts, Mumbai, India.
VISA STATUS
●Work Permit – H1B Visa effective from October 2009.
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