Senior Accountant

Professional Summary: Senior Accountant

Accounting/Finance professional with 6 years of experience in banking, communications, service and retail industry with excellent experience and knowledge in GAAP accounting, SOX, banking principles and financial analysis. Summary of skills include:

MBA in Finance and Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Business.

Preparation of financial statements and their analysis

Budgeting and forecasting

Account reconciliation, bank reconciliation, variance analysis

Monthly closing and reporting, full cycle accounting

Operational accounting

Proficient in various software including various banking software (CBS), MS Dynamics Great Plains, SAP, SQL, Syspro, Oracle, AS400, Sharepoint, MS Excel(Pivot tables, VLookups, formulas, functions) and MS Office.

Demonstrated ability in managing senior level executives and stakeholders, ensuring excellent team work among peers and mentoring & training entry level employees.

Strong analytical, written/oral communication and interpersonal skills. Adept in customer interaction and communication.

Quick learner and can easily adapt to a new environment.

Professional Experience

Sally Beauty Holdings, Denton, Tx: Aug 2017-Present

http://www.sallybeautyholdings.com/

Employer: Lucas Group

Role: Senior Accountant, Operational accounting

Responsibilities:

Monthly closing process, year end close

Balance sheet accounts reconciliation

Variance analysis

Preparation of journal entries and posting

Review of Income statement, cost centres and maintaining general ledger accounts

A/R account reconciliations

Credit card reconciliations

Sox compliance, audit requests and preparation of various reports

Coordinating between various departments to ensure A/R processes.

Southern Docks/Duraserv, Farmers Branch, TX: April 2017-Aug 2017

Southern Docks are a leading supplier of loading dock equipment.

http://southerndockproducts.com/about-us/

Employer: Robert Half

Role: Staff Accountant

Responsibilities:

Balance sheet accounts reconciliation

Monthly closing

Reviewing general ledger accounts and preparing adjusting journal entries

Accounting for all fixed assets, capital leases, depreciation

Inter-company transactions

Accruals and allocations

Commissions

Expense reports

Variance analysis and reporting

Inventory

Job costing-cost adjustment, creating GRNs, invoice matching

Assisting with budget preparation and forecasts

Impact Telecom, Irving, TX: Nov 2015 – Sept 2016

About: Impact Telecom is a leader in the telecommunications market delivering flexible and effective solutions to carriers, businesses and homes.

http://www.impacttelecom.com/about-us

Employer: CornerStone Staffing

Role: Staff Accountant

Responsibilities: Maintaining the organization books and records as well as performing critical accounting functions in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), including the following:

Account reconciliations and preparation of monthly journal entries

Bank reconciliations

Analysis of monthly financial variance and ensure variances

Streamlined and set up customer refund process in the accounting department

Research of customer balance differences in billing system and accounting system

Research, analysis of large volumes of data and reporting to management during system migration and acquisition

Research and analysis to aid other departments in better understanding financial results

A/R-Processing Lockbox, ACH payments, Chargebacks, Credit card reconciliations

Corporation Bank, India: Jan 2000-Apr 2004

About Corporation Bank: It is one of the top ranking nationalized banks in India. http://www.corpbank.com/awards-and-ratings

Role: Banking Assistant

Responsibilities:

Selected as one of top people across India where over 300K people participate.

Managed a team of 5 clerks

Managed customers and their portfolios and accounts. Managing over 25 high net worth individuals (HNI) investing up to $ 200 K (Rs. 1 Crore) each.

Managed the branch deposits section & team

Financial reporting and preparing Government specific reports

Preparation of financial statements and their analysis

Annual, quarterly, monthly closing

Preparation and posting of journal entries, maintaining general ledger

Time value of money and present value calculations

Cash and Treasury management, A/P, A/R.

Provided support for all tax related requests

Home maker: 2004 - 2015

Completed training in SAP FICO(configuration) in 2015.

Completed MBA in Finance.

Tutored graduate students (MCom) in accounting and finance.

Managed finances at home, and created a financial plan for maximum profitability and tax savings.

Education:

MBA (Finance) from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies: Oct 2007

Bachelor of Commerce from University of Mysore: Apr 2000

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