NEELA KAYASTHA

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Senior Accounting/Finance Professional

Analytical and detail-oriented Finance and Accounting Professional with 15+ years of proven and transferable experience. Strong problem resolution skill and highly adept at month end close, financial reporting, variance analysis, budgeting, internal audit, reconciling accounts and quality control review.

Areas of expertise include

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE GL JOURNALS PAYROLL MANAGEMENT INVENTORY MANAGEMENT BANK AND ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION VARIANCE ANALYSIS STATISTRICAL DATA ANALYSIS FINANCIAL REPORTING PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS REPORTING BOOKKEEPING RESEARCH AND RESOLUTION SOFTWARED Development life cycle (sdlc) software testing life cycle (stlc) test case documentation and execution defect tracking requirements gathering and analysis manual testing troubleshooting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Wells Fargo Consumer Lending Group Nov 2016 – Jun 2017

Borrower Communications

Business System Consultant

Quality Control Review – Engagement Review, Post-production Review

File Validation (Letter Validation using ALM, WISP, GEM and different other tools)

Validation of Letter Design and Requirement (VLDR)-Complete testing requirement document and upload on the WISP and ALM to execute testing letters.

Letter Operations: Letter pull request, Image request accessing the QA Queue and database. Retire and delete unused letters from main database

Receive EUS data, import and assign for daily file validation process. Upload validated QC data in the WISP (database).

Home Services Mortgage Aug – Oct, 2016

Senior Accountant (Finance)

Review and validate Financial data/transactions generated by Finance Dept.

Review and validate financial and management reports for internal control.

Review and validate monthly account reconciliations and the bank reconciliations.

Work with business partners for annual budget planning and process.

Variance Analysis (Actual vs planned and forecasted budget and expenses)

Coordinate and help on month/quarter/year-end closing.

NATIONWIDE ADVANTAGE MORTGAGE COMPANY, Des Moines, IA 2006 – 2016

Senior Accounting and Quality Analysts

Accounting and Reporting:

Prepare a Monthly Financial Report with detailed monthly expenses by cost center/department.

Monthly Variance analysis of different accounts

Work with business partners preparing annual budget and provide necessary information on timely manner.

Perform month/quarter and year-end closing process

Manage and review corporate accounts payable, deposits, and journals (daily, month-end, accrual, prepaid).

Complete and review weekly bank reconciliations for various accounts.

Perform monthly account reconciliations; identify reconciling items and research and resolve variances.

Write and update procedures for accounting tasks and reports.

Facilitate mid-term and annual audit with detailed support.

Produce a monthly Portfolio Analysis Report using on-demand SQL Queries and other tools.

Execute other ad-hoc analysis and accounting projects as needed.

Software Testing:

Gather requirements and help development team to prepare business specifications and translate requirements into business functionality.

Collaborate with Development Team to test new/changed features to RxCheck, RxAdmin, Unifi and Nautalius (Application used by Finance Dept)

Conduct performance, functional, UAT testing during transition to new accounting software (AMB).

ALLIED INSURANCE COMPANY, Des Moines, IA 2005 - 2006

Property and Casualty (P&C) Accounting Associate, Subrogation Department

Complete adjustment entries to correct incorrect claim coverage.

Issue all deductibles and refunds payable for the Allied Regional Claims Offices.

Balance and reconcile all Allied and Nationwide checks and proceed to deposits.

Prepare weekly/monthly reports.

H&R BLOCK, Lansing, MI 2003 - 2005

Senior Accounting Assistant and Tax Associate

Income Tax preparation and file for individuals.

Balance and reconcile ledger, cash, and bank accounts on a daily and monthly basis and prepare various financial reports.

Administer accounts payable and monthly bank reconciliations.

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, East Lansing, MI 2003 - 2004

Accounting and QA Analyst

Quality Assurance:

Review Business Requirement and Functional Specification documentation.

Forward accounting information to development team to design applications.

Create, reviewe, and execute test cases and test the application form end to end.

Participate in ad-hoc testing, functional, regression, and UAT testing.

Communicate with the development team on quality issues following with bug report and followed up to ensure speedy defect resolution and timely delivery.

Accounting:

Analyze financial documentation submitted by various international projects.

Prepare periodical financial report for different international projects.

Prepare reimbursement, journal, direct payment, and travel vouchers.

Perform general ledger postings, balancing, and reconciliations.

Prepare financial report for internal and external purposes.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Prior to 2003

Canadian Cooperation Office / Canadian Embassy to Nepal: Finance Officer and Quality Specialist.

The Asia Foundation: Program Officer and Quality Assurance Analyst.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Tribhuvan University - Master’s Degree in Business Administration and Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce.

Certifications - Mastering Adjusting Entries, Mastering Correction of Accounting Error, Mastering Payroll, and Mastering Depreciation (AIPB).

Professional Development – Software Testing (Manual and Automation) and Quality Center Defect Management.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Professional Skills:

QA Tools: ALM, Bugzilla, ClearQuest, JIRA.

Database: MS SQL Server, DB2, dBase III, MS Access.

Other: Visual Basics, MS Word, Excel and Outlook, Crystal Reports, SPSS, SAP, SQL, SAS, Windows, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari, and Mozilla, WISP. Eller, MSP, GEM, Legend

Accounting Software Skills:

AMB, Great Plains, ACCPAC Plus, Peachtree, ProCare, QuickBooks, OFS (Overseas Financial System), Collect1, and Passport.

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