ARCHANA KULKARNI
Voorhees, NJ *****
*********@*****.***
SUMMARY:
More than 3 and half years of experience in HR/Payroll and Office administration in USA
More than four years of experience in IT Industry in USA as an IT Recruiter/Manager, focused in the placement of Software Engineers/Architects/Hardware Engineer (Distributed and Mainframe), Database Architects/Developers/Administrators, Network/System/Security Engineers, Web Developers, Quality Assurance/Test Engineers and Business Analysts.
Three and half years of experience in the field of Office Administration, Assistant / Computer Operator and Cash handling in India
Good Experience in General Ledger Accounting & Billings for different industries.
Hands on experience in using Computer Based Accounting Software such as QuickBooks.
Expertise in using Microsoft Office products like Word, Excel, Outlook Express.
Typing Speed is 9000+ Keystrokes per hour.
Good analysis, fast learning ability, multitasking, neat and clean work & good communication skills.
EDUCATION:
BACHELORS IN SCIENCE(BS-SCIENCE), Pune, India
ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, Aptech, Pune, India
QUICKBOOKS from Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
METASENSE INC. (WEST BERLIN, NJ) OCT ‘14 – CURRENT
OFFICE MANAGER / HR / PAYROLL, ACCOUNTS COORDINATOR
An Award Winning Minority Certified company located in South Jersey, MetaSense is into IT staffing, Digital Marketing and IT Services.
Staff Augmentation services include contractual, contract-to-hire, permanent and dedicated staffing. In the past years company has emerged as a most preferred IT Staffing among peer companies. Metasense understands the staffing needs of clients for their urgent, short term and long term projects on various technologies and hence provides best talent available in-house and from the industry.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (include the following; other duties may be assigned)
Office Manager/HR Duties:
Maintains office services by organizing office operations and procedures; preparing payroll; controlling correspondence; designing filing systems; reviewing and approving supply requisitions; assigning and monitoring clerical functions.
Serves as a local resource to candidates/employees/offshore team; understand, communicate, and answer their questions
Interpreting policy and answering employee questions or concerns regarding benefits, payroll, etc.
Processing new hires and terminations.
Maintaining all employee files.
Oversees all activities related to personnel preparation and processing.
Maintains confidentiality of all personnel issues and information.
Prepare New Hire Paperwork.
Prepare Semi-monthly and monthly payrolls according to each employee’s specific contract.
Supporting new employee orientation programs, notifies employees on health, dental, medical.
Screening(Drug Screen, background and credit check, all other compliance requirements as per client) and reference/education checking employment candidates
Provide facility tours to newly hired internal employees and offshore team and outsourced employees.
Verify employment eligibility through the use of E-Verify
Provide details to the agencies for Employment Verification purpose by phone/email/fax.
Maintain staffing operations across the board
Obtain daily staff requests and fill them efficiently
Take care of offshore team’s monthly salaries by online money transfer system.
Allocate Job Portals as per team requirements.
Payroll/Accounts Coordinator Duties:
Review employees’ timesheets to check for work hour’s compliance.
Monitor and calculate overtime and attendance of employees
Work with the payroll specialist to verify payroll accuracy which includes:
oInitiate payroll activities on a periodic basis
oPrepare payroll documentation (Semi-monthly) as per timesheets/overtime/days off/Advance taken/Benefits
oVerify Payroll Report
oVerify and maintain monthly/Semimonthly health/dental/vision insurance deductions for employees.
oPrepare and pay offshore team salaries online.
Accounts Payable:
oReviewing and verifying invoice amounts and payables.
oCoding, entering Bills
oProcessing and writing checks in QuickBooks and mailing checks to the vendors by using options such as regular mail/Priority mail/FedEx
Accounts Receivable:
oPreparation of weekly/biweekly/monthly invoices
oCorresponding with consultants for timesheets and vendors relating to accounts receivables, processing weekly and monthly reports.
oFollow up with the Vendor Companies about payments.
oPrepare and send Invoices to the vendor as per employees approved timesheet.
oPrepares payment vouchers, receipts, deposit slips, and related documents which record Payment transactions.
oMaking Bank Deposits
oMaintaining regular balance controls by transferring money within the bank accounts or from Credit Line.
EQUIPMENT USED: Personal computer, telephone, copy machine, and other basic office equipment
METASENSE INC. (CHERRY HILL, NJ) OCT ‘10 – SEPT ‘14
RESOURCE SPECIALIST / RECRUITING MANAGER
MetaSense, an IT staffing, website development & internet marketing company was honored as
“Incubator Company of the Year” by NJTC (New Jersey Technical Council) and NJBIN (New Jersey Business Incubator Network). MetaSense has specialized in the delivery of cost effective, high-value internet business solutions since its inception in 1999. The company’s reach currently extends into such diverse areas as website design and development, search engine optimization (SEO), social media optimization (SMO), e-commerce, internet programming, IT staffing and the rapidly growing field of knowledge process outsourcing.
Responsibilities Include:
Perform extensive recruiting for Senior Software/Database Developers with heavy focus on technologies such as: C/C++, (Windows & UNIX/Linux), .NET, Java/J2EE, SQL Server, and Oracle.
Conduct phone screens, interviews on qualified candidates based on client requirements.
Responsible for full-cycle recruiting: interview, offer, negotiate and close candidates for assigned requisitions.
Internet Mining: (i.e. Monster, Career builder, job.com, Dice, LinkedIn etc.)
Worked extensively on VMSs (Vendor Management Systems) with vendors like Comsys, Computer Aid, IQ Navigator, Peoplefluent
Manage vendor accounts, get the requirement from the client, distribute in the team, recruitment coordination, managed onshore-offshore recruiting team, follow ups, scheduling interviews.
Interact with Client, vendors and recruiters in the team (onshore-offshore)
Prepare and maintain resume submission report weekly/monthly.
TAKE SOLUTIONS INC. (PRINCETON, NJ) APR ‘07 – MAR ‘08
IT RECRUITER
TAKE Solutions is a leading international business technology company with products backed by a strong domain expertise to provide cost-effective comprehensive solutions for businesses. TAKE Solutions staffs major technology centers and sales offices in Chennai, Malaysia, Mumbai, Oman, Philadelphia, and Research Triangle Park, NC, and Houston, TX. TAKE Solutions is SEI-CMMI Level 5 Certified, Microsoft Gold Certified, and is a Registered CDISC Solution Provider. TAKE conducts business today in 9 countries with more than 150 FORTUNE 1000 customers.
Responsibilities Include:
Perform extensive recruiting for Senior Software/Database Developers with heavy focus on technologies such as: C/C++, (Windows & UNIX/Linux), .NET, Java/J2EE, SQL Server, and Oracle.
Conduct phone screens, interviews on qualified candidates based on client requirements.
Responsible for full-cycle recruiting: interview, offer, negotiate and close candidates for assigned requisitions.
Internet Mining: (i.e. Monster, Career builder, job.com, Dice etc.)
Worked extensively on VMSs (Vendor Management Systems) with vendors like Comsys, Computer Aid, IQ Navigator, and Peoplefluent.
Managed offshore recruiting team.
MENON CONSULTING, (CHERRY HILL, NJ) SEPT ‘06 – MAR ’07
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
Administrative Assistant with strong interpersonal and organizational skills with a keen ability to multitask a variety of challenges and responsibilities.
Responsibilities Include:
Provide administrative support such as answering telephones, assisting visitors, Faxing, Scanning, Emailing etc.
Accounts Payable – Reviewing and verifying invoice amounts and payables, Coding, entering Bills and processing and writing checks and mailing checks to the vendors.
Accounts Receivable – Preparation of weekly/biweekly/monthly invoices, corresponding with consultants for timesheets and vendors relating to accounts receivables, processing weekly and monthly reports.
Making Bank Deposits, maintaining regular balance controls.
Follow up with the Vendor Companies about payments
MLA SALES CORPORATION (BHOSARI, INDIA) MAR ’99 – JUL ’01
COMPUTER OPERATOR / ACCOUNTANT
This work involved Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Processing Payrolls
Accounts Payable – Reviewing and verifying invoice amounts and payables, Coding, entering Bills and processing and printing checks and mailing checks to the vendors.
Accounts Receivable – Preparation of invoices, corresponding with customers and vendors relating to accounts receivable, processing weekly and monthly reports.
Making Bank Deposits, maintaining regular balance controls.
Processing payrolls: Monthly for all employees, took care of the withhold taxes.
Also has a Cash Handling Experience for First 10 months.
COMPUTER PACKAGES USED: Proprietary a/c software, Microsoft Office
THE WRITE CHOICE (PUNE, INDIA) AUG ‘97 – OCT ‘98
COMPUTER OPERATOR / OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
This work involved Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Processing Payrolls, Billing, Inventory
Accounts Payable – Reviewing and verifying invoice amounts and payables, Coding, entering Bills and processing and printing checks and mailing checks to the vendors.
Accounts Receivable – Preparation of invoices, corresponding with customers and vendors relating to accounts receivable, processing weekly and monthly reports.
Managed vendor accounts making bank deposits, writing checks, maintaining stipulated balance, Handle Petty Cash Account
Doing Inventory of incoming/outgoing books in their own software.
COMPUTER PACKAGES USED: Tally, Proprietary Software for Inventory, Microsoft Office