PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
After working in the field of accounting and finance for 7+ years in Asia, UK and US, looking to switch to a Business Analyst career in Information Technology.
TECHNICAL SKILL SET
Methodologies – Rational Unified Process, Agile, Waterfall
Requirement Tracking Tools – IBM Rational Requisite Pro, MS Word, MS Excel, Enterprise Architect
Modeling & Designing Tools – MS Visio, Enterprise Architect
Wireframe Tools – MS Visio, Axure, MS Paint
Accounting Applications – SAGE Line 50, SAGE Payroll, IRIS Accounts Production
WORK EXPERIENCE
Business Analyst Trainee, BATRAINER.com, 6 Kilmer Road, Edison, NJ 08817 September 2017 - Present
Understand the nature of various teams in a software project, different stakeholders involved, dynamics of the project team and the role of a Business Analyst (BA) / Systems Analyst in the software team.
Understand the relationship between a Project Manager and a Business Analyst (BA) and the responsibilities of a Business Analyst in various stages of the project.
Detailed understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and various software development methodologies employed in IT industry like Waterfall, Rational Unified Process (RUP) and Agile methodologies.
Enterprise Analysis and creating a Business Case, Vision document, Problem statements, SWOT analysis, etc.
Various types of requirements - user requirements, business requirements, functional and non-functional requirements, system requirements etc.
Hands on experience in creating requirement documents such as Business requirements document (BRD), functional requirements document (FRD), System Requirements Specification (SRS) etc. using real world templates.
Knowledge of Unified Modeling Language (UML) like Use Case, Class Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams etc and basics of Microsoft Visio to create UML diagrams
Thorough understanding of Business Process Modeling / Re-Engineering, Work Flow Modeling and related concepts.
Detailed understanding of Requirements management and Communication
Practice in creating Requirements Traceability Matrix document
Familiarity with the basics of Quality Assurance in Software testing in a project
Experience on all Business Analysis documents through assignments / project work
Accounts Assistant, Expanscience Laboratories, 60 East 56th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022 April 2017
Verify and post details of business transactions, such as funds received and disbursed, and totals accounts to ledgers or computer spreadsheets and databases. (Daily cash applications coming in from credit cards, wires, and checks coming into their lockbox.)
Investigate and analyze chargebacks from customers, follows up with Sales Managers/ Warehouse for verification of claims.
Recommend actions to resolve discrepancies.
Compute and record charges, returns, and cost of lost or damaged goods, freight charges, and similar items.
Prepare vouchers, invoices, checks, account statements, reports, and other records, and review for accuracy.
Reconcile general ledger accounts with various registers.
Maintain and publish weekly/monthly sales expenses reports.
Process payments and documents such as invoices, journal vouchers, employee reimbursements, and statements.
Locate and monitor overdue accounts, generates A/R balance reports.
Follow up with phone calls and arranges for debt repayment schedules, based on customers' financial situations.
Pre-audit, verify, and process employee expense claims according to company procedures.
Reconcile daily inventory report between Warehouse and internal ERP system
Generate daily invoices to be sent to customers using Macola and Anzio (inventory system used by the warehouse.)
Accounts Assistant, ETM Group, Head Office, 3 Hatton Wall, London United Kingdom May 2015
Continual organization and management of the AP function
Coding and posting of all invoices,
Supplier Statement reconciliations
Promptly responding to supplier queries
Provide a clear, friendly service to all members of the Company and suppliers
Assist with Statutory Audits
VAT reporting and payments
Checking, auditing and posting of expense reports
Reports and schedules
Maintenance of AP filing system
Prepare and submit invoices for payment including Ritz, MVCI, MEHOC, miscellaneous
Complete balance sheet reconciliations. Accounts to be reconciled include, but are not limited to, bank accounts, advances, receivables, fixed assets, trade payables, accruals and prepaids. Ensure all balances are cleared in the following period of have clear explanation of why amount will remain.
Resolve issues and discrepancies with MBS and other Shared Services Canters
Set up, dispose or transfer fixed assets as required.
Other accounting clerical tasks as assigned
Accounts Officer, Plan-Net Plc, Hamilton House, 1 Temple Avenue, London United Kingdom June 2013
Tracking time-detail submitted by staff and contractors and using the resultant information to process their invoices.
Rising invoices for clients.
Processing contractor and staff expenses and resulting payments.
Providing information on commission, overtime for payroll process.
Determining accruals for month end processing.
Recording financial transactions and managing reconciliations in Sage.
Functioning as the front-end point of contact for all account related enquiries from clients, contractors and internal teams.
Office Administrator / Assistant Accountant, Salt and Pepper Ltd, 83-89 Vale Road, London United Kingdom Feb 2012
Experience on Sage Line 50 : Sales and Purchase Invoicing, Sales and Purchase Ledger, Expense Claims
Client Facing Role: Promoting Salt and Pepper products to high street clients over phone and email, as well as resolving customer requests
and issues on a one-to-one basis.
Credit Control
Administrative work involving import/export of products, handling petty cash transactions (including forex)
Training & Internship, Tax Point Direct Limited, South Woodford, London United Kingdom Jan 2011
Experience on Sage Line 50 involving: Sales and Purchase Invoicing, Sales and Purchase Ledger, Expense Claims,
Adjustments, Control accounts, Trial Balance Reconciliations, producing VAT returns, Producing P&L Accounts and Balance
Sheet.
Experience with IRIS Accounts making initial entries in Irish Accounts Production to prepare abbreviated accounts and year-end financial
statements.
Experience on Sage Payroll involves weekly and monthly payroll preparation, setting up starters and leavers on the Sage Payroll system, as well as processing pay adjustments, bonuses and expense payments. Also gained understanding of P11d, P35, P45, P60 and P6.
Process Associate, Tax and Regulatory Services, PriceWaterHouseCoopers India Jun 2009
Optimizing tax liabilities for top tier clients, e.g. Credit Suisse, Petro-Canada, Clifford Chance, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Ltd, Amazon.
Experienced in customized tax workflow solutions like PerTax, DMS, etc. as well as Global Office procedures.
EDUCATION
ACCA – The London School of Business and Finance (LSBF) – ACCA Part Qualified – F1, F2, F3, F5, F6 Levels Passed.
Masters in Finance – June 2009, Techno India, West Bengal University of Technology, India
Accounting, Taxation, International Finance, Financial Services Management, Capital Markets, Portfolio Management
Bachelors in Finance – June 2006, JD Birla Institute, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Basic Accounting and Financial Management, Algebra and Statistics.
ACTIVITIES
Took part in a 6-week charity fundraising campaign for St Mungo’s charity fund-raising based in Holywell Centre, London for the homeless
in Summer 2010. Collaborated with a team of 15-20 people on a daily basis to meet well defined fundraising targets.
Spent 1 year post my bachelor’s degree as manager of Guy Kremer’s Beauty Salons in India, involved in designing different promotional sales
strategies for new and existing product lines, and experience with inventory control and data collection
Winner of several shot-put and discuss throw events at inter school championships
Avid interest and participant in multicultural activities at school and college level
REFERENCES
Available upon Request
SREEPARNA GUHA
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Trained in Business Analysis, Business Processes, Business Process Models, Business Flow Diagrams
Excellent Communication, Documentation and Presentation Skills
Advanced Microsoft Excel / Office Suite
Expert in Accounting and Payroll Processes, Proficient in UK Taxation
SAGE Line 50, SAGE Payroll, IRIS
ACCA Part Qualified – London School of Business and Finance
Excellent documentation and communication skills