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Lakshmi K.

E: ac8acp@r.postjobfree.com M: +1-914-***-**** A: 555 Central Park Avenue, Apt 106, Scarsdale, NY 10583 Background

I recently relocated to New York due to family reasons after spending 5 years in Budapest Hungary. I worked until recently at UNHCR Global Service Center, UN Refugee Agency in the Accounts and Financial services unit, dealing with preparation and clearance of donor reports. Professional Skill Summary

§ A qualified Chartered Accountant with over 10 years of experience in Finance and Accounting

§ Possess good knowledge of Financial and Administrative Framework Agreement (FAFA), ECHO contracts, European commission (EC) Contracts. Have attended the training on FAFA and contractual aspects conducted by the EU in Brussels.

§ Possess strong working knowledge in the preparation of ECHO, EC, CERF, MPTF, UNFIP, EAC, Government reports

§ Expertise in preparation, maintenance and consolidation of the books of accounts of various legal entities & subsidiaries

§ Strong experience in international finance, cross border transactions & subsidiary management in Asia Pac and Europe

§ Ability to deal independently with external stakeholders like regulators, auditors & financial institutions.

§ Experience in implementation and migration of financial data to SAP FICO Summary of Professional Experience

UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR) Feb 2016 – Aug 2018 http://www.unhcr.org

The UN Refugee Agency is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. Designation: Finance Associate (AP/AR) – From August 2016 to August 2018 Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of Financial reports in a timely fashion in conformity with UNHCR’s financial records and the requirements of donors.

• Finding new ways to simplify, automate current reports in collaboration with DER / DRRM to enable easier verification and clearance by AFS.

• To follow up closely with DRRM and field colleagues in finalization of the reports so that reports are submitted well within the due date and aiding in better Cash flow forecasting.

• Respond to EU verification requests. Provide Technical support to users at the field and escalate to the management any indication of breach in the internal control system.

• Provide In team supervision and training.

• Maintain clear and consistent statistics of reports cleared and verification. Designation: Finance Associate (GL) – From February 2016 till July 2016 Key Responsibilities

• Provide answers and guidelines for finance-related queries received from field offices and HQ units.

• Monitor bank and cash accounts, in order to avoid negative balances and to ensure that the 2

reconciliations are prepared by the deadline and adhere to quality requirements.

• Handle petty cash-related requests received from field offices and HQ units and prepare the draft Petty Cash Authorization Memorandum.

• Monitor petty cash accounts, in order to ensure that authorized ceilings and individual payment limits are not exceeded, to avoid negative balances and to ensure that disbursements are expended in the correct financial period.

• Monitor open items according to the yearly workplan. Review supporting documentation for the selected, high value open items and contra items (opposite sign).

• Process P.35 documents received on paper or via MSRP bolt-on system.

• Send the monthly UNDP SCAs to field offices and monitor the booking of these charges in order to ensure that expenses are recognized in the correct financial period.

• Re-perform reconciliation for field bank accounts on a sampling basis according to the workplan

• Carry out month-end and year-end closing activities. AVIS BUDGET Group BSC Kft, Budapest Hungary May 2014 – Jun 2015 http://www.avis.com

Avis Budget Group is a leading global provider of vehicle rental and car sharing services, operating three of the most recognized brands in the industry through Avis, Budget and Zipcar. The Business Support Centre

(BSC) has been supporting Group’s subsidiaries primarily in Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region. Designation: Senior Financial Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• General accountancy and book keeping tasks for the ‘Budget’ brand in UK

• Preparation of Financial statements and perform closings activities

• Perform Balance sheet accounts and Inter-company Reconciliations

• Prepare Royalty Calculations and conduct analysis and control of partner costs

• Conduct Variance analysis (Forecast vs Actuals) including Ageing of Accounts receivables/Accounts Payables, bad debts provision analysis

• Perform VAT reconciliations

GMR ENERGY LIMITED, Bangalore, India 2007 - 2010

http://www.gmrgroup.in/

GMR Energy Limited is 100% subsidiary of GMR Infrastructure Ltd., a leading company in the Indian Infrastructure sector (part of GMR Group). GMR Energy has interests in Thermal Based power generation, Hydro power generation and Coal mining, including operations and subsidiaries overseas. Designation: Associate Manager (Finance & Accounts) Key Responsibilities

• Primarily responsibility to maintain the finances and books of accounts for subsidiaries in Indonesia, Mauritius, Cyprus and Netherlands.

• Preparation of MIS & Variance Analysis against Annual Operating Plan (AOP).

• Implementation & subsequent maintenance of books of accounts in SAP for these subsidiaries.

• Coordinate with the Auditors in the respective jurisdictions/countries and preparation, consolidation and publishing the audited financials results.

• Ensure compliance with Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) for the Overseas Direct Investments (ODI) in India.

• Responsible for statutory filings of documents with Central Bank (RBI) for all overseas subsidiaries.

• Ensuring Compliance for overseas subsidiaries e.g. VAT, Income tax and other corporate & statutory matters.

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A key highlight in the role had been the structuring of offshore SPVs for acquisition of PTBSL coal mines in Indonesia for routing investment and efficient tax structuring and part of the team working on raising funds for the company through QIPs and IPO.

M. BHASKAR RAO & CO, Hyderabad 2003 - 2004

A leading accounting firm in Andhra Pradesh Region in India and is post qualification - Chartered Accountancy experience.

Designation: Audit Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all types of audits engagements for clients of the firm

• Led internal audit assignments for some prominent clients India Cements, Tecumseh Products.

• Conducted the Statutory Audit for Godavari Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd (A Murugappa Group Co.)

• Led Special audit assignments (SEBI audit) & certification work for Linn Financials PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS (PWC), Chennai 1999 - 2002 Designation: Assurance and Business Advisory Associate Experience in Global Risk Management Services Practice (GRMS)

• Worked on Compliance Risk Management Engagements by clients in managing the risk of non compliance with internal and external laws, regulations and policies.

• Review of social compliance at various contract or supplier manufacturing facilities of the above clients keeping in view the need for adherence to standards of employment, manufacturing and environment.

• Audit engagements included assignments for some prominent clients included Wal-Mart Inc, Walt Disney & Kohl’s

Experience in Assurance Services

• Assurance services focuses on statutory audits, tax audits, US GAAP assignments, certification and other attestation work.

• Field in Charge since 2nd year of training. Key responsibility involved completing fieldwork adhering to the target dates, coaching junior team members, carrying out review of the work of junior team members on site, apart from assisting the Team Manager on Engagement Management.

• Specialized in Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Energy sectors with exposure in IT & Services Industries Academic Qualifications & Achievements

§ Associate Member (ACA) of Chartered Accountants of India (2003)

§ Graduate in Commerce - Stella Maris College, Chennai India (1999). A Premier College in India.

§ School Topper in Class Xth and XIIth Grades

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