POOJA MIRAJKAR, CPA

San Jose, CA. Email : ac8g79@r.postjobfree.com. Tel : 612-***-****

** ***** ** ****** ********** (USA, UK & India) encompassing Finance, Corporate Accounting, Internal & External reporting and Business partnering in organizations ranging from privately held to Global Fortune 500 with varied industry experience. Demonstrated leadership, teamwork, problem solving skills and innovative approach.

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

Certified Public Accountant (CPA), USA 2013-2014

Chartered Accountant (CA), India 2002-2007

Master of Commerce - University of Pune, India 2004-2006

Major: Advanced Accounting and Taxation

Bachelor of Commerce - University of Pune, India 2001-2004

Major: Advanced Statistics

CORE COMPETENCIES

Global Consolidation and Reporting

Month-end closing

Business Partnering

Financial Planning and Analysis

SOX Compliance

Project Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY Tempe, AZ

Senior Accountant- Global Accounting Aug 2016 – Present

Currently a Senior accountant in a $4.2B semiconductor company with thorough understanding on general ledger and financial reporting providing excellence in month end closing, reporting, global consolidation, project management through optimum utilization of SAP, BPC for efficient closing and reporting.

Lead global consolidation of 7 world-wide subsidiaries executing month end closing, and internal management reporting.

Review monthly financial statements performance analysis of individual foreign subsidiaries as well as consolidated group.

Successfully lead and implement multiple process improvement projects at global level, also mentor team members on various improvement projects to establish optimum efficiency.

Review and approve journal entries, reconciliation and tasks assigned to other team members to ensure accurate month end closing.

Coach and develop team members on SAP, BPC, as well as on monthly reporting and analysis techniques.

Implement internal controls over financial reporting, remediated internal control gap identified by auditors.

Review legal agreements and contracts and ensure proper accounting treatment. Standardize accounting and reporting policies and practices among all worldwide finance teams.

Engaged in AOP and quarterly forecasting activity by analyzing the cost drivers to ensure accuracy in forecast.

Support the interim and year-end statutory audit and responding to auditors’ queries and walk them through month end close process and various reports and schedules required for 10K and 10Q SEC filings.

Successfully managed strategic inorganic growth project championing accounting transition for newly acquired $400M business and reporting in efficient manner that allowed organization to report timely and accurately.

UPSHER SMITH LABORATORIES Maple Grove, MN

Senior Accountant- Corporate Consolidate and Reporting Nov 2014 – Jul 2016

Demonstrated management skills in multiple roles with increasing responsibilities in consolidation and reporting, annual budgeting and strategic planning, supporting treasury in business expansion projects, month end close coordination with constant performance with excellence for a privately held pharmaceutical company since 1919 having global presence in USA and UK.

Led global consolidation and reporting of monthly, quarterly and annual financial results with innovative approaches to enhance existing methodologies to accelerate reporting and ensure accuracy and timeliness.

Designed monthly financial flux package for management reporting and perform ad hoc analysis to assist senior management in reviewing business performance and determining action plan.

Engaged in annual planning and quarterly rolling forecasting activity from template design to reviewing data submitted and understanding the viability of the forecast/budget and appropriately presenting to senior management.

Integral in SAP-BPC implementation to help accelerate global consolidation by setting up automatic consolidation and elimination rules and generate various analytical reports which ensured reducing reporting due date by 3 days.

Support the completion of the interim and year-end statutory audit and responding to auditors requests, prepare schedules and assist in footnotes disclosures of the Annual Report.

Developed simulations as per current Bank covenants agreements and calculating the financial leverage and other financial ratios for restructuring the terms of Bank covenants agreement for business expansion.

Own and led special process improvement projects to enhance efficiency and control over reporting especially reviewed the spreadsheet control by co-ordinating with Revenue, AR, AP, Payroll, FP&A teams.

WOCKHARTD LTD. Mumbai, India

Finance Manager Nov 2010 – Apr 2013

Managed global consolidation and reporting, financial planning and analysis by business partnering with Line of Business leaders and global subsidiaries controllers of $1.5B publicly listed Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Company, Wockhardt is a large generics manufacturing company managing a portfolio of acute to chronic therapy with world class research center in India, having global footprints across India, USA, UK, Ireland, France.

Led monthly consolidation, prepared multiple monthly financial overviews for senior management by generating various financial reports for monthly, quarterly and annual financial performance review for five world areas.

Developed financial projections and prepared strategic plan for 5 years and annual budgets with immense coordination and communication with global subsidiaries as well as manufacturing plants and R&D centers across India.

Support the interim and year-end audit, assist with schedules and footnote disclosures, MD&A and investor relation presentations.

Integral in SAP- BPC implementation to ensure smooth integration and launch,

Travelled to foreign subsidiaries to train the teams on various process improvement projects for alignment with corporate.

Ensured timely and accurate month end close, with improved process to accelerate closing on day 3.

CUMMINS POWER GENERATION Pune, India

Manager Apr 2007 – Sep 2010

Managed financial planning and analysis by constant interaction with Line of Business leaders for performance analysis and process improvement projects of PBGU of Cummins group a $17B engine manufacturing fortune 500 company.

Managed Monthly Financial Analysis and reporting, Forecasting, Budgeting and Strategic planning.

Delivered monthly Management report encompassing all line of businesses performance analysis.

Managed Annual budgeting activity and presented to corporate the planned performance.

Partnered with the senior level of management, for business improvement and variance analysis.

Compliance with SOX lite – monthly closing process, internal control.

Supported the month end close process, prepare journal entries.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Winner of Extra Mile award at Amkor Technology for successful project management.

Permanent US resident (Green Card Holder)

3 years of audit experience in local Audit firms in Pune, India.(2003-2006)

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