Nikhita Dwarka -**** Weston Woods Blvd, Orlando **818 - 321-***-****-
*******.******@*****.***
Objective
I am seeking the opportunity to obtain a long term accounting position
within a progressive and results-driven organization, which gives me the
opportunity to utilize the skills set that I possess for that company's
benefit.
Experience
Jul 2013 - present American Road Group, Inc
Orlando, FL
Staff Accountant (Motor vehicles and accessories-retail)
. Maintains Fixed Assets Register ($10M) and Construction in Process
($2M) accounts for 13 locations including recording additions, fixed
disposals and monthly depreciation expense
. Keeps Owners and Management aware of numerous actual capital budget
expenditure on Fixed assets accounts compared to budget and provides
explanations of differences
. Prepares and submits monthly Multi-State Sales and Use Tax (totaling
on average $0.5m), Solid Waste and Disposal Taxes for Orlando Harley
Davidson and American Road Group
. Completes extensive GL reconciliations for 61 accounts covering three
locations (Orlando, Laconia and American Road Group) - these include
Sales Tax Payable on Motorcycles and other sales, Sublet Work Payable,
Gift Card Liability, Fixed Assets and prepaid asset schedule
. Participated and assisted with complete accounting system overhaul to
Reynolds and Reynolds
. Computes and processes Sales Commission payouts
. Makes adjusting and month end close entries for assigned accounts
providing variance analysis
Nov 2012 - Jul 2013 Brighthouse Networks/ Wyndham Vacation Ownership
(temp) Orlando, FL
General Ledger Staff Accountant (Communications/ Time Share)
. Successfully converted and standardized assigned GL accounts including
fixed assets and Accounts Receivables of closed locations that
transferred to Florida (BHN)
. Multi location bank reconciliations to align to Florida procedures
(BHN)
. Extensive sales overhead variance analysis and produced overhead trend
reports (WVO)
. Analyzed guest generation anomalies between budget and actual (WVO)
. Monitored escrow for realty and provided explanations/suggestions on
closing costs and funding (WVO
. Complied commission detail and prepared payments on realty sales (WVO)
. Month-end closing adjusting/ journal entries and preparation of
monthly financial statements (BHN&WVO)
May 2012 - Nov 2012 Florida Nurses Association (contract)
Orlando, FL
Staff Accountant
. Successfully cleared fund accounts for Florida Nurses Members to
reflect membership dues accurately
. Set up opening balances of bank and GL accounts according to not for
profit standards
. Organized and set up bank accounts and reconciliations related to the
type of fund they represent
. Kept Board of Directors abreast of monthly spending on 19 funds and
compared to budget
. Responsible for bi weekly payroll and monitored contracted and
temporary labor
. Initiated and implemented software accounting change to QuickBooks and
trained bookkeeper on its use
Nov 2010 - May 2012 Central Florida Press, Inc
Orlando, FL
Staff Accountant (Print Services)
. Led the preparation and reconciliation of the monthly budget estimate
and performance trends reports
. Prepared and distributed monthly variance reports and Financial Packet
to Management
. Performed extensive month-end analysis (General Ledger and Bank
Accounts), resolved questions and tracked adjustments related to the
Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Budget
. Completed monthly estimates and all journal entries to Intercompany
Corporate Office on Payroll, Work In Progress, Finished Goods, Fixed
Asset Register inter alia
. Prepared and submitted multi-state Sales and Use Tax monthly
. Maintained quarterly sales commissions and prepared payments based on
sales
Jul 08 - Nov 2010 Leland Management,
Inc. Orlando, FL
Staff Accountant (Developer Accounts)
. Prepared monthly and year-end financial statements for a portfolio of
18 Home Owners Associations
. Presented supporting financial reports including detailed general
ledgers, cash receipts, disbursement registers, and budget variance
analysis for external and internal users
. Maintained and updated detailed AR records and Cash Disbursements
register
. Operated all association bank accounts and provided monthly bank
reconciliations
. Initiated and implemented the budget process for portfolio
. Organized the disbursement of community funds in accordance with
terms of approved vendor contracts
Feb 07 - Aug 08 Darden Restaurants Inc. (contracted through
Spherion) Orlando, FL
Billing and Budget Analyst (Print Services)
. Solely responsible for administering $5.1 m worth of internal
chargeback functions with regard to Print Reprographics for our
clients from Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Smokey Bones, Bahama Breeze,
Capital Grille, Long Horn Steakhouse and Seasons 52, resulting +/- >
0.5% of plan.
. Coordinated the processing and reconciliation of over $3 m of vendor
invoices for Print Procurement
. Monitored reimbursement from re-supply and ensured that discrepancies
were resolved monthly
. Reported budget variances, monitored and tracked expenditures, and
forecasted future needs
. Proactively ensured all tax computations were in line with each of the
States with business operations with regard to charge-backs and
billing
. Provided in-depth analytical summaries of department productivity,
billing, spending and ROI
. Acted as departmental budget-reporting liaison with Decision Support
(reported variances, monitored and tracked expenditures and forecasted
future needs of budgets.)
May 06 - Feb 07 Sears Corporate
Offices Longwood, FL Accounts
Payable/ Receivable Specialist (HVAC Home Improvements)
. Monthly reconciliation of vendor statements and dispute resolutions of
invoice discrepancies
. Proactively identified discrepancies in statements to determine causes
and communicated questions/ adjustments to the appropriate vendor
. Provided favorable impact on the development of bespoke AP software
to be used within department
Jun 01- Mar 05
Railtrack Plc
London, U.K
Assistant Project Accountant (Training Protection Warning System)
. Prepared periodic reports for the National Teams Work Stream Managers,
journals and
Inter-zonal transfers and period-end accruals; reported variances;
monitored and tracked ongoing expenditures and forecasted future needs
on ongoing projects for monthly reports
. Maintained the fixed asset register and depreciation journals for all
projects based in England
. Produced actual and forecasted-periodic financial reports for the
Training Protection Warning System
. 10-year budget planning, annual budgeting and inventory reconciliation
Reported
Education
Oct 2009 Everest University (Orlando, FL)
MBA - Accounting concentration; Bachelor of Science Degree -
Accounting (2008)
Nov 2004 Financial Training Company (London, U.K)
Part-Qualified Management Accountant (Chartered Institute of
Management Accountants- CIMA).
Jun 1997 University of London - (London, U.K)
Bachelor's Degree - Business and Politics (Hons) - June 1997
Skills
High end user knowledge of Microsoft desktop applications including
PeopleSoft, QuickBooks, Access, PowerPoint and Excel, Oracle; Vista;
Discoverer; Peachtree Complete; TOPS; Hagen; Infoview; LightSpeed, Reynolds
and Reynolds, CMI Fixed Assets, BNA Fixed Assets, Intermediate ASL