Manager Accounting

Shirani Chetty

**** ******** *** *****, *** ****, Miami, FL 33131

Telephone (Cell): 352-***-****

Email: *********@*****.***

Professional Profile

An enthusiastic and dedicated Professional with eight years of experience, education and qualifications necessary

to thrive in high pressure, performance driven Accounting and Financial Analyst positions. Utilizes exceptional

interpersonal and leadership skills to facilitate efficiency and motivate superior performance within teams.

Combines an analytical approach with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring nothing is glossed over when

considering even the most minute of business decisions. Always eager to learn, takes on new roles and

responsibilities whenever available to remain dynamic and versatile within an ever-evolving field and provide

employers with superior performance.

Objective

To take on a challenging new role within a company allowing full use of current financial and business analysis

skills while offering career progression to personnel capable of driving business growth and maintaining

professional excellence.

Education and Qualifications

Master's (Hons.) Business Administration, Jacksonville University, FL (2013)

Post Graduate Computer Auditing, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Degree (2011)

Bachelor's Degree Commerce – Accounting Science, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

(2010)

Bachelor's Degree Technology – Financial Systems, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South

Africa (2003)

Honors:

MBA – Top academic business student – Beta Gamma Sigma (GPA: 3.73)

PGD – Top Student award for highest first class pass / best research paper from Ernest and Young

Career Summary

2013 – Present BUSINESS ANALYST

Laureate Education – Miami, FL

• Preparing, analyzing, researching monthly financial result comparing current actual and year-to date

performance from prior year, forecast and budgeted results

• Monthly review and analysis of financial information and continued development of reports to assist

management in understanding operating results and trends

• Developing and enhancing management reports that continue to provide visibility to operating results and

current trends enabling the development and deployment of plans to improve profitability and operating results

• Developing and enhancing budgets and forecasting tools

• Overseeing revenue and expenses to accurately advise on reports and recommend appropriate course of

action

• Addressing and resolving non-routine, complex and unexpected variances

2008 – 2012 ASSISTANT ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Department of State Security: Comsec Branch – Pretoria, South Africa

• Leading the SAP-R3 upgrade project, growing the entire division strategically to expand capabilities, establish

and deal with global vendors, fostering a collaborative environment that improved productivity, individual

accountability and team morale.

• Creating and implementing numerous process improvements, making marked improvements to AP, AR

functions, standardized vendor files, and streamlined procedures

• Mediating with supply chain and various departments to develop internal accounting policies, controls and

reports that facilitated more effective communication for all departments

• Creating, training, and managing implementation of a system to handle online accounts payable approval and

repository

Career Summary contd.

2007 – 2008 ACCOUNTANT

Department of State Security: Comsec Branch – Pretoria, South Africa

• Working alongside the CFO to successfully create, migrate, and implement a novel accounting system, and

single-handedly designing and deploying a successful budget plan

• Achieving an unqualified audit report for six consecutive years, amongst a range of managed financial

processes

• Managed the financial audits, G/L, A/R, A/P and fixed asset accounting, ensuring proper compliance with

GAAP and IFRS standards, consistently implementing improvements to G/L, financial systems and reporting to

drive efficiency and procedure effectiveness

• Identified and resolved "bottlenecks" and implemented new and improved processes and policies

2004 – 2006 FINANCIAL / BUDGET ANALYST

Department of State Security: Comsec Branch – Pretoria, South Africa

• Working directly with the CEO to devise and implement the company's finance division and travel desk

• Revised and streamlined inefficient work procedures with automation software

• Restructured and analyzed the Oracle program to improve budget reporting

• Managed monthly costs, accruals and financial activity for three separate business groups, developing

individualized analysis and capital evaluation reports to facilitate greater profitability

• Performing a range of administrative and financial duties, coordinating the audit process, training and

mentoring staff regarding oracle procurement, projects and finances

• Finalist – Outstanding Work Performance Award (2007)

Key I.T. Skills

Financial Systems: Hyperion, Oracle Reports, Oracle Forms, Oracle Financial 11i, Pastel 5/6, SAP-R3

Programming: C++, SQL, Visual Basic, Cobol

OS / Databases: Windows XP, Microsoft Project, MS Office Suite 2013

REFERENCES ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

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