Accounts Payable Accounting

PURVI PATEL

*********@*****.*** 973-***-****

EDUCATION

Rutgers University - Newark, NJ

BS in Accounting & Management Information Systems - December 2012

GPA: 3.51/4.00; Rutgers University Dean’s List: Spring 2012, Fall & Spring 2011

London College of Management and Information Technology, UK

Certificate in Accounting - December 2008

TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Microsoft Excel, QuickBooks, SAP, PeopleSoft, ADP, Paycheck, Financial Edge, Raiser Edge, AssetWin

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

February 2015 to Present (WinterWyman Contract)

NATIONAL SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM, New York, NY

Junior Staff Accountant

• Assist senior accountants in preparing journal entries

• Perform other responsibilities like data entry, filing and other tasks as assigned

• Perform responsibilities of filing and preparing accounts payable documents

• Responsible for assisting accounting staff in month end with journal entry

• Prepare annual company accounts and reports

• Review online bank accounts for cash receipts on a daily basis.

• Prepare and post month-end journal entries and accruals

• Reconcile payroll/l accounts and resolved any discrepancies

October 2013 to January 2015

HEROFLON USA CORP., Hillsborough, NJ

Accountant

• Prepared reports, such as inventory balance, price lists, and shortages

• Assisted Accounting Manager with account reconciliations, financial reports, and standard monthly journal

entries

• Supported Accounts Payable by process creditor payments, match invoices to purchase orders, verify goods

received (quantity and price), investigate discrepancies, and data input.

• Reconciled daily and monthly bank statements for 2 separate accounts and GL account

• Performed wire transfers for foreign accounts (Italy and Russia) as well as daily CashPro deposit.

• Prepared Financial Statements, which include the Statement of Cash Flows, Profit and Loss, and the

Balance Sheet

• Handled biweekly payroll via QuickBooks and ADP for company.

• Prepared complex financial and other statements and reports using basic data

• Handled travel expenses and make sure they are compliant to company policy

May 2011 to August 2013

PERFUME PARADISE, LLC, Piscataway, NJ

Accountant

• Handled the accounts payable functions including processing invoices and matching, batching, coding the

invoices.

• Managed financial departments with responsibility for Budgets, Forecasting, Payroll, Accounts

Payable/Receivable

• Assisted with month-end close and financial reporting

• Prepared reports for the tax accountant and assist the Controller

• Processed daily checks and various credits

February 2011 to April 2011

PURVI PATEL

*********@*****.*** 973-***-****

NEWARK NOW/IRS, Newark, NJ

Tax Assistant/Tax Preparer

• Prepared individual income tax returns for low-income clients

• Reviewed financial records, such as prior tax return forms, income statements, and documentation of

expenditures to determine the forms needed to prepare return

• Provided excellent support in communicating the various tax options that were available to the

organization’s clients

• Prepared the forms 1040, W2, 1099-R, 1099-Miscellaneous

ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Led the MIS students’ team, which achieved a gold medal in the Rutgers Business School Olympics event.

• In April 2011 received certificate from IRS and ‘Newark Now’ for assisting low income clients to file tax

returns.

• Two-time winner of Scavenger Hunt organized by Deloitte Company at Rutgers University.

Contact this candidate