Accounting Financial Analyst

Rachna Agrawal ****, Laird Circle, Santa Clara, CA - 95054

Permanent Resident, US ******.****@*****.*** 847-***-****

Accounting/Finance

Summary of Qualifications

CPA (Certified Public Accountants) - 88%, - All 4 in 1st attempt.

Expertise with SAP, People Soft – 9.0, Essbase, Advanced Excel, QuickBooks, E-Z Accounting, Lacerte Tax,

Experience with GAAP, General Ledger, Month/Year-end closing, A/cs Analysis, Reconciliations & taxation.

Detail Oriented, Strong communicator, proactive & analytical thinker

Professional Work Experience

Accountant March 2015 - Present

Outforce LLC, Santa Clara, CA

End to end Month-end close encompassing bank reconciliations, fixed assets, payroll entries, and schedules for PTO, accruals and prepaid expenses etc

Manage all financial activities for multiple clients in various business stages across industry segments.

Responsible for daily cash flow management, accounts payable, and all other accounting G/L postings.

Revenue Recognition, Inventory reconciliation, A/R, monitoring COGS and invoicing.

Assist the CFO/Controller to develop and monitor effective policies, procedures and internal controls.

Financial Statements & Analysis

Design the initial template and lead the annual financial planning processes, ensuring effective and timely coordination with various business units and global functions.

Create presentations for Board Meetings with Variance Analysis, Waterfalls and Review of Quarterly and Monthly Actuals vis-à-vis Budgeted Statements explaining the material variances.

Financial Analyst May 2013 – Nov 2013

Abbott/Abbvie, North Chicago, IL,

Preparing and Processing Journal entries in real time (SAP) and batch processing.

Majorly assisting with Month end closing, Variance Analysis, Account reconciliations

Helped in developing and implementing procedures resulting in increased efficiency

Prepared monthly headcount variance reports from all divisions on excel

Consolidated, analyzed and produced financial reports for managerial decision making

Preparing Monthly Actuals v/s Budget expense reports for all corporate divisions using Shape & Excel.

Assisting in preparation of Annual budget. (Plans, LBEs)

Collecting, summarizing data and producing various financial report

Uploading and Retrieving data on Essbase.

Other ad-hoc duties as and when required.

Financial Analyst June 2012 – Dec 2012

Aon/Hewitt, Lincolnshire, IL

Reviewed evidences on contracts, reconciled validity of bill plans in PS-9.0, corrected bill plans.

Researched backlog, performed reconciliation and analysis of reports on daily basis.

Performed Accounting and invoicing for more than 100 clients

Was part of team working for top 20 clients and processed invoices for more than $10,000,000

Prepared, Reviewed and Summarized Financial reports

Collected & recorded data, communicated with managers verbally & using maestros, performed client invoicing.

Staff Accountant Feb 2009 – Dec 2009

H Jain & Co., IL (Public Accounting Firm)

• Maintained complete and accurate general ledger with application of US GAAP

• Performed accounts reconciliation and balance sheet reviews.

• Maintained property & equipment records and calculated depreciation & amortization.

• Managed month/year end closing for various organizations.

• Prepared adjusting, consolidation and elimination journal entries.

• Prepared individual, sole proprietors, partnership and corporate tax returns.

• Used chart of accounts to code transactions.

• Prepared questionnaire for clients and interacted with them.

Finance Counselor (P/T, Weekends) Jan 2009 – Apr 2009

AARP, Lake Zurich, IL

Prepared tax returns for disabled and low income constituents

Advised clients on maximizing their tax benefits

Reviewed prepared tax returns; review revealed increase of $250 refund

Financial Analyst Jan 2005 – Apr 2006

Kedia & Sons, India

Analyzed reporting Budget against actual expenditures for management review

Assisted in developing, reviewing, and analyzing financial data

Assisted in preparation of annual budget

Assisted in daily and monthly reporting requirements

Assisted in special projects and audit assignments

Accountant Jan 2004 – Jan 2005

S.K. Bondia, India

Reviewed and corrected accounting entries; accounting corrections revealed nearly $20,000 in unpaid bills

Prepared reports and schedules including stock report for WIPRO heading one assistant

Independently handled audit of ECGC (Insurance co.) and assisted in audit of many different organizations

Assisted with general accounting duties such as receiving documents, verifying accuracy, and recording data according to company procedure

Performed bank and general ledger accounts reconciliation, made adjusting journal entries

Education

Bachelor of Commerce, Major in Accounting; 2nd in graduating class

Sambalpur University, India

Certifications

CPA (Certified Public Accountant), US

Chartered Accountancy (Intermediate), India

Awards & Achievements

Service Appreciation Award (granted by Tax clients)

Awarded National scholarship granted to Outstanding Undergraduate Students of India

Ranked in Top 2 throughout academic life

Best Employee Award

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