Oma Nand Giri
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SUMMARY
Professional and highly trained financial analyst, skilled at reviewing, evaluating and enhancing the financial performance of an organization. Skilled in financial planning, analysis and budgeting to accurately model and forecast the business. Conducting financial audits, bank operations audits, and IT audits as well as proficiency in compliance audits ensuring adherence to the set SEC regulatory guidelines and US-GAAP; skilled in evaluating the effectiveness of internal control policies concerning the preparation of financial statements and recommended areas of improvement ensuring system reliability and data integrity. Adept with SOX-404 testing, SAP, management of funds, recording of transactions & journal entries and ensuring full tax compliance; expertise in valuation and business modeling engagements. Currently studying for the Uniform CPA exams with an anticipated completion in 2016.
EDUCATION
Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck, NJ, USA
MS (Accounting), GPA- 3.5, expected graduation in May 2016
Lucknow University Lucknow, UP, India
MBA (Marketing), GPA- 3.8, July 2005
BBDNITM (Dr. BR Ambedkar University) Lucknow, UP, India
BS (Electronics Engineering), GPA- 4.0, July 2003
EXPERIENCE
Spring11, LLC Manhattan, NY June 2015 – August 2015
Accounting Intern
Global firm providing commercial real estate advisory services, due diligence, asset valuation and underwriting services
Prepared detailed spreadsheets, graphs, and charts to identify financial trends & develop forecasts; presented financial information to the CFO. Consolidate and analyze monthly results and budgets.
Reconciled and maintained balance sheet accounts. Company credit card as well as account/bank reconciliations and communication for obtaining supporting documentation.
Prepared journal entries and completed general ledger operations. Monthly closings and preparation of monthly financial statements and financial analysis of accounts.
Reviewed and processed expense reports by tracking expenses and revenues vs. budget and analyzed fluctuations. Determined cost of operations by collecting operational data.
Assisted with preparation and coordination of the internal audit process. Assisted with implementing and maintaining internal financial controls, SOX compliance and procedures.
Administered accounts receivable and accounts payable. Assisted with payroll administration.
Hands-on experience in QuickBooks for the above mentioned accounting functions.
Bank of Maharashtra Pune, India December 2006 – August 2014
Senior Manager, Audit & Strategic Initiatives (2011-2014)
Manager, Financial Analyst & Operations (2006-2011)
Designed and implemented programs that evaluated and safeguarded assets and controlled risk. Responsible for quantitative analysis of financial data to forecast revenue, identify future trends and assess risk associated with capital expenditures, acquisitions and joint-ventures of $5 Million and above investment projects.
Youngest member in the bank to be placed in a leadership role; led and supervised a team of 12 members, planned and created yearly pro-forma statements per product category and evaluated actual results against financial data; created ratio analysis, analyzed discrepancies and reported detailed suggestions to the management for areas of improvement which led to increase the revenue by $1Million.
Led financial audits based on bank statements, balance sheets, P&L statements and other financial documents. Conducted audits of bank operations including: commercial/retail/corporate loans and advances, branches, ATM’s, cash & check deposit machines, currency chests, security stationery items, etc.
Examined and prepared detail reports regarding the risk exposure of the bank to the ALCO committee as per Basel II Operational Risk Framework. Also, recommended some suggestions, based on the study, to limit the exposure in particular segments/sectors by the bank.
Executed internal audit projects; including directing all activities within assigned projects, coordinating the work of other team members, establishing project milestones, completing and monitoring fieldwork progress, providing updates to audit team management, and proposing modifications to audit steps necessary to promote effective audit coverage.
Collected and analyzed data to detect deficient controls, duplicated efforts, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
Managed a staff of 20 to direct daily operations for retail & commercial banking, including branch sales, business development, customer services and credit analysis.
Counseled high net-worth individual clients and corporation clients for new investment opportunities, risk analysis and monetary returns. Extensive experience in Banking Capital Markets /Investment Banking.
Led a Special Project Team of 15 members to redesign process flow of the existing jobs performed in various departments, in close association with Ernst & Young, with a project cost savings of approx. $15 Million.
Oriental Bank of Commerce New Delhi, India July 2005 – November 2006 Electronics & Data Processing Officer
Responsible for assisting with the monthly and quarterly financial close. This includes financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, accruals and journal entries for the credit administration functions. Utilized SAP for general ledger reporting and inquiries.
Assisted in the design of financial transaction journal entries using Finacle, a core banking software, to analyze computer systems databases and perform data mining and analysis to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of automated controls.
Designed monthly credit control module and implemented corrective actions reducing the outstanding Accounts Receivables by more than 80%.
Conducted management, information technologies and security audit projects according to the yearly audit plans and reported it to management. Prepared recommendations for all levels of management, considering materiality, pertinence and documentary evidence.
Maintained respectful and effective communications and relationships with management and staff of areas under review.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Silberman College of Business (Fairleigh Dickinson University) Teaneck, NJ August 2014 – Present
Graduate Assistant, Dean’s Office
Performed general administration and supporting duties in setting up meetings/appointments of department of chairs and other faculty members with the Dean, for the improvement of quality of education in the college.
PERSONAL INTEREST
Volunteer-Beta Alpha Psi accounting society, Free tutoring to children in slums, ran Pune (India) marathon.
COMPUTER PROFICIENCY
QuickBooks, SAP, MS-OFFICE SUITE (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), C, C++ and Visual Basic