Accounting Manager Financial Management

M LAKSHMI PRABHU Finance & Accounting Manager

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e-mail: *************.*@*****.*** M: +1-470-***-**** CAREER OBJECTIVE

Self-driven and motivated finance professional, acknowledged for strong analytical skills. Full time Master of Commerce and Financial Management Degree with more than Fifteen years of developing financial statements, monitoring the accounts and supporting CFO initiatives. Seeking a growth opportunity with an organization of repute to utilize my skills and talent acquainted over my experience and grow along with the organization.

KEY SKILLS

• Handled multiple roles and assignments responsible for maintaining the financial books and records and preparing financial statements with accounting standards

• Ability to provide advise on accounting / financial practices while ensuring regulatory practices

• Provide quality deliverables in timely manner

• Collaborate with internal and external auditors to ensure appropriate internal controls and financial statement accuracy

• Ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision at a high-level accuracy

• Collaborate with a variety of third-party service providers for key financial processes including management of local statutory audit

• Collaborate with U.S. support functions including HR (Payroll), Finance, accounting, purchasing, etc

• Manage expense accounting, including review of purchase orders, uploading payments on bank site, and obtaining required approvals for payment PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sustainable Community Development LLC

F & A Manager – Key Responsibilities Nov’ 2022 - Present

• Controlling Accounts Payables and Accounts Receivables

• Monthly MI

• P & L A/C, Balance Sheet (for each project, division and company)

• Monthly Provisions Entries

• Finalisation of Accounts

• A/P and A/R and Intercompany Accounts Reconciliation

• Taxation, Payroll management

• Project Report Preparation

• Monthly Stock and Debtors Statement to Bankers

• Submission of QIS Reports to Bankers

• Handle the daily operations of the accounting department, Team Management

• Treasury, budgeting, cash forecasting

• Revenue and expenditure variance analysis

• Design a documented system of accounting policies and procedures

• Forecast cash flow positions, related borrowing needs, and available funds for investment

• Confirms financial status by monitoring revenue and expenses; coordinating the collection, consolidation and evaluation of financial data; preparing special reports

• Report to management on variances from the established budget, and the reasons for those variances

• Accomplishing accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed McDuff Accounting LLC

Offshore Accounting Consultant Nov’ 2021 to Oct 2022

• Create work papers, post journal entries, reconcile all balance sheet accounts, finalize financial statements

• Ensured accuracy of revenue and expense accounts.

• Provided weekly quality checks of documents.

• Run payroll on weekly basis and computation of 401k working and remit weekly payment

• Responsible for task of preparing and reviewing daily, weekly and monthly reports in accordance with reporting calendar

• Coordinated the full month end procedure, including preparation of balance sheets, income statements, and trial balance statements.

• Prepared reconciliations for monthly closings.

• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting of all expenses and revenues of the client books

• Ensure that the financial transactions are in accordance with accepted accounting

• Computation of Sales tax on monthly basis and file monthly returns TGBS, Arizona July 2020 – April 2021

Accounting Consultant

Key Responsibilities:

Independent Consultant working on projects including: Setting up QBO accounts, correcting incorrect entries, year-end clean up and quarterly transaction entry. Execute bookkeeping duties dependant on client specifications including but not limited to : Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank and credit card account reconciliation, Post Journal Entries. Produce and review Financial Reports as requested. Suggest process improvements and accounting documentation organization methods as needed. Divine Homes and Mad Science of Colorado January 2019 – November 2019 Audit and Finance Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for AP, AR, cash disbursements, credits and collections, billing and fixed asset records

• Manage GL accounting functions and processes

• Analyze financial transactions to determine accuracy and completeness of entries.

• Supervise operations generated in accounts payables and receivables and highlight any identified or potential risks.

• Manage the preparation of year-end accruals and accruals reconciliation

• Review all transactions on the financial accounting system for the General Ledger

• Manage and support month-end, year-end accounting and reconciliation process

• Ensure accounting policies and procedures are followed as per US GAAP

• Hire, manage and train accounting staff with review of processes and procedures

• Managed and supported two junior accountants and provided them with accounting advice

• Manage the monthly financial reporting including Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Budget Vs.

• Actual, and variance analysis

Venkat and Rangaa LLP, Chartered Accountants August 2015 – August 2018 Key Responsibilities:

• Internal Audit for companies specialised in Manufacturing and diversified business entities

• Review of vouching of purchases, sales, misc expenses, Journals, Cash book, Bank book, physical cash verification,

• Tax compliance - VAT, TDS, Payroll Tax, Service Tax, Excise duty

• Statutory compliance - Provident fund, Employees State Insurance corporation, Professional Tax

• Concurrent Audit for nationalised banks includes Canara Bank, Dena Bank, UCO, Indian Bank

• Filing of Income Tax returns of Individuals and companies

• Value Added Tax (VAT) Audit, Reconciliation of VAT returns with books maintained

• Goods and Service Tax (GSTR) returns – GSTR 1, GSTR 3B

• Statutory Audit for Government owned companies and Private Limited Companies. HKS India Design Consulting Pvt.Ltd. February 2008 - July 2015 International Accounts Coordinator

Highlights:

Assisted International offices in preparing annual corporate tax returns for their income in India.

■ Devised and deployed multiple cost-savings initiatives resulting in reduction of company’s expenditure

Key Responsibilites:

■ Manage the budgeting & forecasting process

■ Assist in the monthly close processes and automation of these processes

■ Maintains database by entering, verifying, and backing up data

■ Reconciles transactions by comparing and correcting data

■ Maintain the company's overall system of accounts, books and records on all company transactions and assets.

■ Reviews and ensures timely completion of internal financials, bank financials and other financial packages.

■ Ensures financial accounts are properly supported and reconciled.

■ Debtors Collection monitoring

■ Creditors online/offline payments

■ Responsible for establishing and ensuring compliance to internal controls and continually updates processes & procedures

■ Complete responsibility and accountability to handle the tax compliances role independently with the Tax Authorities - TDS, Service Tax, STPI, PF ensure timely payment, filing of returns, Audit, refund claims, Attend Tax assessment

■ Develop and implement tax efficient processes and controls for tax compliance.

■ To look after all the audits (i.e) Statutory Audit / Government Audit / Internal Audit / VAT Audit

■ Reviewing employees monthly salary, Tax worksheet and check for accuracy and correctness before processing payroll. Monitoring employees payroll/employees payment/ employee claims on separation (i.e) Gratuity/PF, EL encashment etc.

■ Compile and present detailed monthly, for Senior Management perusal and act as the focal point in preparing year-end.

■ Coordination with Company Secretary for all ROC filing matters which includes verifying accuracy in Notice, Board Meetings, AGM follow-ups, before submitting the documents for Chairman’s signature

■ Bank Coordination with regard to Import and Export remittance, Regularisation of

■ Foreign Inward Remittance Certificate.

Kaleswa Project Managers Private Limited March 2006 - December 2007 Accountant

Key Responsibilities:

■ Cash book and Bank book maintenance

■ Manual Checking and Processing of Vendor Bills.

■ Petty cash maintenance, day-day accounts activities, Income Tax, TDS & Sales Tax

■ Purchase order preparation for material purchase, collection follow-up Client

■ Other day-day administration related work

Development Promotion Group and Indian Leprosy Foundation June 2004 – October 2005 Accountant

Key Responsibilities:

■ Maintaining accounts related to Tsunami Project (Purchase of boat, net, construction of house etc)

■ Maintaining accounts in Fin man Accounting Package

■ Income and receipt statement

■ Other Tsunami related correspondence like Coordinating with people in district Collectors office, drafting letter to collector etc EDUCATION

■ M.Com (Master of Commerce), Madras University – 05/2004

■ MFM (Master of Financial Management), Pondicherry University – 06/2004

■ B.Com (Bachelor of Commerce), Madras University – 05/2002 Recognized Certificates:

■ Aug 2014: International Financial reporting Standards (IACT)

■ July 2022: US Payroll and Taxation

Awards:

• Appreciation Certificate from HKS India Design Consulting Private Limited Key Training to Credit:

■ July 2015: Participation certification of Orientation Programme, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)

■ June 2015: Information Technology Training, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) Key Certifcations to Credit:

■ May 2009: Essentials of Electronic Communication, Ironwood Learning LLC

■ June 2009: Techniques for better time management, Ironwood Learning LLC

■ June 2009: E-mail and Organisational communication, Ironwood Learning LLC

■ Dec 2009: Excel 2007 Formulas and Functions, Ironwood Learning LLC

■ Dec 2009: Optimizing Email at Work, Ironwood Learning LLC

■ Jan 2010: Introduction to Work Force Generation, Ironwood Learning LLC

■ Feb 2010: The Process of Interpersonal Skills, Ironwood Learning LLC

■ Aug 2010: Developing Good Time Management Habits, Ironwood Learning LLC PERSONAL INFORMATION

Marital Status: Married

Gender: Female

Nationality: Indian

Passport no: P1610901

Visa / Work Authorization in US: ( Approved to work under L2S Category)

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