Manish M. Shah

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Email: adbuc6@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: To seek challenging opportunity in Corporate Finance that will utilize my experience and skills and provide me an opportunity to grow both, professionally and personally.

SKILLS

Over 20+ years of successfully managing financial operations of rapidly growing mid-size corporations.

Demonstrates a strong understanding of business and fiscal responsibilities.

Expertise in using Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and financial tools including, Quickbooks, Peachtree Accounting, Great Plains, Deltek Costpoint, and JAMIS Accounting. Well versed with personal computers.

Heavily and successfully involved in major ERP system conversion from Deltek Costpoint to JAMIS PRIME Accounting ERP.

EXPERIENCE:

08/2019 – 01/2020 Senior Accountant - Contract, Hexagon Xalt Solutions, Inc., Alpharetta, GA

(Hexagon is wholly owned subsidiary of Hexagon AB, Sweden as a global leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions committed to a simple for over 20 years with $10 M operations).

Supervised 2 employees in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll departments in Quickbooks.

Developed forecast models and annual budget for $10 M operations.

Month-end Journal Ledger Closings.

Reconciliation of balance sheet for the month-end closings,

Reconciled Bank Accounts.

Managed and created month-end closing entries reconciliation for all general ledger accounts to close the month on timely manners.

Internal Audit of Payroll, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.

Maintained Fixed Assets Depreciation and expenses along with Tax Depreciations for annual tax returns for the auditors.

Assist Sr. management in budget development and preparation.

Maintained daily cash transactions including cash receipts, cash disbursement, and maintain daily cash balances.

Managed Employees benefits such as health insurance, flexible spending plans and IRA deductions, and vacation benefits.

06/2007 – 08/2019 Senior Accountant, Cape Environmental Management, Inc. Norcross, GA

(Through 35 years of steady growth, CAPE has become recognized for providing superior turnkey services in four primary service areas: Environmental Remediation, Construction Services, Fuel Systems, and specialized services for the Department of Energy (DOE). CAPE’s primary governmental clients include U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Navy and the General Services Administration. CAPE’s primary industrial clients include petroleum, chemical, telecommunication, wood treating, and transportation firms).

Supervised 7 employees in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll departments.

Developed forecast models and annual budget for $120 M operations.

Started with Staff Accountant’s position and gradually was promoted to Senior Accountant.

Month-end Journal Ledger Closings.

Reconciled Bank Accounts (Operating, Payroll, Collateral and Line of Credit).

Managed and created month-end closing entries reconciliation for all general ledger accounts to close the month on timely manners.

Internal Audit of Payroll, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.

Prepared Yearly, Quarterly and Monthly Taxes (Property Tax, Sales Tax, Filing Annual Reports, etc) through various states.

Prepared monthly WIP (Work in Progress) and POC (Percentage of Completion) for each government contract and the year-end financial audit in great detail.

Maintained Fixed Assets Depreciation and expenses along with Tax Depreciations for annual tax returns for the auditors.

Prepared monthly bank reports for line of credit and bank covenants.

Maintained Stockholder’s loans and reconciliation.

Assist Sr. management in budget development and preparation.

Prepared yearly schedule for audits (DCAA, External Audit, Worker’s comp audit).

Maintained daily cash transactions including cash receipts, cash disbursement, and maintain daily cash balances.

Heavily and successfully involved in major ERP system conversion from Deltek Costpoint to JAMIS PRIME Accounting ERP. Made sure that before the system conversion GL balances were perfectly reconciled before going live with the new ERP.

Managed Employees benefits such as health insurance, flexible spending plans and IRA deductions, and vacation benefits.

11/2005 – 05/2007 Assistant Controller, Biltmore Communications, Inc./PurDigital Media, Inc. Atlanta, GA

(PurDigital Media, Inc. is the first Digital Services Provider (DSP) in the United States to deliver data, video, voice, and public Wi-Fi services through the same fiber infrastructure over a common IP-based platform. Biltmore Communications, Inc., PurDigital's parent company, has partnered with the City of Atlanta to create a citywide high-speed wireless data network known as Atlanta FastPass).

Supervised 5 employees in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll departments.

Developed forecast models and annual budget for $70 M operations. Streamlined processes that resulted in cost savings of over 5%.

Managed supplier and contractor relationships.

Month-end Journal Ledger Closings.

Created and maintained daily senior management reports such as budget, forecast for the future growth of the company for the President.

Created Monthly Profit and Loss statement by job to maximize the profit margin.

Created monthly commission reports for the sales department based on the profit and loss for each job.

Managed and created month-end closing entries reconciliation for all general ledger accounts to close the month on timely manners.

Internal Audit of Payroll, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.

Analyzed (profitability, cash flow impacts, and other impacts on the business) new business opportunities.

Developed new guidelines, processes, and procedures to operate the business.

Prepared monthly Sales and Use Tax reports.

Managed Employees benefits such as health insurance, flexible spending plans and IRA deductions, and vacation benefits.

Approved the guidelines for creating the Purchase orders for the vendors to match the Accounts Payable invoices.

Managed daily cash, bank accounts, bank transactions, and payroll.

Managed Accounts Payable including maintaining vendor ledger, timely payments, and account receivables including bank deposits, bank account reconciliation, creating more than 100 invoices weekly for the residential and commercial clients for PurDigital Media and Biltmore Communications.

01/2005 – 11/2005: Controller – Contract - Avion Systems, Inc. Atlanta, GA

(Privately owned International Information Technology & Telecommunication consulting company with annual revenue of $100M with Fortune 500 clients Motorola, Nokia, Sprint, UPS, Accenture, Ericsson, Lockheed Martin)

Managed Full Accounting Department for Accounts Payable and Receivable and Payroll departments for more than 100 on site consultants in the United States, South America and abroad.

Supervised 5 employees in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll departments.

Developed forecast models and annual budget for $100 M operations.

Month-end Journal Ledger Closings.

Internal Audit of Payroll, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.

Created monthly commission reports for the sales department based on the profit and loss for each job.

Managed and created month-end closing entries reconciliation for all general ledger accounts.

Analyzed (profitability, cash flow impacts, and other impacts on the business) new business opportunities.

Developed and re-engineered guidelines, processes, and procedures to operate the business.

Managed daily cash, bank accounts, bank transactions, and payroll.

Used Quickbooks for setting up whole ERP.

Managed Accounts Payable including maintaining vendor ledger, timely payments, and account receivables including bank deposits, bank account reconciliation, creating more than 300 invoices weekly for the consulting fees and services for the clients, and aggressive collections methods on delinquent invoices.

4/1998 – 01/2005: Senior Staff Accountant, Flightserv, Inc. Atlanta, GA

(Wholly owned Subsidiary of Resource Capital Group of North Carolina with annual revenue of $200M)

Managed Accounts Payable and Receivable departments. Supervised 7 employees. Developed organization models to motivate and retain employees.

Developed forecast models and annual budget for $200 M operations. Streamlined processes that resulted in cost savings of over 7%.

Audited (internal) vendor invoices including fuel charges, ground handling of airplanes, and catering for accuracy and identified potential cost savings.

With the fuel and ground handling analysis, was able to save $100K yearly for the fuel and ground handling each.

Created and maintained daily senior management reports for the President and CFO (financial and operational) using Microsoft Excel and other financial tools.

Managed and created month-end closing entries reconciliation for all general ledger accounts using Peachtree Accounting.

Managed daily cash, bank accounts, bank transactions, and payroll.

Created reports for monthly escrow account analysis.

Reconciled flying block hours and passenger taxes in accordance with FAA and DOT regulations on a daily and monthly basis.

Prepared FET filings and reconciled fuel uplifts reports for each aircrafts for each location.

Performed seat cost per flight analyses and reports to maximize the revenue and profit.

Managed Accounts Payable including maintaining vendor ledger, timely payments, research of various invoices for catering and ground handling discrepancies and accounts receivable including bank deposits, bank account reconciliation, creating invoices for the clients, and aggressive collections methods on delinquent invoices.

Heavily and successfully involved in major ERP system conversion from Peachtree Accounting to Great Plains Accounting ERP. Made sure that before the system conversion GL balances were perfectly reconciled before going live with the new ERP.

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Business Administration Mar. 1998

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

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