VISHAL PATEL

www.linkedin.com/in/vishal- Patel-**467b107 281-***-**** add8ie@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Skilled Accounting Specialist with over 8 years of experience providing general bookkeeping services in a number of industries. Extensive experience in all aspects of accounting and bookkeeping, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial reporting, GL reconciliations, payroll, and invoice/payment processing. Continually exceeds expectations by building valuable relationships and works well with people at all levels of an organization, including management, team members, and clients. Skills

• Accounting Operations & Financial Reporting

• Invoice & Payment Processing

• General Ledger Account Reconciliations

• Bookkeeping & Bank Reconciliations

• Data Entry & Database Maintenance

• Accounting Operations Oversight

• Accounting Systems & Internal Controls

• Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable

• Corporate Tax Preparation Support

• Financial Reports & Documentation

• Payroll Processing & General Ledger Input

• Excellent Verbal & Written Communication

Work History

Accounting Specialist 09/2019 to Current

Hillebrand

• Supporting the Finance and Accounting team while spearheading special projects to continuously improve efficiency.

• Posting cash including ACH, lockbox, and credit card payments, and reconciling bank accounts daily.

• Processing outgoing wires/ACH, handling check runs, coding and processing overhead invoices.

• Matching payments against open invoices, communicating with vendors, addressing vendor inquiries.

• Monitoring compliance with vendor credit lines, payment terms, and financial control procedures.

• Managing month-end tasks schedule to ensure deadlines are met and supporting schedules are reconciled.

• Processing invoices and check requests and performing audits for accuracy, completeness, and back up documentation.

• Handling accounts payable by entering invoices, coding them in the system, and printing/mailing out checks to vendors.

• Assisting in preparation of tax packages, auditing tax forms, running trial balances, and researching tax ID numbers.

• Preparing income summaries, cash reports, and accounts payable reconciliations.

• Overseeing the third-party billing process, checking for delinquent account balances. Account Payable Specialist 05/2018 to 09/2019

Yusen Logistics (Americas), Inc – New York, NY

• Reviewed invoices for accuracy and completeness and entered invoice information to system for payment.

• Communicated with affiliates and vendors on any Accounts Payable related issues.

• Provided assistance to the AP Supervisor or other Management personnel and performed special projects as assigned.

• Researched, analyzed, and resolved payment or vendor issues

• Generated and maintained payment analysis reports, provided follow-up on identified issues or discrepancies, and maintained measurements including exception log.

• Made payment for all invoices through ACH, check, or wire transfer.

• Researched, analyzed, and resolved payment and vendor issues, and followed up on issues or discrepancies.

• Managed and processed expense reports, ensuring proper general ledger coding.

• Reconciled invoices received with departmental billings. Accounting Assistant 10/2016 to 05/2018

Deep Foods – NJ

• Led reconciliations for all accounts, including bank reconciliations, fixed assets, and prepaid expenses while assisting the controller or accounting manager in setting up fixed assets and prepaid expenses in the system.

• Organized work flows for general bookkeeping, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and General Ledger entries.

• Assisted with AR vendor statements and reconciliations, processed incoming vendor invoices including tracking, verifying, and obtaining approval, reconciling account balances, and correcting or modifying inaccurate postings.

• Prepared analysis of accounts and assisted with month-end closing as well as following up on past due invoices while resolving collections by examining payments, payment histories, and coordinating contact with collections.

• Coded invoices or other records to maintain organized and accurate information, processed monthly payments, researched payment discrepancies, and prepared monthly accounts receivable reports. Accounting Assistant 04/2012 to 12/2015

Baroda Surgical Biomeds – Vadodara Area, India

• Handled all accounts payable and assisted with accounts receivables, assisted the human resource manager with benefits enrollment, and completed annual audits of I-9 documents and maintained employee personnel files.

• Provided accounting support by processing transactions, entering and coding financial transactions, reviewing tax returns, issuing checks, updating ledgers, maintaining or updating budgets, and preparing financial reports.

• Performed bookkeeping following accounting best practices, processed business transactions, kept financial records up to date, maintained sales and general ledgers, prepared or approved purchase orders, and reconciled account balances.

• Processed all incoming or outgoing invoices and payments, completed biweekly payroll for more than 50 company personnel, maintained accurate, complete documentation and investigated and resolved internal accounting variances. Additional Work History

Bookkeeper – HPPS LLC – 04/2016 to 08/2016

Technical Skills

Tally ERP, QuickBooks, JDE, SAP, Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint Education

Gujarat Technological University – Master of Business Administration in HR Management/Personnel Administration – 2015 Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar – Bachelor's Degree in Accounting – 2012

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