Accountant Engineer

Nirali Patel

Houston, Texas ***** Cell: 832-***-**** ************@*****.***

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Experienced accounting professional with proficient, analytical and problem solving abilities. Results oriented and flexible in a rapidly changing environment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SCHLUMBERGER – HOUSTON, TEXAS

Senior Accountant, February 2014 – Current

Preparing and analyzing balance sheet reconciliations for relevant accounts and certify completeness.

Reviewing results and profitability analysis relating to area of responsibility. Analyzing and investigating trends and reports to Operations Controller.

Effectively managing and ensuring invoices are correctly executed and complete through the process of reconciling and communicating with counterparts from Latin America countries according to GAAP and tax books.

Streamlined accounting processes to reduce work paper and document requirements.

Trained and supervised junior accountants to comply with procedures.

Reconciled Worldwide Intercompany Advances and Prepare the monthly Advance Matrix

Responded to audit inquiries in a timely manner

Participated in the Quarterly Balance Sheet Review & exposure reporting to upper management

Participated in Month-end Close Process, including Journal Entry, Account Analysis, and Reconciliation

Identified and reported any Customer risk based on current and overdue balances. Items > 2 months

Prepared and assisted with general ledger analysis and analyzed and assisted with month and year end reports.

Served as System Administrator for Treasury related systems

Supervised the bank administration, including New User Set-up, Establishing Access Rights, and Profile Changes

SCHLUMBERGER – HOUSTON, TEXAS

Management Accountant, March 2013 – January 2014

Performed month-end/year end close, financial statement preparation, and budget variances

Assisted management to resolve variances

Participated in the month-end close process, including: Journal Entry, Account Analysis, FX Entry and Reconciliations

Provided timely explanations of variances between actual results and forecasts/budgets.

Facilitated stationary engineer allocations across multiple business lines

Assisted accounting team in the preparation of recurring/non-recurring journal entries

Assisted in the preparation of quarterly financial statements

SCHLUMBERGER – HOUSTON, TEXAS

Staff Accountant, June 2010 – February 2013

Supervised the 3-Way Match Process

Supported the Overall AP Process, for both Intercompany and Vendor Invoices

Reconciled intercompany accounts for month end for all divisions.

Prepared daily journal entries and reallocations between inter-companies.

Reviewed Vendor Statements for Issues on a Monthly Basis

Review financial statements, expenses and previous tax returns to identify the best strategy for organizing and monitoring.

Present quarterly and yearly financial reports to management

Verifying, allocating, posting and reconciling accounts payable and receivable

Reviewed and Interfaced all American Express Payments

SCHLUMBERGER – HOUSTON, TEXAS

Accounts Payable Supervisor, June 2006 – May 2010

Review expenditure expense reports for proper authorization and precision

Ensure accuracy in daily invoices and meet time limits

Ascertain the accuracy of accounts payable standard files and the accounts payable integrations to the general records.

Organize account payments and working together with other units, taking into account all transactions within the company

Ensure the company’s invoices are precisely administered

Serve as a contact for resolving complicated billing systems

SOUTHWEST PRECISION PRINTERS

AP/Payroll/Billing Clerk, April 2005 – May 2006

Retrieved, corrected, and inserted payroll hours

Verified and entered purchase orders

Processed, coded, and paid invoices

Set-up new vendors and answered vendor inquires

Researched statements to ensure good standing accounts

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - DOWNTOWN

Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance

MAHARAJA SAYAJIRAO UNIVERSITY, INDIA

Bachelor of Science in Statistics with Minor in Mathematics

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe Illustrator

SAP

Oracle

Blackline

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