Accountant

Niraj R. Patel

*** ******** ***, ***** **********, NJ 07080

Cell: 908-***-**** adl2l5@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE To obtain a accountant position that will allow for the application of technical and analytical skills in a professional environment

OVERVIEW Over 12 years of experience in accounting and reporting with the preparation of journal entries, financial statement analysis, monthly proofs, various monthly, quarterly, and annual Statutory and U.S. GAAP basis reports that are used in the regulatory filings.

WORK

EXPERIENCE

State Street, Clifton, NJ

Officer, July 2018 – Present

Process general ledger journal entries and prepare cash reconciliations

Prepare capital calls and distribution allocation schedules in accordance with fund documents

Prepare financial work papers for portfolio schedules, accruals and partners’ capital allocations and capital statements

Support the on boarding of existing client funds and launch of new funds

Interact with internal and external auditors providing requested information to specific inquiries as needed

Identify areas of improvement and work with management and staff to simplify process Prudential Financial, Newark, NJ

Accounting Specialist, May 2014 – June 2018

Prepared Prudential Financial Inc. and various subsidiaries’ roll forwards related to the Private Equity and Real Estate Asset Class

Prepared and analyzed supplemental reporting data in support of disclosures for inclusion in PFI Form 10K/Q’s

Completed quarterly and annual Schedule A and BA, and associated schedules

Prepared various surveys for credit rating agencies and federal departments

Collaborated with Accounting areas, GAAP Consolidation and other internal business partners on accounting and reporting matters

Supported quarterly and annual audits by Internal Auditor as well as Independent External Auditor

Continuously looked for ways to improve efficiencies and effectiveness

Maintained internal controls over enterprise reporting

Supported special projects initiatives, ad-hoc report and analysis requests Prudential Financial, Newark, NJ

Senior Accounting Associate, March 2010 - May 2014

Maintained books and records of private equity investments in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley guidelines and ensured accurate accounting and records for all transactions

Analyzed capital call, distribution, quarterly management fee and performance fee

Maintained a general ledger to include preparation of journal entries and reconciliation of various account balances on a monthly and quarterly basis

Completed the month end closing process on a timely basis and provided a thorough analysis of the resultant operations to the business partners

Prepared monthly sub-ledger to ledger proof and researched any discrepancies and ensured the integrity of the workflow

Prepared Net Asset Market Value reconciliation for the assets being managed by third party asset managers

Supported the internal and external audit processes and other financial audit requests

Worked on various projects to automate general tasks resulting in an increase in productivity and report accuracy

Prudential Financial, Newark, NJ

Accounting Associate, December 2008 - March 2010

Set up a new investment in Investran CRM using LPA and provided a deal summary to the management

Interpreted LPA and side letters in order to determine impact on financial reporting

Ensured timely wire forecasts & wire preparation for foreign denominated funds and local cash movement

Ensured that all monthly quarterly financial statements and market valuations were received, analyzed and booked within the due date

Provided financial data and statistical reports to the management for review and decision making purposes

Prepared control reposts on a daily and monthly basis to ensure accuracy and prevent any discrepancies

Reviewed annual audit opinion for all the assets under management to determine any asset that needed to be non-admit, or re-admit for statutory reporting

EDUCATION

Rutgers Business School of New Jersey, Newark, NJ

B.S. in Accounting, May 2008

SKILLS Applications: SunGard Investran 7.0.0, Oracle Financials, MRI, Documentum, Cognos, PAM, MS Office, Adobe Acrobat, Lotus Notes, Outlook, Eagle Wings Operating Systems: All current versions of Windows Platforms: IBM-PC, Apple MAC

Presentation and design: MS PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop REFERENCES Available upon request

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