Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager

MINAL SANGHVI

JERSERY CITY, NJ ***** I 201-***-**** I ********@*****.***

Professional Summary

A results-driven accounting professional with extensive experience in all areas of the accounting process. Passionate about the accounting profession, meticulous and detail-oriented, excellent time management, and effective in working both independently and as part of the team.

Work Experience

USSA International, NYC, NY Sept 2024 – Jan 2025

Accounts Payable specialist (Contractor)

• Performed daily tasks such as verifying vendor invoices, entering data into the Workday system, obtaining approvals from stakeholders, coordinating with the procurement team on purchase orders, processing payments for settlement runs that required higher management approvals and ensuring accuracy and compliance with organizational policies.

• Conducted weekly reviews of employees' credit card expenses and reimbursement requests, ensuring timely and accurate processing of reimbursements.

• Ensured accurate recording of monthly expenses in Workday as part of the accrual process during month-end close activities.

Black Ink Business Services, Brooklyn, NY Apr 2016 – Oct 2023 Senior Accounting Manager

• Managed and reviewed monthly bank reconciliations and account analysis, ensuring the accuracy and completeness of financial records during the month-end close.

• Prepared and reviewed monthly journal entries, ensuring compliance with GAAP standards and accuracy in financial reporting.

• Maintained fixed asset schedules and prepaid expense accounts, calculating monthly depreciation and amortization, and recording related journal entries.

• Established and implemented operational accounting policies and procedures, overseeing daily accounting operations such as inventory and costing, sales and purchases, AP and AR, and employee compensation. Utilized software tools including QuickBooks, Xero, Expensify, Bill.com, Gusto, and ADP payroll.

• Acted as a liaison between accounting and other business units, including cash posting, accounts. payable, and purchasing, to ensure proper posting of cash and expenses to financial statements.

• Collaborated with the Controller to review, reconcile, and record inventory transactions, and analyzed their impact on cost of goods sold (COGS).

• Created and managed dashboards for quarterly and annual forecasting and facilitated detail reviews of cash flow management with clients.

• Monitored daily cash balances and managed treasury functions to ensure optimal cash flow management.

• Prepared and filed monthly and quarterly sales tax returns, and Liquor tax, ensuring compliance with relevant tax regulations.

• Assisted in analyzing variances between actual results and budget forecasts, preparing periodic reports to explain reasons for variances and support strategic decision-making.

• Supervised the complete accounts payable (AP) process across all ledgers, including the preparation of 1099 reporting, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

• Contributed to the annual financial statement audit by preparing work papers, compiling documentation, and collaborating with internal and external auditors.

• Assisted CPAs with tax filing for S-corp, C-corp, and partnership firms, ensuring accurate and timely submission of tax returns.

• Supervised a team of accounting staff, providing training, assigning tasks, managing deliverables, and offering guidance to improve team performance and efficiency. Roseville Community Charter School, Newark, NJ Jan 2016 – Mar 2016 Assistant Accountant

• Processed Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and payroll transactions, ensuring accurate and timely financial processing.

• Reconciled bank accounts to maintain accuracy in financial records and assisted with month-end close procedures and preparation of financial reports.

• Maintained a daily cash balance summary in Excel, ensuring accurate tracking and management of cash flows. Creative Food Group LLC, New York, NY Dec 2014 – Apr 2015 Bookkeeper

• Managed daily bookkeeping tasks, including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and payroll using QuickBooks for multiple store locations.

• Reconciled bank accounts and prepared month-end financial reports, ensuring accuracy in financial statements and cash flow summaries.

• Processed bi-weekly payroll and managed expense accounts to ensure accurate financial allocations and reporting.

Education

Certification in Bookkeeping, Pace University, New York, NY American Institute of Professional Bookkeeping

Dec 2015

Saurashtra University, India

Master of Commerce Major – Accounting

Mar 2009

Saurashtra University, India

Bachelor of Commerce Major – Accounting

Mar 2005

Software Proficiency

• Accounting Software: QuickBooks (online, desktop, and enterprise), Xero, Workday and Knowledge of NetSuite.

• Payroll and HR Management: Gusto, ADP and Justworks.

• Expense Management: Bill.com, Expensify and Concur.

• Point of Sale and E-commerce Platforms: Shopify, Lightspeed, Toast and Square.

• Microsoft Office and Google Workspace: proficiency in MS Excel (pivot table, vlookup, hlookup etc), Word, Google Docs, and Google Sheets.

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