Accounting Manager General Ledger

RAJ KANDUKUR mba cpa email: ****.********@*****.***

Tahoe Cir *Owings Mills *MD *21117 *Tel: 416-***-****

PROFILE

MBA and CPA designation with progressive and diversified experience in finance and accounting functions including Financial Analysis, Budgeting, Variance Analysis, Expense Monitoring, Monthly accounting close & consolidation, Cost Center Analysis and Management reporting. Exceptional client relationship with strong analytical, logic, problem solving and management skills, ability to meet tight deadlines with conflicting priorities, self-motivated with excellent interpersonal and advanced computer skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr. Accounting Manager Jul 2021 – Dec 2024

Scotiabank ON/NY

Ensured accurate and timely recording of financial transactions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)

Reviewed JEs, general ledger reconciliations, data integrity, investments, AP, AR, fixed assets, month-end close process and reconciliation of bank statements and prepared financial statements and management reports

Designed, developed and implemented financial system reports, accounting policies and procedures and prepared memos on accounting policies and procedures

Liaison with different auditors in the compliance of SSAE 16, SOX 404/Bill 198

Maintained and tested appropriate finance controls for Sarbanes-Oxley for financial reporting.

Sr. Consultant Jul 2019 – Jun 2021

KPMG, ON/NY

Ensured accurate and timely recording of financial transactions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)

Reviewed JEs, general ledger reconciliations, data integrity, investments, AP, AR, fixed assets, month-end close process and reconciliation of bank statements and prepared financial statements and management reports

Prepared operating expense variance analysis and reconciliations for the business units of investments, mortgages, reinsurance and real estate and schedules for 10k and 10q of SEC reporting

Designed, developed and implemented financial system reports, accounting policies and procedures and for SEC reporting and prepared memos on technical accounting

Liaison with different clients and auditors in the compliance of SSAE 16(SOC SAS 70), SOX 404/Bill 198 and ISO

Maintained and tested appropriate controls for Sarbanes-Oxley for financial reporting.

Consolidated and prepared monthly reports for unit costing and variance analysis using different tools

Accounting Manager

GE Power & Water, Blue Ash, OH Apr 2014 – Jun 2016

Reviewed JEs, general ledger reconciliations, data integrity, investments, AP, AR, fixed assets, month-end close process and reconciliation of bank statements and prepared management reports

Ensured accurate and timely recording of financial transactions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)

Performed high level analysis of financial data to create financial models and reported the project summaries and recommendations

Reviewed contracts to identify issues and developed financial models for cost benefit analysis of the projects and prepared the summary reports/memos and recommendations related to identified issues.

Designed, developed and implemented financial system reports, policies and procedures

Liaison with different clients and auditors in the compliance of SSAE 16 (SAS 70) and SOX 404

Consolidated and prepared monthly reports for unit costing and variance analysis using different tools

Developed and identified internal controls which address the organization's risk areas under SOX 404 compliance using COSO and COBIT guidelines.

Accounting Manager

FTI Consulting, Annapolis, MD Apr 2012 – Dec 2013

Ensured accurate and timely recording of financial transactions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)

Reviewed JEs, general ledger reconciliations, data integrity, investments, AP, AR, fixed assets, month-end close process and reconciliation of bank statements and prepared financial statements and management reports

Consolidated and prepared monthly reports for unit costing and variance analysis using different tools

Developed and identified internal controls which address the organization's risk areas under SOX 404 compliance using COSO and COBIT guidelines.

Reviewed contracts to identify issues and developed financial models for cost benefit analysis of the projects and prepared the summary reports and recommendations related to identified issues.

Reviewed contracts to identify issues and developed financial models for cost benefit analysis of the projects and prepared the summary reports and recommendations related to identified issues.

Designed, developed and implemented financial system reports, memos on technical accounting policies and procedures and reports required for SEC reporting

Liaison with different clients and auditors in the compliance of Bill 198 and ISO

Consolidated and prepared monthly reports for unit costing and variance analysis using different tools

Maintained and tested appropriate controls for Sarbanes-Oxley for financial reporting.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Certified Public Accountant from State of Delaware, USA

MBA (Finance & Information Systems) from American University, USA

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Computer Proficiency: Windows, Word, Excel, Visio, Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, Mainframe, AS 400, MAS 200, EPICOR, Policy IQ, Open Pages and ITERM

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