Financial Analyst Senior
Resume:
Rupal Thakkar
Milpitas, CA *****
*************@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/rupal-thakkar-30838411
Summary:
A senior financial accountant with 10+ years in accounting roles seeks a financial analyst position to build skills and experience. Knowledgeable in accounting analysis, financial reporting, period closings, reconciliations, balance sheet preparation, bank reconciliations, internal controls, variance, and budgeting. Technical Skills:
Excel, Oracle, PowerPoint Pro, other systems (Oracle, QuickBooks, Odoo 11, Descartes, Bill.com, Expensify) Education:
B.A. in Business Administration (Shri Chennai College of Commerce & Economics) Certificate of Achievement in Accounting (Ohlone College) Certificate in Human Resource Management (HRM) (Ohlone College) EXPERIENCE: Stanford University - Stanford Alumni Association (SAA) (Feb 2020 – present) Accountant II
● Manage financial reporting for 100+ chartered clubs owned by the Stanford Alumni Association
● Analyze GL accounts to ensure accurate account balances
● Verify credit card transactions against the general ledger, instructing the processing team on resolutions
● Responsible for month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close procedures
● Maintain project attributes as PTA Manager
● Monitor banking incoming cash, checks, and ACH/wire payments
● Contact for Alumni Association employees in support of the central Stanford financial system
● Responsible for some department variance process, budgeting and uploading to new Tidemark system
● Involved with payment process changes in FileMaker and Stripe. Learning Cardinal Pay process Pacific Western Bank Finance (Campbell, CA) (Feb 2019 – Nov 2019) AVP – Accounting Analyst
● Analyzed customer finances for recommendations on Asset-based lending, Commercial loans, and Insurance offerings
● Reconciled general ledger accounts for daily and monthly processes
● Collected data for benchmarking, KPI (Key Performance Indicator)
● Calculated monthly margin variance and presented findings to management
● Ensured financial transactions are in accordance with US GAAP Too Good Gourmet (San Lorenzo, CA) (Sep 2018 – Nov 2018) Accounting Supervisor
● Oversaw monthly close and prepared financial reports & inventory counts
● Maintained monthly budgets and communicated all variances immediately
● Deployed effective metrics and dashboards to monitor and measure progress
● Managed Accounts Receivable invoicing daily
● Maintained cash flow forecast to always ensure adequate liquidity
● Scheduled Accounts Payable payments and organized check run
● Maintained relationships with Vendors and ensure that financial obligations are met
● Monthly evaluation of broker commissions and communication with brokers Ravix Group (San Jose, CA) (May 2018 – Sep 2018)
Accounting & Finance Consultant
Man Crates
● Scheduled AP payment through Bills.com
● Posted year-end adjusting entries & tied with excel docs recommended by auditors
● Audited credit card reconciliation reports created by outsourced accountants
● Solved Property Tax issues with different counties & claims for refund
● Worked with external Auditors for financial Audit
● Collected & checked all requests for reports by auditors
● Tied all Excel reports with books & uploaded to the company Dropbox
● Analyzed payroll report for cost by department
● Implemented new ERP accounting software Odoo 11
● Analyzed tax for true-up on customer payments across 50 states. Aivita Biomedical:
● Closed books every month, including matching reconciliations with the balance sheet
● Created journal entries for accrual, prepaid, and amortization for each month
● Calculated depreciation & resolved discrepancies in fixed assets
● Created payroll journal entries bimonthly & allocated benefits Sky2c Freight System Inc (Fremont, CA) (Nov 2013 – Feb 2018) Head Accountant
● Managed US accounting team & cross-trained over multiple offshore positions
● Established a proper system of internal controls, reporting directly to the CEO
● Prepared Financial Reports as per requirement for year-end tax calculation purposes & other reports, including profit margin, revenue, sales, yearly growth
● Analyzed profit margin monthly for 1,000+ individual shipments
● I interacted with external auditors and a CPA firm.
● Set up & managed all DBA companies
● Coordinated commission calculations for all offices all over the world
● Prepared cost sheets for console shipment
● In AP, reconciled vendors, handled journal entries, and resolved discrepancies
● In AR, created invoices, handled payment processing, research, and detail
● Handled credit setup for every client and decided on the credit limit
● For collections, followed up with clients aged 90 days or more
● Sent matters to the collection agency or supported decisions about bad debt Avex Funding (Milpitas, CA) (Nov 2010 – May 2011)
Loan Processor
● Received mortgage loan quotes from lenders like Wells Fargo, Chase, GMAC Bank
● Communicated with agencies to receive Title Reports and Appraisal Reports
● Prepared Loan Application 1003 & 1008 on Calyx Software
● Prepared loan closing file for proper funding
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