Senior Accountant Accounts Payable

Ruchi Chitral

Santa Clara, CA

Ph: 480-***-****; email - ************@*****.***

(I have work authorization: No sponsorship needed)

Highly motivated and results-oriented Senior Accountant with 15+ years of total experience seeking a challenging opportunity to leverage my expertise in financial operations, treasury management, and internal controls. Proven ability to ensure financial accuracy, manage complex tasks, and contribute significantly to the company's financial well-being.

SKILLS

Financial Reporting, Forecasting, Financial Accounting, Data Analysis, Account Reconciliation, Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains, SmartConnect, NetSuite, Blackline, VENA, PDI, QuickBooks, Lucernex Real Estate Software, SAP, SOX, General Ledger (GL), Accounts Recievable (AR), Accounts Payable (AP), MS Excel, V-lookup, Pivot Tables, Oracle ERP, Integration Manager Tool, Familiarity with multiple banking systems (BoFA, JPM, BMO, USB, RBC, Huntington, Wells Fargo, First Tennessee, Alliance Bank, Commerce Bank, Merrill Lynch)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior GL Accountant, Bashas’ 2024 – Current

Performed Percentage Rent calculations by analyzing 50+ store leases to ensure accurate rental expense allocation.

Performed reconciliations of GL accounts, including prepaids, accruals, assets, and liabilities, with a primary focus on payroll-related accounts such as 401(k), pension, fringe benefits and accrued payroll.

Analyzed financial data to prepare monthly reports, records, and spreadsheets, conducting variance analysis on budget-to-actuals and year-over-year performance.

Supported monthly P&L analysis for all stores, providing key financial insights (ad expense, grocery sales, etc).

Managed and accounted for Workers’ Compensation and GL/AL claims, including accounting for accruals and expenses.

Investigated and resolved account discrepancies, prepared journal entries and adjustments, and ensured compliance with financial deadlines and reporting requirements.

Managed weekly payroll integration from Oracle to SAP.

Senior Treasurer Accountant, Verra Mobility, AZ 2019 – 2024

●Controlled national & international accounts & govt client accounts, maintaining cash & balance reporting.

●Facilitated internal & external audits by providing critical bank or interest analysis statements & journal entries

●Managed a diversified debt portfolio encompassing revolver loan, term loans, senior notes, and letters of credit, ensuring timely monthly LIBOR/SOFR renewals for optimal borrowing strategies.

●Authored monthly consolidated Borrowing Base Statements for banks, ensuring accurate receivables & payables for optimal borrowing capacity, across 5 different subsidiary organizations.

●Reconcile monthly - Amortization, Cash, Intercompany, Debt, Restricted Cash, Original Issue Discount, Deferred Financing Costs, Term Loans, Senior Notes & Petty Cash.

●Owned creating & reporting (10-Q, 10-K) quarterly Perfection Certificate at the Syndtrak site for lenders.

●Record month-end journal & reversing entries including unbilled revenue accruals and accrued expenses.

●Daily review & resolution of ACH & check positive pay to safeguard against fraudulent disbursements

●Managed resurfacing of excess cash to interest bearing accounts, resulting in improved return on cash.

●Solely responsible for the timely payments of loan & senior notes & yearly reporting of Unclaimed Properties

●Handled govt & commercial convenience fees allocation to client accounts in multiple ERP systems

●Reviewed cash levels to ensure adequate funds were available for expected payments.

●Managed wire & ACH approval process & worked with all constituents to ensure appropriate approvals.

●Trained 6 new staff accountants and assisted them in ramp to org processes, tools and stakeholder expectations.

Senior Accountant, Circle K, AZ 2015 - 2018

●Final gatekeeper/reviewer responsible for integrating and close monthly financial accounts.

●Drove cross-team stakeholders to deliver their financial report and coordinate final integration and close.

●As a lead, reviewed and analyzed the balance sheet accounts along for transaction accuracy.

●Prepared over 30+ balance sheet monthly reconciliations including year-end closings and verifying accuracy of balances carry forward to the next financial year.

●Prepared the monthly profit and loss variance analysis report and presented the cause of variances to the management.

●Worked with 3rd party consultants to design the Blackline reconciliation integration process and trained the stakeholders on the new process to improve the efficiency of closing financial books.

●Created and documented official Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for various reconciliations, reserves and accruals.

●Performed semi-annual SOX internal audit for the Merchandise cycle and external audit for on-site physical warehouse.

●Created and presented comprehensive Merchandise SOX audit report, documenting the key financial controls, control weaknesses and solutions proposed.

●Budget Forecasting for the team and uploading the budgets to the system for all the departments.

●Managed and lead the filing of Unclaimed Property on a yearly basis with the state.

●Handled daily deposits of more than 200+ checks per day into the oracle system.

Operations Accounting Specialist, Wells Fargo Insurance Services, AZ 2014 – 2015

●Researching, resolving and clearing complex accounting entries, exceptions and posting to general ledgers.

●Keep track of the NSF (No Show Funds) checks received and update the system.

●Prepare the month end reports and reconcile them with the general ledger balances.

●Maintaining accuracy in posting the cash receipts and making deposits.

●Maintaining strong communication between the brokers, agents and internal employees for the policies in force.

●Work closely with the Accounts Payable team to make sure that the carriers are paid their commission timely.

●Helping in the monthly audit programs for the various AR activities.

Payroll / Accounting Associate – Global Client Accounting, Brookfield Global Relocation Services, AZ 2012 – 2014

●Managed payables for more than 200 aging customers and delivered the aging reports to the director.

●Coordinate with internal and external contacts to discuss the aging and probe for clarification.

●Researched and resolved invoice discrepancies and issues.

●Reconciliation of accounts payable transactions and assisted in the monthly audits.

●Ensure appropriate accounting disbursement of employee relocation expenses per client company policy.

●Interface with client payroll department on income and tax data.

●Manage calculation of employee tax assistance per client policy.

●Field and resolve quarterly payroll and tax reconciliation questions from customers.

Accounting Assistant, SunSoft LLC, AZ 2011 - 2012

●Researched and introduced suitable accounting software for the firm.

●Managed the bi-weekly payroll.

●Owned preparation of monthly and quarterly accounting reports.

●Monitoring daily administration / accounting activities of the firm.

EDUCATION

Masters in Business Administration, University of Phoenix, AZ (GPA: 3.91) Jun’12

Masters in Commerce, South Gujarat University Sep’06

RELEVANT COURSES

Financial Accountancy and Auditing, Statistics, Finance, Business Law, Quantitative Reasoning, Marketing, Accounting, Economics, Operations Management, Business Administration, Human Resources, Strategic Mgmt.

OTHER EXPERIENCES

●Treasurer at Delta Mu Delta honor society

●Volunteer at Phoenix Children Hospital

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