MBA - Senior Accountant

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Sweta Sanwal Phone: 440-***-****

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Sweta is accounting professional with 6+ years of experience in accounting, auditing and finance. Her qualifications include an MBA (major: Finance & Accounting), a B.S and a diploma in computer science. Sweta is acknowledged for sound decision-making abilities, analytical and problem solving skills. She is strategic, methodical and reliable: enjoys the challenge of resolving long-term issues and influencing revenue positive outcomes. Sweta enjoys opportunities to think “outside the box” deriving new solutions to old problems through strategic information gathering, data collection and comprehensive scrutiny. She is persuasive, concise communicator and recognized for calm demeanor in mediating conflict; experienced in dealing with all levels of management and coaching subordinates with greater productivity and understanding. Sweta is consistently effective in streamlining and upgrading operations, improving productivity and reducing costs.

Professional Experience:

Stahl/Scott Fetzer Company (11/2006 – Present)

As Senior Accountant responsibilities include:

· Assist Controller and President with preparation, review, and analysis of financial statements.

· Conduct and coordinate company’s monthly and year-end closings.

· Perform monthly and quarterly financial accounting reports for Scott Fetzer.

· Work with AR coordinator to develop, implement and maintain credit/collection systems and practices to meet business needs while managing risk and maximizing cash flow.

· Assist in vendor maintenance, reviewing the cash requirement report to ensure for reasonableness, authenticity of the items prior to check signing and managing of cash flow.

· Review and supervise the day-to-day work of accounting department staffs (Account Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll).

· Assist in cost accounting function to ensure the maintenance of a multi plant cost (standard/job). Development of annual standard (material, scrap% rate, Direct Labor Rate, Overhead Rate) and physical inventory valuation. Direct efforts to improve inventory controls and reduce/prevent shrink, excess, obsolete inventory

· Maintain extensive written and verbal communication with department heads during annual strategic budged plan preparation.

· Review and approve salary and hourly payroll, payroll changes and input of payroll utilizing ADP Enterprise system.

Selected Accomplishments:

· Researched and established credit card. Decreased AR by 20% and labor costs (processing & time spent on calling customers).

· During account analysis found out that lot of money was being spent to fix problems on a bad product. Nobody was aware of amount of money that was being spent to fix the product. Gathered data analyzed and created a spreadsheet showing serial numbers by year and the amount spent. Found out that company spent more than $300,000 on fixing the product. Recommended discontinuing the item and re-design modified product

· Analyzed, identified and recommended division cost reduction in excess of $100K.

Charles E. Harris & Associates, Inc. (11/2004-1/2005; 10/2005-11/2006)

As Auditor responsibilities included:

· Multi-tasking within an allotted budget to perform audit tasks, such as planning audit objectives, developing audit steps and implementing necessary testing, in accordance with professional standards and best practices.

· Reviewing and appraising the soundness, adequacy and application of accounting, financial and other operating controls and activities and promoting effective and efficient controls and operations at reasonable costs.

· Determining the extent of client management compliance with applicable laws and regulations and with established policies, plans and procedures (GAAP)

· Determining the extent to which client assets are accounted for and safeguarded from losses of all kinds.

· Determining the sufficiency, validity and reliability of accounting and statistical data developed within the organization.

· Performed statistical analyses on various financial transactions to determine trends, estimates, and significant changes, and wrote narrative reports explaining findings.

· Monitored compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company procedures.

Selected Accomplishments:

· When working as an auditor found out that Elyria School District was not calculating vacations correctly for the school employees. Found a glitch in the system and helped school to recalculate vacation for nearly 100 employees that saved district nearly $40K. Also, helped the district to fix errors for prior years.

Gibraltar Strip Steel, Inc. (1/2005-10/2005)

As General Accountant responsibilities included:

· Responsibilities included processing payroll utilizing ADP Enterprise system. Process included analysis, reconciliation and journalization of payroll reports.

· Compiled and analyzed financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions.

· Vouched vendor invoices in the Account Payable (A/P) system. Also performed additional, periodic, A/P duties (i.e. check printing).

· Distributed expenditures, receipts, and receivables according to schedules.

· Audited contracts, orders, and vouchers, and prepares reports to substantiate individual transactions prior to settlement.

· Determined proper handling of financial transactions and approved transactions within designated limits.

· Reviewed, investigated, and corrects errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.

· Involved in writing policies and procedures for meeting Sarbanes-Oxley compliance standards.

Selected Accomplishments:

· Played a major role in installing, modifying, documenting, and coordinating implementation of accounting systems (Axiom - ERP) and accounting control procedures.

· Conducted studies and submitted recommendations for improving the organization's accounting operation.

Infiniti Systems Group Inc. (01/2004 – 6/2004) Cleveland, Ohio.

As Finance and Accounting Intern responsibilities included:

· Assisted Controller & Corporate Counsel with administrative issues such as updating the payroll calendar and performing year-end file maintenance.

· Gained experience with a wide array of accounting functions including A/P, A/R and payroll.

· Provided expense reconciliation and backup for a large international client.

· Created a database of tax documents detailing the disposition of each.

· Prepared a standard mileage chart and utilized the chart to audit mileage expense.

· Completed compliance testing for workers compensation audit.

· Responsibilities include accounts maintenance, customer & vendor maintenance, expenses calculations, accounts & finance analysis.

Education:

MBA (Accounting & Finance) (2004) Cleveland State University, Cleveland Ohio.

Computer Education diploma (2001) from Aptech, India.

BS (2001) G.B. Pant University, India.

Computer Software:

QuickBooks, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Access, MS CRM, Front Page, System-36, Axiom (ERP), AS400, People Soft, Oracle Financials.

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