Accounting Manager/ Asst. Controller

PARIND J. VORA

**** ******* *****, ********* #** • Des Plaines, Illinois 60016

847-***-**** • **********@*******.***

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT • CONTROLLER • AUDITOR • TAX ASSOCIATE

Highly skilled senior accountant, financial manager, and auditor with over 20 years of experience providing leadership across all areas of business accounting operations. Expertise spans AR / AP, payroll, reporting, billing, invoicing, and more. Good negotiator capable of striking favorable business deals. Able to leverage solid analytical skills to drive detailed, thorough audits of financial operations at the corporate, state, and federal levels. Demonstrated track record of establishing and maintaining effective accounting and finance procedures. Strong team lead with a talent for providing training and guidance to personnel. Adept at delivering the reports, analyses, and data necessary to support sound business decisions.

Accounting • Financial Management & Control • Auditing • Individual & Business Tax Preparation

Federal, State & Local Regulations • Tax Counseling & Planning • Accounting Systems • Reporting • Collections

Payroll • Financial Analysis • Costing • Accounts Payable • Accounts Receivable • Team Building & Leadership

Client Relations • Business Consulting • Negotiation • Multilingual: English, Hindi, Gujarati

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ALIN MACHINING CO., Melrose Park, Illinois • 2006-2011

$25 million provider of engineering services and parts to power plants. Staffs 140

Senior Accounting Manager / Accountant

Directed detailed internal accounting functions, including managing AR / AP. Tracked the AR and AP ageing schedules. Handled company billing, invoicing, and payments, implementing automatic utility payments to streamline payment processes. Reviewed and reconciled credit card and fleet card payments. Administered internal payroll for W-2 employees and 1099 contractors. Performed monthly and year-end closing, Reconciling subsidiary record balances to the main general ledger. Participated in quarterly and annual reviews.

Generated periodical and consolidated financial statements covering accounting ratios, budgets, actuals vs. projected, and variances for parent and sister companies. Conducted inter-company balance reconciliation for sister company accounts. Supported financial and tax planning for main and sister entities. Filed monthly sales tax returns. Cooperated with insurance companies to negotiate liability and other insurance coverage agreements. Managed cash flow, fixed asset registers, and surplus funds.

• Successfully managed complex payroll functions for 140 personnel by leveraging ADP Pay Expert.

• Facilitated reporting on profitability for various jobs by creating accurate periodical job order costing reports. Developed and updated overhead application rates. Conducted break-even analyses.

• Ensured attainment of a high Dunn & Bradstreet rating by monitoring A / P ageing reports. Delivered timely, accurate vendor related and financial information to Dunn & Bradstreet.

• Minimized bad debts and maintained outstanding A / R balances within 30 days through diligent efforts to follow up collection efforts on debts and balances. Also evaluated credit of potential new customers.

• Improved transparency in internal accounting procedures by documenting flow charts, reviewing internal controls, and updating procedures.

• Built a highly qualified team of accounting personnel by recruiting skilled talent and managing their performance.

• Extensively used Quickbooks, E2 and Epicor ERP System for achieving accounting goals and yardsticks.

GILSON LABUS & SILVERMAN, CPA, Chicago, Illinois • 2006

Local CPA firm staffing 10 personnel.

Staff Accountant

Managed income tax return preparation and filing for individual and business forms 1040, 1041, 1065, and 1120. Performed accounting compilation and administered accounting functions via Quickbooks and Go System Trial Balance Adjustment software. Utilized Tax Pro System software for filing individual and business returns.

• Completed a highly complex group of income tax returns for a single real estate group, spanning 30 taxpaying entities with net income in excess of $1 million.

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ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Des Plaines, Illinois • 2004-2005

Tax collection branch of the Illinois State Government.

Revenue Auditor

Performed state audits on sales and use tax for numerous Illinois businesses. Evaluated records and documentation in alignment with state requirements. Communicated with business owners and internal personnel regarding audit findings.

• Performed successful audits for businesses spanning a variety of industries, including a leasing company, a printed circuit board manufacturer, a UPS systems supplier, computer software / hardware suppliers, a health and fitness center, equipment repair companies, a jewelry showcase rental company, veterinarians, and a direct mail advertising company.

• Brought in over $100,000 in revenue for the state in 1 year through 25 sales tax audits.

• Recognized for superior performance with a promotion to position of “Revenue Auditor 1” within 1 year.

CHETAN R. SHAH, CPA, West New York, New Jersey • 2003

Area CPA firm with 5 employees.

Staff Accountant

Leveraged Tax Pro System Software to file 1040, 1041, 1065, and 1120 individual and business tax returns. Managed accounting compilation services via Quickbooks and Excel.

ADDITIONAL ROLES:

• Lead Partner, Vora & Mehta (1985-2002): Provided client counseling, planning, and filing services for individual, business, and charity taxes. Performed statutory and tax audits in alignment with federal regulations. Assisted more than 100 clients annually, with many achieving high-volume savings through meticulous financial and tax planning. Also managed annual branch audits of Nationalised Banks allotted by Reserve Bank of India.

• Proprietor, P.J. Vora & Asssociates (1985-2002): Helped clients in availing project finance through detailed project report preparation, Offered accounting and book-keeping services and consultation regarding accounting methods and principles. Exclusively selected by a leading Cooperative Bank to conduct internal audits its several local branches. Conducted company audits, co-op society audits, and internal / revenue / concurrent bank audits.

FORMAL EDUCATION

Bachelor of Commerce (Advanced Accounting & Auditing)

H.L. College of Commerce, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Bachelor of Law (3/4 semesters)

I.M. Nanavati Law College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

CERTIFICATIONS

Chartered Accountant (CA), Certificate of Membership - Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - Exam Complete, Certification in Progress

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ADP Pay Expert Payroll Module

Attempted ICWA Costing Intermediate Examination

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Quickbooks, Epicor, Tally, E2, Go System Trial Balance Adjustment Software, Tax-Pro System, Turbo Tax,

ADP Pay-Expert, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Windows

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