Saurav Ghosh
** ****** ***** **** *** #*E • Brooklyn, NY • 11235
Cell: 646-***-**** Home Telephone: 718-***-****
Email: ***************@***.***
Summary of Qualifications:
• Committed to visionary financial oversight, decisive leadership, and performance excellence
• Excellent ability to problem solve and implement new systems for organizations
• Superior planning ability to develop solutions that support the financial requirements of multiple business units
• Proven ability to work in a team or leadership role
• Decisive leader focused on maximizing sustainable growth and profit through achievements in financial management, cost containment, and internal control
• Expertise in compliance with US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley. Delivered accurately and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual Financial Statements to Management
• Highly organized and detail-focused with an exceptional track record of accurately handling financial reporting in deadline-oriented environments
• Ability to multi-task and be highly adaptable to new and changing situations
Education:
Pace University, New York, NY May, 2012
DUAL MBA GPA 3.96 (Credits Completed 21/63)
Major: Management
Major: Information Systems
Hunter College, The City University of New York
Master of Science, Accounting GPA: 3.71 May, 2009
Honors: Golden Key International Honor Society
Hunter College, The City University of New York May, 2007
Bachelor of Science, Accounting Major GPA 3.97/Cumulative GPA - 3.31
Honors: Dean’s List, Virginia Levitt Snitow Scholarship
Software
Accounting Software:
QuickBooks Pro and Enterprise (editions 2004-2011), PeopleSoft 8, Microsoft Dynamics (Great Plains)
General Software:
Necho Expense, Turbo Tax, Stata, Microsoft Office 2000/2003/2007( Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Publisher, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Access), Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio. Idea.
Professional Experience
RSG Media Systems LLC, New York NY (02/07-Present)
Company Information:
RSG Media Systems designs innovative enterprise applications for major media and entertainment industry clients and other intellectual property owners. We provide software products that enable our customers to more profitably manage the evolving media landscape
Accounting Manager (06/08- Present)
• Direct and coordinate day to day accounting operations
• Prepare company budgets and analyze variances across business units
• Prepare Income Statements on a business unit and project based level
• Provide monthly, quarterly and year-end analyses along with preparing and consolidating financial statements
• Assess current accounting operations, offering recommendations for improvement and implementing new processes
• Provide management with information vital to the decision making process by managing sales valued at over $20 million
• Establish and maintain internal controls along with maintaining all aspects of the general ledger
• Manage the accumulation and consolidation of all financial data to ensure accuracy of business results
• Prepare working papers for company review
• Manage staff of 4 which includes teams on shore and off shore
• Prepare New York State and local quarterly sales and use tax return
Financial Analyst (09/07- 06/08)
• Prepared consolidated monthly profit and loss and balance sheet statements and reported them to management
• Converted from accrual basis to cash basis at the end of month
• Prepared fixed asset and depreciation schedules
• Analyzed profit and loss and balance sheet statements at the end of every month and report discrepancies to CFO
• Prepared RSG Media reports from data obtained from management and did cost analysis on projects undertaken
• Assisted accounting manager in preparing working papers for sales tax audit and company review
Staff Accountant (02/07- 09/07)
• Entered all vendor invoices and printed all checks
• Billed clients and consultants
• Entered expense reports, corporate credit card charges, and bank reconciliations for our 4 companies
• Maintained records for all vendors and entered payroll into QuickBooks
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Robert’s Hardware & Discount Store (01/05-01/07)
Company Information:
Robert’s Hardware & Discount Store Sold household hardware including: fasteners, hand tools, power tools, keys, locks, hinges, chains, plumbing supplies, electrical supplies, cleaning products, house wares, tools, utensils, paint, and lawn and garden products directly to consumers for use at home or for business.
Position:
Accounting Clerk/ Bookkeeper
• Prepare company income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows for management
• Maintain inventory count
• Handled accounts payable and ordering new products for the company
• Attract new customers through new business development ideas
• Maintain cash drawer for company
• Prepared income projections for management