Staff Accountant

HETAL PATEL

** **** *** **** **, Unit # *

Danbury, CT 06810

Phone # 860-***-****

Email: *******@*****.***

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OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a full-time position that will utilize analytical skills

in finance and accounting, as well as interpersonal skills obtained

through various work experience to add value to the company

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

NANAVATY, NANAVATY & DAVENPORT, LLP, Newtown, CT

Staff Accountant Jan 2010 - Present

• Involve in audits of state and local governments and employee

benefit plans

• Work with clients in commercial entities, not-for-profit and

real estate to understand client’s accounting and financial

needs, such as audit, compilations and reviews

• Prepare financial statements and footnotes in accordance with

U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principals

• Prepare property and corporate tax returns

UDAY K. PATEL, CPA, Glastonbury,CT

Accountant Jan 2009 - May 2009

• Involved in reconciliation of monthly bank statements, payroll

processing, & bookkeeping

• Prepared financial statements, profit and loss accounts, balance-

sheets and schedules

• Prepared individual, corporate, partnership tax returns

KOSTIN, RUFFKESS & COMPANY, LLC, Farmington, CT

Audit and Tax Associate Jan 2007 - Dec 2008

• Worked with clients in a variety of industries, such as real

estate, construction, not-for-profit to understand clients’

accounting and financial reporting needs, such as audit,

compilations and reviews

• Prepared annual and quarterly financial statements and footnotes

in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principals

• Evaluated and improved on the effectiveness and efficiency of

the audit process by continually challenging and improving audit

approach and procedures

• Developed process knowledge and identify risk areas for assigned

projects

• Helped to assess internal control systems and worked with tax

department to coordinate the preparation of the related business

and individual tax returns

• Prepared business and individual tax returns (tax compliance),

as well as performed general tax research for clients in a

variety of industries, such as real estate, construction,

not-for-profit and more

• Participated in REAC (Real Estate Assessment Center)

requirements for HUD clients to provide accurate information to

the US Dept of Housing and Urban Development to maintain

government standards of reliable information assessing the

condition of HUD’s housing portfolio

KOSTIN, RUFFKESS & COMPANY, LLC, Farmington, CT

Audit and Tax Intern June 2006 - Aug 2006

• Participated in various tax and audit training programs

• Responsible for helping the team of governmental audit

• Assisted in preparation of financial statements

• Prepared federal and state income tax returns for corporate and

individual clients

EDUCATION:

B.S. in Business Administration – Accounting (December 2006)

University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT: Cumulative GPA: 3.4/4.0

KEY SKILLS:

• Strong organizational, managerial, analytical, & interpersonal

skills

• Highly adaptive in learning new skills/techniques

• Ability to work in fast paced, rapidly changing environment

COMPUTER SKILLS:

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access), Peoplesoft, WebCT,

HTML, Audit Vision, CCH Engagement Software, CCH ProFx Tax, IDEA,

GoFileRoom, QuickBooks

RELEVANT COURSEWORK:

Financial and Managerial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting I and

II, Tax Accounting, Cost Accounting, Auditing, Advanced Accounting,

Introduction to Profession, and Business Law

REFERENCE:

Available upon request

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