Accountant/Bookkeeper

BHAVINI PATEL

678-***-**** - **********@*****.***

**** ******* ** - **********, ** 30039 - USA

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OBJECTIVE

A challenging accounting position at an excelling accounting firm.

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SUMMARY

Talented, sincere and hard working financial and business professional with 5+ years of successful experience in leading financial, accounting and payroll service operations.

Exceptional ability to follow through on projects, organize workloads, multi-task and contribute to the business environment during times of intense transition.

Measurable accomplishments in office organization, financial management, and cash flow audits, inventory pricing & controls, client development, team building and fiscal integrity.

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WORK EXPERIENCE

03/2009 - 11/2010 Norcross, GA

Tax Operations Supervisor, Corporate Payroll Services

Managed a staff of four tax specialists, to include coaching, training and evaluation.

Payroll tax returns filings including 940, 941 and state and local tax of about 4000 clients.

Prepare multi state and multi city tax returns.

Yearly reconciliation of W-2 and 1099 forms.

Tax team leader in implementing electronic tax filing system instead of paper filing.

Designed process for capturing information on employees due to retroactive changes that could result in potential tax issues for the employee. Process is designed to correct errors during the year, avoiding the need for issuing W-2c forms.

Monitoring federal, state and local changes or updates to regulations to ensure Corporate Payroll stays in compliance with all laws and payroll tax practices.

Actively involved in implementing new tax forms approved by IRS, state or local authorities.

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09/2006 - 12/2008 Atlanta, GA

Accounts Payable manager, Beverly Hall Furniture

Calculations for semi-monthly commisions for sales staff of 50 employees.

Monthly reconciliation of multiple bank accounts to assure payments accuracy.

Match merchandise receiving report and vendor's invoice and find discrepancy, if any.

Provide administrative support to upper management in day-to-day operation.

Ensure all payments in timely manner as well as negociate any past due invoices to manage cashflows.

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10/2004 - 09/2006 Norcross, GA

Bookkeeper, Financial Service Center- CPA firm

Preparation of individual and business tax returns.

Processed payroll on weekly, biweekly, monthly basis.

Filed payroll tax returns including 940, 941, state and local tax returns.

Assisted in preparation of 1120 and 1120S tax returns for about 20-25 clients.

Responsible for preparing and loading all journal entries in peachtree accounting system for about 30-35 clients' accounts.

Monthly reconciliation for clients' all bank and credit card accounts.

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EDUCATION

Sardar Patel University, INDIA, Gujarat, INDIA, 06/2000 - 04/2002

Masters in Accounting, 3.83 GPA Grade Point Average

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COURSE WORK

Completed Becker Review Course for CPA certification. Passed all parts of CPA exam.

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