DEVARSHI M. THAKKAR

201-***-****

s715ms@r.postjobfree.com

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Seeking a challenging position in accounting or finance which utilizes my broad and diverse background in different industries

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EDUCATION:

King Graduate School, New Rochelle, NY

MBA with Finance Concentration (GPA: 3.67) 4/10

B.K. Majumdar Institute of Business Administration, Ahmadabad, India

BBA with Account and Finance Concentration 6/07

CERTIFICATIONS:

Passed two parts of Certified Public Accountant Examination

Chartered Accountant, Professional Education Examination 2 11/06

Chartered Accountant, Professional Education Examination 1 5/05

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Accountant, Law Offices of Keshab Raj Seadie, P.C. New York, NY, 9/10 – Present

Manage accounts receivables and payables

Maintain accounts, post journal entries, create reports, and bank reconciliations.

Staff Accountant, Bharat R. Magdalia, CPA, PC, New York, NY, 01/10 – 09/10

Prepared books, analyzed and removed accounting discrepancies, interacted with auditors.

Handled payroll and sales tax issues and maintained financial database.

Financial Accountant, Euro Budget Hotels, New York, NY 10/08 - 12/09

Managed over 100 accounts receivable and payable accounts working directly with the Vice President.

Managed front office functions to support the President, Vice President and staff of 20 employees.

Maintained records control, filing, and office supply purchasing and equipment maintenance.

Assistant Accountant SWO Jersey City, NJ 1/08 - 09/09

Maintained accounts, developed reports in Excel, and made entries in accounting software for a non-profit international community service organization.

Acted as Assistant manager SWO Jersey City, NJ 6/08-7/08

Oversaw committees for 5 day celebration, planned and distributed assignments, managed committee volunteers.

Provided administrative support including, printing, binding, scanning, and maintaining data in Excel and Word for reports.

Supervisor/Leader, SMVS Ahmadabad, India 5/02-5/07

Volunteer supervisor and leader for the child development association of a non-profit organization.

Planned weekly schedule and managed meetings with all levels, from planning, organizing, financing.

Encouraged student participation; organized weekly activities for 50/100 students aged 5-14

Received an award as one of the top 10 leaders (out of 200) in Gujarat, for 3 consecutive years

Other Key Skills:

Proficient in Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, Quicken

Languages: English, Gujarati and Hindi

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