For the given job description <<Job Title: Senior AccountantLocation: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid)Duration: 12+ Months (Contract)
The candidate will assist in  be responsible for:Day-to-day general ledger accounting, including journal entry preparation and related reporting in the areas of Prepaids, Accruals, Payroll, Benefits, and Intercompany  Related Party processes.Assist in the monthly accounting close procedures including proper period end cut-off and accounting close schedule.Calculating and maintaining payroll related and cost accruals to ensure accurate monthly cut off.Monitoring elements leading to cross margin  profitability analysis and support to project management.Maintenance of chart of accounts and cost center reporting.
Qualifications:Bachelors degree in accounting or finance (concentration in Accounting) preferred.10+ years of accounting experience (General Ledger, AR, AP, Cash Management).5+ years of financial analysis.Audit background a plus.Experience working in an international and cross-cultural environment.Experience with SAPR3 or S4 (FI) required.Experience with SAP BW, SAP CRM is a plus.Proficiency in knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS Accounting, and US Tax.Strong PC skills with advanced knowledge in Excel and PPT.>> the resume: <<SummaryTo achieve a job as an Accountant that utilizes my accounting, communication, analytical & leadership skills.
HighlightsMS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), SAP R/3, Adobe Reader, QuickBooks, Lacerte, Prosystems & Tax baseAccounts Payable Processes & ManagementInvoices/Expense Reports/Payment TransactionsCorporate Accounting & BookkeepingFinalization of Trial Balance & Balance Sheet/Income Statement.Spreadsheets & Accounting ReportsTax Reporting, Planning & Filing of returns.Handle Customer Relations.Journal Entries & General LedgerBank Reconciliation & General Ledger.Teambuilding & Staff Supervision
Experience01/1toPresentAccountantAlbertsons Companies|,,Working for all Clients in USA Implemented Quickbooks Accounting v.2013 and 2016 for all the Companies including but not limited to chart of accounts.Implemented Quicbooks payroll v.2016 from scratch Working on processing of journal entries, accounts  payable & receivables using Prosystems software.Bookkeeping of small and midsized companies Worked on bank reconciliation, cash management and financial statements analysis.Preparation and finalization of federal and multi state tax returns for Individuals & Corporate using Lacerte software.Worked on preparing and processing payroll returns and sales and use tax returns Worked on preparation of W2's and 1099.Lead  in finalizing monthly and yearly accounting closing entries.Perform MS Office Excel spreadsheets and databases for financial reporting for financial reporting.In process of learning VLookup and Pivot table.LeadForus, Nonprofit Organization							   Apr'14- Nov'14 Working on processing of accounting entries.01/1to01/1SAP ConsultantEnterprise Horizon Consulting Group|,,Configured G/L Masters, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Journals, House banks, Chart of Accounts, Posting Keys, Customer/Vendor Accounts Groups, & Customer/ Vendor Masters Creation.Created Input /Output Tax & Withholding Tax, Company Specific Code (Z Code), COPA (Costing Based Profitability Analysis) & Number Ranges.Defined Fiscal year variant, Posting periods, Tolerance groups, Document types & number ranges.Worked on creation of new Vendor Account & Vendor Master & created monthly MIS reports.Posted Incoming Invoice & made payments.01/1to01/1Financial AnalystSaic|,,Worked with multiple clients performing two part role: as an auditor & tax preparation.Conducted Audit for various clients.Identified key operational risk factors of clients and suggested focus approach to mitigate the risk.Carried analytical procedures like comparing financial ratios to industry standards to evaluate performance.Reconciled sub-ledger & general ledger account balance.Performed due diligence for a private equity client to understand & evaluate a potential business.Lead for a project of Private Equity which involved work like setting up Companies & LLP's, preparing structure of the entities & valuation report, valuation of funds & client coordination.Prepared, Finalized & filed tax returns.Prepared & Reconciled journal entries, balance sheets & Income statement of various clients.Maintained accurate account & data reconciliation including sub-ledgers, journals & other financial documents.Lead as a coordinator with the internal auditors of various clients.Overviewed day to day operations of finance & secretarial department.Involved in recruiting, training, supervising & evaluating department staff.01/1to01/1AccountantAlbertsons Companies|,,Reconciled journal entries & lead as coordinator with the internal audit team.Worked on Merger/Amalgamation, prepared agenda, notice, annual reports to compile Annual Account Prepared balance sheets & Income statement of various group companies.Worked as a liaison officer for Stock Exchange, Bankers, Solicitors & other external regulators/government bodies for mergers/acquisitions, agreements, dematerialization of shares.Worked as a legal member in preparation of Code of Conduct for a company & Drafting Agreements.Interacting with clients to resolve their complex issues & guide on tax planning & business valuations.Worked as a Support Officer to redress investor grievances.Worked as a team leader in preparation of MIS Reports /control charts for shareholding pattern & directorship details for Foreign Companies.
EducationExpected intotoPursuing Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Boston, MA  			     CPA Candidate|University of Mumbai,,MaharashtraGPA:Expected inMar'11totoLLB|Law,Mumbai,GPA:LawExpected intotoLabor Laws, Constitutional law, Contract Act, Environmental law, Interpretation of Statues, Public Intern-ational law, Business Law, Company Law & Intellectual Property Rights.|,,GPA:Expected intotoCompany Secretary    					 Jun'07-Dec'10	
Courses: Company Law, Economic laws, Tax Laws, Cost & Management Accounting, Information Technology & Systems Audit, Corporate Restructuring, Valuation, Drafting, Financial, Treasury & Forex Management, Labor law, Secretarial Audit, Due Diligence.|Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI),,MaharashtraGPA:Expected inMar '08totoBachelors|CommerceUniversity of Mumbai,,MaharashtraGPA:CommerceExpected intotoFinancial Accounting & Auditing, Business Management, Economics, Management Accounting, Cost 
Accounting, Export, Business Communication, Business Development, Tax Management & Business law.|,,GPA:
SkillsAccounting, accounts  payable, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, acquisitions, Adobe, approach, Auditing, Trial Balance, balance, Balance Sheet, balance sheets, Bank Reconciliation, Bookkeeping, Business Communication, Business Development, Business Law, Business Management, cash management, charts, closing, Corporate Accounting, Cost 
Accounting, Costing, Certified Public Accountant, CPA, client, Clients, Customer Relations, databases, Dec, Drafting, Due Diligence, Economics, Equity, Expense Reports, Filing, finance, Financial, Financial Accounting, financial reporting, financial statements, focus, Forex, funds, General Ledger, government, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, internal audit, Interpretation, Lacerte, team leader, Teambuilding, ledger, Law, legal, MA, mergers, Excel spreadsheets, Excel, Exchange, MS Office, PowerPoint, Word, MIS, processing payroll, payroll v, Pivot table, Processes, QuickBooks, Quickbooks Accounting v, recruiting, Reporting, sales, SAP R/3, Secretarial, Spreadsheets, Staff Supervision, supervising, Tax Laws, tax planning, Tax, tax preparation, tax returns, Treasury, Valuation, annual reports>>. The result is, Good Fit

Fit assessment: Good Fit