SUMMARY

18 years of industry experience which includes 10 years progressive experience w

ithin an accountant role and 6 years in auditing (including internal audit). Als
o experienced in financial consulting, HR, back office operations, ERP implement
ation and support.
CORE SKILLS
* Financial Accounting & Reporting, Cost Accounting
* Budget, Forecast and Variance Analysis
* Funds Management-Cash Management & Liquidity Forecast, Bank Reconciliation
* Auditing (Corporate, Partnership & Small Business)
* ERP Project Implementation (SAP) and support (JD Edwards)
* Business/Financial Systems Analysis & support
Professional Experience
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Wilmington DE - March 2009 to current
Role: Finance Lead & Sr. Financial Analyst
Responsibilities: Maintain general ledger and perform the complete accounting cy
cle in compliance with established practices and generally accepted accounting p
rinciples (GAAP). Analyze data and translate into meaningful information. Provi
de management and financial statement users with relevant, comparable and accura
te data on which to base decisions. Continuously improve and serve as a resource
in their area of transactional activity.
* G/L accounting and monthly book closing (in SAP),
* Monthly & quarterly account reconciliation reviews (SOX requirement)
* Monthly actual, outlook & variance analysis to SBU Directors/Managers
* Yearly budget & Five Year Plan
* Assist in federal/state tax filing and audits
* Six Sigma Financial validation
Skyworth TTG US, Inc., Cherry Hill, NJ - January 2009 to February 2009
Role: Sr. Accountant
Responsibilities: Help formulate accounting policies and procedures for the newl
y formed company. Review internal control system and provide for feedback to man
agement for improvements. Identify errors and/or trends in system data to improv
e accuracy, timeliness, and general flow of transactions and accounting data. De
velop financial model and input data and parameters into it to obtain projection
s. Verify cash receipts and payments. Prepare reconciliations, including bank re
conciliation and make adjustments to the general ledger. Provide reports to mana
gement for continuous improvement and cost reduction.
Lenox Group, Inc., Bristol, PA - May 2008 to December 2008
Role: Financial Analyst
Responsibilities: Provide finance & accounting support to all JD Edwards OneWorl
d (Finance module) users. Manage G/L accounts in JD Edwards OneWorld Finance mod
ule. Set up/change company depreciation methods & rules. Create new system code
& user-defined codes to JD Edwards address book. Create, change, disable user gr
oups and monitor access to user. Review G/L integrity reports. Review A/P, A/R &
Fixed Assets integrity report weekly; investigate and correct any G/L, A/P, A/R
& fixed assets integrity issues. During month end closing, ensure that there ar
e no accounts payable and accounts receivable integrities or interface errors be
fore the A/P and A/R month end close. Users Security Report-Compliance to Sarban
es-Oxley Act: Run JD Edwards OneWorld user security report each month. Note any
security change and make sure there is approval and that the supporting document
ation is in order for any security change. AS 400 / ASI kick-out: Check interfac
e error report daily and perform necessary maintenance to interface table to cor
rect kick outs/errors. Run queries in AS/400 to locate error in batches posted,
prepare SQL statement to update JD Edwards tables.
Interocean American Shipping Corporation, Moorestown, NJ - April 2008
Role: Sr. Accountant
Responsibilities: Help the Accounting Manager on a project that has an excessive
workload within the group. Assist in preparation of monthly financial reports,
month-end accruals and closing process. Analyze and prepare vendor accounts & pa
yroll reconciliations. Prepare sales & use tax return and remit payment. Update
fixed assets register. Assist in financial audit and compile data for audit quer
ies. Verify General Agency time sheets and apportioning of expenses. Prepare wee
kly report on total disbursements.
IBM / Mercedes-Benz US International, Inc., Vance, AL - October 2007 - March 20
08
Role: SAP Systems Admin/Analyst
Responsibilities: Administer and maintain Solution Manager. Plan and execute sys
tem copies/ client copies. Install SAP support packs, configure print & spool se
tup, OSS Notes. Database monitoring; monitor system availability and response ti
me behavior. Analyze and monitor ABAP short dumps and inform the Functional Spec
ialist. Review SAP system log for errors. Monitor for suspicious user access inc
idents through daily use of security log. Execute and monitor transports accordi
ng to MBUSI and IBM change management processes. Keep evidence for daily system
log checks, CCMS monitoring and MBUSI delta checklist. Review Early Watch Alert,
Monthly & Weekly SAP Performance report and conduct weekly meeting to address t
he issues and take action to resolve the problems.

February 2006 to June 2007 - sabbatical

July 2007 to September 2007 - SAP Basis training
Rsolutions Group, Inc, Naperville, IL - September 2005 to January 2006
Role: SAP FICO (Financial & Controlling) Functional Analyst
Responsibilities: As-Is, GAP, and To-Be analysis for accounting functions, confi
gure global settings: configure organizational structures, chart of accounts, G/
L master data, Fiscal year variants, posting periods, document number ranges. Se
tting up of document types and posting keys for business transactions. General L
edger: Grouping G/L accounts into various account groups, Creation of reconcilia
tion accounts for A/R and A/P, cross company transaction. A/R and A/P: Configura
tion of customer master and vendor master data in FI, number ranges, posting key
s, and document types for posting / validation of business transactions. Set up
of controlling area, assigning company codes and creating standard hierarchy. Co
nfigured cost center planning, Configuration of Profit center accounting
NetServ Applications, Inc, Norcross, GA - October 2004 to July 2005
Role: SAP FICO (Financial & Controlling) Functional Analyst
Responsibilities: Requirement gathering for business processes. Configure compan
y codes, vendors, automatic payment program (A/P), master data groups, terms of
payment, incoming payments, dunning, interest calculation, open item clearing, a
nd credit management in A/R. Configure house banks, bills of exchange, manual ba
nk statement & cash journal special purpose ledgers for GAAP and internal report
ing. Responsible for development of collections process, and statement of accoun
ts workflow. Configure asset master data, asset classes, chart of depreciation,
unplanned depreciation, depreciation areas, depreciation posting, acquisition an
d retirement of assets, assets under construction and capitalization of assets.
Aji Vijayan & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Cochin, India - May 2003 to Aug
ust 2004
Role: Financial Consultant
Responsibilities: New business start up & consultation; Systems Analysis & Inter
nal Control evaluation; Computerized accounting & book keeping services; Payroll
, payroll taxes and payroll tax returns; Personal tax planning and tax returns.
Aptech Limited, India - November 1995 to March 2003
Role: Zonal Head, Accounting
Responsibilities as Zonal Head, Accounting:
Maintain books of accounts and finalization under Companies Act and Income Tax A
ct. For all regions, certify trial balance and balance sheet by an external audi
tor. File income tax returns. Prepare of regional budgets division-wise. Prepare
monthly MIS reports with product-wise costing and variance analysis for all Reg
ions. Maintain fixed assets register and value assets by certified asset evaluat
or. Reconciliation of accounts; monitoring deposit of recurring franchise fee in
banks at various locations through out the region and transfer of funds to over
draft accounts to ensure that all Regional Offices have a healthy cash position.
Analyze investments vis-a-vis actual return (ROI) for all projects undertaken i
n regions. Ensure statutory compliance under all applicable laws - Companies Act
, Income tax Act, Sales Tax, Employees State Insurance, and Employees Provident
Fund. Appointment of Certified Auditors and co-ordinate internal audit activity
for four Regional Offices and 350+ franchise centers
Role in SAP Implementation: Involved in 'As-Is' and 'To-Be' analysis for account
ing functions and functional analysis for FI/CO. Business Blueprint Documentatio
n. Customize and configure Cost Center Accounting; Setup the Cost Center Standar
d Hierarchies. Generate G/L reports, and user defined special purpose ledger and
subsidiary ledgers. Define cash discount base for invoices, configure cash disc
ount payments determination, adjustments of clearing differences and postings. C
redit management, setting up credit limits, posting invoices with credit memo, a
nd credit control reporting on A/R. Activate foreign currency valuation methods,
translation, and automatic posting of foreign currency valuation and closings.
Incidental responsibilities: Identify, provide information & coordinate with Law
yers for filing affidavits/caveats; Recruiting, induction, training, evaluation
& payroll processing; Administration & support services to management team.
Fraser & Ross, Chartered Accountants, Cochin, India - May 1994 to November 1995
(Affiliate of DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU)
Responsibilities: Conduct audit of companies under Companies Act and Income Tax
Act in various industries including banking, consumables and petrochemical. Syst
em Analysis and Internal Control. Evaluation - assess the business processes to
ensure internal check and internal control.
M.U.Somasundaran, Chartered Accountant, Cochin, India - June 1993 to March 1994
Responsibilities: Audit of sole traders and partnership firms. Tax audit.
Menon & Menon, Chartered Accountants, Cochin, India - June 1989 to December 1992
Responsibilities: Audit of sole traders, partnership firms & limited companies;
Preparation of income, wealth, gift statements and filing of returns; Audit of b
anks and other financial institutions.

EDUCATION
* Masters [Finance)] from M. G. University, India
* Bachelors [Cost Accounting] from M. G. University, India
* Diploma in Computerized Financial Accounting
CERTIFICATION
* Certificate in SAP FI/CO (Financial & Controlling - Functional)
* Certificate in SAP Basis Administration (R/3, BW and APO)
* Certificate in Computer Applications; Oracle & Developer 2000; C, C+ and Visua
l Basic
* Certificate in ISO 9001 : 2000
COMPUTER SKILLS
* ERP: SAP, J. D. Edwards
* Accounting software: Quick Books, Peachtree, Solomon, Tally, EX
* Productivity suite: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point & Outlook). IBM
 Lotus Notes.
* OS: Windows, Macintosh, Linux