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TARUN V. SHAH
5146 E. Hunsford Drive, Unit C, Orange, CA 92867
Phone: 714-783-6521 Email:tradblue@gmail.com
SUMMARY
Senior Accountant - Professional Senior Accountant with over 20 years of hands
on experience in General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Leases, and GAAP accounting.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Helped company reduce month end close time from 10 days to 6 days
• Reduced accounts receivable from 60 days to 45 days by following up with
customers on a regular basis.
• Root cause analysis for discrepancy and improvements.
• Performed thorough software testing prior to live implementation.
• Handled capital budget for larger projects, and assisted in capitalization of the
project(s) on completion.
• Managed various departments for cost control. Flagged any abnormal or unu-
sual overheads to area managers.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2012–Present Senior Accountant – WorleyParsons Group Inc., Monrovia, CA.
• Determine overhead variance for chargeability and costs.
• Follow deferred rent and rent payment schedule by facility (GAAP).
• Review fixed asset reports by locations to depreciation schedule.
• Reconcile Banks for various foreign currency bank accounts.
• Manage state and local tax filings and requirements.
• Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Managed AFDA account for locations and prepare the bad debts provision.
• Review month end accruals and prepaid expenses.
• Prepare Blackline summary report by location for balance sheet accounts.
• Process Hyperion Journal Entries in Oracle (GBS) and in HFM.
• Close the month end in Oracle (GBS) in 3 days and Hyperion in 3 days.
• Prepare quarterly forecast and reviewed with management.
• Prepared Yearly Budget and Quarterly Forecast related to OH costs and
processed in Hyperion Planning.
2007–2012 Project Accountant– WorleyParsons Group Inc., Monrovia, CA
• Prepared cost variance report and chargeability report for management.
• Followed deferred rent and rent payment schedule by facility (GAAP).
• Managed AFDA account for locations.
• Reviewed month end accruals and prepaid expenses.
• Provided project cost data to project managers as required
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• Prepared Blackline summary report for location accrual and balance sheet
accounts.
• Reconciled banks for major projects in various foreign currencies.
• Prepared and filed yearly property tax and quarterly sales tax reports.
• Worked with government agencies for audit.
• Prepared Yearly Budget and Quarterly Forecast related to project and OH
costs and processed in Hyperion Planning.
1998 - 2007 GL Accountant – Komex H2O Science Inc., Long Beach, CA.
• Administered accounts receivable, monitored cash inflow. Followed up with
clients on payment schedules, reducing cash collection to 45 days.
• Processed complete AP Cycle, including 1099 form submission.
• Maintained and reconciled cash records, reporting daily to VP Finance.
• Provided project cost data to project managers as needed.
• Reviewed general ledger, and provided financial statement information to
VP Finance on a monthly basis.
• Liaison with state and local authorities on business and sales tax filings.
• Provided assistance to corporate auditors, gathering requested information.
• Assisted VP Finance with various requests as needed.
• Reviewed trial balance and upload in HFM
• Prepared Statement of Officers reporting package (Principle 4 & 7) in HFM
EDUCATION
• Master of Science - Bombay University, India
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Oracle R11 (aka GBS -Global Business Systems).
• Business Reporting
• Hyperion - Planning and Financial Management 11.0
• Acuity
• MAS 90
• Quickbooks
• MS Office Suites