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PRIYA SHAH 6428 Royal Pointe Dr, West Bloomfiled, MI 48322 Email: [email protected] Telephone: (313)-657-6920 Objective A position in the Finance field where excellent analytical and technical skills can support the company's profitability and put my abilities to the test. Profile Problem solver/team player with strong leadership qualities, strong sense of responsibility, strong technology and analytical skill and self-motivation. Developed interpersonal and communication skills, having dealt with diversity of clients, staff members. Multi tasking; able to set effective priorities and implement decisions to meet operational deadlines. Proven backgrounds on research methods with strong ability to track analyze and synthesize complex issues in a fast paced competing environment. Member of Student Accountancy Society. Education Bachelors of Science in Accounting from Northern Illinois University – May 2003 MBA, Finance – Walsh College, Summer 2009, GPA – 3.8 IRS License for tax preparation Professional Experience 1/2015- Toyota Tsusho America Cont… Division Accountant Reconciles balance sheet accounts and statistical data and fully analyses financial statements in accordance with GAAP and IFRS. Prepare TVA (Tsusho Value Accounting) consolidated report for General Manager.

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PRIYA SHAH6428 Royal Pointe Dr, West Bloomfiled, MI 48322

Email: [email protected]: (313)-657-6920

Objective

A position in the Finance field where excellent analytical and technical skills can support the company's profitability and put my abilities to the test.

Profile

Problem solver/team player with strong leadership qualities, strong sense of responsibility, strong technology and analytical skill and self-motivation.

Developed interpersonal and communication skills, having dealt with diversity of clients, staff members.

Multi tasking; able to set effective priorities and implement decisions to meet operational deadlines.

Proven backgrounds on research methods with strong ability to track analyze and synthesize complex issues in a fast paced competing environment.

Member of Student Accountancy Society.

Education

Bachelors of Science in Accounting from Northern Illinois University – May 2003MBA, Finance – Walsh College, Summer 2009, GPA – 3.8IRS License for tax preparation

Professional Experience

1/2015- Toyota Tsusho AmericaCont… Division Accountant

Reconciles balance sheet accounts and statistical data and fully analyses financial statements in accordance with GAAP and IFRS. Prepare TVA (Tsusho Value Accounting) consolidated report for General Manager.

Prepare Financial report, financial forecasting, variance analysis, and assist with profit & loss reporting and annual external audits.

Supports the Division Controller during the annual budget and interim forecasting process and assists with analytical review. Performing financial due diligence and working capital reviews, Comprehending current processes and implementation of control.

Review SOP’s and change if necessary for subsidiary. Also review subsidiary financial data for PWC audit purpose

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11/2009- Toyota Boshoku America 1/2015 Engineering Cost Accountant

Position Summary: Provides cost accounting support in the areas of research and development and project management. Supports the Global Development System for prompt recovery of all R&D Job-related costs from Toyota Boshoku Japan.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Support the Global Development system by collaborating with EPM and other

R&D divisions to assimilate the data required for the Job Completion Reports.

Work with A&F and the R&D divisions to capture all non-purchase order and purchase order project related costs to import into the Oracle System for accurate Cost reporting.

Process Purchase Order Requisition, Create Purchase order and sent to Engineers. Get appropriate Ringi and verify budget of Job request.

Prepare charts, graphs, excel spreadsheets to provide accurate data for all projects by programs.

Prepare presentations and reporting on the financial condition of the R&D divisions. Assist in month-end closing, prepare journal entries as necessary. Compare actual costs to estimates and analyze variances. Prepare financial data as requested by management. Perform other duties and special projects as requested by management. Provide timely reporting of cost variances (actual versus budget). Calculate depreciation for capital and keep track for IRS purpose.

Coordinates with Contracts, Accounting and Project Management to ensure that billings are prepared in an accurate and timely manner and that there is timely follow-up on past due accounts. Coding and approving any Non PO or PO invoices for Novi and sent to AP for timely manner Payments.

Coding Fed ex charges for Novi and Travel Statement for Novi to correct project for 100 % recovery to TBJ.

5/2007- Ford Motor Co.11/2009 PAG Financial Analyst

Prepare Bank of America wire upload and Custom Duty payment upload for month end

Balancing for CIS operations support, marketing allowance, Ford A plan commission, Ford X plan commission, Fleet Courtesy Delivery, Commercial Fleet rebates to dealers, Vincent retailer credits to A/R, Overseas Delivery Billings to AR parts, Warranty revenue recognition, OSD Dealers sales recognition and OSD deposit forfeiture.

Assist region managers with any question and discrepancy on A/R Parts customer account

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Auditing, analyzing, closing procedure, Making J/E A/P and A/R, G/L account analyze Working with custom duty payments for oversees delivery Volvo cars Prepare Reconciliation, Aging Reports for regional managers and Employees

parts statement. Bank of America, analyze daily transactions and upload in SAP

8/2005- J. P. Morgan Chase, Elgin, Illinois5/2007 Finance Manager

Preparing CMR to Hyperion reconciliation procedures. Using SAP and Finance gate – find all balances for PRF account from Jan through Dec.

Exposed to all aspects of Bank accounting, Balance sheet consolidation generated reports and reconciled account balance to G/L.

Completed bank reconciliations, entering all information into system and mapping our discrepancies by level 1, 2 and 3.

Prepare P & L report, working on SAP Prepare Financial statement, General ledger and making necessary entries SOX testing, recon and billing Review and analyze all financial information received from foreign subsidiaries. Provide support to foreign accounting teams. Assist the internal reporting,

planning and forecasting team.10/2004 - All State Insurance, Vernon Hills, Illinois 8/2005 Financial Analyst

Complete internal control documents, clears and or discusses all audit discrepancies with client and prepares related audit report comments for review by Audit management.

Able to decipher very challenging reports in order to reconcile breaks associated with daily reconciliation’s such as P&L Rec’s and complex queries administered through, Oracle, Merit, and Various other systems.

Manage projects related to improving the process, migrating tasks and infrastructure.

Build relationships with both internal and external clients to identify their needs and how the group can fulfill them.

Assist the International Controllers to ensure proper accounting under US-GAAP and accounting policies.

09/1999 - Kanu Accountancy Corporation, Skokie, Illinois08/2004 Staff Accountant

Preparing Monthly general ledger account Reconciliation. Assist in preparing monthly-managed Income statement submitted to senior

management. Prepared quarterly payroll tax returns and sales tax returns preparation for 7

different states. Identified and implemented technical process improvements to the Financial

Statements using Macros in MS Excel. Key Accomplishment was that I played a lead role as an Auditor in auditing over

5000 accounts for clients. Documented various Financial Statements and GL processes. Reviewed and prepared Audit work papers for annual audit, saving the

company money by reducing the required auditor involvement by several months.

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Sarbanes Oxley Act, including Section 404 Internal Control procedure.

Volunteer

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) – Chicago, IL

Computer Skills

Operating Systems: Windows XP/2000/NT/98/95, UNIX, Linux, and MS DOS Software Packages: Lotus Notes, Outlook, MS FrontPage 2000, MS Office Financial Software: SAP, JD Edwards, Great Plains, Quick Books, People

Soft, Oracle, Finance Gate, Peachtree, Timberline and Hyperion.

References

Professional and personal references are available upon Request.