ADITI KIKANI

Company Overview: Rehau is a German company specializing in polymer-based solutions for construction, automotive and other industries

• Full Cycle accounting multiple businesses in North Americas & EMEA including project accounting as per US GAAP
• Cash & Treasury management including cash flow projections and cash management for multiple business units
• Financial reporting & consolidated Group reporting function in compliance with US GAAP & IFRS
• Financial planning and forecasting for all the business units / multiple cost centers
• Review and analyze financial statements for variances and / or discrepancies for multiple business units and work with respective business heads to complete correct and accurate reporting
• Reconciliation (monthly, quarterly, yearly)
• Cost accounting, accounts receivables & payables, revenue recognition and inventory management for all BUs
• Revenue recognition based on ASC 606
• Work experience in payroll systems : ADP, Trinet and others
• Implementation of financial procedures, processes and internal controls at newly acquired businesses
• Coaching, mentoring and training accountants and bookkeepers
• Collaboration with senior executive leadership team for acquisitions and divestiture including support on funding/raising equity
• Extensive collaboration with internal & external auditors
• Coordination with global teams for monthly, quarterly, and yearly reporting
• Rehau is a German company specializing in polymer-based solutions for construction, automotive and other industries

Company Overview : SIngle family office of one of the top billionaires' of USA.

• In-charge of full cycle accounting for multiple entities
• Led accounts payables and accounts receivable’s function
• Responsible for Trust accounting
• Coordinated Bank reconciliation and Ad hoc reporting
• Responsible for IRS reporting on tax, audits and queries
• In-charge of Sales & Use Tax issues
• Led, Mentored and trained junior accountants and bookkeepers

Company Overview : Carrier is a global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions.

• Manage Accounts Receivables & Accounts Payables
• Responsible for GL (General Ledger) balancing, journal entries, reconciliation, and reporting
• Reconciliation, allocations and balancing GL accounts related to Cash, Risk Management and Taxes
• Assist in Monthly/Quarterly/Yearly closing
• Manage multiple, global Bank reconciliation and compliance
• Implement Controls and Policy Procedures for Sales/Use Tax and Federal Excise Tax
• Monitor sales/use tax forecasting report and analyze the variance with actuals
• Work with internal tax department for analysis and preparing monthly/quarterly/yearly reports
• Manage Cost forecasting and allocations for multiple global Business Units
• Assist in Internal audits and worked with external auditors and provide necessary documentation for audit findings
• Managing team of 4 overseas resources and several contractors
• Attending to complains of third-party claims administrators and working thru resolving the issues
• Integral part of special projects like Separation from UTC, mergers and acquisitions, spinoff etc

Company Overview : Otis Elevators develops, manufactures and markets elevators, escalators, moving walkways and related equipments.

Accounts Payables, resolve vendor payment issues, 3-way matching

• Analyze and reconcile invoices, and approval for payment of invoices
• Prepare tax exempt certificates for vendors
• Preparation of daily/weekly/monthly reports for payables and payments/vouchers
• Preparation of graphs for presentation to executives with detailed analysis
• Assist in Monthly/Quarterly/Yearly closing
• Manage multiple, global Bank reconciliation and compliance
• Monitor sales/use tax forecasting report and analyze the variance with actuals
• Work with internal tax department for analysis and preparing monthly/quarterly/yearly reports
• Manage a team of 6 resources – within & outside USA
• Responsible for maintenance and analysis of 3 HFM GL accounts (month to month, quarter to quarter & year to year) for finance leadership team
• Responsible to Audit & Controls team (internal and external) for audit queries and providing them supporting documentation
• Communicating with 10+ sales branches to effectively manage account receivables
• Work with the implementation team to implement Sales tax software

• Customer billing including creating invoices, dispute resolution, researching and resolving discrepancies
• Process Billing documents accurately and on time
• Responsible for 15+ sales branches and several high-profile clients
• Conducted root cause analysis for billing issues and provided sound resolutions
• Processed Callbacks
• Supervising 10+ resources (onshore and offshore)

Company Overview : Accounting and financial service provider for multiple clients

• Full cycle accounting
• Manage Accounts Receivables, resolve short payments, and resolution of other issues
• Manage Accounts Payables, resolve vendor payment issues, 3-way matching
• Process vendor purchase orders, vendor invoices and payments including 3-way reconciliation
• Billing adjustments resulting from short and over payments
• Bank deposits and reconciliations
• Credit card reconciliation, processing and payments
• Performed year end audits and maintained audit trail logs
• Handled all credit card transactions including dispute resolution and collections
• Prepare, maintain and reconcile payroll, time-keeping and statistical records
• Handle petty cash, requests for checks, interest calculations and stop payment
• Complied with Central (Federal), State and Local taxation requirements
• Prepared weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports for management decision making
• Trained 2 Administrative Assistants and 5 junior bookkeepers