Bijal Parikh
Madison
Summary
Self-motivated professional is successful in seizing viable opportunities for expansion and innovation in business. Background in increasing profits, reducing costs, and transforming customer service standards and over 15 years of experience working in a County Court System as a Financial Accountant. Experienced in leading and supervising high efficient operational teams.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
General Manager of Operations
PJ'S Coffee Of New Orleans
08.2022 - Current
- Managing day-to-day business operations.
- Reducing personnel turnover and promoting employee development by recruiting 22 team-oriented candidates and implementing new training practices.
- Training and motivating employees to perform daily business functions.
- Enhancing operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts and costs.
- Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline the scope of positions for the new organization.
- Created and monitored promotional approaches to increase sales and profit levels.
- Reconciling daily sales, returns and financial reports in QuickBooks.
- Remaining up-to-date on current trends and attending industry trade shows and markets to view and order inventory.
- Optimizing team hiring, training and performance.
- Maintaining up-to-date administrative records to monitor operational conditions.
- Assessing supplier quality to maintain tight cost controls and maximize business operational performance.
- Conducting target market research to identify industry competition and advantageous trends.
Cook County Clerk of Circuit Court - Financial Accountant
Cook County Clerk Of Circuit Court
04.2008 - 07.2022
- Handled Deposits over Two million dollars per month
- Managed bond money with police agencies
- Managed track of C, D, I bond books and traffic tickets
- Managed data entry for traffic tickets, court diversion, and dates on TRIMS
- Worked on Criminal Cash Trials including entering and balancing criminal bond and cash payments on KRIMS system for felony and misdemeanor
- Managed verification of criminal bond audit
- Coded invoices and other records to maintain organized and accurate records
- Managed complex strategy problems that impacted financial management and business direction
- Investigated and resolved discrepancies in daily accounts
- Reduced process gaps by successfully training employees on best practices and protocols
- Applied mathematical skills to calculate totals, check figures and correct problems with physical and digital files
- Resolved outstanding financial issues, resulting in increase in customer satisfaction ratings.
General Manager
Comfort Inn & Suites
01.2004 - 03.2008
- Operated 102 rooms hotel including daily supervision of housekeeping, kitchen, maintenance, and office staff of 15 individuals
- Developed business and marketing plans and prepared monthly financial reports
- Oversaw staff hiring, initiating new training and scheduled processes to streamline operations
- Microsoft Certified System
Accounts Payable Specialist
Polo Builders
05.2000 - 11.2004
- Managed bookkeeping and accounting systems and completed data entry with accuracy and efficiency
- Managed contractor's sworn statements and waivers for specific projects
- Reconciled vendors and sub-contractor's accounts for all projects including Real
- Estate Taxes and Title work
- Reconciled monthly statements and transactions to keep records accurate and current
- Assisted with month-end and year-end closings to support accounting system accuracy
- Problem-solved accounts payable questions on behalf of internal team members, management and vendors
- Handled high-volume invoice processing with minimal supervision
- Worked closely with department personnel to produce accurate and timely bills
- Prepared and updated vendor files, tax documents and insurance information
- Liaised with vendors and customers to confirm information and address client issues
- Calculated month-end accrual entries for trade payables
- Verified vendor accounts by reviewing documentation, rectifying issues and contacting account holders.
Education
Associate of Science - Business Management
Northwestern College
Chicago, IL05.1999
Skills
- People Management
- Cross-functional team
- Management
- Recruiting
- Quicken, QuickBooks
- PowerPoint
- Customer relations
- Business Development
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Supervision and training
- Employee development
- Problem Resolution
- Collections
- Training and mentoring
- Community relations
- Hospitality Management
- Organizational skills
- MS Office
- Critical thinking
- Cost analysis and savings
Timeline
General Manager of Operations
PJ'S Coffee Of New Orleans
08.2022 - Current
Cook County Clerk of Circuit Court - Financial Accountant
Cook County Clerk Of Circuit Court
04.2008 - 07.2022
General Manager
Comfort Inn & Suites
01.2004 - 03.2008
Accounts Payable Specialist
Polo Builders
05.2000 - 11.2004
Associate of Science - Business Management
Northwestern College
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