Gurkieran Matharu
Accountant/Scientist
Tampa,FL
Summary
Versatile Accountant and Microbiologist with background in banking and finance and skills within the laboratory. Consistently meet customer service standards. Ready to tackle new challenges in position within the scientific community where talents in logic and capability will be valuable.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Accountant/Manager
Kamlesh H Patel, CPA
Lutz, FL
09.2014 - 05.2022
- Supported change management by understanding and addressing impacts of new accounting policies, financial statement initiatives and non-standard transactions.
- Managed banking reconciliations and monthly balance sheet statements.
- Established financial status by developing and implementing systems for collecting, analyzing, verifying and reporting financial information.
- Avoided legal challenges by understanding current and proposed legislation, enforcing accounting regulations and recommending new procedures.
- Maintained accounting controls by establishing chart of accounts and defining accounting policies and procedures.
- Accomplished accounting human resource objectives by recruiting and selecting new employees and clearly communicating job expectations.
- Managed journal entries, collection efforts, reconciliations and payroll processing.
- Completed bi-weekly payroll for company employees.
- Applied mathematical abilities to calculate and check figures in accounting systems.
- Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.
Manager
Super Discount Pharmacy
Plant City, FL
09.2009 - 08.2014
- Controlled costs and optimized spending via restructuring of budgets for labor, capital assets, inventory purchasing and technology upgrades.
- Expanded cross-functional organizational capacity by collaborating across departments on priorities, functions and common goals.
- Evaluated employees' strengths and assigned tasks based upon experience and training.
- Recruited and hired top performers to add talent and value to department.
- Oversaw office inventory activities by ordering and requisitions and stocking and shipment receiving.
- Prepared meeting rooms and materials and recorded important information.
- Coached new hires on company processes while managing employees to achieve maximum production.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Microbiology And Cell Science
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 08.2005 - 05.2009
Skills
Month-end reporting
Documentation
System development
Financial statement presentations
Finance
GL entry verification
Payroll Processing
Account Reconciliation
Bookkeeping
Staff Management
Financial Management
AP and AR management
Timeline
Accountant/Manager
Kamlesh H Patel, CPA
09.2014 - 05.2022
Manager
Super Discount Pharmacy
09.2009 - 08.2014
Bachelor of Science - Microbiology And Cell Science
University of Florida
08.2005 - 05.2009