JALPA CHANIYARA

Streamline financial reporting processes, achieving a 15% reduction in time spent on month-end close procedures

• Supervised accurate, efficient, and compliant completion of monthly financial reporting packages.
• Completed journal entries, reconciliations, and account analysis to prepare quarterly financial documents and general account management.
• Managing accounting operations, accounting close, account reporting and reconciliations
• Assists with month-end closing process, conduct research regarding account discrepancies, prepare closing journal entries, and post accrual entries
• Coordinate with an accounting director to finalize quarterly and annual financial reporting packages
• Maintain and track indirect cost generated by grants and contracts
• Coordinates with program managers regarding status of grants and responds to questions and requests for information in timely manner
• Address and resolve non-routine, complex and unexpected variances
• Investigates and resolve discrepancies in monthly bank accounts while under tight deadlines
• Maintains detailed and systematic set of records of all financial transactions of assigned grants
• Assists with annual audit through preparation of assigned audit schedules
• Work closely with payroll department to ensure accuracy and reviews bi-weekly payroll register for staff and Monthly payroll for physicians
• Work with endowment team and investment advisor to record new gifts or share donations
• Other duties as required and assigned by the Director & CFO.

• Reviewed monthly/quarterly account reconciliations and other documents to ensure compliance with company policies and GAAP
• Supported and backs up Accounting and Finance team, maintaining strictest confidentiality
• Maintained fixed asset system, which includes preparation of journal entries, reconciliation of general ledger to fixed assets system, and prepare depreciation schedules
• Participated in internal and external audit processes to establish accurate financial records and comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and regulatory requirements.
• Created periodic reports comparing budget costs to actual costs
• Generated financial statements and facilitate account closing procedures each month
• Assisted with annual audit through preparation of assigned audit schedules
• Worked closely with payroll department to ensure accuracy and reviews bi-weekly payroll register for staff and physicians.
• Assisted team members in transitioning to new system through extensive training and one-on-one support.

• Created journal entry schedules to improve efficiency, support, and documentation of accounting processes.
• Executed financial reporting, managing prepaid accounts, schedules, reconciliations, event settlements, and month-end accruals.
• Monitored accounts receivable, accounts payable and other account balances to track transactions, avoid discrepancies and maintain accuracy.
• Reviewed accounts, resolved coding areas, and tracked recurring expenses for accrual entry.
• Processed weekly and bi-monthly payrolls for hourly and salaried employees.
• Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
• Processed invoices and journal entries with efficiency and accuracy, resulting in decreased discrepancies.
• Closely monitored accounts to post timely payments and resolve billing discrepancies.
• Collaborated with human resources, accounting and other departments to confirm payroll accuracy.
• Generated reports for each payroll cycle as well as monthly quarterly and yearly documents.

• Prepared daily and monthly bank reconciliations for multiple accounts
• Performed A/R functions including generating aging reports, posting of payments to customer accounts, invoicing and processing checks and electronic payments
• Processed Accounts Payable, verifying invoices against approved purchase order and coded to proper accounts
• Processed 1099's for vendors and managed other tax documents such as W-9's
• Compiled Revenue reports, Sales Tax Returns and Tax Filings
• Investigated and resolve discrepancies in monthly bank accounts while under tight deadline
• Processed bi-weekly payroll and monthly sales commission
• Perform quarterly inventory counts and recordings
• Reconciled fixed assets monthly and created any journal entries necessary
• Assisted in month-end and year-end closing processes for accrual entries and other analytical review and preparation of data.

• Prepared daily sales reports for hotel audited and reconciled all revenue postings processed and generated AP invoices controlled and secured cash and cash equivalent for property
• Processed bi-weekly payroll entries and verified accuracy of GL Posting
• Processed 3rd party vendor payment.

• Secured new business and expanded client base by planning and executing dynamic marketing and advertising campaigns with trade papers and local newspapers
• Managed all aspects of hotel operations, including supervising over 15 employees, overseeing daily front desk operations and coordinating housekeeping
• Entered receipts and disbursements into QuickBooks software.

• Processed payments, guest check ins and check outs
• Provided consultant customer services, proper training to employees
• Planned and scheduled or supervised work of other employees
• Performed daily audit to make sure all standards are met.