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Kainath Noorani Chowdhury

Garfield,NJ

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Audit Associate

Documentation Strategies, Inc. (Subcontractor of KPMG US)
04.2023 - 03.2024
  • Experience in Medical billing and claims.
  • Experience in NYS healthcare cost reporting.
  • Understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statement auditing.
  • Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts
  • Assist with month-end and year end closing process
  • Prepare and post journal entries to ensure accurate financial records
  • Receive and process invoices, payments, and employee credit card expense reports
  • Reconcile accounting payable
  • Assist in monthly journal entries for reconciling ledger accounts
  • Assist in preparation of annual budgets and monthly forecasts
  • Expertise in the area of State and Federal Medicaid regulations and statutes.
  • Experience in regulatory compliance/performance audits.
  • Follow-up on open audit issues and their resolution.
  • Experience with various technology and tools.
  • Investigative skills.
  • Review supporting documentation from the auditees, document findings, and present them to the senior and manager.
  • Performing Data Analysis on large populations of data.
  • Critical thinker, able to manage multiple priorities, good organizational skills and detail oriented.
  • Ability to think beyond instructions provided, challenge given directions, and seek to understand desired end result to develop the most efficient approach.
  • Strong work ethic and okay with working potentially long hours, weekends when needed to meet a client deadline.
  • Ability to understand the “big picture” and not be “mechanical.”
  • Can work without much direction and exercises good judgment in knowing when to ask for help.

Senior Associate/Accounting, Tax and Advisory Services

Rahman Rahman Huq (KPMG in Bangladesh)
01.2018 - 05.2022
  • Responsibilities Included:
  • Provided following services as a team In-Charge to the international and local clients
  • Supervised, trained and evaluated a team of 4 Associates
  • Conducted and led audit of client's provident fund
  • Conducted and led audits of client's receipts and payments account
  • Took on a leadership role to lead audits and perform other compliance related tasks
  • Accounting services
  • Preparation of financial statements, provident fund account, receipts and payments account
  • Group reporting
  • Bookkeeping and accounting system review and made recommendations on business practice
  • Audit of Financial Statements
  • Audit of provident Fund account and receipts and payments account
  • Payroll processing
  • Payroll processing and payroll tax computation
  • Expatriate Tax calculation and preparation of expatriate tax return
  • Tax and VAT Compliance (Local)
  • Preparation of corporate tax return
  • Advising on withholding tax and VAT matters
  • Corporate Tax and VAT compliance
  • Preparation of documents for tax audit/hearing
  • Documentation of transfer pricing report
  • Compliance Services
  • Advising on company act, secretarial practice, labor law and other law-related matter.
  • Key assignments were as follow:
  • Walmart
  • IHI Corporation Ltd
  • ALDI
  • IKEA
  • ERIELL Group

Senior Auditor/Audit Department
01.2014 - 12.2017
  • Planned and executed audits in accordance with accepted standard operating procedures.
  • Checked and reconciled bank deposits and payments.
  • Responded quickly to questions and inquiries via phone and email.
  • Inspected accounts receivable and payable ledgers.
  • Created and performed internal control testing based on client's internal risks and procedures.
  • Identified, researched and resolved financial reporting and auditing issues.
  • Reported concerns to supervisor for resolution.
  • Participated in company and department meetings.
  • Coordinated and assisted with assembly and distribution of draft and final audit reports.
  • Developed understanding of policies, procedures and processes.
  • Created and organized documentation to support team.
  • Supported day-to-day operations, assisting teammates with various tasks.
  • Established alternative audit, accounting and internal control procedures and recommended process improvements to aid clients in addressing deficiencies.
  • Conducted research and presented findings to leadership.
  • Facilitated successful internal and external audits through sound and thorough documentation.
  • Identified weaknesses of existing control systems and made suggestions for remediation.
  • Met with business leaders and owners to discuss audits and findings.
  • Audited payment and receipt documentation to verify compliance according to company law and regulations
  • List of international clients whom I have audited:
  • Nestle Bangladesh
  • Reckitt Benckiser Bangladesh
  • Chevron Bangladesh
  • ONGC Videsh Ltd
  • Niko Bangladesh

Education

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh
12.2017

Bachelor of Business Administration - undefined

East West University
12.2014

High School - undefined

Dhaka City College
05.2009

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Skilled in virtual team dynamics
  • Effective at prioritizing tasks to achieve timely results
  • Proficient in technical knowledge and industry trends
  • Self-motivated task ownership
  • Proficiency in MS Office, MS Excel MS outlook , IDEA and KPMG eA Tools
  • Project management coordination
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Strategic decision making
  • Effective task management

Summary

Resourceful Accounting professional with 9 years of experience in audit preparation and reporting. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level staff accountant position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.

Portfolio

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KPMG Experience Certificate

Timeline

Audit Associate

Documentation Strategies, Inc. (Subcontractor of KPMG US)
04.2023 - 03.2024

Senior Associate/Accounting, Tax and Advisory Services

Rahman Rahman Huq (KPMG in Bangladesh)
01.2018 - 05.2022

Senior Auditor/Audit Department
01.2014 - 12.2017

Bachelor of Business Administration - undefined

East West University

High School - undefined

Dhaka City College

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh
Kainath Noorani Chowdhury