Neha Baijal

• Worked directly with Partners and CEO to prepare documents for execution of potential Private Equity Investments and Business operations.
• Conducted extensive due diligence on process and implementation of policies to ensure onboarding of Limited Partners and Investors is in adherence with FINRA guidelines.
• Prepared Financial statements including Balance Sheet and Income Statement for management review and board meetings. Analyzed financial data and identified cost-saving opportunities, reducing cost of operating expenses for the firm.
• Ensured operational excellence by implementing new financial controls and maintaining accuracy, internal controls, compliance, communication and teamwork.
• Reviewed and prepared contracts for Private Equity Capital Calls up to $750,000 and distributions up to $1.2 Million. Created Bank wires for Capital Calls and distributions.
• Provided guidance and support in preparation of K-1s for Limited Partners. Assisted investors in answering any queries related to their K-1s and sent approximately 200 K-1s.
• Maintained a Monthly report and Capitalization Table to track the daily and monthly investments made against each Private Equity Fund.
• Monitored daily Bank cash flows and Reconciled all cash received from and disbursed to investors. Booking accounting entries for $1 Million Private Equity funds.
• Efficiently processed all vendor Invoices and ensured 100% approved invoices were paid in-full and on-time while maximizing cash flow.
• Assembled financial data for Audit, located missing file materials and assisted in compliance with the IRS guidelines for collection of tax documents in a timely manner.
• Processed bi-weekly payroll in Zenefits, and provided payroll support including timely payments and filing of payroll taxes and updating termination and changes for Payroll.
• Filed DE and CA Minimum Franchise Tax for 20 SPVs registered in DE and CA. Saved the firm approximately $3,000 by taking ownership for filing taxes from the external CPAs.
• Assisted external CPA with filing of Annual Tax returns for Mindrock LLC and its SPVs by providing timely support documents.
• Registered new SPVs for Mindrock LLC in DE and CA. Saved the firm additional fee from external CPAs by Dissolving 13 entities (SPVs) under Mindrock LLC, saving the firm $13,000 annually by avoiding to pay DE and CA Annual minimum Franchise Tax fee.

Accounts Payable Sr. Accountant, Maze Therapeutics, Mar 2022 - Jun 2022

Accounts Payable Sr.Accountant, Turo Inc., Sept 2021 - Feb 2022

• Supported the team with Accounts Payable processing, including reconciling Accounts Payable at month-end.
• Entered and recorded invoices for international vendors daily for timely payments.
• Set-up new vendors in NetSuite and Coupa. Communicated with and responded to vendors dealing with issues and questions.
• Prepared payment proposals on a weekly basis and managed Accounts Payable aging cycle for timely processing of bills.
• Scheduled payments and wire transfers for US, UK, and Canadian vendors in Wells Fargo.
• Assisted the team with Audit work and helped in filing 1099s for US vendors.

Accounts Payable, Accountant, Forge Global, Inc., Mar 2020 - Jun 2020; Feb 2021 - Jul 2021

• Streamlined the accounts payable process to ensure timely and accurate month-end close. Support full cycle accounts payable functions by coding, reviewing, and processing vendor invoices in compliance with accounts payable controls, policies and procedures.
• Posted accrual journal entries in NetSuite and reconciling of balance sheet accounts associated with Accounts Payable and Employee benefits.
• Reconciled Abacus and Brex transactions in NetSuite and post journal entries as part of month end close.
• Coordinated the processing of invoices for payment, including account coding, data entry and required approvals in Bill.com.
• Set-up new vendors and update W9 & W8-BEN.
• Maintain 1099 data for vendors file annually.

• Assisted in month-end closing procedures including generating financial reports for west coast region based on the revenue generated and the expenses incurred using data from Maconomy.
• Compared actual revenue generated to the forecasted revenue for the month. Coordinated with overseas teams to ensure revenue has been reported accurately and provide feedback to ensure corrections have been made and revenue is reflected in the correct periods.
• Analyzed billing reports and WIP reports for next month projections for hours to be invested/billed to the clients.
• Supervised and worked in coordination with the Billing supervisors and billing specialists to send invoices to clients and assure payments are made in a timely manner.
• Prepared Purchase orders for vendors, followed up with Accounts Payablesdepartment to ensure timely payments to vendors.

Volunteer- Tax Accountant, Sanjiv Gupta CPA, Mar 2013 - Dec 2014

Accountant, Sanjiv Gupta CPA, May 2018 - May 2019

• Federal compliance and preparation of corporation, partnership, LLC and individual tax returns by filing forms such as 1120, 1065 and 1120S respectively.
• Worked with individual Walk-in Tax clients to analyze tax documents, determine deductions and prepare both Federal and State tax returns.
• Informed clients of Tax options and continuously researched applicable tax information to improve knowledge and better serve customers.
• Performed bookkeeping tasks including reconciling Bank statements monthly. Prepared financial statements for clients using QuickBooks software.
• Performed financial statement analysis to ensure accuracy and correctness of amounts stated, income expense, liability, assets, accounts payable and receivable.
• Prepared Tax returns for Corporations with gross revenue of $1-2 million, Partnerships and Individuals with AGI exceeding $500,000, gift tax returns and other miscellaneous tax forms such as 8621 and 8938 under FAS 109 and FIN48 reporting.

• Prepared and Reviewed Tax returns for Corporations, Partnerships and Individuals. Conducted Tax research on the client queries for specific questions on tax deductions such as charitable donations and foreign tax deductions on sale of assets.
• Involvement in special tax projects including preparing documents and educating the clients on foreign reporting requirements. Prepared FBAR form 114 and FATCA form 8938.
• Prepared reports detailing monthly expenses and Income for clients, analyzed total corporate expenses for corporate clients, including comparisons to forecasted results and trended results.

• Prepared Income tax returns for Individuals, Partnerships, Corporations, Trusts, estates, non-profit organizations and small businesses. Performed tax planning and projections for clients.
• Performed monthly Bookkeeping and Accounting for non-profit clients with over $80 million revenue.
• Conducted Audit for clients for review of Internal Control procedures for Accounts Payable and Payroll disbursement cycle.

• Prepared and reviewed returns for Limited Liability Corporations, Partnerships, S Corporations and Individuals, adhering to standards of FAS 109.
• Prepared tax forms such as 5471, 5472 for U.S Persons with foreign corporations and 8938, for individuals, complying with IRS rules, FATCA compliance.
• Took ownership in researching and educating the team by conducting a seminar about new requirements for the various foreign bank account reporting procedures, such as, Streamlined Domestic Offshore Program and Delinquent FBARs.