Nilofar Ahmadi
Fairfax,VA
Summary
Hardworking employee with customer service, multitasking, and time management abilities. Devoted to giving every customer a positive and memorable experience. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Driven tax profession and successful at working with customers of all backgrounds and cultures to analyze financial histories and prepare accurate tax filings. Talented tax preparation professional with expertise in completing returns accurately and efficiently.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Manager - Part-time - 20 Per Week
Alexandria PetCare
Alexandria, VA
10.2022 - Current
- Develop and implement policies and procedures for finance and accounting department.
- Manage investments strategies.
- Assist the monthly closing process through preparation and review of certain journal entries.
- Verify systems and processes in place and make changes whenever necessary.
- Prepare and review monthly financial reports for management.
- Oversee company payroll and leave requests.
- Manage, direct, and control daily processes.
- Provide adequate support to finance and accounting team.
- Manage all data collected by the finance and accounting departments.
- Adjust protocols or policies to maximize profitability.
- Creating budgets, presenting financial reports, maintaining accounting system, cashflow forecasting, assessing financial performance, & liaising with external auditors and banks.
Grants Technician - Remote/Hybrid
NIH - NCI - National Institute For Health
Rockville, MD
09.2022 - Current
- Understand and execute the various stages of the grant lifecycle including pre-award review, grant progress monitoring, and award closure.
- Recognize factors that influence the grants process.
- Complete steps involved in the solicitation process.
- Coordinate actions with program officials regarding administrative and programmatic issues.
- Develop guidelines for handling and/or adhering to grant changes.
- Communicate expectations and reinforce requirements with grantees.
- Lead activities to ensure grantee compliance with the established grant.
- Analyze requested budgets and determine awarded budgets.
Tax Preparer
Summit Tax Solutions LLC
Middletown, DE
12.2020 - 09.2022
- Developed and implemented tax planning strategies for high net worth individuals, resulting in a 15% reduction in tax liability and a 20% increase in client satisfaction.
- Conducted thorough research and analysis of tax laws and regulations to identify and maximize tax credits and deductions, resulting in a 25% increase in tax savings for clients.
- Provided expert guidance and advice to clients during IRS audits, resulting in a 90% success rate in resolving disputes and avoiding penalties.
Tax Accountant
Financial Edge Accounting Services
Catonsville, MD
08.2019 - 12.2020
- Managed a portfolio of 50+ corporate clients, preparing and filling their tax returns accurately and on time, resulting in a 95% client retention rate.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, resulting in a 30% increase in referrals and new business opportunities.
- Provided ongoing tax planning and compliance advice to clients, resulting in a 10% increase in overall client satisfaction.
Tax Associate
Tax Solutions LLC
Houston, TX
04.2017 - 07.2020
- Successfully prepared and filled over 30 income tax returns for individuals clients during the 2017 tax season, resulting in a 99% accuracy rate and contributing to the office's overall growth in revenue by 15%.
- Streamlined the client intake process by implementing a new digital appointment scheduling system, which reduced wait times by 25% and increased overall client satisfaction by 20% as measured by post-appointment surveys.
- identified an average of $2,000 in additional deductions per client by staying up-to-date on tax law changes and utilizing advanced tax software, leading to an overall increase in client refunds by 10^ and fostering long-term client loyalty.
Accountant/Finance Manager
U.S Embassy
Kabul, Afghanistan
02.2012 - 02.2016
- Ensured that financial information recorded was compliant within the Embassy requirements.
- Provided guidance to all staff for complying with the budgetary regulations of the Embassy.
- Managed cash flows, tracking expenditures & preparing monthly financial reports. Maintained A/R and A/P accounts and posted all transactions into QuickBooks. Coordinating annual audits.
- Reconciled bank records and prepared monthly bank report.
- Managed and oversaw the daily operations of the accounting department.
- Monitored and analyzed accounting data and produced financial reports/statements.
- Established and enforced proper accounting methods, policies, and principles.
- Coordinated and completed annual audits.
- Provided recommendations.
- Improved systems and procedures and initiated corrective actions.
- Assigned projects and directed staff to ensure compliance and accuracy.
- Met financial accounting objectives.
- Work closely with the Project Finance Manager to ensure job cost reports are delivered to correct recipients.
- Closing of monthly accounts and preparation of financial statements for submission to HO
Education
CPA - Certified Public Accountant
Surgent Income Tax School
Radnor, PA06-2024
Bachelor of Science - Finance
University of Maryland
College Park05-2021
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Dunya University
Kabul, Afghanistan02-2014
Skills
- Business Forecasting
- Regulatory Compliance
- Performance Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Budget Forecasting
- Strategic Planning
- Continuous Improvement
- Financial Management
- GAAP Knowledge
- Tax Reporting
- Tax Return Preparation
- Individual Returns Preparation
- Document Preparation
- Corporate Tax Preparation
- Benefits Documentation
- Bookkeeping
- Tax Advising
- Tax Law
- Tax Law Compliance
- Mathematical Calculations
- Verbal/Written Communication
- Interpersonal Strengths
- QuickBooks Proficiency
- High Accuracy
- Organizational Abilities
- Account Reconciliation
- Estate Tax Returns
Languages
English
Full Professional
Persian
Native/ Bilingual
Pashtu
Full Professional
Urdu
Full Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Finance Manager - Part-time - 20 Per Week
Alexandria PetCare
10.2022 - Current
Grants Technician - Remote/Hybrid
NIH - NCI - National Institute For Health
09.2022 - Current
Tax Preparer
Summit Tax Solutions LLC
12.2020 - 09.2022
Tax Accountant
Financial Edge Accounting Services
08.2019 - 12.2020
Tax Associate
Tax Solutions LLC
04.2017 - 07.2020
Accountant/Finance Manager
U.S Embassy
02.2012 - 02.2016
CPA - Certified Public Accountant
Surgent Income Tax School
Bachelor of Science - Finance
University of Maryland
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Dunya University
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